June 11, 2026鈥揇r Benedict Adams, associate professor of education at 含羞草社区, has published a textbook to help educators prepare to teach at-risk students. 鈥淧edagogy for a Successful Multicultural Classroom. A Sociocultural-Based Method for Teaching and Reaching At-Risk Students鈥� was published earlier this year by Peter Lang International Academic Publishers. 鈥淭he book serves [...]
Photo provided by The Griffon News. Nov. 6, 2024--含羞草社区鈥檚 Career Development Center will host a teacher recruitment fair on Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Fulkerson Center. This fair is open to all students and Missouri Western alumni who wish to work in a K-12 [...]
April 23, 2024--A team of four undergraduate students from 含羞草社区 won the Trisha Yarbrough Collaborative Research Competition at the Alpha Chi National Conference in Birmingham, Alabama on April 6. The victory came with a $5,000 award. The winning team was made up of seniors Jordon Anderson, nursing major from St. Joseph; Juniper [...]
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 Center for Academic Support is holding a free MoGEA Preparation Workshop for Missouri Western students on March 8 from noon to 4 p.m. in Murphy Hall room 109. The Missouri General Education Assessment (MoGEA) is required for all students with an ACT composite score of 19 and below who are pursuing admittance [...]
Sophie Wellinghoff presents at CALHE 2023. May 5, 2023--含羞草社区 education students this semester presented at a national conference, judged a science fair and promoted STEM. CALHE At the national Conference of Applied Learning in Higher Education (CAHLE) at Missouri Western in March, five current and past students from Dr. Ollie [...]
May 1, 2023--含羞草社区 presented nine faculty and staff members with awards and recognized 17 retirees at the 2022-2023 Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on April 28. Award winners include: Outstanding Academic Advisor: Dr. Lane DesAutels, associate professor of philosophy. "He is willing to go above and beyond to make sure [...]
March 28, 2023--Dr. Adrienne Johnson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Education, is 含羞草社区鈥檚 recipient of the 2023 Governor鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Teaching. 鈥淒r. Johnson is an incredibly compassionate and beloved teacher, tremendous colleague, and exceptional advocate for students at Missouri Western,鈥� her nomination letter reads. 鈥淪he brings to [...]
March 14, 2023--Two 含羞草社区 graduates were recently awarded Outstanding Beginning Teacher Awards by the Missouri Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (MACTE).聽 Vasia Katsanou graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Education-Art degree. She is the K-12 art teacher for the Buchanan County R-4 School District. She not only teaches [...]
Participants gather in Remington Hall for the chemistry demonstration finale during a past Super Science Saturday. Photo courtesy St. Joseph Museums. Jan. 24, 2023--含羞草社区 and the St. Joseph Museums will host the 23rd annual Super Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28聽 Admission is $5 for [...]
