Applied Learning – Points of Pride

2024 Griffs Give Back Day of Service

sfowler4 — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:54:24 +0000

On Friday, Sept. 13, ��߲��’s Center for Service will host its fourth annual Griffs Give Back Day of Service.

Approximately 200 Missouri Western students, faculty and staff will gather to clean up streets and sidewalks along a nine-mile stretch of roadway from Krug Park in the North End to Hyde Park on the South Side in just 90 minutes.

The Day of Service represents a collaboration with several groups in the community. Students from Lindbergh Elementary and Hosea Elementary will also be out cleaning up their school campuses. Members of the community from Community Missions and Beautify St. Joseph will also be joining in to help. The City of St. Joseph has donated litter collection supplies, and Buchanan County will pick up the bags of trash after the event.

For more information or to join the fun, contact Missouri Western’s Center for Service at (816) 271-4100 or via email at centerforservice@missouriwestern.edu.

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Caleb Keling 2024 New Business Owner

sfowler4 — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:30:33 +0000

Caleb Keling, a 2024 Craig School of Business at ��߲�� graduate, was awarded an Auntie Anne’s franchise in the Spring 2024 competition sponsored by Missouri Western’s Center for Franchise Development. Keling, from St. Joseph, was a student in a senior-level Applied Business Ownership class this past spring. Students in the class prepared business plans, and Keling presented his plan to a panel of judges including Steven L. Craig, creator of the franchise competition, other business leaders and Missouri Western graduates who won franchises in previous years.

The Applied Business Ownership class is a senior-level course offered in the Spring and open to Business and Entrepreneurship majors, minors, and alumni. The franchise awarded to Keling is the 35th store to be awarded through the program founded in 2009. Caleb transitioned into ownership on August 13, 2024, at his store’s new location in Dubuque, Iowa.

Back-to-back perfection: 100% of December 2023 nursing graduates pass NCLEX on first try

kheier — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:23:18 +0000

For the second year in a row, all 40 of the ��߲�� students who received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in December, 2023 passed their NCLEX licensure exam on their first attempt. The 44 graduates in December 2022 also attained a 100% first-try success rate.

In April 2023, the NCLEX exam was updated. The new exam (Next Generation NCLEX) is designed to better measure nursing clinical judgment and decision-making skills. This includes the use of real-world case studies and innovative types of exam questions.

A pass rate of 100% is rare. Prior to December 2022, the last time all Missouri Western nursing graduates passed the exam on their first try was almost 15 years ago, in May, 2008.

To better prepare graduates for the exam, a face-to-face NCLEX review session has been incorporated into the last semester of Missouri Western’s nursing curriculum. Exams were also revised to include case studies and innovative exam questions that are consistent with those on the NCLEX.

Missouri Western nursing graduates are not only prepared for the exam, they are prepared for their careers. Dr. Kendall reports that when they crossed the stage to receive their diploma in December, 38 of the 40 graduates had a job in the field.

Students perform with St. Joseph Symphony

kheier — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:49:10 +0000

Two ��߲�� students performed with the St. Joseph Symphony at the Missouri Theater on April 20.

Student performers were aria and concerto contest winners Sara Poet, senior music major from St. Joseph, and David Welter, junior music major from St. Joseph.

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.

Nursing students participate in mass casualty exercise

kheier — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 02:32:08 +0000

Twelve nursing students from ��߲�� participated in the MO HOPE 2023 Mass Casualty Exercise on Oct. 13, 14 and 15 at Mozingo Lake Recreational Area in Maryville, Missouri.

The exercise simulated a tornado that caused a mass casualty event along with structural damage, debris on roadways, and power outages. Local and regional emergency personnel, volunteers and students participated in the event.

Missouri Western nursing students were stationed in the field hospital, where victims were transported after being recovered by search and rescue teams. 304 patients were provided care in the “Field Hospital” over the 4 iterations.

Three MWSU students place at FBLA national conference

Creative Services — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:29:58 +0000

Students from ��߲�� won top prizes at the 2023 Collegiate National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA), the nation’s largest Career and Technical Student Organization focused solely on business. Click here to read the full story.

Students present psychology research in Chicago

Creative Services — Tue, 09 May 2023 14:48:59 +0000

Two ��߲�� psychology students presented their research at the Psi Chi division of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago in April 2022. Click here to read the full story.

Education students engage in applied learning activities

Creative Services — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:19:48 +0000

��߲�� education students this semester presented at a national conference, judged a science fair and promoted STEM. Click here to read the full story.

Griffon Media celebrates state and national honors, awards

Creative Services — Mon, 01 May 2023 20:54:34 +0000

Griffon Media at ��߲�� 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. Click here to read the full story including a list of Griffon Media’s awards.