April 29, 2020--By a unanimous vote, the Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University approved a financial strategy recommended by university administration to focus on programmatic strengths, align expenses with revenue, reduce costs and add new programs responsive to marketplace demands. With nearly all universities facing unprecedented challenges, Missouri Western has responded over the [...]
April 24, 2020--President Matt Wilson recommended a comprehensive set of cost-saving measures to the Missouri Western State University Board of Governors. The Board will vote on the recommendations to save more than $6 million annually at its video conference meeting Wednesday, April 29. In March, Missouri Western initiated an academic review process focusing on low [...]
AGENDA MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS April 29, 2020 - 1:30 P.M. BLUM UNION, ROOM 220 Notice is hereby given that Missouri Western State University’s Board of Governors will convene a virtual Board meeting beginning with its Public Session at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The virtual meeting will originate from [...]
April 10, 2020--Missouri Western State University has announced that all courses for the Summer 2020 semester will be offered 100% online. “Our first priority is the health and wellbeing of our campus community, so we have taken proactive steps to make all our summer courses are available online,” said Dr. Doug Davenport, Provost. “With so [...]
April 8, 2020--Tips for helping small businesses survive hard times will be the focus of a series of free webinars co-hosted by The Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western State University and the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce April 13-24. “Being an entrepreneur can sometimes be lonely and frustrating,” said Annette Weeks, director of the [...]
March 31, 2020--Missouri Western State University is taking its biggest visit day of the year online. The Griffon Virtual Showcase will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 4. Prospective students and their families can register at missouriwestern.edu/visit. They will receive a schedule and detailed instructions via email the day before the [...]
March 31, 2020--The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University unanimously approved two bids for facility improvements via telephone poll on March 31. Hearnes renovation The board approved a bid of $233,500 from Lawhon Construction Company of St. Joseph to renovate space on the first floor of the Hearnes Center to house the Missouri [...]
March 30, 2020--The Global Center at Missouri Western State University will host a virtual version of its monthly Tea & Talk program at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 31. The cross-cultural conversation featuring international students at Missouri Western will be held via Zoom at zoom.us/j/8227787898 (meeting ID 822 778 7898 in the Zoom app). Attendees will [...]
March 23, 2020--Effective March 23rd, Missouri Western State University is closed to public access through at least April 2 to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. All campus buildings are closed to the public and only employees can enter. Missouri Western had already taken steps to reduce the number of employees who are physically on [...]
March 18, 2020--Because of ongoing concerns about COVID-19, Missouri Western State University will shift its delivery approach to education this semester and provide students with alternative methods for learning course material and earning credit for the remainder of the spring semester. “Missouri Western is unique in terms of our mission and student body,” said President [...]
