Dr. Crystal Harris June 25, 2021--Dr. Crystal Harris has been named dean of the College of Science and Health at Missouri Western State University effective July 1. Dr. Harris has served as interim dean since the college was created one year ago. “Dr. Harris has served Missouri Western with distinction for more than [...]
June 23, 2021--After a temporary relocation to Kansas City for the club’s 2020 training camp due to NFL COVID-19 protocols, the Kansas City Chiefs have announced that Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care will return to the campus of Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri, in July and will once again [...]
Dr. Marc Manganaro June 21, 2021--Dr. Marc Manganaro has been appointed interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Missouri Western State University. He succeeds Dr. Douglas Davenport, who has announced his retirement effective June 30 after six years at Missouri Western. “Dr. Manganaro has the right combination of academic and administrative [...]
June 14, 2021--After a successful first year of varsity competition, the Griffon Esports program at Missouri Western State University will hold its first youth camp for middle and high school students July 5-9. Pre-registration is required. Parents or guardians can register their children at missouriwestern.edu/esports. “Our goal with the Griffon Esports Youth Camp is to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
