Back row, l-r: Artemii Udovenko, Israel Lovins, Coach Josh Clary. Front row, l-r: Emma Donaldson, Lauren Bloodgood and Tia Vernon. March 10, 2023--A team of Missouri Western State University students brought home third place in the Leadership Challenge Event at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, on March 2 and 3. The event sponsored [...]
Stephanie Tripp '12 (left) and Pam Klaus '03 at Auntie Anne's on opening day for the new Kansas City International Airport Terminal, Feb. 28, 2023 March 10, 2023--Just a few years ago, Missouri Western State University alum Stephanie Tripp was a classroom teacher who had no idea that entrepreneurship was for her. After [...]
Photograph by Adam Finkelston Jan. 20, 2023–The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University will host “Passages,” an exhibition of photographs by Adam Finkelston, from Jan. 25 to Feb. 28. There will be an opening reception with the artist from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 in the gallery inside Potter [...]
Students Artemii Udovenko, Foster Scheerer, Jordan Klaassen, Stephanie Turner and Star Violett (l-r) were inducted into Psi Chi in November 2022. Nov. 30, 2022--Five Missouri Western State University students were recently inducted into Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology. Psi Chi is open to psychology majors or minors in the top [...]
Nov. 2, 2022--The latest issue of an international newsletter marks the first for a Missouri Western biology professor as editor-in-chief, and includes a cover photo by a Missouri Western student. Dr. Tilo Roy, associate professor of biology, took over earlier this year as editor-in-chief of “The Vasculum,” the Society of Herbarium Curators' biannual newsletter. “In [...]
Oct. 24, 2022--October is Exercise is Medicine On Campus Month at Missouri Western State University. Exercise is Medicine on Campus (EIMOC) is a worldwide initiative to promote exercise and overall wellness on college campuses. Missouri Western launched EIMOC on campus this fall, becoming just the fourth college in Missouri to participate. Dr. [...]
May 18, 2022–Missouri Western State University was named a member of the 2022-23 First-gen Forward cohort by the Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation. The First-gen Forward designation recognizes institutions of higher education who have demonstrated a commitment to improving experiences [...]
April 28, 2022--Missouri Western State University presented awards to nine individuals and honored 15 retirees with more than 300 years of combined service during the annual Faculty and Staff Awards and Retiree Reception on April 21. Awards presented include: Outstanding Academic Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Jackson, associate professor, Communication Missouri Western State University [...]
St. Joseph, Mo. —March 22, 2022—Missouri Western State University conferred a total of 371 undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates during the Summer and Fall semesters, 2021. Graduates came from 19 states and three foreign countries. Arizona Scottsdale: Travon D. Harris, Bachelor of Science in Recreation Sport Management, Sport Management California Sacramento: Terrance March, Bachelor [...]
March 3, 2022--More than 150 high school students will be on the campus of Missouri Western State University on Friday, March 4 for High School Writing Day, co-hosted by the Prairie Lands Writing Project and the Department of Communication. Students will learn new writing techniques and draw inspiration from workshops conducted by Missouri Western faculty [...]
