{"id":12296,"date":"2026-04-20T14:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=12296"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:19:31","slug":"mowest-scj-inducts-five-new-members-at-their-annual-spring-induction-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/20\/mowest-scj-inducts-five-new-members-at-their-annual-spring-induction-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"MoWest SCJ inducts five new members at their annual spring induction ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-12297 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/SCJ-News-Featured-Image.png\" alt=\"SCJ logo\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/SCJ-News-Featured-Image-200x126.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/SCJ-News-Featured-Image-310x196.png 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/SCJ-News-Featured-Image.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>April 20, 2026\u2013In its eighth year <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a recognized installed national honor\u2019s organization at Missouri Western State University, the MoWest Chapter of the Society of Collegiate Journalists held their annual spring induction ceremony on March 10, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The organization inducted five new members into the prestigious honor society while recognizing their achievements with Griffon Media. The students pledge to uphold a high standard of journalism, ethics and responsible storytelling as part of their commitment to journalism and the organization, as well as the MoWest community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following students were inducted:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeimy Cruz-Aguilera, junior social work major from St. Joseph<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chloe Hibler, sophomore applied communication and journalism major from Cameron, Missouri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payton Patterson, junior applied communication and journalism major from Kansas City, Missouri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah Swallow, junior applied communication and journalism major from Highland, Indiana<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendall Warren, sophomore applied communication and journalism major from Kansas City, Missouri<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scjnational.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Society for Collegiate Journalists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the nation\u2019s oldest honor society for student media leaders. It encourages ethical, accurate and innovative journalism nationally and creates a strong network of advocates for First Amendment education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To date, the chapter at MoWest has inducted over 150 students and earned over 250 national awards honoring the best work in collegiate media.<\/span><\/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. MoWest 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;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 20, 2026\u2013In its eighth year as a recognized installed national honor\u2019s organization at Missouri Western State University, the MoWest Chapter of the Society of Collegiate Journalists held their annual spring induction ceremony on March 10, 2026.\u00a0 The organization inducted five new members into the prestigious honor society while recognizing their achievements with Griffon Media. 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