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Mar 03, 2020

Missouri Western shifts instruction to alternative delivery methods for rest of semester

kheier2020-04-06T19:57:38-05:00

March 18, 2020--Because of ongoing concerns about COVID-19, Missouri Western State University will shift its delivery approach to education this semester and provide students with alternative methods for learning course material and earning credit for the remainder of the spring semester. “Missouri Western is unique in terms of our mission and student body,” said President [...]

Missouri Western shifts instruction to alternative delivery methods for rest of semesterkheier2020-04-06T19:57:38-05:00

Mar 03, 2020

News-Press NOW: Businesses, investors ride wave of uncertainty

kheier2020-04-15T16:58:43-05:00

By Greg Kozol, News-Press NOW, March 14, 2020 ... “This effect on Wall Street is a symptom of a whole bunch of other things,” said Dr. Kara Grant, a professor of economics at Missouri Western State University. “When you have a lot of supply chain disruptions, that could cause inflation and unemployment.” A steep drop [...]

News-Press NOW: Businesses, investors ride wave of uncertaintykheier2020-04-15T16:58:43-05:00

Mar 03, 2020

Missouri Western extends Spring Break for students to March 23

kheier2020-03-29T13:43:18-05:00

March 12, 2020— Missouri Western State University has extended its Spring Break for students to Monday, March 23. President Matt Wilson sent the following message to campus: Dear Campus Community: We have been closely monitoring the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation and will be extending Spring Break until March 23 to help mitigate its spread. We [...]

Missouri Western extends Spring Break for students to March 23kheier2020-03-29T13:43:18-05:00

Mar 03, 2020

News-Press NOW: High traffic locations ready for possible coronavirus

kheier2020-04-15T17:02:51-05:00

By Clayton Anderson, News-Press NOW, March 9, 2020 ... Missouri Western Biology Professor Michael Grantham has researched viral infections such as the flu. He said he has been able to talk about the coronavirus to his class as developments have happened. Grantham said he believes Northwest Missouri has yet to be impacted by the virus, [...]

News-Press NOW: High traffic locations ready for possible coronaviruskheier2020-04-15T17:02:51-05:00

Mar 03, 2020

Missouri Western announces Fall 2019 graduates

kheier2020-03-09T15:10:55-05:00

March 9, 2020—Missouri Western State University has announced the names of 299 students who earned undergraduate or graduate degrees during the fall 2019 semester. Agency, Missouri Miranda Kay Biller, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; Brianna Lynn Lounsbury, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, Special Education Akron, Iowa Samantha Lynn James, Bachelor of Science [...]

Missouri Western announces Fall 2019 graduateskheier2020-03-09T15:10:55-05:00

Mar 03, 2020

KQ2: Public concerns grow with coronavirus patients breaking quarantines

kheier2020-04-16T13:50:41-05:00

Officials say the public needs to listen to their healthcare providers if they insist the patient should stay home; they say it's a matter of public safety. “If it’s recommended that you stay home, then it’s pretty important that you stay home so that you don’t transmit to somebody else,”said Dr. Michael Grantham, Assistant Professor [...]

KQ2: Public concerns grow with coronavirus patients breaking quarantineskheier2020-04-16T13:50:41-05:00

Mar 03, 2020

News-Press NOW: Missouri Western creates a prairie on campus

kheier2020-04-15T17:11:47-05:00

By Margaret Slayton, News-Press NOW, March 8, 2020 Missouri Western State University has partnered with the Missouri Department of Conservation on a prairie restoration project in St. Joseph. Jeff Powelson, private land conservationist, said the project will provide a native grassland habitat for research and educational purposes and for the enjoyment of the public. The [...]

News-Press NOW: Missouri Western creates a prairie on campuskheier2020-04-15T17:11:47-05:00

Mar 03, 2020

News-Press NOW: Crowded Democratic primary ballot leads to binary choice

kheier2020-04-15T17:08:30-05:00

By Ken Newton, News-Press NOW, March 8, 2020 ... Dr. Edwin Taylor, chair of the Department of Economics, Political Science and Sociology at Missouri Western State University, said the primary system works as a party function of selecting nominees, but the eventual governance, laced with partisanship, has been corroded. “That’s the thing that worries me [...]

News-Press NOW: Crowded Democratic primary ballot leads to binary choicekheier2020-04-15T17:08:30-05:00

Mar 03, 2020

Missouri Western to convene Academic Review Board

kheier2020-03-05T21:20:11-06:00

March 5, 2020—Missouri Western State University has announced it will commence a review of its academic programs as part of a multi-pronged strategy to reduce costs, stabilize the university’s long-term financial health and strengthen its core programs. Pursuant to a policy adopted by Missouri Western’s Board of Governors last week, the university has convened an [...]

Missouri Western to convene Academic Review Boardkheier2020-03-05T21:20:11-06:00

Mar 03, 2020

KQ2: Missouri choices narrowing after Super Tuesday votes

kheier2020-04-16T13:53:40-05:00

Missouri voters were on the sidelines for Super Tuesday voting but they were paying close attention. That's because the Show Me State primary is next Tuesday. From an original field of more than two dozen Democratic presidential candidates, the field has thinned considerably. "Either Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden, that's basically where we are," said [...]

KQ2: Missouri choices narrowing after Super Tuesday voteskheier2020-04-16T13:53:40-05:00