{"id":11047,"date":"2025-10-16T13:53:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/saem\/?p=11047"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:53:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:53:42","slug":"october-2025-family-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/saem\/2025\/10\/16\/october-2025-family-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2025 Family Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Events<\/span><\/h1>\n

Save the Date: Discover More<\/span><\/h2>\n

November 1, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Join us on campus for Discover More Day on November 1. This is a great opportunity for potential future Griffons to experience life as a Griffon. Those in attendance will engage current students, take a campus tour, meet their future faculty, and cheer on Griffon Football at a game. Did we mention that any senior who attends Discover More and then enrolls in either Spring 2026 or Fall 2026 is eligible for a $500 one-time scholarship?<\/span><\/p>\n

Register today!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Alumni and Friends Art Exhibit<\/span><\/h2>\n

September 5, 2025 – October 17, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss the newest exhibit in the Drew Brown Art Gallery in Potter Hall. This exhibit showcases photography and art from Alumni and is open to the public Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Visit before it\u2019s gone for good on October 17.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Alumni<\/p>\n

Ring the Bell<\/span><\/h2>\n

Select Dates<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Griffon athletics is running full steam ahead in the fall season and you don\u2019t want to miss a single piece of the action! Catch Griffon football, soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis, and cross country from now until November.<\/p>\n

Check out each team\u2019s schedule at https:\/\/gogriffons.com\/<\/a>. We can\u2019t wait to see you at a game!<\/p>\n

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News & Reminders<\/span><\/h1>\n

Homecoming 2025<\/span><\/h2>\n

We invited the entire community to Wild MoWest Homecoming and YOU showed up! Our campus streets were packed for the parade and then we kept the party going through a fall festival and tailgate. We crowned our Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the football game, and also honored 50 Years of Women\u2019s Athletics here at MoWest.<\/span><\/p>\n

See all the photos from Homecoming week on our <\/span>SmugMug<\/span><\/a> page.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Homecoming<\/h2>\n

\"Homecoming<\/p>\n

Nursing Early Acceptance<\/span><\/h2>\n

We recognized our newest future Griffon nurses at the 2025 Early Acceptance ceremony. Each acceptee was given a certificate to symbolize their entry into the program. We cannot wait to see what this group accomplishes.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can view and download photos from these events by visiting our <\/span>SmugMug<\/span><\/a> account.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Butterfly Tagging<\/span><\/h2>\n

The entire Griffon Family was invited to join in on butterfly tagging this year. During Family Day the Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society hosted monarch butterfly tagging on the John Rushin Teaching and Research Prairie on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Dr. Koy’s BIO 100 classes also joined in on the important project later that week. Over three events, 242 monarchs were tagged.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>You can view and download photos from all the events during Family Day by visiting our <\/span>SmugMug<\/span><\/a> account.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Butterfly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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