MoWest celebrates Family Day Sept. 26
Bed building, balloon art and butterfly tagging are part of Family Day activities at MoWest. Sept. 18, 2026–Families of Griffon students are invited to experience Missouri Western State University during Family Day activities [...]
Alumni Who Work in Nonprofit: Panel and Networking Event Sept. 23
Left to right: Mackenzie Bally ’22, Eric Fuson ’88, Ashley Kalin ’04, Dawn Lanning ’25/’26 and Rick Stepanek ’92 Sept. 17, 2026–Missouri Western State University alumni who serve as leaders in local nonprofit [...]
PTA students provide chair massages to military members at St. Joseph Freedom Fest
Sept. 17, 2026–Second-year Physical Therapist Assistant students at Missouri Western State University used their skills to give back to the local men and women who serve in the armed forces. The students volunteered to provide [...]
MoWest celebrates Founder’s Day with proclamation, time capsule reveal
Brian Harrah, assistant director of physical plant, buildings and grounds, and Bruce Whitsell, retired grounds supervisor, participate in the unearthing of the 1990 time capsule on Sept. 14, 2026. Whitsell oversaw the relocation of [...]
MoWest alum Eric Bruder named to Board of Governors
Eric Bruder, courtesy Herzog Enterprises Sept. 14, 2026–Gov. Mike Kehoe has appointed Eric Bruder ’93 of St. Joseph to the Missouri Western State University Board of Governors. Bruder is the senior vice president [...]
Distinguished artist in residence joins music faculty
Sept. 4, 2027–Trumpeter Dr. Keith Benjamin has joined the Missouri Western State University faculty for the 2026-27 academic year as an Artist in Residence. Benjamin will lead MoWest's applied high brass studios, teaching trumpet and [...]