Events
Finals Feeding Frenzy
Sunday, Dec 8–5-7 p.m.–Blum Union
All MWSU students, faculty, staff, and families are invited to Finals Feeding Frenzy in the Blum Union Dining Hall
Sunday, December 8, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There will be 10 elf Griffons hidden around Blum Union and Spratt Hall for students to find and gift cards for the winners. Games will be set up in the Blum lobby including corn hole, Twister, a ball toss and an opportunity to make an ornament.
Sash and Medallion Ceremony: Celebrating Global, Multicultural, Contemporary, and First-Generation Students
Friday, Dec. 13–5 p.m.–Blum Union 218/219
The Sash and Medallion Ceremony: Celebrating Global, Multicultural, Contemporary and First Generation Students will take place Friday, December 13 in Blum Union room 218/219 at 5 p.m. This event celebrates the various cultures on campus, contemporary students and first-gen students graduating from Missouri Western.
Commencement
Saturday, Dec. 14–11 a.m.–Looney Arena
The Missouri Western State University 2024 Winter Commencement will be held on Saturday, December 14, in the Looney Arena at 11 a.m. Commencement is the time to the greatest the greatest achievement of our students, and we invite families to attend and celebrate with their students. For more information regarding the ceremony, please visit our commencement website.
News & Reminders
Fall/Winter Break Shuttle
The Fall/Winter Break Kansas City Shuttle will run from Missouri Western to Kansas City Airport (KCI) and Union Station and return to campus near the end of the breaks. The shuttle will depart parking lot E at 6:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13 arriving at KCI airport at 7:15 a.m. and Union Station at 8:00 a.m. Two separate return shuttles will operate on Sunday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Jan. 19. One will pick up from Union Station at 2:30 p.m. and arrive at MWSU at 3:30 p.m. The other will pick up from KCI at 7 p.m. and arrive at MWSU at 8 p.m. This service is completely free for all students! Registration is required at http://griff.vn/shuttle.
Missouri Western formally opens innovative technology center
Missouri Western State University, North Central Missouri College and numerous public and private partners formally cut the ribbon on the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology on Nov. 15.
Tutors Achieve Certification
The Center for Academic Support is pleased to announce that Math Tutors Kaylea Fessler and Sam Brabham and Writing Tutor Kylee Leach have achieved their Level 1 College Reading and Learning Association certification. In order to be certified, tutors must have a minimum of 10 hours of training and 25 hours of tutoring experience which utilizes that training. The certification also means that the CAS is connected to current trends in higher education: research consistently documents the positive effects of peer tutoring. The CAS is one of over 1,000 programs worldwide currently licensed to certify its trained tutors. Kaylea tutors math and philosophy courses and is a junior majoring in both Law and Criminal Justice. Sam tutors math and chemistry and is majoring in Medical Laboratory Science. Kylee tutors writing and her major is Applied Communication and Journalism.
Missouri Western names Dr. Jay Johnson as provost
Missouri Western State University has named Dr. Jay Johnson as provost and vice president of academic affairs. Dr. Johnson, currently associate provost for academic operations and undergraduate studies at Northwest Missouri State University, will begin his duties Jan.13, 2025.
Griffon Gold Community Standards Winners
These students exemplify our Griffon Gold Community Standards. By demonstrating respect and honesty, they are making Missouri Western State University a great place to live and learn. These students have been chosen as September’s Griffon Gold Community Standards winners.
Juda – Catilynn Fowler
Vaselakos – DaVeon Shelton
Scanlon – Madison Dickherber
Vartabedian – Sara Yarbrough
RAs – Madison McCullah & Sabriyah Belton
