Dr. Nuchelle Chance, assistant professor of psychology, recently co-authored an article in the Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. The article "Exploring Scholarly Productivity, Supports, and Challenges of Multinational Women Graduate Students During a Global Pandemic" aimed to highlight the tensions that multinational women graduate students experienced due to the change in [...]
Dr. Aaron Grant, assistant professor of music, is this year’s Missouri Western recipient of the Missouri Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education for his exemplary work in music theory teaching, advising and mentorship. This award recognizes Dr. Grant’s tireless dedication to students and the university.
The U.S. Department of State announced the selection of Dr. Adrienne Johnson, chair and associate professor of the Department of Education, for a two-week English Language Specialist project focusing on high-quality teacher development experiences for English teachers in under-resourced regions in Turkey. This project is in partnership with the Turkish Ministry of Education. [...]
Missouri Western students placed at the Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA) National Leadership Conference in Chicago. They received first place in Sales Presentation and third place in Business Decision Making. These students received $1,175 in cash for placing top in their categories! The students competed in seven events and earned top honors. [...]
Madi Taylor will represent MWSU through 2023 as a student board member for the St. Joseph Youth Alliance. Madi is a marketing major in the Craig School of Business and an active member of Phi Beta Lambda serving as Vice President of Community Service. The Nomination Committee recommended her at the Annual Business [...]
Madi Taylor and Blake Goforth, members of Phi Beta Lambda, attended the Show-Me Leadership conference at Worlds of Fun. The conference was held in the Tivoli Music Hall where they attended presentations on leadership, marketing, and management. Madi and Blake also had the opportunity to check out behind the scenes activities in the [...]
Phi Beta Lambda students Seth Hogue, Blake Goforth, Madi Taylor, and Emily Punzo competed at the 2022 State Leadership Conference in Springfield, MO, in April. Events included Financial Concepts, Accounting Principles, Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship Concepts, & Sales presentations. All placed and have the opportunity to compete at the National Leadership Conference in Chicago [...]
Kylar McNeal, a history education major, presented his original research on 19th-century women textile mill workers at the spring 2022 Meeting of the New England Historical Association in Lowell, Massachusetts. His presentation was received with great praise and generated excellent discussion among attendees. He also toured the mill museums and canals in Lowell, [...]
Kudos to Josh Pohl, convergent journalism major and editor-in-chief of the Griffon News, for scoring an Honorable Mention in the Apple awards at the National College Media Association Convention in New York City. The Griffon News competed against other four-year universities with fewer than 5,000 undergraduates.
Two Missouri Western State University nursing students were awarded DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nursing Students for the spring 2022 semester. Hai Le, third semester nursing student from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Shayla Bocchine, fourth semester nursing student from Agency, Missouri, were honored as part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize compassionate and [...]
