Dr. Jeff Woodford speaks about the NSF grant at a news conference on Oct. 4. Other members of the research team appeared via Zoom. St. Joseph, Mo. —Oct. 4, 2023—Students at primarily undergraduate institutions in Missouri will soon have access to greater computing power, thanks to a National Science Foundation grant of nearly [...]
Oct. 2, 2023--The director and producer of the documentary film “Class of COVID-19” will attend a screening and lead a discussion at Missouri Western State University. The screening will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. It is free and open to the public. “Class [...]
Dr. Maureen Raffensperger, professor emerita, pins 2023 physical therapist assistant graduate Kennedie Kieffer during a May 2023 ceremony. All 14 of the PTA graduates who took the national board exam in 2023 passed on their first attempt. Sept. 27, 2023--All 14 students who graduated from the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program at Missouri [...]
Laura Nold, assistant professor of nursing at Missouri Western State University, recently received a scholarship from the Mosaic Life Care Foundation. The 2023 Lowell C. Kruse Healthy Choices. Healthy Lives. Scholarship provides financial assistance to a first-year, full-time graduate student studying in areas leading to improved quality of life for the residents of the Mosaic [...]
Bob Long (center) receives the 2023 Arts Educator of the Year Award from St. Joseph Mayor John Josendale and Arts Council President Terri Modlin. Two members of the faculty in the Department of Music at Missouri Western State University were honored at the 2023 Mayor’s Awards for the Arts from the Allied Arts [...]
Aug. 31, 2023–Dr. Lori McCune, associate professor of mathematics at Missouri Western State University, received a Meritorious Service Award from the Mathematical Association of America. The award is based on service to the association at the national or section level. Dr. McCune was one of just five members honored nationally, and the only one in [...]
Aug. 31, 2023--Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development at Missouri Western State University, is a new member of the Missouri FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Foundation Board. Klaus is the advisor to the Missouri Western FBLA chapter and has led students at state and national leadership conferences. She is a graduate [...]
Members of the Golden Griffon Marching Band perform at the Gold Rush Pep Rally on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Bands from Central, Lafayette and Benton will join the GGMB for Band Day on Aug. 31. Aug. 30, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Golden Griffon Marching Band will host a Band Day for more than [...]
July 28, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Sept. 29 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC. Honorees are: Distinguished Alumni Awards The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest [...]
Michael Rader, Seth Hogue and Madi Taylor (l-r) at the 2023 FBLA Collegiate National Leadership Conference. July 24, 2023—Students from Missouri Western State University won top prizes at the 2023 Collegiate National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA), the nation’s largest Career and Technical Student Organization focused solely on [...]
