By Daniel Cobb, July 1, 2019 Missouri Western State University’s new president, Matthew J. Wilson, toured various departments Monday morning in order to learn more about the students and faculty he’ll be working with this year. On his first official day on the job, Wilson, who was selected to replace [...]
July 1, 2019— Missouri Western State University today welcomes the fifth president in its 50-year history as a four-year institution. Matthew J. Wilson, J.D., succeeds Dr. Robert Vartabedian, who retired June 30 after 11 years as Missouri Western’s president. In a first-day message to students, President Wilson pledged that Missouri Western faculty, staff, alumni and [...]
June 18, 2019—Griffon Hall at Missouri Western State University will be renamed Vartabedian Hall. Missouri Western’s Board of Governors approved naming the residence hall in honor of Drs. Robert and Laurel Vartabedian. Dr. Robert Vartabedian will retire this month after 11 years as president. “Getting to know Dr. Vartabedian in the five years I’ve been [...]
A negative was turned into an amazing positive when the local St. Joseph Woodworkers Guild agreed to create a new ceremonial mace for Missouri Western this spring. The original mace, which was carried in and placed on the stage at Commencement ceremonies, was stolen in May 2018. When University personnel tried to find a replacement, [...]
April 5, 2019—The St. Joseph Woodworkers Guild and Dave Takes of Expressions Engraved will present a new ceremonial mace and stand to Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western State University’s president, at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public. The mace [...]
President-Designate Matthew Wilson (left) is introduced to campus by David Liechti, chair of the Board of Governors. March 18, 2019—“What a wonderful day it is,” Matthew Wilson, J.D., said on Monday, March 18, as he was formally introduced as Missouri Western State University’s next president. Wilson, currently a professor of law at the [...]
President-Designate Matthew Wilson March 13, 2019—By a 5-0 vote Tuesday, March 12, the Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University named Matthew Wilson, J.D., as Missouri Western’s fifth president, starting July 1, 2019. President-Designate Wilson will be introduced to the campus and community during a formal announcement and press conference at 3 [...]
2019 Convocation speaker Jon Meacham. Photo: Gasper Tringale Feb. 20, 2019—Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will be the guest speaker for the 26th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University this fall. His speech, “The Soul of America: Moving Beyond Division and Hostility,” will [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs and Missouri Western State University have reached an agreement that will keep the Chiefs in St. Joseph, Missouri, for training camp in 2019. It marks the 10th consecutive year of Chiefs training camp at the home of the Griffons. “After another outstanding season, excitement should be at an all-time high this [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University accepted an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion of the University’s financial statements from auditors BKD. There were no findings of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the audit. “The audit is a team effort involving units all across campus,” said Dr. Cale Fessler, vice president for financial [...]
