Dec. 10, 2024--Dr. Derek Jenkins, associate professor of music composition and theory at Missouri Western State University, received the Marian Anderson Award in Social Justice from The American Prize for his composed piece "Dreams of America" for brass band and still images. Dr. Jenkins is a composer whose music has been performed throughout the United [...]
Dec. 10, 2024--Missouri Western State University’s Bushman Planetarium, located in Agenstein Hall room 147, will offer two shows during the month of December. The planetarium will show “Mystery of the Christmas Star” and “Stars of the Pharaohs” at the following times: 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 22 7 p.m. on Friday, [...]
Dec. 6, 2024--Missouri Western State University will celebrate the achievements of 201 graduates during the fall commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the MWSU Fieldhouse in the M.O. Looney Complex. The public is invited. Doors open to guests at 10:15 a.m. Missouri Western will confer 171 undergraduate degrees and 30 graduate degrees [...]
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 [...]
