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 [...]
Oct. 19, 2021--Missouri Western State University’s Max the Vax COVID-19 vaccine incentive program has ended with drawings to award a $5,000 cash prize to one student and one employee. The student grand prize winner was Alicia Castaneda, a junior elementary education major from St. Joseph, while the employee winner was [...]
Oct. 11, 2021--After a one-year hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, Missouri Western State University’s Golden Griffon Marching Band will host its annual Tournament of Champions marching competition on Tuesday, Oct. 12. Twenty area high schools will compete on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium beginning at 1 p.m. The Golden Griffon Marching Band will [...]
Sept. 28, 2021--Missouri Western State University has a total of 4,395 students enrolled as of the official census date after four weeks of the fall semester. The university altered its academic calendar last year due to COVID-19, complicating year-to-year comparisons. This year’s enrollment is 1.74 percent higher than the enrollment in fall 2020 at the [...]
Capt. Robert Walling (left) and two other members of the flight crew are recognized at halftime of the Griffons' 38-31 win over Ft. Hays State on Sept. 9. When a C-130H from the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard flew over Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium for Military [...]
Chris Dunn Aug. 20, 2021--Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president of Missouri Western State University, has named Chris Dunn as the University’s chief of staff. Dunn is currently chief of staff for Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Cody Smith of Carthage. “Chris will be a tremendous leader on our campus, and his wealth of [...]
March 24, 2021--Missouri Western State University will keep its COVID-19 safety measures in place, including its requirement that face coverings be worn. The City of St. Joseph’s emergency order mandating the wearing of masks ended at midnight March 23, leaving it up to businesses and organizations to decide. Missouri Western will continue to require that [...]
July 14, 2020--The Craig School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western State University is hosting the rescheduled Entrepreneurship Week July 21-23. The revised event includes five free workshops and a Capstone Business Luncheon. Seating is limited to allow for social distancing. Registration is required for all events. To register, visit the Center for [...]
