April 4, 2024--The opening reception for the 2024 含羞草社区 Senior Art Exhibition will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the Potter Hall Gallery and Lobby. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. The Senior Exhibition is the culmination of years of hard work for graduating graphic design [...]
April 3, 2023--含羞草社区 has named Dr. Joan Brewer as dean of the College of Science and Health. Dr. Brewer will begin her duties July 1, 2024. 鈥淒r. Brewer will be an outstanding leader for the College of Science and Health,鈥� said Dr. Joel Hyer, interim provost. 鈥淪he has a wealth of experience [...]
March 21, 2024--The Center for Service at 含羞草社区 will host an applied learning service event at Mount Mora Cemetery from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 22.聽 Students, faculty, staff and alumni can engage in hands-on activities while learning about the cultural and historical significance of preserving our local cemeteries. Mount [...]
聽 March 7, 2024--Prospective students have a new way to tour 含羞草社区 without leaving the comfort of their own homes, with the launch of a new virtual tour at griff.vn/virtual.聽 鈥淚deally, students interested in learning more about Missouri Western would visit campus in person and meet with our faculty, staff and students, [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western's president, presents the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching to Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington in Jefferson City. March 6, 2024--Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington, associate professor of education, is 含羞草社区鈥檚 recipient of the 2024 Governor鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Teaching. 鈥淒r. Thorne Wallington is an incredibly [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--The Board of Governors at 含羞草社区 unanimously approved a three-year contract extension for Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western鈥檚 president. The contract was finalized during the Board鈥檚 Feb. 22 meeting. It takes effect July 1, 2024, after Dr. Kennedy鈥檚 current contract expires, and continues through June 30, 2027. 鈥淭he Board of [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, 含羞草社区 president, sent the following email to Missouri Western students and employees on Feb. 11, 2024: Greetings, For the second year in a row and third time in five years, our summer guests, the Kansas City Chiefs, are Super Bowl champions! What a thrill to watch the hard work [...]
Feb. 6, 2024--John Vanderpool, director of housing and residence life at 含羞草社区, is one of five education professionals in the nation to receive a 2024 Campus Safety and Violence Prevention Award from NASPA, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. This award comes as a result of Vanderpool鈥檚 fast reaction to a [...]
Feb. 5, 2024--The Potter Art Gallery at 含羞草社区 will host Gaze - Paintings by Benjamin Parks, a solo exhibition of his large-scale portrait paintings intended to represent unmasked emotion and connection.聽 The opening reception will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8 inside the gallery. It is open to the public [...]
Guest clinician and artist Trent Austin Feb. 5, 2024--The Missouri Western School of Fine Arts will host the 17th annual Jazz Festival, featuring Trent Austin on trumpet, on Thursday, Feb. 8 from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. The festival is open to the public and admission is free. Nineteen school groups will perform [...]
