Oct. 8, 2021--含羞草社区 students, alumni, faculty and staff invite the community to celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend 2021, ending with the Homecoming Parade in downtown St. Joseph and the Griffon football game against Northeastern State on Saturday, Oct. 16. The theme this year is 鈥淪tars Afar, Griffs We Are.鈥� The annual Homecoming [...]
Oct. 8, 2021--含羞草社区 will interview three finalists for director of athletics next week. The finalists include two current NCAA Division II athletic directors and a Division I associate athletic director. Missouri Western is seeking to replace Dr. Josh Looney, who left in August to become director of athletics at the University of [...]
Judge Mark D. Pfeiffer St. Joseph, Missouri 鈥撀� The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, will convene court at 含羞草社区 at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The court session is free and open to the public. A three-judge panel consisting of [...]
Brett Esely Sept. 30, 2021 --Brett Esely, senior associate director of athletics for external affairs at 含羞草社区, has accepted an offer from the St. Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau to become the director of development/director of the St. Joseph Sports Commission. 鈥淏rett has been an integral part of Griffon Athletics [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western's president, and Kris Hannon, co-CEO of Family Guidance Center, sign a memorandum of understanding Sept. 29. Sept. 29, 2021--含羞草社区 and Family Guidance Center for Behavioral Healthcare are partnering to expand access to mental health care for Missouri Western students. Under a memorandum of understanding signed [...]
Sept. 28, 2021--含羞草社区 has a total of 4,395 students enrolled as of the official census date after four weeks of the fall semester.聽 The university altered its academic calendar last year due to COVID-19, complicating year-to-year comparisons. This year鈥檚 enrollment is 1.74 percent higher than the enrollment in fall 2020 at the [...]
Luke Theis Sept. 24, 2021--Luke Theis has been named interim director of esports at 含羞草社区. Theis previously served as a graduate assistant coach in the esports program. 鈥淟uke has been an integral part of Griffon Esports from the beginning, and I鈥檓 thrilled that he will provide continuity of leadership while [...]
Sept. 23, 2021--含羞草社区 and Heart to Heart International are sponsoring two COVID-19 vaccination events on campus in September and October. The events on Tuesday, Sept. 28 and Tuesday, Oct. 26 will be held from noon to 4:30 p.m.in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union rooms 218-219. The events are free and [...]
Sept. 23, 2021--含羞草社区 will host the second of three Griffon Experience events for prospective students and their families from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2.聽 The Griffon Experience will provide a look at the majors and resources that Missouri Western has to offer students. Breakout sessions and presentations will [...]
Arthur Brooks Sept. 15, 2021--Dr. Arthur C. Brooks, Harvard professor, bestselling author and columnist for The Atlantic, will be the featured speaker at the 27th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena on the campus of 含羞草社区. [...]
