May 1, 2023鈥揋riffon Media at 含羞草社区 celebrated a successful 2022-2023 school year during their awards banquet on April 20. Seven students were honored for earning state and national recognition for their work with Griffon News, The Griffon yearbook and KGSM-TV, and 12 additional awards were presented to students and an alumnus.聽 Griffon [...]
April 14, 2023鈥揟he 含羞草社区 Society for Collegiate Journalists inducted 17 new members and recognized 13 graduating seniors at a ceremony on April 6. Students inducted include: Darren Doyle, junior from Cosby, Missouri Zoe Dunn, senior from Kansas City, Missouri Andruw Hamilton, freshman from Kansas City, Missouri Natalie Kissinger, junior from Glenvil, Nebraska [...]
March 17, 2023--Dr. James J. Scanlon, president of 含羞草社区 from 2001 to 2008, died in California this week at the age of 79. Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, current Missouri Western president, sent the following email to campus faculty and staff today: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former [...]
March 13, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at 含羞草社区 will present a public showing of "Nine Planets and聽聽Counting" and "Journey to the Stars" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children, students, military and seniors. Planetarium tickets must [...]
Back row, l-r: Artemii Udovenko, Israel Lovins, Coach Josh Clary. Front row, l-r: Emma Donaldson, Lauren Bloodgood and Tia Vernon. March 10, 2023--A team of 含羞草社区 students brought home third place in the Leadership Challenge Event at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, on March 2 and 3. The event sponsored [...]
Stephanie Tripp '12 (left) and Pam Klaus '03 at Auntie Anne's on opening day for the new Kansas City International Airport Terminal, Feb. 28, 2023 March 10, 2023--Just a few years ago, 含羞草社区 alum Stephanie Tripp was a classroom teacher who had no idea that entrepreneurship was for her. After [...]
Photograph by Adam Finkelston Jan. 20, 2023鈥揟he Potter Art Gallery at 含羞草社区 will host 鈥淧assages,鈥� an exhibition of photographs by Adam Finkelston, from Jan. 25 to Feb. 28. There will be an opening reception with the artist from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 in the gallery inside Potter [...]
Students Artemii Udovenko, Foster Scheerer, Jordan Klaassen, Stephanie Turner and Star Violett (l-r) were inducted into Psi Chi in November 2022. Nov. 30, 2022--Five 含羞草社区 students were recently inducted into Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology. Psi Chi is open to psychology majors or minors in the top [...]
Nov. 2, 2022--The latest issue of an international newsletter marks the first for a Missouri Western biology professor as editor-in-chief, and includes a cover photo by a Missouri Western student.聽 Dr. Tilo Roy, associate professor of biology, took over earlier this year as editor-in-chief of 鈥淭he Vasculum,鈥� the Society of Herbarium Curators' biannual newsletter. 鈥淚n [...]
Oct. 24, 2022--October is Exercise is Medicine On Campus Month at 含羞草社区. Exercise is Medicine on Campus (EIMOC) is a worldwide initiative to promote exercise and overall wellness on college campuses. Missouri Western launched EIMOC on campus this fall, becoming just the fourth college in Missouri to participate. Dr. [...]
