A team of Missouri Western State University students brought home third place in the Leadership Challenge Event at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, on March 2 and 3. Click here for the full story.
A Missouri Western State University biology professor and three of her students have published a research paper that may help lead to new ways of controlling invasive plant species. Click here for the full story.
March 3, 2023–A Missouri Western professor was recently named to the St. Joseph Human Rights Commission. Petronilla Sylvester, assistant professor of legal studies, was nominated to the commission by Mayor John Josendale and confirmed by the City Council. Her term expires Jan. 9, 2026. Click here to read the full story. [...]
Three Missouri Western State University tutors have achieved their Level 1 College Reading and Learning Association certification. In order to be certified, math tutor Hailey Crane and writing tutors Molly Luthans and Reece Sacksteder undertook at least 10 hours of training and 25 hours of tutoring experience which utilizes that training. Click here to read [...]
Dr. Tilo Roy, associate professor of biology, published the January 2023 issue of "The Vasculum" (the bi-annual newsletter of the Society of Herbarium Curators). Dr. Roy is the Editor-in-Chief of this newsletter. This issue of "The Vasculum" contains a diverse array of interesting articles on herbaria news, views, and new innovations from across [...]
Dr. Laura Reynolds, provost and vice president for academics, was elected to the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater St. Joseph. Dr. Reynolds was elected at the annual meeting of the United Way on Feb. 2, 2023. The United Way of Greater St. Joseph improves the education, health and financial [...]
Dr. Julie Jedlicka published an article with MWSU undergraduate Laney (Hayward) Nute on research conducted for her honors thesis in the journal BIOS. The article was published on Dec 18, 2022, and entitled "Evidence for frequency-dependent selection in House Wrens, but not Eastern Bluebirds." Dr. Jedlicka supervised Nute's honors thesis where she applied [...]
Get to know your Staff Association Senator, John Vanderpool! What office do you work in and what is your title? Director, Housing and Residence Life How long have you been at Missouri Western? 1 year What is your favorite Missouri Western event? International Fair Fun fact – If you could have tea with [...]
Get to know your Staff Association Senator, Luanne Haggard! What office do you work in and what is your title? Director of Assessment and Accreditation How long have you been at Missouri Western? 1 year What is your favorite Missouri Western event? GriffUP Downtown Fun fact – If you could have tea with [...]
Biology faculty member Dr. Csengele Barta and her collaborators published two research manuscripts in two consecutive editions of the Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal of international circulation. The papers focus on plant-soil biota interactions, exploring the role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in plant stress resistance and the [...]
