Nov. 7, 2022--Missouri Western State University joins the Council for Opportunity in Education and the Center for First-Generation Student Success in the annual First-Generation College Celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Missouri Western’s celebration is funded in part by a grant from the Council and the Center, one of just 50 awarded nationally. Earlier this year, [...]
Nov. 3, 2022--Missouri Western State University will host its annual International Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 in the Fulkerson Center. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will have the chance to meet international students, friends, faculty and staff from 30 different countries. The event will include free [...]
Oct. 3, 2022--Missouri Western State University is celebrating Homecoming 2022 the week of Oct. 2-8, ending with the Homecoming Parade and Griffon football game against Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday. The theme of the week’s celebration is “Blast from the Past.” The annual Homecoming Parade is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. It will step off from [...]
Alexis Arai, Dr. Federico Rivas-Gotz and Isaura Garcia will be featured guests at the Hispanic Heritage Banquet. Sept. 22--Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with food, music and salsa dancing at the annual Missouri Western State University Hispanic Heritage Banquet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the Fulkerson Center. Admission is free, but pre-registration [...]
Sept. 20, 2022--Missouri Western State University invites students and their families to enjoy a full day of fun, food and Griffon volleyball and football games during Family Day 2022 on Saturday, Sept. 24. “After four weeks of classes, Family Day gives students a chance to reconnect with their families and show them the campus they [...]
The campus and St. Joseph communities welcome students back to Missouri Western at Western Warm-Up Aug. 30, 2021. Aug. 26, 2022--Missouri Western State University students will be introduced to all that campus and the community have to offer during Welcome Week activities Aug. 28 through Sept. 2, sponsored by the Center for Student [...]
July 11, 2022--Adults without a college degree can learn about ways to increase their earning potential through three Find My Path Days offered by Missouri Western State University in July and August. “Find My Path Days are career advising events that will help people identify what professions would best match their interests, explore realistic educational [...]
June 30, 2022--The Baker Family Fitness Center at Missouri Western State University will be closed Friday, July 8 through Sunday, July 10, and will be open to the public for limited hours July 11 through Aug. 19. The changes will provide a dedicated space during Chiefs Training Camp for pre-season workouts by Missouri Western student-athletes [...]
April 14, 2022–The recently completed Student Government Association elections at Missouri Western State University included a historic first. Nathan Scott, senior business major from Savannah, Missouri, becomes the first Missouri Western student to be elected to three terms as SGA president. Lauren Bloodgood, junior biology major from St. Joseph, Missouri, was elected as vice president. [...]
Feb. 3, 2022--The Campus Cupboard at Missouri Western State University will receive a microgrant of $3,000 from a national nonprofit addressing hunger among college students. The grant will allow the Campus Cupboard to hire a student manager. “Food insecurity is a big concern for college students nationally and locally, and this grant will help us [...]
