含羞草社区 student media outlets will host an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14. The open house will showcase award-winning student publications the Griffon Yearbook, Griffon News, Griffon Update, Reach (formerly Canvas) and Mochila Review. Celebrate the accomplishments of dedicated, hard-working talented students with food, drink and Max the [...]
Dr. Bob Bergland, professor of journalism The Missouri Interscholastic Press Association has honored Dr. Bob Bergland, professor of journalism at 含羞草社区, with its 2018 Taft Award for outstanding service to scholastic journalism. The award honors Dr. Bergland鈥檚 advocacy for Missouri鈥檚 Cronkite New Voices Act, which aims to protect the First [...]
A plaintiff in a landmark free speech case will speak at 含羞草社区 at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. 鈥淔reedom of Speech in Public Schools and Colleges,鈥� a presentation by Mary Beth Tinker, is free and open to the public. In 1965, Tinker was [...]
含羞草社区 honored ten employees who are retiring and ten award winners at its annual Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on May 2. Award recipients were: Missouri Western Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence Pam Clary, assistant professor of social work and director of the BSW program Shauna Hiley, professor of chemistry [...]
含羞草社区 journalism students brought home three second place finishes in the 2017 David J. Adams Apple Awards contest, announced during the national College Media Association Conference in New York City. 鈥淚n a national competition that featured entries from schools like the University of Miami, Oregon State, Temple, BYU and Alabama, Missouri Western [...]
Live multimedia performances that are a part of the Walter Cronkite Memorial at 含羞草社区 will travel to New York and Washington, D.C. for performances this month. The special engagements are in honor of the centennial of the legendary newsman鈥檚 birth in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Nov. 4, 1916. 鈥淎nd That鈥檚 the Way [...]
The Alumni Association at 含羞草社区 will honor eight individuals at the 34th annual Alumni Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in the Fulkerson Center. Award recipients include: Distinguished Alumni Award The Distinguished Alumni Award was created by the Alumni Association Board of Directors in 1983 to recognize alumni of the [...]
The Board of Governors at 含羞草社区 approved promotions and awarded tenure effective with the 2016-2017 academic year for the following faculty members: From Associate Professor to Professor Teresa Harris, Department of Art Jennifer Hegeman, Department of Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Shauna Hiley, Department of Chemistry Greg Lindsteadt, Department of Criminal Justice, [...]
Chris Miles (left) and Casey Huffman won the Missouri State Championship in Parliamentary Debate at Webster University. The Missouri Western Speech and Debate program brought home some titles from the Missouri Association of Forensics Activity State Championships at Webster University on February 19-20. The parliamentary debate team of Chris Miles and Casey Huffman [...]
Madison Lantz of 含羞草社区 was named Top Speaker in a novice parliamentary debate tournament at Webster University in St. Louis. Lantz, a freshman legal studies major from Holt, Missouri, and teammate Ashley Howery, freshman biology major from St. Joseph, placed sixth overall at the Study Break Debate Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 5. [...]
