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Jun 06, 2024

United Way TEAM Player Award

2024-06-11T12:09:28-05:00

On Friday, June 7, Roger Collins, Angie Osborn and Kim Sigrist with Missouri Western State University's Center for Service were recognized as the St. Joseph Mustangs's TEAM PLAYER of the week award recipients. The Center for Service helps college students engage with a wide variety of nonprofits in the area. Roger, a recent [...]

United Way TEAM Player Award2024-06-11T12:09:28-05:00
Apr 04, 2024

Back-to-back perfection: 100% of December 2023 nursing graduates pass NCLEX on first try

2024-04-30T21:24:39-05:00

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, [...]

Back-to-back perfection: 100% of December 2023 nursing graduates pass NCLEX on first try2024-04-30T21:24:39-05:00
Apr 04, 2024

Students perform with St. Joseph Symphony

2024-04-30T16:09:04-05:00

Two Missouri Western State University students performed with the St. Joseph Symphony at the Missouri Theater on April 20. Student performers were aria and concerto contest winners Sara Poet, senior music major from St. Joseph, and David Welter, junior music major from St. Joseph. Read more.

Students perform with St. Joseph Symphony2024-04-30T16:09:04-05:00
Apr 04, 2024

Annual KC Design Studio Tour

2024-04-23T15:10:19-05:00

Missouri Western State University graphic design students visited two graphic design firms, Willoughby Design and Design Ranch, on their annual Kansas City Studio Tour on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Students from Teresa Harris’s Graphic Design IV and Final Portfolio were given a guided tour of the facilities, an overall presentation of the studio’s [...]

Annual KC Design Studio Tour2024-04-23T15:10:19-05:00
Apr 04, 2024

Collegiate FBLA Students Compete at State Leadership Conference

2024-04-23T15:19:31-05:00

Four Missouri Western State University business students competed at the Collegiate FBLA State Leadership Conference in Columbia, Missouri earlier this month, earning a total of 10 top-5 finishes to advance to the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida in June. Students who placed include: Andrew Fox 1st place – Marketing, Sales, & Communication Case [...]

Collegiate FBLA Students Compete at State Leadership Conference2024-04-23T15:19:31-05:00
Apr 04, 2024

Student wins Alpha Chi National Scholarship

2024-04-23T15:17:20-05:00

Artemii Udovenko, a senior majoring in Psychology, was awarded one of eight H. Y. Benedict Fellowships from the Alpha Chi National Honors Society, for his Honors Thesis, entitled, “Prejudice and Comprehensibility of Accented Speech in Hiring Decisions.” The scholarship provides $3000 toward the first year of graduate study. Artemii was recently accepted to [...]

Student wins Alpha Chi National Scholarship2024-04-23T15:17:20-05:00
Oct 10, 2023

Esports student support staff member nominated for national award

2023-10-06T13:26:01-05:00

Bryce Dudenhoeffer, sophomore recreation sport management major from Jefferson City, Missouri, has been nominated for a Scholars Award in the category of Collegiate Student Leader of the Year. People can vote for Dudenhoeffer once a day through Nov. 20 at bit.ly/3t2YdkR. Dudenhoeffer is a senior student support staff member for Griffon Esports. He [...]

Esports student support staff member nominated for national award2023-10-06T13:26:01-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Society for Collegiate Journalists inducts new members, recognizes graduating seniors

2023-04-14T13:51:52-05:00

The Missouri Western State University Society for Collegiate Journalists inducted 17 new members and recognized 13 graduating seniors at a ceremony on April 6. Click here to read the full story including a list of students inducted and honored.

Society for Collegiate Journalists inducts new members, recognizes graduating seniors2023-04-14T13:51:52-05:00