For the second year in a row, all 40 of the Missouri Western State University students who received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in December, 2023 passed their NCLEX licensure exam on their first attempt. The 44 graduates in December 2022 also attained a 100% first-try success rate. In April 2023, [...]
Twelve nursing students from Missouri Western State University participated in the MO HOPE 2023 Mass Casualty Exercise on Oct. 13, 14 and 15 at Mozingo Lake Recreational Area in Maryville, Missouri. The exercise simulated a tornado that caused a mass casualty event along with structural damage, debris on roadways, and power outages. Local [...]
Laura Nold, assistant professor of nursing at Missouri Western State University, recently received a scholarship from the Mosaic Life Care Foundation. The 2023 Lowell C. Kruse Healthy Choices. Healthy Lives. scholarship provides financial assistance to a first-year, full-time graduate student studying in areas leading to improved quality of life for the residents of [...]
Three students represented Missouri Western State University's Alpha Chi Lambda chapter at this year's Alpha Chi National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Students Shannon Buehre, senior biology major from Lee’s Summit, Missouri; Hannah Shoemaker, senior biology major from Goodman, Missouri; and Jordon Anderson, junior nursing major from St. Joseph, presented an interdisciplinary research [...]
The two winners of the Fall Advisor Shout-Out Awards are Casey Bell (Craig School of Business) and Dr. Julie Baldwin (Nursing). Each advisor will receive $25 in ARAMARK Gold Dollars. The Fall awards are sponsored by the Admissions and Financial Aid offices. There were a total of 49 nominations received this fall, 45 [...]
Two Missouri Western State University nursing students were awarded DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nursing Students for the spring 2022 semester. Hai Le, third semester nursing student from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Shayla Bocchine, fourth semester nursing student from Agency, Missouri, were honored as part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize compassionate and [...]
