April 14, 2023--The Missouri Western State University School of Nursing and Health Professions will host a Health Professions Open House for prospective students on Wednesday, April 19. Participants will be able to meet with Missouri Western faculty and learn more about careers in health, sport and exercise science, nursing, physical therapy assistant, population health management, [...]
April 14, 2023–The Missouri Western State University Society for Collegiate Journalists inducted 17 new members and recognized 13 graduating seniors at a ceremony on April 6. Students inducted include: Darren Doyle, junior from Cosby, Missouri Zoe Dunn, senior from Kansas City, Missouri Andruw Hamilton, freshman from Kansas City, Missouri Natalie Kissinger, junior from Glenvil, Nebraska [...]
April 12, 2023--A Missouri Western State University student was recently crowned the 2023 Apple Blossom Queen. Breanna Hess, freshman convergent journalism and public relations major from St. Joseph, competed against other contestants in the categories of poise, personality and appearance. Her essay topic was "How do small businesses help make St. Joseph the city that [...]
April 7, 2023--It’s not too late to apply for financial aid for the 2023-2024 school year, and the Missouri Western State University Financial Aid Office is holding a week-long series of events to help current and prospective students finalize their aid. Monday, April 10, Check Your Status Day Visit Financial Aid in Eder Hall 103 [...]
Lashbrook (left) and Simpson in Times Square. April 6, 2023--Two student journalists from Missouri Western State University attended the College Media Association’s Spring National College Media Convention in New York City last month. Kendra Simpson and Patty Lashbrook presented a session called “Eye-Catching Content: Visual Trends in College Media” at the convention on [...]
March 31, 2023--The Kansas City Chiefs exercised their option to extend the terms on the contract that will make Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri, the home of Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care through the 2024 season. “We are thrilled to announce that we will return to Missouri Western State [...]
Addison Boyle, Becks Henderson, Julia Utterback, Summer Fude, Hunter Thornburg and Montana Frakes left their mark in South Carolina over Spring Break 2023. March 30, 2023--Six students and two staff members from Missouri Western State University traveled to South Carolina over spring break to help Habitat for Humanity build a disaster relief volunteer [...]
March 28, 2023--Dr. Adrienne Johnson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Education, is Missouri Western State University’s recipient of the 2023 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. “Dr. Johnson is an incredibly compassionate and beloved teacher, tremendous colleague, and exceptional advocate for students at Missouri Western,” her nomination letter reads. “She brings to [...]
March 24, 2023--The Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Missouri Western State University will honor Women’s History Month with the Celebrating Women in the Workplace Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 29 in the Enright Community Rooms, Spratt Hall rooms 214-216. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations [...]
March 23, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium will present a public showing of "Wonders of the Universe" and "Forces of Nature" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 28. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. "Wonders of the Universe" Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and travel back billions [...]
