crisler – Points of Pride

United Way TEAM Player Award

crisler — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:06:00 +0000

On Friday, June 7, Roger Collins, Angie Osborn and Kim Sigrist with ��߲��’s Center for Service were recognized as the St. Joseph Mustangs’s TEAM PLAYER of the week award recipients. The Center for Service helps college students engage with a wide variety of nonprofits in the area. Roger, a recent graduate of MWSU, volunteered more than 400 hours at more than two dozen area non profits through the Center for Service.

Thank you, Roger, Kim, Angie & all of MWSU, for being TEAM PLAYERS through your volunteering!

Annual KC Design Studio Tour

crisler — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:10:19 +0000

��߲�� graphic design students visited two graphic design firms, Willoughby Design and Design Ranch, on their annual Kansas City Studio Tour on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Students from Teresa Harris’s Graphic Design IV and Final Portfolio were given a guided tour of the facilities, an overall presentation of the studio’s clients and services, and an informative
Q & A arranged just for them. Students met with creative directors, art directors, and designers.
“Students were given invaluable, in-person information about the workplace environment in a small design firm, work flow, portfolios, internships, networking, and helpful tips on interviewing and job seeking.” Teresa Harris, Professor of Art and Graphic Design Program Director.Your Content Goes Here

Collegiate FBLA Students Compete at State Leadership Conference

crisler — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:05:36 +0000

Four ��߲�� business students competed at the Collegiate FBLA State Leadership Conference in Columbia, Missouri earlier this month, earning a total of 10 top-5 finishes to advance to the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida in June.

Students who placed include:

Andrew Fox
1st place – Marketing, Sales, & Communication Case Study
2nd place – Future Business Executive
5th place – Organizational Behavior & Leadership

Taten Piepergerdes
2nd place – Marketing, Sales, & Communication Case Study
2nd place – Sports Management & Marketing
3rd place – Impromptu Speaking

Jeffrey Henderson
2nd place – Foundations of Technology
2nd place – Foundations of Computer Science
Madi Taylor
3rd place – Foundations of Marketing
4th place – Foundations of Selling

Madi Taylor, a senior double majoring in Management and Marketing from Brookfield, Missouri, is the President for MWSU’s chapter and also a state officer serving in the role of Vice President of Membership. She was involved in planning the conference.

Alum and Auntie Anne’s franchisee, Hayden Glaubius, participated in the networking event and also was on a panel with other businesses sharing expertise with the students.

Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development, is the RSO advisor.

Student wins Alpha Chi National Scholarship

crisler — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:57:24 +0000

Artemii Udovenko, a senior majoring in Psychology, was awarded one of eight H. Y. Benedict Fellowships from the Alpha Chi National Honors Society, for his Honors Thesis, entitled, “Prejudice and Comprehensibility of Accented Speech in Hiring Decisions.” The scholarship provides $3000 toward the first year of graduate study. Artemii was recently accepted to the Ph.D. program in Management at University of Memphis.

Collaborative Research Team Wins at Alpha Chi National Convention

crisler — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:51:03 +0000

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, undergraduate students Jordon Anderson (Nursing), Juniper Brown (Political Science), Mercedes Mareske (Digital Animation), and Tia Vernon (Education) won the Trisha Yarbrough Collaborative Research Competition and $5000 award, after presenting their research at the Alpha Chi National Conference in Birmingham, Alabama.

To compete, students from diverse majors collaborate on a scholarly paper centered on the conference theme, which was “Innovative Scholarship for Tumultuous Times.” Their project, entitled “Artificial Intelligence and Selective Exposure: Generating a Public Perception,” was sponsored by faculty member Dr. Angela Haas. The Missouri Western Chapter of Alpha Chi, sponsored by Dr. Teddi Deka and Dr. Angela Haas, achieved its 35th anniversary as an Honors Society at MWSU.Your Content Goes Here

Staff Senator Spotlight — Dec. 14, 2022

crisler — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:30:28 +0000

Get to know your Staff Association Senator, John Vanderpool!

What office do you work in and what is your title?
Director, Housing and Residence Life

How long have you been at Missouri Western?
1 year

What is your favorite Missouri Western event?
International Fair

Fun fact – If you could have tea with anyone in the world, dead or alive, real or fiction, who would it be and why?
My Grandpa Miller – He passed away before I was married and had a family. I would love to talk to him about my wife and daughter and play cards with him again. I would have loved for him to meet my family.

Staff Senator Spotlight — Dec. 7, 2022

crisler — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:17:46 +0000

Get to know your Staff Association Senator, Luanne Haggard!

What office do you work in and what is your title?
Director of Assessment and Accreditation

How long have you been at Missouri Western?
1 year

What is your favorite Missouri Western event?
GriffUP Downtown

Fun fact – If you could have tea with anyone in the world, dead or alive, real or fiction, who would it be and why?
Queen Elizabeth II

Staff Senator Spotlight — Nov. 30

crisler — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:06:05 +0000

Get to know your Staff Association Senator, Luke Theis!

What office do you work in and what is your title?
Director of Esports, Head Coach

How long have you been at Missouri Western?
2 years

What is your favorite Missouri Western event?
Football Games

Fun fact – If you could have tea with anyone in the world, dead or alive, real or fiction, who would it be and why?
I know this is not one person, but my Family. It has been a busy last few years and it would be nice to sit down with everyone, eat good food and chat about our lives and journeys we have been on. Family is really important to me.

Staff Senator Spotlight — Nov. 16, 2022

crisler — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:19:17 +0000

Get to know your Staff Association Senator, Derek Evans!

What office do you work in and what is your title?
Student Success & Academic Advising – Interim Director

How long have you been at Missouri Western?
10 years

What is your favorite Missouri Western event?
Homecoming

Fun fact – If you could have tea with anyone in the world, dead or alive, real or fiction, who would it be and why?
George Carlin, but only after I got him caught up on world/US history since he passed so I could hear his take on things.

Staff Senator Spotlight — Nov. 9

crisler — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:21:49 +0000

Get to know your Staff Association Senator, Roberta Dias!

What office do you work in and what is your title?
Physical Plant – Administrative Coordinator

How long have you been at Missouri Western?
2 years

What is your favorite Missouri Western event?
Beginning of the year convocation with faculty and staff!!!

Fun fact – If you could have tea with anyone in the world, dead or alive, real or fiction, who would it be and why?
There are so many – but ultimately, I’d pick my momma. She passed away in 2010 and I’d love to update her on all the family happenings since then and tell her she was right more often than I gave her credit. Listen to & call your mommas, friends!