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Jul 07, 2023

2023 Alumni Award Winners Announced

2023-07-28T14:45:42-05:00

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 [...]

2023 Alumni Award Winners Announced2023-07-28T14:45:42-05:00
May 05, 2023

Students present psychology research in Chicago

2023-05-09T09:37:29-05:00

Justice Galloway (left) and Ashlyn George during their poster presentation. May 9, 2023--Two Missouri Western State University psychology students presented their research at the Psi Chi division of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago last month. Ashlyn George, senior from St. Joseph, and Justice Galloway, junior from Atchison, Kansas, presented a poster titled [...]

Students present psychology research in Chicago2023-05-09T09:37:29-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Applied learning on display during last Gold Friday of semester

2023-05-16T11:51:31-05:00

April 27, 2023–At Missouri Western State University, most classes are scheduled Monday through Thursday, with Gold Fridays set aside for applied learning opportunities outside the classroom. On the last Gold Friday of the spring semester on April 28, there will be three public events showcasing student projects by Missouri Western students. Gold Fridays PORTAL Poster [...]

Applied learning on display during last Gold Friday of semester2023-05-16T11:51:31-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Psychology professor elected secretary of national honor society

2023-04-21T14:58:30-05:00

April 21, 2023--Dr. Teddi Deka, professor of psychology at Missouri Western State University, was recently elected national secretary of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society.  Dr. Deka continues as an advisor to the Missouri Western Lambda chapter of Alpha Chi and as secretary of the Northern Plains region. Dr. Deka has taught in Missouri [...]

Psychology professor elected secretary of national honor society2023-04-21T14:58:30-05:00
Mar 03, 2023

Psi Chi honor society inducts two new members

2023-03-23T08:38:08-05:00

March 22, 2023--Two Missouri Western State University students were recently inducted into Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. Psi Chi is open to psychology majors or minors in the top 35% of their class. Inducted in a March 14 ceremony were Ashlyn George and Liz Williams, both senior psychology majors from St. Joseph. [...]

Psi Chi honor society inducts two new members2023-03-23T08:38:08-05:00
Jan 01, 2023

Super Science Saturday at Missouri Western Jan. 28

2023-01-24T12:35:28-06:00

Participants gather in Remington Hall for the chemistry demonstration finale during a past Super Science Saturday. Photo courtesy St. Joseph Museums. Jan. 24, 2023--Missouri Western State University and the St. Joseph Museums will host the 23rd annual Super Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28  Admission is $5 for [...]

Super Science Saturday at Missouri Western Jan. 282023-01-24T12:35:28-06:00
Nov 11, 2022

Psi Chi inducts five

2022-11-30T15:33:27-06:00

Students Artemii Udovenko, Foster Scheerer, Jordan Klaassen, Stephanie Turner and Star Violett (l-r) were inducted into Psi Chi in November 2022. Nov. 30, 2022--Five Missouri Western State University students were recently inducted into Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology. Psi Chi is open to psychology majors or minors in the top [...]

Psi Chi inducts five2022-11-30T15:33:27-06:00
Jul 07, 2022

Find My Path Days offer free career advising to adults without a college degree

2022-09-01T13:31:04-05:00

July 11, 2022--Adults without a college degree can learn about ways to increase their earning potential through three Find My Path Days offered by Missouri Western State University in July and August. “Find My Path Days are career advising events that will help people identify what professions would best match their interests, explore realistic educational [...]

Find My Path Days offer free career advising to adults without a college degree2022-09-01T13:31:04-05:00
Mar 03, 2022

APA grant supports suicide awareness and prevention efforts

2022-03-01T09:46:38-06:00

March 1, 2022--A small grant from the American Psychological Association will support suicide awareness and prevention efforts by a Missouri Western State University faculty member and her students. Dr. Nuchelle Chance, assistant professor of psychology, received the grant through the APA’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training in Psychology Task Force. The grant [...]

APA grant supports suicide awareness and prevention efforts2022-03-01T09:46:38-06:00
Mar 03, 2020

News-Press NOW: Food companies weather the storm

2020-04-15T16:49:03-05:00

By Greg Kozol, News-Press NOW, March 28, 2020 Anyone who visits a grocery store notices barren shelves as COVID-19 fuels panic buying. But a trip to a food-production facility reveals something different. Employee vehicles fill the parking lot, heavy trucks roll in and exhaust pours from the roof. ... Why, then, are there fears of [...]

News-Press NOW: Food companies weather the storm2020-04-15T16:49:03-05:00