July 11, 2022--Adults without a college degree can learn about ways to increase their earning potential through three Find My Path Days offered by Missouri Western State University in July and August. “Find My Path Days are career advising events that will help people identify what professions would best match their interests, explore realistic educational [...]
June 30, 2022--The Baker Family Fitness Center at Missouri Western State University will be closed Friday, July 8 through Sunday, July 10, and will be open to the public for limited hours July 11 through Aug. 19. The changes will provide a dedicated space during Chiefs Training Camp for pre-season workouts by Missouri Western student-athletes [...]
April 14, 2022–The recently completed Student Government Association elections at Missouri Western State University included a historic first. Nathan Scott, senior business major from Savannah, Missouri, becomes the first Missouri Western student to be elected to three terms as SGA president. Lauren Bloodgood, junior biology major from St. Joseph, Missouri, was elected as vice president. [...]
Feb. 3, 2022--The Campus Cupboard at Missouri Western State University will receive a microgrant of $3,000 from a national nonprofit addressing hunger among college students. The grant will allow the Campus Cupboard to hire a student manager. “Food insecurity is a big concern for college students nationally and locally, and this grant will help us [...]
Jan. 5, 2021--The Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Missouri Western State University will host the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Awards Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18 in the Enright Community Rooms, Spratt 214-216. There is no cost, but reservations are required. RSVP online at griff.vn/MLKrsvp by Friday, Jan. [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western's president, and Kris Hannon, co-CEO of Family Guidance Center, sign a memorandum of understanding Sept. 29. Sept. 29, 2021--Missouri Western State University and Family Guidance Center for Behavioral Healthcare are partnering to expand access to mental health care for Missouri Western students. Under a memorandum of understanding signed [...]
Dr. Brett Bruner Aug. 27, 2021--Missouri Western State University has announced that Dr. Brett Bruner has been named assistant vice president and dean of students. Dr. Bruner, currently dean of student engagement at Arkansas Tech University, begins his duties at Missouri Western Aug. 30. “Brett is a recognized leader in student affairs,” said [...]
March 16, 2021-Missouri Western State University received the 2021-2022 designation of Voter Friendly Campus from Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Fair Election Center’s Campus Vote Project. This designation has been awarded to 234 colleges and universities across the United States including five in Missouri. Missouri Western’s designation is valid through December 2022. Missouri [...]
Justin McMillan Next month will bring a new leader to Missouri Western State University to oversee aspects of student life and enhance the collegiate culture Griffons experience. Justin McMillan, who until now has served in admissions, residency and diversity/inclusion capacities at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth Ohio, starts in his role on Monday, [...]
Justin McMillan July 29, 2020--Justin McMillan will join Missouri Western State University as student development director beginning Aug. 10. McMillan comes to Missouri Western from Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, where he has served as a senior admissions associate, residence life coordinator and diversity and inclusion coordinator. “Justin brings a tremendous energy [...]
