When a mythical beast came down from the top of a hill during the annual spring festival in China, he would devour livestock and villagers until an old man was able to drive the monster away using fire, firecrackers and the color red. At least, that’s what the legends say. The story serves as a [...]
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 [...]
By Bailey Ketcham News-Press NOW|Aug 22, 2019 For the first time Missouri Western State University hosted the Griff Up downtown event to welcome the class of 2023 to St. Joseph. The event took place at Coleman Hawkins Park at Felix Street Square in order to get student acquainted with a new area. There was music, [...]
Aug. 19, 2019—More than 800 freshmen entering Missouri Western State University this fall will participate in Griffon Edge, a program designed to help them acclimate to college life and make connections with fellow students and the St. Joseph Community. The Office of Admissions invites current students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members and their families to [...]
As the fall 2018 semester starts at Missouri Western State University, preliminary enrollment data indicates more than 1,050 incoming freshmen are beginning their college career, an increase of approximately 7 percent over last year and more than 22 percent higher than it was in fall 2016. "To see this kind of growth in freshman enrollment [...]
Missouri Western State University invites the local community to several events to help welcome new and returning students to campus for the beginning of the fall semester. Missouri Western will welcome approximately 1,000 incoming freshmen during its annual Griffon Edge orientation program. The schedule includes two events that are open to the public: Movie Night, [...]
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce costs for students and help them finish college in a timely manner, Missouri Western State University will reduce the number of credit hours required to earn a bachelor’s degree from 124 to 120, effective in the fall semester of 2018. “This change is an important part of our [...]
Because of the threat of inclement weather, the Missouri Western State University Showcase Day that was scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 24 has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 3. Showcase Day is an opportunity for students and parents who are interested in learning more about Missouri Western to visit campus, meet with faculty, tour campus, and [...]
Missouri Western State University will adopt the “superscore” method to evaluate the ACT scores of incoming freshmen for admission and scholarship offers. Until now, if a student took the ACT more than once, Missouri Western would evaluate their admission and scholarship applications based on the best composite score (the average of the test’s four sections) [...]
Participants in Griffon Edge, Missouri Western's extended new student orientation program. As classes start at Missouri Western State University this fall, preliminary enrollment data indicates that about 1,000 incoming freshmen are starting their college career, an increase of 16.2 percent over last year’s number. “A one-year increase this large is really unprecedented in [...]
