Missouri Western State University’s 23rd annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the Looney Complex arena. The featured speaker is Cokie Roberts, renowned journalist and political analyst. Her topic is “Insider’s View of the 2016 Presidential Election.” The event is free and open to [...]
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 30, Missouri Western State University celebrated the past and the future of the Thomas Eagleton Indoor Pool in the Looney Complex on campus. The pool has undergone approximately $600,000 in renovations this summer, including renovation of the entire pool shell interior and pool deck, the addition of a new [...]
Members of the Class of 2020 pose for a group photo during Griffon Edge 2016. The freshman class starting the fall semester at Missouri Western State University is almost four percent larger than the class from a year ago. “An increased freshman class is a very encouraging sign for our enrollment going forward,” [...]
Missouri Western State University will celebrate the grand opening of the new Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium and the completion of Victory Plaza with a St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce Ribbon-Cutting ceremony at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will be held at Victory Plaza, [...]
Missouri Western State University will honor the past and celebrate the future of the swimming pool inside the M.O. Looney Complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. The ceremony will take place outside the new exterior entrance to the pool, on the west side of the Looney complex. The ceremony is [...]
Missouri Western State University is seeking comments from the public about the University in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency. Missouri Western will host a visit Oct. 3-5 with a team representing the Higher Learning Commission. Missouri Western has been accredited by HLC since 1919, when it was St. Joseph Junior [...]
Missouri Western State University is accepting applications from St. Joseph non-profit organizations, businesses and community groups interested in showcasing their services in the Community Tent at the 2016 Kansas City Chiefs Summer Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care. The training camp attracts more than 35,000 people to Missouri Western each year, and every visitor [...]
Missouri Western State University announced the names of students who completed the degree requirements during the spring 2016 semester. A total of 409 degrees were conferred. Graduates include: Agency, Missouri Rebecca Kay Carter, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; Joel Allen Henningsen. Bachelor of Science in Mathematics; Zackery Farrell Sisk, Bachelor of Science in Business [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has approved operating and auxiliary budgets for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The operating budget for 2016-2017 totals approximately $53.3 million, up slightly from the current year’s estimated budget of nearly $53 million. The auxiliary budget totals approximately $11.6 million, down from the current year’s [...]
Photos by Jeni Swope. The Kansas City Chiefs announced dates for 2016 Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. The complete camp schedule is available on the Chiefs website. The schedule is subject to change due to the weather, so check for updates. [...]
