{"id":11456,"date":"2024-02-27T16:33:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11456"},"modified":"2024-02-27T16:33:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:33:40","slug":"missouri-western-to-host-future-griffons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/27\/missouri-western-to-host-future-griffons\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Western to host future Griffons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-11457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/16A0291-310x207.jpg\" alt=\"student resource fair orientation\" width=\"379\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/16A0291-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/16A0291-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/16A0291-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/16A0291-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/16A0291-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/16A0291-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/16A0291-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/16A0291-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/16A0291-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Feb. 27, 2024-Griffon Experience, an open-house event for potential Griffons, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March 2. This event <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is free to the public and open to anyone interested in learning more about student life at Missouri Western State University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katie Jenkins, assistant director of admissions for orientation and campus visits, is excited to have prospective students and their guests on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOnly once a semester do we open our doors for students to do all of this in one day,\u201d Jenkins said. \u201cIt&#8217;s going to be a gorgeous day to tour campus!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Potential students will have access to faculty members from several departments on campus to discuss majors, minors and applied learning opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Campus tours will take place throughout the day, and lunch will be provided in the Blum Dining Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A student panel will be available to answer questions from students and their guests, and a resource fair will showcase the departments, programs and student resources on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is no deadline for registration, but interested attendees should <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.missouriwestern.edu\/register\/?id=ac44756f-379b-4494-bbc1-d3ddf1e2ca95\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">register<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Doors open Saturday at 9 a.m. in Agenstein-Remington Hall for check-in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">News release written by Patty Lashbrook, sophomore convergent journalism and public relations major.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 27, 2024-Griffon Experience, an open-house event for potential Griffons, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday,\u00a0March 2. 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