Jan. 23, 2019—Missouri Western State University has announced the names of 625 students who have been named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall semester of 2019. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a grade point average of 3.5 or better qualify for the honor. Those named to [...]
... Animals are obviously impacted by the damage on the continent. Koalas, kangaroos, wombats and wallabies are some of the wildlife most impacted. But the ecosystem as a whole could not be ready for wildlife again for a while. “I have seen reports worried about the koala population and if they can even exist in [...]
Missouri Western President Matthew Wilson posed the question, “Can a student beat me in a 60-second basketball shootout for a $500 scholarship?” It’s a question that launched the “Shoot Against the Prez” initiative, with miniature competitions being played from the end of January to late February during men and women’s basketball games at Western. The [...]
St. Joseph, Mo. —Dec. 11, 2019—The Winter Commencement ceremony for Missouri Western State University will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Rhoad, professor of chemistry. Missouri Western expects approximately 300 students to earn their degrees this semester. The [...]
By Daniel Cobb News-Press NOW, Dec 4, 2019 Missouri Western President Matthew Wilson announced the university’s new esports program as well as its new director/coach Christian Konczal on Wednesday to a room of more than 100 students, faculty and staff. Esports is defined as organized team-based, multiplayer competitive video gaming. The sport has become a [...]
By Chris Roush, KQ2, Dec. 4, 2019 (ST. JOSEPH, Mo.)— Missouri Western State University is adding a new program for students that love to play video games. The University is adding Esports in the fall of 2020. "It's an environment that I think a lot of universities want to get into, but not sure how to [...]
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Christian Konczal, director/head coach of Missouri Western's esports program St. Joseph, Mo. —Dec. 4, 2019—Missouri Western State University has taken the first step toward launching its new esports programs, announcing that Christian Konczal will be the program’s first director/head coach. “The addition of esports provides students the opportunity to come together and collaborate [...]
Dec. 4, 2019— Missouri Western State University and the St. Joseph Missouri Job Center will celebrate the public unveiling of the new Griffon Lab/Mobile Job Center at noon Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the Missouri Job Center, 2202 Frederick Ave. A collaboration between the St. Joseph Missouri Job Center and Missouri Western, the mobile lab/job center [...]
Dec. 3, 2019—The Missouri Western State University Chamber Singers will present their annual Winter Concert Series with area high schools on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5 and 6. Both concerts are free and open to the public. “This series provides the opportunity for high school students and university students to collaborate and share their love [...]
