July 28, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Sept. 29 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC. Honorees are: Distinguished Alumni Awards The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest [...]
April 14, 2023--The Missouri Western State University School of Nursing and Health Professions will host a Health Professions Open House for prospective students on Wednesday, April 19. Participants will be able to meet with Missouri Western faculty and learn more about careers in health, sport and exercise science, nursing, physical therapy assistant, population health management, [...]
May 15, 2019— Missouri Western State University’s Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation will offer two opportunities for youth to learn recreational skills that can be used throughout life for fun, health and fitness. The Children’s Lifetime Sports Academy, for children ages 8-12, and the Adventure Sports Academy, for children who have completed grades [...]
April 17, 2019—Missouri Western State University student-athletes will compete against Midwest Adaptive Sports in a game of wheelchair basketball at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20 in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena. Free will donations will be accepted at the door to benefit Midwest Adaptive Sports. In addition to the basketball game, this family-friendly event will [...]
Missouri Western State University’s Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation will offer two opportunities for youth to learn recreational skills that can be used throughout life for fun, health and fitness. The Children’s Lifetime Sports Academy, for children ages 8-12, and the Adventure Sports Academy, for children who have completed grades 6 through 8, [...]
Missouri Western State University’s Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation will offer two opportunities for youth to learn recreational skills that can be used throughout life for fun, health and fitness. The Children’s Lifetime Sports Academy, for children ages 8-12, and the Adventure Sports Academy, for children who have completed grades 6 through 8, [...]
Jordan Swearngin A Missouri Western State University student will be remembered through a scholarship established in her memory by Cabana Ice Cream in St. Joseph. The first Jordan Swearngin Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Blair Griffin. Jordan Swearngin, a senior physical education major from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on Sept. 6, [...]
Missouri Western State University will host students from 14 elementary schools participating in Jump Rope for Heart from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 in the M.O. Looney arena. Students will jump rope to raise funds for the American Heart Association, which funds cardiovascular disease research and public and professional education programs. They will [...]
Building on the success of its Children’s Lifetime Sports Academy, the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Missouri Western State University is offering its first Adventure Sports Academy June 8-12 for children who have graduated grades six through eight. Enrollment is limited to 25, and the cost is $145 for the first child [...]
Lifetime Sports Academy students canoe in one of Missouri Western’s nine ponds. Youth ages 8 to 12 will have an opportunity to learn activities that will enhance their lives for years to come during the annual Children’s Lifetime Sports Academy at Missouri Western State University June 8-12. Enrollment is limited to 150, and the cost [...]
