July 14, 2025–A dozen students who graduated from nine high schools this spring will receive a top-notch nursing education with the promise of employment after graduation. Missouri Western State University and Mosaic Life Care have announced the first class in the innovative Nursing Scholars of Promise program. “What an exciting day!” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, [...]
June 23, 2025--The Kansas City Chiefs have announced dates for 2025 Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. The club and university also announced a multi-year extension ahead of the 15th training camp at MWSU. All times and dates are subject to change. All practice [...]
May 30, 2025--Taten Piepergerdes, a 2025 graduate of the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University, was awarded a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise in the latest competition sponsored by Missouri Western’s Center for Franchise Development. “There’s a lot of work to do, and I’m ready to get started,” Piepergedes said. “I did [...]
Caleb Keling (center) won the franchise competition in 2024. May 29, 2025--A recent Missouri Western State University graduate will earn the opportunity to own and operate a franchise business. The Center for Franchise Development in the Craig School of Business will announce the winner of the 2025 franchise competition at 1 p.m. Friday, [...]
Dr. Jennifer Elder receives the Missouri Western Foundation Dr. James V. Mehl Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship at the faculty and staff awards and retirement celebration at Missouri Western on May 2, 2025. May 7, 2025--Missouri Western State University honored several employees during the 2025 Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on [...]
May 2, 2025--Missouri Western State University will celebrate the achievements of 350 graduates during two spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 10 in the MWSU Fieldhouse in the M.O. Looney Complex. The public is invited. The University will confer 290 undergraduate degrees and 60 graduate degrees in two ceremonies. Graduates come from Missouri and 19 [...]
April 25, 2025--Missouri Western State University’s Center for Workforce Development will begin offering in-person options in May at the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology. Unlocking Power with a Lean Plant Assessment, 3:30 p.m. May 8 This one-hour workshop, presented by the experts from Missouri Enterprise, will give production managers, safety and maintenance managers, engineers and [...]
April 25, 2025--Daniel Avegalio has been named the next dean of students at Missouri Western State University and will begin his duties May 1. “I am pleased to welcome Daniel Avegalio to the MoWest family,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president. “Daniel’s passion for serving our students and his experience in managing diverse and complex programs [...]
April 23, 2025--The Missouri Western State University student chapter of Beta Beta Beta will hold its annual house plant sale fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 29 through May 1 on the first floor of the Agenstein/Remington building on the Missouri Western campus. Several varieties of house plants will be available for purchase [...]
April 18, 2025--Missouri Western State University will host its annual Applied Learning Showcase on April 25 and 26 in various locations across campus and in St. Joseph. The showcase highlights the opportunities Missouri Western students have to learn outside the classroom, celebrating the University’s statewide mission of applied learning. All events are free and open [...]
