The Career Development Center has moved to the Blum Student Union and has a new director, Megan Raney. The center can assist you with developing your resumes and cover letter and provide guidance on your employment search. The Career Development Center provides resources on their website Handshake, an online tool for searching employment opportunities. The website also offers [...]
Dr. Karen Koy, associate professor of biology, co-authored a paper, “The Anthropocene Fossil Record of Terrestrial Mammals,” in the peer-reviewed journal Anthropocene. The authors were subsequently interviewed by Science Magazine, the official publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for an article titled, “What Fossils Will Modern-day Civilization Leave Behind?” Science Magazine [...]
The Bushman Planetarium on campus has public shows scheduled at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5. The planetarium will show “Journey to the Stars” on Jan. 30. Witness the life and death of stars in our sky, including our own sun. Extraordinary images captured by telescopes on Earth and [...]
Track and Field Missouri Western Track and Field had 10 top-10 finishes at the Northwest Open in Maryville, Missouri on Friday and Saturday. The Griffons continued to make positive strides, including placing multiple personal bests. Personal records in the throwing events was the highlight. Tara Bergman broke the program record and placed sixth in the shot [...]
The library in the Hearnes Center has created a display of John E. Downs '35 that will run through the end of the spring semester. Downs, who was a state Senator, played an integral role in moving Missouri Western to its present location and establishing the four-year college. Downs Drive, the circular drive around the [...]
How do you get children excited about science and math? Treat them to the experience that is Super Science Saturday! They can solve the math maze, try biology, physics, chemistry, and weather experiments, meet amazing creatures, and much more! Super Science Saturday will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Agenstein and Remington [...]
Missouri Western students will soon have the opportunity to earn $500 scholarships in a shooting competition against Missouri Western President Matt Wilson. The, "Shoot Against the Prez" competition will be held at halftime of 10 Griffon basketball games with a grand finale competition scheduled for the final home games of the 2019-20 season. The Shoot [...]
Lacrosse Coach Named Rachel Benzing was hired as the head coach of Missouri Western's newest sport, women's lacrosse. Benzing brings experience in the region as a student-athlete and coach in addition to experience starting Division II women's lacrosse programs in the midwest region. Benzing comes to MWSU after helping usher in women's lacrosse programs at [...]
Last fall, Missouri Western launched a number of unique and innovative initiatives under its new president, Matt Wilson. Below is a video that explains these new programs: Center for Service, Griffon Guarantee Scholarship, Gold Fridays, a Global Center and Esports. Websites have also been set up for all the initiatives if you want more information [...]
The MWSU choral program, under the direction of Dr. Elise Hepworth, will host 400 middle and high school students from over 40 area schools for a daylong clinic on Monday, Feb. 10 in the Fulkerson Center. The day will culminate with a concert, which is free and open to the public. The middle school honor [...]
