Feb. 25, 2022--Dr. Tilottama Roy, assistant professor of biology at Missouri Western State University, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant of $863,000 to fund undergraduate student research into the evolution and diversification of a group of mint plants that include numerous species that have been federally listed as endangered. Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy [...]
Feb. 15, 2022--The Steven L. Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University has extended its business accreditation by AACSB International through 2025. “AACSB accreditation is an indicator that the Craig School of Business has met the highest standards in business education,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president. “The faculty and staff of [...]
Jan. 26, 2022--Missouri Western State University named 374 students to the President’s Honor Roll for the fall semester of 2021. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a grade point average of 4.0 qualify for the honor. Students named to the President’s Honor Roll are listed below by hometown: Arizona [...]
Jan. 27, 2022--Missouri Western State University named 526 students to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall semester of 2021. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a grade point average of 3.5 or better qualify for the honor. Arkansas Rogers: Sudi Farah Vilonia: Nathan Schwulst California Biggs: Brenden Smith [...]
Missouri Western alums Laurel DeFreece (left) and Robin VanHoozer collaborated on "Fate." Jan. 18, 2022--The Potter Gallery on the campus of Missouri Western State University presents “Fate,” a multimedia collaboration by two artists who attended Missouri Western, Jan. 20 through Feb. 25. There will be an opening reception with light refreshments from 1:30 [...]
Dec. 16, 2021--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will show “Mystery of the Christmas Star” and “Stars of the Pharaohs” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22 and Thursday, Dec. 23. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors and must be purchased in advance. Call 816-271-4288 or visit missouriwestern.edu/planetarium/. [...]
Dec. 15, 2021--Esther George, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a Missouri Western State University alumna, will be the guest speaker at Missouri Western’s Winter Commencement Ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18 in the MWSU Fieldhouse at Looney Complex. More than 280 graduates will be honored during the [...]
Dr. Laura K. Reynolds Dec. 6, 2021--Dr. Laura K. Reynolds will be the next provost and vice president of academic affairs at Missouri Western State University, effective July 5, 2022. Dr. Reynolds is currently dean of the College of Education, Human Performance, and Health at the University of South Carolina Upstate. “I am [...]
Nov. 16, 2021--Colleges, universities, and schools across the country and right here at home will celebrate Geography Awareness Week Nov. 14-20, 2021. Established by presidential proclamation in 1987, Geography Awareness Week celebrates the study of the Earth and human communities—and the important possibilities that these studies unlock. This year’s theme chosen by the American Association [...]
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 [...]
