Missouri Western State University has seen a record number of applications this academic year, with several months still to go. “Despite the regional trend of smaller high school graduating classes, we have surpassed 4,300 applications, breaking the record of 4,056 set in 2007-08, and it’s only January,” said Dr. Paul Orscheln, associate vice president for [...]
The Alumni Association at Missouri Western State University will honor eight individuals at the 34th annual Alumni Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in the Fulkerson Center. Award recipients include: Distinguished Alumni Award The Distinguished Alumni Award was created by the Alumni Association Board of Directors in 1983 to recognize alumni of the [...]
Members of the Class of 2020 pose for a group photo during Griffon Edge 2016. The freshman class starting the fall semester at Missouri Western State University is almost four percent larger than the class from a year ago. “An increased freshman class is a very encouraging sign for our enrollment going forward,” [...]
Missouri Western State University has named a new director of admissions and associate director of admissions. Peggy Payne has been named director of admissions. Payne has been at Missouri Western since 1998, starting as admissions counselor/articulation coordinator. In 2005, she became assistant director of admissions, and has served as interim director since January, 2016. Previously, [...]
