April 20, 2023--The Griffon Office of Applied Learning (GOAL) at Missouri Western State University presents the annual Griffon Applied Learning Showcase on Friday, April 21. At Missouri Western, applied learning refers to any activity in which students use course content, models, theories and/or skills in real-world or hands-on settings to support career readiness. The showcase [...]
April 18, 2023–The jazz program at Missouri Western State University will celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with the annual Spring Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20 in the Potter Hall Theater. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will feature the MWSU Jazz Ensemble, the St. Joseph Christian School Jazz [...]
Matt Halligan April 17, 2023--The Department of Music in the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will host its annual MWSU Percussion Ensemble Festival starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18 in the Potter Hall Theater. The festival is free and open to the public. During the festival, high [...]
April 17, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium will present public showings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 and Thursday, April 20. The shows will be “Extreme Planets” and “Black Holes” on Tuesday and “We Choose Space" and "Hubble Vision 2” on Thursday. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. The Bushman Planetarium features a [...]
April 14, 2023--The Missouri Western State University School of Nursing and Health Professions will host a Health Professions Open House for prospective students on Wednesday, April 19. Participants will be able to meet with Missouri Western faculty and learn more about careers in health, sport and exercise science, nursing, physical therapy assistant, population health management, [...]
April 14, 2023–The Missouri Western State University Society for Collegiate Journalists inducted 17 new members and recognized 13 graduating seniors at a ceremony on April 6. Students inducted include: Darren Doyle, junior from Cosby, Missouri Zoe Dunn, senior from Kansas City, Missouri Andruw Hamilton, freshman from Kansas City, Missouri Natalie Kissinger, junior from Glenvil, Nebraska [...]
April 12, 2023--A Missouri Western State University student was recently crowned the 2023 Apple Blossom Queen. Breanna Hess, freshman convergent journalism and public relations major from St. Joseph, competed against other contestants in the categories of poise, personality and appearance. Her essay topic was "How do small businesses help make St. Joseph the city that [...]
April 7, 2023--It’s not too late to apply for financial aid for the 2023-2024 school year, and the Missouri Western State University Financial Aid Office is holding a week-long series of events to help current and prospective students finalize their aid. Monday, April 10, Check Your Status Day Visit Financial Aid in Eder Hall 103 [...]
Lashbrook (left) and Simpson in Times Square. April 6, 2023--Two student journalists from Missouri Western State University attended the College Media Association’s Spring National College Media Convention in New York City last month. Kendra Simpson and Patty Lashbrook presented a session called “Eye-Catching Content: Visual Trends in College Media” at the convention on [...]
March 31, 2023--The Kansas City Chiefs exercised their option to extend the terms on the contract that will make Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri, the home of Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care through the 2024 season. “We are thrilled to announce that we will return to Missouri Western State [...]
