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 [...]
March 12, 2020— Missouri Western State University has extended its Spring Break for students to Monday, March 23. President Matt Wilson sent the following message to campus: Dear Campus Community: We have been closely monitoring the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation and will be extending Spring Break until March 23 to help mitigate its spread. We [...]
March 9, 2020—Missouri Western State University has announced the names of 299 students who earned undergraduate or graduate degrees during the fall 2019 semester. Agency, Missouri Miranda Kay Biller, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; Brianna Lynn Lounsbury, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, Special Education Akron, Iowa Samantha Lynn James, Bachelor of Science [...]
March 5, 2020—Missouri Western State University has announced it will commence a review of its academic programs as part of a multi-pronged strategy to reduce costs, stabilize the university’s long-term financial health and strengthen its core programs. Pursuant to a policy adopted by Missouri Western’s Board of Governors last week, the university has convened an [...]
