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Nov 11, 2021

Social work program co-hosts Walk for the Homeless

2021-11-03T09:46:02-05:00

Nov. 3, 2021--The annual Walk for the Homeless will return to Downtown St. Joseph on Friday, Nov. 5.  Hosted by the Missouri Western State University Social Work Program, Northwest Health Services and Summers Motors, the walk raises awareness of homelessness in St. Joseph. Walkers are guided through downtown as they visit local resources in the [...]

Social work program co-hosts Walk for the Homeless2021-11-03T09:46:02-05:00
Oct 10, 2021

Court of Appeals convenes at Missouri Western Oct 6

2021-10-05T16:08:48-05:00

Judge Mark D. Pfeiffer St. Joseph, Missouri –  The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, will convene court at Missouri Western State University at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The court session is free and open to the public. A three-judge panel consisting of [...]

Court of Appeals convenes at Missouri Western Oct 62021-10-05T16:08:48-05:00
Jun 06, 2021

Veteran officer to command Law Enforcement Academy

2021-06-11T16:48:52-05:00

Joseph King June 14, 2021--A veteran law enforcement officer in northwest Missouri will become commander of the Missouri Western State University Law Enforcement Academy later this month. Capt. Joseph King, a 1997 graduate of Missouri Western, will begin his duties June 28. King has been in law enforcement for 29 years, working for [...]

Veteran officer to command Law Enforcement Academy2021-06-11T16:48:52-05:00
Apr 04, 2020

News-Press NOW: Professors: Missouri unlikely to collect from China lawsuit

2020-08-11T10:15:07-05:00

While Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government and several other Chinese entities, what comes next is complicated, and experts said it’s unlikely the state will ever collect any money from the suit. The attorney general, through his Deputy Justin Smith, asked a federal judge in St. Louis for punitive [...]

News-Press NOW: Professors: Missouri unlikely to collect from China lawsuit2020-08-11T10:15:07-05:00
Oct 10, 2019

Student Social Workers host Walk for the Homeless

2019-10-29T16:28:43-05:00

Oct. 29, 2019—The Organization of Student Social Workers at Missouri Western State University will host their annual Walk for the Homeless at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 beginning at 6th and Messanie in Downtown St. Joseph. The 2-mile walk is intended to raise awareness about homelessness in St. Joseph. The route passes by many of [...]

Student Social Workers host Walk for the Homeless2019-10-29T16:28:43-05:00
Oct 10, 2019

Court of Appeals convenes at Missouri Western Oct. 10

2019-10-14T09:34:27-05:00

Oct. 2, 2019—The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District will convene court at Missouri Western State University for the 22nd consecutive year at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The court session is free and open to the public. A three-judge panel consisting of Chief Judge Karen [...]

Court of Appeals convenes at Missouri Western Oct. 102019-10-14T09:34:27-05:00
Apr 04, 2019

Missouri Western faculty and staff honored

2019-06-05T08:48:37-05:00

Aril 26, 2019—Missouri Western State University faculty and staff were honored during the 2019 Faculty & Staff Awards and Retirement Reception April 26. Award winners include: Missouri Western Foundation Award for Staff Service to Students Susan Deering, University Police Department Missouri Western Foundation Award for Staff Service to Colleagues Sherrilyn Schottel, Physical Plant Missouri Western [...]

Missouri Western faculty and staff honored2019-06-05T08:48:37-05:00
Apr 04, 2019

Child Abuse Conference April 17-18

2019-06-04T16:24:10-05:00

April 10, 2019—Missouri Western State University will host the annual Child Abuse: Education, Prevention and Investigation Conference April 17 and 18. This is an interdisciplinary conference for students, educators, law enforcement, nurses, social workers, lawyers, juvenile officers and related professions. The conference will include keynote addresses each day in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall [...]

Child Abuse Conference April 17-182019-06-04T16:24:10-05:00
Mar 03, 2019

Criminal justice, social work students to discuss recent travel to Hong Kong

2019-06-04T16:24:11-05:00

March 15, 2019—Missouri Western State University students in criminal justice and social work will discuss their recent study abroad experience in Hong Kong at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21 in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union room 218. The presentation, “Worlds Apart: A Comparative Study Presentation of the Hong Kong and U.S. Criminal Justice [...]

Criminal justice, social work students to discuss recent travel to Hong Kong2019-06-04T16:24:11-05:00
Nov 11, 2018

Legal Studies Association celebrates human rights Nov. 29

2019-06-04T16:24:14-05:00

The Legal Studies Association at Missouri Western State University is sponsoring two events on Nov. 29 in celebration of International Human Rights Day. Both events are free and open to the public. Human Rights Fair, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Blum Student Union, first and second floor lobbies. Approximately 30 posters from social [...]

Legal Studies Association celebrates human rights Nov. 292019-06-04T16:24:14-05:00