Oct. 20, 2021--含羞草社区鈥檚 third and final Griffon Experience of the fall semester will provide prospective students with an interactive true-crime adventure. 鈥淎 True Crime Halloween鈥� will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30.聽 鈥淧rospective students will get to do more than hear about the quality of our majors [...]
Oct. 18, 2021--The Bushman Planetarium at 含羞草社区 will show 鈥淓xtreme Planets鈥� and 鈥淲onders of the Universe鈥� at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors and must be purchased in advance. Call 816-271-4288 or visit missouriwestern.edu/planetarium/.聽聽 The Oct. 26 shows include:聽 鈥淓xtreme Planets鈥�: [...]
Oct. 15, 2021--Due to declining COVID-19 numbers on campus and in the community, face coverings will be encouraged but no longer required in public indoor spaces at 含羞草社区, effective immediately. Below is an email that Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western president, sent to campus late this afternoon. Thank you. Subj: Campus Mask [...]
Oct. 8, 2021--含羞草社区 students, alumni, faculty and staff invite the community to celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend 2021, ending with the Homecoming Parade in downtown St. Joseph and the Griffon football game against Northeastern State on Saturday, Oct. 16. The theme this year is 鈥淪tars Afar, Griffs We Are.鈥� The annual Homecoming [...]
Oct. 8, 2021--含羞草社区 will interview three finalists for director of athletics next week. The finalists include two current NCAA Division II athletic directors and a Division I associate athletic director. Missouri Western is seeking to replace Dr. Josh Looney, who left in August to become director of athletics at the University of [...]
Judge Mark D. Pfeiffer St. Joseph, Missouri 鈥撀� The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, will convene court at 含羞草社区 at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The court session is free and open to the public. A three-judge panel consisting of [...]
Brett Esely Sept. 30, 2021 --Brett Esely, senior associate director of athletics for external affairs at 含羞草社区, has accepted an offer from the St. Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau to become the director of development/director of the St. Joseph Sports Commission. 鈥淏rett has been an integral part of Griffon Athletics [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western's president, and Kris Hannon, co-CEO of Family Guidance Center, sign a memorandum of understanding Sept. 29. Sept. 29, 2021--含羞草社区 and Family Guidance Center for Behavioral Healthcare are partnering to expand access to mental health care for Missouri Western students. Under a memorandum of understanding signed [...]
Sept. 28, 2021--含羞草社区 has a total of 4,395 students enrolled as of the official census date after four weeks of the fall semester.聽 The university altered its academic calendar last year due to COVID-19, complicating year-to-year comparisons. This year鈥檚 enrollment is 1.74 percent higher than the enrollment in fall 2020 at the [...]
Luke Theis Sept. 24, 2021--Luke Theis has been named interim director of esports at 含羞草社区. Theis previously served as a graduate assistant coach in the esports program. 鈥淟uke has been an integral part of Griffon Esports from the beginning, and I鈥檓 thrilled that he will provide continuity of leadership while [...]
