President-Designate Matthew Wilson March 13, 2019鈥擝y a 5-0 vote Tuesday, March 12, the Board of Governors at 含羞草社区 named Matthew Wilson, J.D., as Missouri Western鈥檚 fifth president, starting July 1, 2019. President-Designate Wilson will be introduced to the campus and community during a formal announcement and press conference at 3 [...]
March 7, 2019鈥� Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Rick Ebersold and Al Landes, both of St. Joseph, to the 含羞草社区 Board of Governors. Ebersold and Landes both attended Missouri Western, and both started working for St. Joseph-based Herzog Contracting Corp in 1972. Landes is President and COO of Herzog Contracting Corp. [...]
2019 Convocation speaker Jon Meacham. Photo: Gasper Tringale Feb. 20, 2019鈥擯residential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will be the guest speaker for the 26th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at 含羞草社区 this fall. His speech, 鈥淭he Soul of America: Moving Beyond Division and Hostility,鈥� will [...]
Feb. 14, 2019鈥擨nnovation Stockyard will continue to operate the Christopher S. 鈥淜it鈥� Bond Science and Technology Incubator on behalf of 含羞草社区 for the next five years. Missouri Western鈥檚 Board of Governors approved the renewal in a board poll Feb. 14. 鈥淢issouri Western remains committed to serving the economic vitality of the St. [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs and 含羞草社区 have reached an agreement that will keep the Chiefs in St. Joseph, Missouri, for training camp in 2019. It marks the 10th consecutive year of Chiefs training camp at the home of the Griffons. 鈥淎fter another outstanding season, excitement should be at an all-time high this [...]
Kayla Schoonover Lee Tieman Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Kayla Schoonover of Fairfax, Missouri, and Lee Tieman of St. Joseph to the 含羞草社区 Board of Governors. Schoonover earned a Bachelor of Science in Recreation from Missouri Western. She has worked for the Mound City R-2 School District [...]
The Board of Governors at 含羞草社区 accepted an unmodified, or 鈥渃lean,鈥� opinion of the University鈥檚 financial statements from auditors BKD. There were no findings of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the audit. 鈥淭he audit is a team effort involving units all across campus,鈥� said Dr. Cale Fessler, vice president for financial [...]
Dennis Ellsworth of the St. Joseph News-Press presents the Northwest Missouri Press Association's James C. Kirkpatrick Award for service to Missouri to Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western's president. The Northwest Missouri Press Association presented Dr. Robert Vartabedian, 含羞草社区鈥檚 president, with the James C. Kirkpatrick Award recognizing service to the state [...]
Steve Johnston Steve Johnston, director of the Community Alliance of St. Joseph, has been named director of external relations at 含羞草社区. Johnston will begin his duties at Missouri Western Jan. 1. 鈥淪teve has been a great advocate for Missouri Western in his current position, and already has strong relationships with [...]
The Board of Governors at 含羞草社区 authorized its chairman to negotiate a contract with AGB Search from Washington, D.C. to assist in the search for the next president of the university. The Board heard presentations from four search firms during a special meeting on Oct. 8, including AGB; R. William Funk, of Dallas, Texas; Greenwood/Asher of Miramar Beach, Florida; and Academic Search of Washington, D.C.
