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Sep 09, 2024

Homecoming Parade entries are now open

2024-09-19T10:42:48-05:00

Sept. 18, 2024--Missouri Western State University is now accepting entries for the 2024 Homecoming Parade. The parade will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 in downtown St. Joseph. Registered student organizations, campus offices, community organizations, businesses and individuals who want . The parade entry fee for off-campus entities is $25. To register, fill [...]

Homecoming Parade entries are now open2024-09-19T10:42:48-05:00
May 05, 2024

CTAC bay named in honor of Triumph Foods and Daily’s Premium Meats

2024-05-23T10:42:58-05:00

May 23, 2024 – Missouri Western State University is pleased to announce that a new industrial area under construction in the Convergent Technology Alliance Center (CTAC) will be named in honor of two leading businesses in the meat industry. The Triumph Foods and Daily's Premium Meats Industrial Technology Bay will recognize the enduring impact the [...]

CTAC bay named in honor of Triumph Foods and Daily’s Premium Meats2024-05-23T10:42:58-05:00
May 05, 2024

CTAC bay named in honor of Texas firm Humach

2024-05-08T16:12:38-05:00

May 9, 2024 – One of the four specialty bays in the Convergent Technology Alliance Center (CTAC) at Missouri Western State University will be named in honor of a leading national provider of technology-fueled customer experience solutions for business. The advanced AI, IT, and cyber science bay will be named in honor of Dallas-based Humach, [...]

CTAC bay named in honor of Texas firm Humach2024-05-08T16:12:38-05:00
Sep 09, 2023

‘Giddy Up, Griffons’–MWSU celebrates Homecoming

2023-09-27T08:47:28-05:00

Sept. 27, 2023--Missouri Western State University is celebrating Homecoming 2023 the week of Sept. 25-30, ending with the Homecoming Parade and Griffon football game against Emporia State on Saturday. The theme of the week’s celebration is “Giddy Up, Griffons.” The annual Homecoming Parade is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. It will step off from [...]

‘Giddy Up, Griffons’–MWSU celebrates Homecoming2023-09-27T08:47:28-05:00
Jul 07, 2023

2023 Alumni Award Winners Announced

2023-07-28T14:45:42-05:00

July 28, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Sept. 29 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC.  Honorees are: Distinguished Alumni Awards The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest [...]

2023 Alumni Award Winners Announced2023-07-28T14:45:42-05:00
May 05, 2023

Pickman named senior philanthropy advisor

2023-05-16T09:50:08-05:00

May 16, 2023--A former Missouri Western State University fundraising administrator is returning to the University as senior philanthropy advisor in the Division of Advancement. Jerry Pickman, currently vice president of philanthropy operations at Mosaic Life Care Foundation, will begin his new role at Missouri Western July 1. “I’m thrilled to welcome Jerry back to Missouri [...]

Pickman named senior philanthropy advisor2023-05-16T09:50:08-05:00
Mar 03, 2023

Arts Society allocates $22,000 to art, music and cinema programs

2023-03-13T13:36:50-05:00

Drew Brown addresses Arts Society members in the Potter Art Gallery March 7, 2023. March 13, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Arts Society announced more than $22,000 in allocations to support art, music and cinema programs at its annual meeting March 7. “It’s important that Missouri Western students have access to the necessary [...]

Arts Society allocates $22,000 to art, music and cinema programs2023-03-13T13:36:50-05:00
Oct 10, 2022

Missouri Western celebrates Homecoming with a “Blast from the Past”

2022-10-03T09:51:56-05:00

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 [...]

Missouri Western celebrates Homecoming with a “Blast from the Past”2022-10-03T09:51:56-05:00
Sep 09, 2022

2022 Alumni Award Winners Announced

2022-09-08T16:31:19-05:00

Sept. 9, 2022--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Oct. 7 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC.  Awardees include alumni, a community member, a faculty member and current students.  [...]

2022 Alumni Award Winners Announced2022-09-08T16:31:19-05:00
Jul 07, 2022

Legal analyst Jonathan Turley named 2022 Convocation on Critical Issues speaker

2022-07-22T10:48:43-05:00

July 22, 2022--Professor and legal analyst Jonathan Turley will headline the 28th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena at Missouri Western State University. Turley’s talk, titled “The Rise and Fall of Free Speech,” is free and open to the public. Turley [...]

Legal analyst Jonathan Turley named 2022 Convocation on Critical Issues speaker2022-07-22T10:48:43-05:00