Lonnie Bishop May 23, 2023鈥揂 veteran of the Buchanan County Sheriff鈥檚 Department will lead 含羞草社区鈥檚 Law Enforcement Academy. Lonnie Bishop will begin his duties as commander of the LEA on June 16. 鈥淭he Law Enforcement Academy is an important way that we serve the region, training the people who keep [...]
May 16, 2023--A former 含羞草社区 fundraising administrator is returning to the University as senior philanthropy advisor in the Division of Advancement. Jerry Pickman, currently vice president of philanthropy operations at Mosaic Life Care Foundation, will begin his new role at Missouri Western July 1. 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to welcome Jerry back to Missouri [...]
May 9, 2023--The 含羞草社区 Board of Governors approved a balanced operating budget for Fiscal Year 2024 at their regular April meeting. The $76 million budget includes a 1% pay raise for employees. 鈥淭he Board of Governors remains committed to the four-year compensation plan they approved last year to bring wages in line [...]
May 9, 2023--Riley Boyd has been named director of esports at 含羞草社区, effective May 16. Boyd has provided interim leadership of the program since February. Boyd came to Missouri Western last fall as a graduate assistant in athletics while pursuing his Master of Business Administration degree. Previously, he served as lead commentator [...]
Justice Galloway (left) and Ashlyn George during their poster presentation. May 9, 2023--Two 含羞草社区 psychology students presented their research at the Psi Chi division of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago last month. Ashlyn George, senior from St. Joseph, and Justice Galloway, junior from Atchison, Kansas, presented a poster titled [...]
Yoga was a part of the Griffon 360 Family Walk during Family Day 2022. May 9, 2023--含羞草社区 was recognized by the Missouri Partners in Prevention consortium with three awards at the Meeting of the Minds Conference on April 13-15 in Kansas City.聽 Partners in Prevention is Missouri's higher education substance [...]
May 8, 2023--Dr. Csengele Barta, associate professor of biology at 含羞草社区, was awarded a Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) Award of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) for the fifth consecutive year.聽 The award recognizes excellence in research contributions to plant science, plant science scholarship and undergraduate student research mentorship of faculty [...]
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 4, 2023--Dr. Daniel Bumblauskas has been named executive director for workforce and economic development/associate dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies (CBPS) at 含羞草社区.聽 Dr. Bumblauskas will lead the establishment of the Convergent Technology Alliance Center (CTAC), provide administrative support to the CBPS dean as related to the Department [...]
May 2, 2023--More than 400 graduates will be honored during 含羞草社区鈥檚 Spring Commencement Ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6 in the St. Joseph Civic Arena, 100 N. 4th Street in Downtown St. Joseph. The public is invited. Doors open at noon. Missouri Western will confer 390 undergraduate and 37 graduate degrees [...]
