Nov. 20, 2024--Missouri Western State University has named Dr. Jay Johnson as provost and vice president of academic affairs. Dr. Johnson, currently associate provost for academic operations and undergraduate studies at Northwest Missouri State University, will begin his duties Jan.13, 2025. “I’m excited to welcome Dr. Jay Johnson to the Griffon family,” said Dr. Elizabeth [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy and Mike Poore sign the Nursing Scholars of Promise agreement in the Mosaic Life Care Auxiliary Community Lab at Missouri Western State University on Nov. 7. Nov. 7, 2024 – Missouri Western State University and Mosaic Life Care have signed a partnership agreement to provide financial, academic and career support [...]
Photo provided by The Griffon News. Nov. 6, 2024--Missouri Western State University’s Career Development Center will host a teacher recruitment fair on Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Fulkerson Center. This fair is open to all students and Missouri Western alumni who wish to work in a K-12 [...]
Photo provided by The Griffon News. Nov. 6, 2024–Missouri Western will host its 5th annual communications career night, cosponsored by the Career Development Center and the Department of Communication, on Wednesday Nov. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Blum Union room 218/219. This fair is free and open to all students and [...]
Oct. 24, 2024--Missouri Western State University has decided to end its Gold Friday initiative, a four-day class schedule intended to provide one day a week for learning activities outside the classroom. Beginning in Fall 2025, Missouri Western will return to a five-day class schedule. “Gold Fridays was an initiative begun with great intentions. Although we [...]
Walk for the homeless 2023, photo provided by GriffonNews.com. Oct. 18, 2024--Missouri Western State University’s Organization of Student Social Workers will host the 13th annual Walk for the Homeless on Friday, Nov. 1 in downtown St. Joseph. Check in begins at 4 p.m. The walk will begin at 4:30 p.m. at 6th and [...]
Oct. 18, 2024--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of "Nine Planets and Counting" and "Journey to the Stars" at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. "Nine Planets and Counting" Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting [...]
Oct. 11, 2024–Actor Sharon Blynn will deliver an interactive career guidance presentation to Missouri Western State University cinematic arts, graphic design, and digital animation students on Tuesday, Oct. 22, starting at 5:00 p.m. in the Kemper Recital Hall, Leah Spratt Hall, Room 101. “As part of Missouri Western’s applied learning model, this presentation is designed [...]
Oct. 11, 2024--Missouri Western State University’s College of Liberal Arts will host a panel discussion on political polarization at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at the East Hills Library, 502 N. Woodbine, in the Theater Room. The free event, titled "Donkeys, Elephants, and All the Drama: Political Polarization in the United States," is designed to [...]
Oct. 9, 2024--The Drew Brown Art Gallery in Potter Hall at Missouri Western State University will host the 2024 MWSU Art Faculty Exhibition Oct. 17-Dec. 15. An opening reception will be held in the gallery from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. The reception is free and open to the public. This exhibition highlights [...]
