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Jun 06, 2021

Veteran officer to command Law Enforcement Academy

2021-06-11T16:48:52-05:00

Joseph King June 14, 2021--A veteran law enforcement officer in northwest Missouri will become commander of the Missouri Western State University Law Enforcement Academy later this month. Capt. Joseph King, a 1997 graduate of Missouri Western, will begin his duties June 28. King has been in law enforcement for 29 years, working for [...]

Veteran officer to command Law Enforcement Academy2021-06-11T16:48:52-05:00
Jun 06, 2021

Alumnus awarded Auntie Anne’s franchise

2021-06-04T14:32:39-05:00

Hayden Glaubius '21 with Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development June 4, 2021--Hayden Glaubius, a 2021 graduate of the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University, was awarded an Auntie Anne’s pretzel franchise in the latest competition sponsored by Missouri Western’s Center for Franchise Development.  “I want to [...]

Alumnus awarded Auntie Anne’s franchise2021-06-04T14:32:39-05:00
May 05, 2021

Arthur Brooks announced as 2021 Convocation on Critical Issues speaker

2021-05-25T14:49:04-05:00

Arthur Brooks May 25, 2021--Dr. Arthur C. Brooks, Harvard professor, bestselling author and columnist for The Atlantic, will be the featured speaker at the 28th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena on the campus of Missouri Western State University. [...]

Arthur Brooks announced as 2021 Convocation on Critical Issues speaker2021-05-25T14:49:04-05:00
May 05, 2021

Center for Entrepreneurship partners with Chamber on business succession workshops

2021-05-21T08:52:08-05:00

May 21, 2021--Missouri Western State University Center for Entrepreneurship and the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce are partnering on a program to promote and encourage transition of successful businesses to new ownership. The goal of “Business SUCCESSion” is to reach business owners who want to transition out of their business now or in the near [...]

Center for Entrepreneurship partners with Chamber on business succession workshops2021-05-21T08:52:08-05:00
May 05, 2021

CFE hosts small business workshop in south St. Joseph

2021-05-14T16:10:41-05:00

May 14, 2021--The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University is hosting a workshop in south St. Joseph for small business owners. The workshops are free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. The workshop, in partnership with the St. Joseph Southside Development Corporation, will [...]

CFE hosts small business workshop in south St. Joseph2021-05-14T16:10:41-05:00
May 05, 2021

Biology student earns research fellowship

2021-05-11T09:11:17-05:00

Alykah Zahnd explains her biology research to Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western's president. May 11, 2021--Alyka Zahnd, a sophomore wildlife conservation and management major from Savannah, Missouri, has been awarded the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Award for 2021. The ASPB-SURF program provides support for summer research [...]

Biology student earns research fellowship2021-05-11T09:11:17-05:00
May 05, 2021

Spring Commencement ceremonies relocated; Zora Mulligan to speak

2021-05-05T17:48:52-05:00

May 5, 2021--Zora Mulligan, Missouri’s commissioner of higher education, will speak at Missouri Western State University’s two Spring Commencement ceremonies, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, May 8 in the St. Joseph Civic Arena, 100 N. 4th Street. The ceremonies have been moved indoors because of predicted inclement weather both Saturday and Sunday. Approximately [...]

Spring Commencement ceremonies relocated; Zora Mulligan to speak2021-05-05T17:48:52-05:00
Apr 04, 2021

Bond Incubator tenant establishes hemp research laboratory

2021-04-30T09:01:25-05:00

Blue Diamond Ventures Inc. (OTC PK: BLDV)                                  For Immediate Release April 30, 2021 - Chicago, Illinois   Blue Diamond Ventures Doubles Down on Innovation and Licensing New Hemp Research Laboratory in St. Joseph, Missouri will host Robotics Project Harvest 360 Labs Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BLDV, has signed an agreement to establish a [...]

Bond Incubator tenant establishes hemp research laboratory2021-04-30T09:01:25-05:00
Apr 04, 2021

Biology major wins state grant award

2021-04-29T09:27:40-05:00

April 29, 2021--Missouri Western State University biology major Esther Par of St. Joseph has won the prestigious 2021 Stan Hudson Research Grant Award from the Missouri Native Plant Society. Par will receive $1,500 toward her research supplies and will present her research at the upcoming Botanical Symposium in Rolla, Mo. Par is conducting her research with [...]

Biology major wins state grant award2021-04-29T09:27:40-05:00
Apr 04, 2021

Griffon Esports wins big for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals

2021-04-26T16:30:21-05:00

April 26, 2021--The Missouri Western State University Griffon Esports team dominated in their first appearance at Extra Life United, the annual Esports and gaming tournament hosted by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.  In the popular game Rocket League, the team of Griffon Esports varsity athletes “The Animal” (Adam Clow, freshman health sciences major from Kansas City, [...]

Griffon Esports wins big for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals2021-04-26T16:30:21-05:00