Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president of Missouri Western State University, will serve as chair of the Council on Public Higher Education in Missouri (COPHE) for two years. “I appreciate my peers for giving me the opportunity to serve in this key leadership role,” acknowledged Kennedy. “We have much to accomplish as we all work together to [...]
Lonnie Bishop May 23, 2023–A veteran of the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department will lead Missouri Western State University’s Law Enforcement Academy. Lonnie Bishop will begin his duties as commander of the LEA on June 16. “The Law Enforcement Academy is an important way that we serve the region, training the people who keep [...]
May 2, 2023--More than 400 graduates will be honored during Missouri Western State University’s Spring Commencement Ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6 in the St. Joseph Civic Arena, 100 N. 4th Street in Downtown St. Joseph. The public is invited. Doors open at noon. Missouri Western will confer 390 undergraduate and 37 graduate degrees [...]
April 20, 2022–Missouri Western State University has named Andrew Carter as the University's next director of athletics. Carter, currently director of athletics at NCAA Division II Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota, will start at Missouri Western on May 2. An introductory press conference will be held that day. “In visiting with Andy, it [...]
March 11, 2021-Missouri Western State University will return to in-person instruction for the fall 2021 semester. “We are committed to providing an engaging and fulfilling in-person, on-campus experience for every student in the fall semester, always in a safe environment for our entire campus community,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president. The majority of [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, President Feb. 25, 2021--The Missouri Western State University Board of Governors voted unanimously on Thursday, Feb. 25, to name Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy Missouri Western’s sixth president. “I and other members of the Board have been very impressed with Dr. Kennedy’s capable and steady leadership during this very challenging time,” said [...]
Jan. 21, 2021--Kelli Douglas has been named university counsel at Missouri Western State University. Douglas began serving in this role Jan. 19. Previously, Douglas served as a supervisory attorney for the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Douglas had been with the OCR since 2007, serving first as an attorney and then [...]
Students soon return to college campuses with university administrators scrambling to ensure a safe environment in a time of pandemic. Missouri Western State University interim President Elizabeth Kennedy points out the university starts the fall semester early this year, hoping to wrap up classes prior to Thanksgiving. Kennedy says plans have centered on academics, housing, [...]
(MARYVILLE, Mo.) -- Missouri Governor Mike Parson met with leaders of both Missouri Western State University and Northwest Missouri State University on Monday to discuss their fall semester re-opening plans. It was part of the governor's statewide tour to look at what safety measures are being put into place in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy July 10, 2020--Missouri Western’s Board of Governors announced today that Missouri native Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy will serve as interim president of the university beginning in August. Dr. Kennedy is currently Missouri Western’s vice provost after being selected through a nationwide search. In that role, she has focused on a number [...]
