含羞草社区 will start its fall 2020 semester two weeks early and end it by Thanksgiving in response to ongoing concerns about COVID-19. 鈥淯nfortunately, we realize that the continued spread of COVID-19 will remain unpredictable for many months and that we need to remain flexible for the foreseeable future,鈥� President Matt Wilson said [...]
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Starting Tuesday, June 16th Missouri will be fully opened, beginning phase 2 of the state's "Show Me Strong Recovery Plan." During phase 2, all statewide COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted. ... The fear is that the public will grow complacent towards the virus. 鈥淧eople can deal with it for a certain period [...]
含羞草社区 has acted to fill its lone vacancy on the Board of Governors by naming one of its students to the position. The board, which is appointed with input from the university by Gov. Mike Parson, has had seven voting members over the course of the year. After a state of financial [...]
Dr. Frank Kessler laughs when recalling the reasons for his retirement. No, not the recent retirement. The one that came before this last job, which lasted another two decades. A professor of political science, Kessler arrived at Missouri Western State College during its early years as a four-year institution. Everything on the Downs Drive campus [...]
June 5, 2020--The Craig School of Business at 含羞草社区 will launch the Center for Workforce Development on July 1 to provide a variety of training and continuing education opportunities. 鈥淲ith so many people experiencing employment disruptions due to COVID-19, this is the perfect time to provide basic skills training and continuing education [...]
A local chemistry expert has found that new cases of COVID-19 may be declining, which could affect City Council actions on social distancing. On Thursday, the St. Joseph City Council met to discuss the future of the聽current social distancing order, which is set to expire on June 15, along with Governor Mike Parson鈥檚 state order. [...]
June 4, 2020鈥敽卟萆缜� named 412 students to the President鈥檚 Honor Roll for the spring semester of 2020. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a grade point average of 4.0 qualify for the honor. Students named to the President鈥檚 Honor Roll are listed below by hometown: Agency, [...]
June 4, 2020鈥敽卟萆缜� named 394 students to the Dean鈥檚 Honor Roll for the spring semester of 2020. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a grade point average of 3.5 or better qualify for the honor. Students named to the Dean鈥檚 Honor Roll are listed below by [...]
After the recent crash of the stock market with businesses closing and jobs lost, there almost seems nowhere to go but up. In the past several weeks on the New York Stock Exchange, there hasn鈥檛 been considerable growth but there also haven鈥檛 been the massive losses seen earlier in the pandemic. The stock market is [...]
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The clock is ticking on colleges and universities to make decisions regarding fall semesters. Some in California are going online only, others are ending their fall semesters early. But for Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State, the plans are coming together. 鈥淲hat we're looking to do is balance, to the extent that [...]
