June 5, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Regional Law Enforcement Academy will hold graduation ceremonies for Class No. 59 and Class No. 60 at 6 p.m. Friday, June 9, in the Fulkerson Center on the Missouri Western campus. A brief reception will follow in the Enright Community Rooms, Spratt 214-216. The event is free and [...]
June 2, 2023--Jakob Grimm, a 2023 graduate of the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University, was awarded a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise in the latest competition sponsored by Missouri Western’s Center for Franchise Development. Left to right: Steven L. Craig; Pam Klaus, Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Jakob Grimm, Robert Sarlls, and [...]
May 30, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present public showings at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 1 and Tuesday, June 13. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. Thursday, June 1, "Sea Monsters" Journey 80 million years back in time to an age when mighty dinosaurs dominated the land [...]
Lonnie Bishop May 23, 2023–A veteran of the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department will lead Missouri Western State University’s Law Enforcement Academy. Lonnie Bishop will begin his duties as commander of the LEA on June 16. “The Law Enforcement Academy is an important way that we serve the region, training the people who keep [...]
May 16, 2023--Missouri Western State University graphic design students visited two leading advertising agencies, VMLY & R and Barkley, on their annual Kansas City Design Studio Tour. Students from the Final Portfolio Class were given a guided tour of the facilities, an overall presentation of the agencies’ clients and services, and Q & A sessions [...]
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 [...]
May 8, 2023--Dr. Csengele Barta, associate professor of biology at Missouri Western State University, was awarded a Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) Award of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) for the fifth consecutive year. The award recognizes excellence in research contributions to plant science, plant science scholarship and undergraduate student research mentorship of faculty [...]
Sophie Wellinghoff presents at CALHE 2023. May 5, 2023--Missouri Western State University education students this semester presented at a national conference, judged a science fair and promoted STEM. CALHE At the national Conference of Applied Learning in Higher Education (CAHLE) at Missouri Western in March, five current and past students from Dr. Ollie [...]
May 4, 2023--Dr. Daniel Bumblauskas has been named executive director for workforce and economic development/associate dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies (CBPS) at Missouri Western State University. Dr. Bumblauskas will lead the establishment of the Convergent Technology Alliance Center (CTAC), provide administrative support to the CBPS dean as related to the Department [...]
May 2, 2023--More than 400 graduates will be honored during Missouri Western State University’s Spring Commencement Ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6 in the St. Joseph Civic Arena, 100 N. 4th Street in Downtown St. Joseph. The public is invited. Doors open at noon. Missouri Western will confer 390 undergraduate and 37 graduate degrees [...]
