Oct. 24, 2024--Missouri Western State University has decided to end its Gold Friday initiative, a four-day class schedule intended to provide one day a week for learning activities outside the classroom. Beginning in Fall 2025, Missouri Western will return to a five-day class schedule. “Gold Fridays was an initiative begun with great intentions. Although we [...]
Walk for the homeless 2023, photo provided by GriffonNews.com. Oct. 18, 2024--Missouri Western State University’s Organization of Student Social Workers will host the 13th annual Walk for the Homeless on Friday, Nov. 1 in downtown St. Joseph. Check in begins at 4 p.m. The walk will begin at 4:30 p.m. at 6th and [...]
Oct. 18, 2024--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of "Nine Planets and Counting" and "Journey to the Stars" at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. "Nine Planets and Counting" Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting [...]
Oct. 11, 2024–Actor Sharon Blynn will deliver an interactive career guidance presentation to Missouri Western State University cinematic arts, graphic design, and digital animation students on Tuesday, Oct. 22, starting at 5:00 p.m. in the Kemper Recital Hall, Leah Spratt Hall, Room 101. “As part of Missouri Western’s applied learning model, this presentation is designed [...]
Oct. 11, 2024--Missouri Western State University’s College of Liberal Arts will host a panel discussion on political polarization at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at the East Hills Library, 502 N. Woodbine, in the Theater Room. The free event, titled "Donkeys, Elephants, and All the Drama: Political Polarization in the United States," is designed to [...]
Oct. 9, 2024--The Drew Brown Art Gallery in Potter Hall at Missouri Western State University will host the 2024 MWSU Art Faculty Exhibition Oct. 17-Dec. 15. An opening reception will be held in the gallery from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. The reception is free and open to the public. This exhibition highlights [...]
The Golden Griffon Marching Band performs in front of the Glenn E. Marion Clocktower on Family Day, Sept. 14, 2024. The band will host the 38th annual Tournament of Champions for area high schools on Oct. 8. Oct. 4, 2024--The Missouri Western’s Golden Griffon Marching Band and the MWSU Music Department present the [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western's president, and Drew Brown with a bust of Brown on permanent display in Potter Hall. Aug. 21, 2024--The art gallery inside Potter Hall at Missouri Western State University bears a new name. The Drew Brown Art Gallery salutes a longtime community activist and staunch supporter of Missouri Western. [...]
Tim Houlne '86 speaks at Missouri Western July 24, 2024, in the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology. The name of the building previously known as CTAC honors Houlne's role in the field of artificial intelligence and his significant financial support of the project. July 24, 2024--A new building at Missouri Western State University [...]
May 31, 2024--Caleb Keling, a 2024 graduate of the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University, was awarded an Auntie Anne’s franchise in the latest competition sponsored by Missouri Western’s Center for Franchise Development. “This has been a goal of mine for quite some time now, junior year in high school to be [...]
