{"id":2041,"date":"2014-03-07T12:08:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T18:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lamp1.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:20:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T21:20:40","slug":"missouri-western-139th-airlift-wing-strengthen-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2014\/03\/07\/missouri-western-139th-airlift-wing-strengthen-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Western, 139th Airlift Wing Strengthen Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":" Col. Ralph Schwader, Wing Commander of the 139th Airlift Wing and a 1985 graduate of Missouri Western, talks about partnerships between the Air National Guard Unit and the University during a press conference March 7, 2014.\n<p>Missouri Western State University and the 139<sup>th<\/sup>Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard are working more closely together to provide educational opportunities to members of the Airlift Wing as well as current Missouri Western students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\">\u201cA year ago, Mayor Bill Falkner invited Missouri Western and the 139<sup>th<\/sup> Airlift Wing to explore ways we could work more closely together,\u201d said Dr. Jeanne Daffron, provost and vice president for academic affairs. \u201cMissouri Western\u2019s commitment to those who serve or have served in the military is a long-standing one, and we\u2019re pleased to deepen that commitment. The results of our discussions, we hope, demonstrate our high regard for the men and women of the 139<sup>th<\/sup> Airlift Wing, and it is our hope that the partnership we\u2019ve shared can continue to grow in ways large and small.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\">Dr. Daffron said Missouri Western is undertaking two major initiatives to provide additional educational opportunities for members of the 139<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 200%;font-family: Symbol\"><span><span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 200%\">CCAF degree completion: Airmen are able to take general education courses at Missouri Western to complete their Community College of the Air Force Associate\u2019s Degree. Students have the option of taking the courses on campus or online, with more than 250 general education online courses offered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 200%\">Bachelor degree completion: Military members and veterans have the opportunity to move on to a bachelor\u2019s degree using their CCAF or other transfers as a base. They can select a traditional baccalaureate major or a Bachelor of General Studies, which is specifically tailored for those who have some college credits but have delayed their studies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"line-height: 200%\">For active duty military and veterans, details regarding the completion of associate\u2019s and bachelor\u2019s degrees can be found at <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 200%;color: windowtext\">www.missouriwestern.edu<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 200%;color: windowtext\">\/military<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 200%\">. The site also includes links to lots of helpful resources, including the Veterans Service Office in Missouri Western\u2019s Office of Financial Aid and the University\u2019s Student Veterans\u2019 Association.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"line-height: 200%\">\u201cEducation is the key to advancement in the Air National Guard, and we\u2019re grateful that Missouri Western is making these educational opportunities available,\u201d said Col. Ralph Schwader, Wing Commander and a 1985 graduate of Missouri Western.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"line-height: 200%\">In addition to the degree completion programs, Dr. Daffron said a new Master\u2019s of Information Management with a concentration in Enterprise Resource Planning should be attractive to some in the military who already have their bachelor\u2019s degrees. The growing availability of online courses can also be beneficial to military personnel who want to continue their studies while deployed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"line-height: 200%\">The Airlift Wing is also working with Missouri Western to provide real-world educational opportunities to current students. For example, a group of students in the Craig School of Business is working with the Wing to make a business case for adding C-130 simulators to the base. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\" style=\"line-height: 150%\"><em>Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. 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 <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><em><span style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">www.missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri Western State University and the 139thAirlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard are working more closely together to provide educational opportunities to members of the Airlift Wing as well as current Missouri Western students. \u201cA year ago, Mayor Bill Falkner invited Missouri Western and the 139th Airlift Wing to explore ways we could [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[48],"tags":[88,436,534,769,785],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7810,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041\/revisions\/7810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}