Sept. 22, 2023--Due to impending weather, kickoff for the Missouri Western State University Family Day football game against Fort Hays State University has been moved up to noon on Saturday, Sept. 23 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. That change requires the following adjustments to the schedule for Family Day activities: The Family Day [...]
Dr. Robert Goltra III Aug. 23, 2023--Dr. Robert Goltra III will be the next assistant vice president, dean of students at Missouri Western State University. He will begin his duties Aug. 23. “I am pleased to welcome Dr. Goltra to the Missouri Western family,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president. “His extensive [...]
Yoga was a part of the Griffon 360 Family Walk during Family Day 2022. May 9, 2023--Missouri Western State University was recognized by the Missouri Partners in Prevention consortium with three awards at the Meeting of the Minds Conference on April 13-15 in Kansas City. Partners in Prevention is Missouri's higher education substance [...]
Part of the "What Were You Wearing?" exhibit at Missouri Western in 2018. April 21, 2023–As part of its ongoing commitment to raise awareness and prevent sexual violence, Missouri Western State University will host the "What Were You Wearing? Survivor Art Installation" for Sexual Assault Awareness Month April 24-27. The installation features outfits [...]
Addison Boyle, Becks Henderson, Julia Utterback, Summer Fude, Hunter Thornburg and Montana Frakes left their mark in South Carolina over Spring Break 2023. March 30, 2023--Six students and two staff members from Missouri Western State University traveled to South Carolina over spring break to help Habitat for Humanity build a disaster relief volunteer [...]
Dec. 14, 2022--Adults without a college degree can learn about ways to increase their earning potential through two Find My Path Days offered by Missouri Western State University and the Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph (CAP) in January. “Find My Path Days are career advising events that will help people identify what professions [...]
Nov. 7, 2022--Missouri Western State University joins the Council for Opportunity in Education and the Center for First-Generation Student Success in the annual First-Generation College Celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Missouri Western’s celebration is funded in part by a grant from the Council and the Center, one of just 50 awarded nationally. Earlier this year, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
