St. Joseph Fire Department firefighters participated in the first 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in 2022. Sept. 8, 2023--The Center for Military & Veteran Services and the Student Government Association at Missouri Western State University will host the second annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at 8:46 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11 at Spratt Memorial Stadium. [...]
Griffon Edge Aug. 24-27 gave many of the nearly 800 new students at Missouri Western this fall a chance to connect with faculty, staff and fellow students and become familiar with the campus and its resources. Pictured is the New Student Convocation. Sept. 7, 2023--Nearly 800 new students are enrolled in classes at [...]
Aug. 31, 2023–Dr. Lori McCune, associate professor of mathematics at Missouri Western State University, received a Meritorious Service Award from the Mathematical Association of America. The award is based on service to the association at the national or section level. Dr. McCune was one of just five members honored nationally, and the only one in [...]
Aug. 31, 2023--Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development at Missouri Western State University, is a new member of the Missouri FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Foundation Board. Klaus is the advisor to the Missouri Western FBLA chapter and has led students at state and national leadership conferences. She is a graduate [...]
Members of the Golden Griffon Marching Band perform at the Gold Rush Pep Rally on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Bands from Central, Lafayette and Benton will join the GGMB for Band Day on Aug. 31. Aug. 30, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Golden Griffon Marching Band will host a Band Day for more than [...]
Dr. Robert Goltra III Aug. 23, 2023--Dr. Robert Goltra III will be the next assistant vice president, dean of students at Missouri Western State University. He will begin his duties Aug. 23. “I am pleased to welcome Dr. Goltra to the Missouri Western family,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president. “His extensive [...]
Bill Grimwood Aug. 1, 2023--Gov. Mike Parson today announced that Bill Grimwood, chief information officer for Hillyard Companies of St. Joseph, has been appointed to the Missouri Western State University Board of Governors. His term expires Oct. 29, 2024. “I’m a strong believer in public service,” Grimwood said. “I believe that my volunteer [...]
July 28, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Sept. 29 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC. Honorees are: Distinguished Alumni Awards The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest [...]
Michael Rader, Seth Hogue and Madi Taylor (l-r) at the 2023 FBLA Collegiate National Leadership Conference. July 24, 2023—Students from Missouri Western State University won top prizes at the 2023 Collegiate National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA), the nation’s largest Career and Technical Student Organization focused solely on [...]
St. Joseph, Mo. —July 20, 2023—Missouri Western State University conferred a total of 379 undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates during the spring semester of 2023. Graduates came from 18 states and six foreign countries. Graduates are listed below by hometown. Arkansas Rogers: Sudi Farah, Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management California Corona: Uyen [...]
