Dr. Csengele Barta, associate professor of biology, was awarded the Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) Award of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), for the fourth consecutive year in 2022. The prestigious award recognizes excellence in plant science scholarship and undergraduate student research mentorship of faculty at primarily undergraduate serving institutions. The award [...]
Dr. Aaron Grant, assistant professor of music theory, recently published two new articles in top-tier journals of music theory. “Structure and Variable Formal Function in Schubert’s Three-Key Expositions” was published in Music Theory Spectrum and “Reaching Outside the Classroom: Infusing Public Music Theory into the Undergraduate Core” was published by the Journal of [...]
Missouri Western students participated in the Sleep in Heavenly Peace Bunk Bed build event at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. This event helps ensure no child will sleep on the floor in the local communities. Sixteen beds were brought back to St. Joseph to be distributed by Wyatt Park Christian Church to children [...]
The student chapter of The Wildlife Society utilized a Gold Friday at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. They commenced in the morning with their annual tagging of Monarch butterflies as the monarchs began their epic migration. In the afternoon, they were joined by Dr. Aracely Newton and planted additional trees on the MWSU [...]
The Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society has been extremely busy with their Gold Fridays. On Friday, Oct. 22 The chapter was assigned to Andrew County to perform wildlife track surveys for the MO Dept of Conservation. Five transects each of which had 10 scent stations and were then read on Sat. Oct. [...]
Dr. Mark Mills, Dr. Aracely Newton, Dr. Cary Chevalier, and students from the MWSU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society built a new footbridge over a drainage on the Otoe Creek Nature Trail.
Every January, Super Science Saturday is held on the Missouri Western campus. Through collaboration with the St. Joseph Museums and many other community partners, our students and faculty give kids of all ages fun experiences in biology, physics, chemistry and much more!
Students from the Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Science participated in the MoShape Conference on Nov. 11 at Lake Ozark, MO. Two out of three of the selected majors of the year were there to receive their awards. Brea Blanton (HES/PCF) and Kylie DeHook (RSM) were awarded their plaques at the MoShape [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Julie Jedlicka and MWSU honors graduate Laney (Hayward) Nute who co-authored a peer-reviewed publication with others in PeerJ Life and Environment. The paper analyzed how seasons, guilds, and years affect avian foraging in Mexican coffee farms. Laney is now a graduate student at the University of Mississippi researching endangered species [...]
Griffon University, an affiliate of student-led Griffon Production House, collaborated with Dr. Dan Shepherd, associate professor of education, on their first production. Griff-U, for short, has a mission to highlight and showcase outstanding research conducted by MWSU faculty and students. Dr. Shepherd’s recent research titled “Student Preferences About University Education Department Instructor Attire” [...]
