Oct. 5, 2022--Missouri Western State University has received a $230,000 grant from the Missouri State Board of Nursing to support a proposed pilot program to address the current nursing shortage. The grant will support a proposed pilot program to help licensed practical nurses (LPNs) remain on the job while earning a Bachelor of Science in [...]
Oct. 4, 2022--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University presents a public showing of “Forces of Nature” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall. “Forces of Nature” allows the audience to come close to nature’s most powerful and extreme forces. Cameras capture large-scale volcanoes, earthquakes and storms as [...]
Oct. 3, 2022--Missouri Western State University is celebrating Homecoming 2022 the week of Oct. 2-8, ending with the Homecoming Parade and Griffon football game against Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday. The theme of the week’s celebration is “Blast from the Past.” The annual Homecoming Parade is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. It will step off from [...]
Sept. 27--Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn about small business ownership at a series of workshops held each Wednesday in October at the InterServ Community Center, 5400 King Hill Avenue in St. Joseph. The workshops are sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University and [...]
Alexis Arai, Dr. Federico Rivas-Gotz and Isaura Garcia will be featured guests at the Hispanic Heritage Banquet. Sept. 22--Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with food, music and salsa dancing at the annual Missouri Western State University Hispanic Heritage Banquet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the Fulkerson Center. Admission is free, but pre-registration [...]
Jamie Grayson '99 will keynote the Nonprofit Summit Sept. 28. Sept. 21, 2022--Missouri Western State University will host the 2022 Nonprofit Summit on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the Blum Student Union. Registration for the day of workshops is $20 per person and includes lunch. To register, phone 816-271-4283, visit griff.vn/NonProfit or email entrepreneurship@missouriwestern.edu. [...]
Sept. 20, 2022--Missouri Western State University invites students and their families to enjoy a full day of fun, food and Griffon volleyball and football games during Family Day 2022 on Saturday, Sept. 24. “After four weeks of classes, Family Day gives students a chance to reconnect with their families and show them the campus they [...]
Sept. 19, 2022--The Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western State University is co-hosting a Latino Business Seminar at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 at InterServ, 5400 King Hill Ave. in St. Joseph. The seminar is free and open to the public. A free dinner will be provided at 6 p.m. The program will begin at [...]
Sept. 9, 2022--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Oct. 7 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC. Awardees include alumni, a community member, a faculty member and current students. [...]
New students and their mentors play an icebreaking game in the GISC during Griffon Edge 2022. The number of new students this fall is up a little more than 4 percent over last year. Sept. 8, 2022--The number of new students entering Missouri Western State University for the 2022 fall semester is larger [...]
