March 19, 2024--Missouri Western State University welcomes a Fulbright Scholar in Residence for the Spring 2024 semester. Dr. Asha Bajpai, a distinguished scholar in child rights and child advocacy, will be joining the campus community from March 1 to the end of the semester. “As part of the Fulbright Scholar Program, Dr. Bajpai will bring a [...]
March 19, 2024--The Center for Military and Veterans Services at Missouri Western State University will host an event with Dogs 4 Valor, an organization that provides service dogs to veterans, from 1 - 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 in Blum 222. The event will provide information on the various types of assistance dogs at [...]
March 7, 2024--Prospective students have a new way to tour Missouri Western State University without leaving the comfort of their own homes, with the launch of a new virtual tour at griff.vn/virtual. “Ideally, students interested in learning more about Missouri Western would visit campus in person and meet with our faculty, staff and students, [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western's president, presents the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching to Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington in Jefferson City. March 6, 2024--Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington, associate professor of education, is Missouri Western State University’s recipient of the 2024 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. “Dr. Thorne Wallington is an incredibly [...]
Feb. 27, 2024-Griffon Experience, an open-house event for potential Griffons, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. This event is free to the public and open to anyone interested in learning more about student life at Missouri Western State University. Katie Jenkins, assistant director of admissions for orientation and campus [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University unanimously approved a three-year contract extension for Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president. The contract was finalized during the Board’s Feb. 22 meeting. It takes effect July 1, 2024, after Dr. Kennedy’s current contract expires, and continues through June 30, 2027. “The Board of [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--Missouri Western will host the 16th annual Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education (CAHLE) on March 7-8, 2024. The Griffon Office of Applied Learning (GOAL) holds this national conference to highlight the current trends in applied learning, activities in which students use course content, models, theories and skills in real-world or hands-on [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--The Center for Academic Support is holding a free MoGEA Preparation Workshop for Missouri Western students on March 8 from noon to 4 p.m. in Murphy Hall room 109. The Missouri General Education Assessment (MoGEA) is required for all students with an ACT composite score of 19 and below who are pursuing admittance [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--Missouri Western’s Pop Culture Club is hosting two talks on campus in March. Both events are free and open to the public. Professor of Philosophy Dr. Jim Okapal will present “Enhancement and Alienation in 'Flowers for Algernon’” on March 1 at noon in Popplewell 207. Associate Professor of Cinema Toby Lawrence will present [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--Dr. Tilottama Roy, associate professor of biology at Missouri Western, has joined the Applications in Plant Sciences (APPS) editorial board. The APPS is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Botanical Society of America. As a recruiting editor, Dr. Roy will identify and recruit potential authors for individual submissions, with a particular focus on [...]
