March 18, 2022--Missouri Western State University’s Center for Academic Support (CAS) has been awarded a five-year certification for Levels 1, 2 and 3 as a certified tutor training program by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). The Center for Academic Support has worked hard to develop a tutor training [...]
March 15, 2022--A $500,000 gift from Mosaic Life Care and the Mosaic Life Care Foundation will allow Missouri Western State University to create a new Interprofessional Lab for its health care programs, including the new Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy program. The Mosaic gift supplements a $444,152 GEER Excels grant from the State of Missouri. [...]
Artemii Udovenko, Taylor Edwards, Mya Riley and Daraja Pollard-Scott with Missouri Governor Mike Parson. March 1, 2022 – Four Missouri Western State University students were among 60 collegiate students nominated to attend the 37th Annual Missouri Governor’s Student Leadership Forum on Faith and Values held February 25-27, 2022, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Attending [...]
March 1, 2022--A small grant from the American Psychological Association will support suicide awareness and prevention efforts by a Missouri Western State University faculty member and her students. Dr. Nuchelle Chance, assistant professor of psychology, received the grant through the APA’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training in Psychology Task Force. The grant [...]
March 1, 2022--The Craig School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship will host Entrepreneurship Week, a series of workshops and events March 14-18 at Missouri Western State University. The weeklong program is designed for local business professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs, college students, and those curious about the skills needed to run a small business. Experts and business [...]
Feb. 28, 2022-- On Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, Missouri Western State University’s cinema program hosted the Future Filmmaker Festival for high school students interested in filmmaking and pursuing cinema at a university level. Nearly 50 high school students from across Missouri attended the one-day festival. The high school students were able to attend [...]
Feb. 25, 2022--Dr. Tilottama Roy, assistant professor of biology at Missouri Western State University, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant of $863,000 to fund undergraduate student research into the evolution and diversification of a group of mint plants that include numerous species that have been federally listed as endangered. Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy [...]
Feb. 18, 2022--Effective immediately, face coverings are encouraged but no longer required in all indoor spaces on the campus of Missouri Western State University. “This University masking policy change reflects several indicators reviewed by the COVID-19 Response Team every week,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president, in an email to campus. “We’ve seen both [...]
Feb. 16, 2022--Missouri Western State University and Heart to Heart International have rescheduled planned adult and pediatric COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Originally scheduled Feb. 17 and March 17, they will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 and Thursday, March 24 in a new location, Remington Hall room 105. The clinics are free [...]
Feb. 15, 2022--The Steven L. Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University has extended its business accreditation by AACSB International through 2025. “AACSB accreditation is an indicator that the Craig School of Business has met the highest standards in business education,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president. “The faculty and staff of [...]
