Dr. Melody Smith, executive director, Center for Service Sept. 4, 2019— Students at Missouri Western State University will soon be able to earn credit toward their degree by volunteering in the community. “Service is at the very core of our mission at Missouri Western,” said President Matt Wilson. “We don’t just want to [...]
Aug 23, 2019 By Alan Van Zandt, KQ2 (ST. JOSEPH, Mo) -- A new era at Missouri Western began Thursday evening with an event that didn't even happen on campus. Administrators say the first-ever Griff Up party in downtown St. Joseph was just the first step at bringing the university closer to the city it [...]
New university president Matthew Wilson attended his first board meeting since joining the university. Aug 22, 2019 By Ron Johnson, KQ2 (ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University held their first meeting with a new university president Thursday. Board members met to discuss the many events held on campus since Matthew [...]
By Jessika Eidson News-Press NOW|Aug 4, 2019 While many in the St. Joseph area have taken part in Chiefs Training Camp for years, 2019 marks the first for Missouri Western State University’s new president, Matt Wilson. “I had an idea of what Chiefs Camp might be, but until you’re here on our campus and you [...]
Jul 28, 2019 Anyone listening to last week’s speech from Missouri Western State University’s new president was likely to be disappointed. That is, if those in the audience were expecting dry, academic oratory on the value of higher education. There is nothing dry about Matt Wilson, who replaces Dr. Robert Vartabedian as the fifth president [...]
By Daniel Cobb News-Press NOW|Jul 24, 2019 Missouri Western State University President Matthew Wilson didn’t get a chance to sit down and eat during Wednesday’s Chairman’s Breakfast event. He was too busy shaking hands. The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce gathering, which featured Wilson as its speaker, brought several business leaders from across the community [...]
By Daniel Cobb, July 1, 2019 Missouri Western State University’s new president, Matthew J. Wilson, toured various departments Monday morning in order to learn more about the students and faculty he’ll be working with this year. On his first official day on the job, Wilson, who was selected to replace [...]
July 1, 2019— Missouri Western State University today welcomes the fifth president in its 50-year history as a four-year institution. Matthew J. Wilson, J.D., succeeds Dr. Robert Vartabedian, who retired June 30 after 11 years as Missouri Western’s president. In a first-day message to students, President Wilson pledged that Missouri Western faculty, staff, alumni and [...]
June 18, 2019—Griffon Hall at Missouri Western State University will be renamed Vartabedian Hall. Missouri Western’s Board of Governors approved naming the residence hall in honor of Drs. Robert and Laurel Vartabedian. Dr. Robert Vartabedian will retire this month after 11 years as president. “Getting to know Dr. Vartabedian in the five years I’ve been [...]
A negative was turned into an amazing positive when the local St. Joseph Woodworkers Guild agreed to create a new ceremonial mace for Missouri Western this spring. The original mace, which was carried in and placed on the stage at Commencement ceremonies, was stolen in May 2018. When University personnel tried to find a replacement, [...]
