In 鈥淢issouri Western State College 1915-83,鈥� author Dr. Frances Flanagan notes that 鈥淟iz Dotson of Dekalb became the first student to register on the new campus鈥� in 1969. We currently have no one by that name in our database. Can you help us locate her?
Fall on a college campus just wouldn鈥檛 be the same without Homecoming. For this edition of Centennial Notes, we wanted to look back at one of the most longstanding staples of college life and see how the St. Joseph Junior College and Missouri Western have celebrated it over the years. [...]
Dear Friends, As you read this, I will be nearing the end of my 19th year in education. One of the aspects of education I have always enjoyed is the cycle that occurs every year. There is a beginning, middle, and an end. If the year didn鈥檛 go the way [...]
Griffon alumni 鈥� Did you ever write letters home when you were in college?听 Did you keep them? Do you know where they are now?听 Maybe you lived locally and kept a diary or journal?听 The Alumni Office is collecting Letters to Home as part of our Centennial Celebration. Help [...]
Today, Greek life on campus is going strong 鈥� there are five fraternities and five sororities, students live in Greek quarters in Juda Hall and a Greek plaza graces the lawn west of Juda Hall. For this issue of Centennial Notes, we decided to look back at Missouri Western鈥檚 earliest [...]
Over 200 gathered for the 30th annual Alumni Association Awards Banquet that was held on Thursday of Homecoming week. Those honored included Distinguished Alumni Donna Jean Boyer 鈥�64, Al Landes 鈥�74, and Mike Mastio 鈥�95; Distinguished Faculty Roger Voelkel; Herb 鈥�35 and Peggy Iffert Award for Outstanding Service to the [...]
Have you noticed how much the job search process has changed? Internet and social media have drastically changed the way hiring managers not only find employees, but conduct background checks, too. Today, said Colleen Kowich, director of alumni relations, you have to have an understanding of how to use LinkedIn [...]
Dear Fellow Alumni, 鈥淚 can鈥檛 stop the rain.鈥�- Missy B. Elliott While the theme of Homecoming was officially 鈥淲here Dreams Come True,鈥� Missy B. Elliott鈥檚 lyrics may have been more accurate. Despite all of the hard work and planning, the weather chose not to cooperate and the parade had to [...]
January 9听听听听听听听听 Eggs and Issues: Kansas City: 鈥淪ocial Media in the Workplace,鈥� by Heather Fenton 鈥�98 February 12听听听听 Mardi Gras, Griffon Style, St. Joseph February 21-March 3听 鈥淧rivate Lives鈥� and 鈥淕od of Carnage.鈥� One play will be held in the Potter Hall theater and one in the 听 听 听 [...]
