Finals Feeding Frenzy

Sunday, Dec 8–5-7 p.m.–Blum Union

All MWSU students, faculty, staff, and families are invited to Finals Feeding Frenzy in the Blum Union Dining Hall

Sunday, December 8, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There will be 10 elf Griffons hidden around Blum Union and Spratt Hall for students to find and gift cards for the winners. Games will be set up in the Blum lobby including corn hole, Twister, a ball toss and an opportunity to make an ornament.Ěý

Sash and Medallion Ceremony: Celebrating Global, Multicultural, Contemporary, and First-Generation Students

Friday, Dec. 13–5 p.m.–Blum Union 218/219

The Sash and Medallion Ceremony: Celebrating Global, Multicultural, Contemporary and First Generation Students will take place Friday, December 13 in Blum Union room 218/219 at 5 p.m. This event celebrates the various cultures on campus, contemporary students and first-gen students graduating from Missouri Western.Ěý

Commencement

Saturday, Dec. 14–11 a.m.–Looney Arena

The ş¬Đ߲ÝÉçÇř 2024 Winter Commencement will be held on Saturday, December 14, in the Looney Arena at 11 a.m. Commencement is the time to the greatest the greatest achievement of our students, and we invite families to attend and celebrate with their students. For more information regarding the ceremony, please visit our commencement website.Ěý

News & Reminders

Fall/Winter Break Shuttle

The Fall/Winter Break Kansas City Shuttle will run from Missouri Western to Kansas City Airport (KCI) and Union Station and return to campus near the end of the breaks. The shuttle will depart parking lot E at 6:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13 arriving at KCI airport at 7:15 a.m. and Union Station at 8:00 a.m. Two separate return shuttles will operate on Sunday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Jan. 19. One will pick up from Union Station at 2:30 p.m. and arrive at MWSU at 3:30 p.m. The other will pick up from KCI at 7 p.m. and arrive at MWSU at 8 p.m. This service is completely free for all students! Registration is required at .

Missouri Western formally opens innovative technology center

ş¬Đ߲ÝÉçÇř, North Central Missouri College and numerous public and private partners formally cut the ribbon on the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology on Nov. 15.Ěý

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Tutors Achieve Certification

The Center for Academic Support is pleased to announce that Math Tutors Kaylea Fessler and Sam Brabham and Writing Tutor Kylee Leach have achieved their Level 1 College Reading and Learning Association certification. In order to be certified, tutors must have a minimum of 10 hours of training and 25 hours of tutoring experience which utilizes that training. The certification also means that the CAS is connected to current trends in higher education: research consistently documents the positive effects of peer tutoring. The CAS is one of over 1,000 programs worldwide currently licensed to certify its trained tutors. Kaylea tutors math and philosophy courses and is a junior majoring in both Law and Criminal Justice. Sam tutors math and chemistry and is majoring in Medical Laboratory Science. Kylee tutors writing and her major is Applied Communication and Journalism.

Missouri Western names Dr. Jay Johnson as provost

ş¬Đ߲ÝÉçÇř has named Dr. Jay Johnson as provost and vice president of academic affairs. Dr. Johnson, currently associate provost for academic operations and undergraduate studies at Northwest Missouri State University, will begin his duties Jan.13, 2025.

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Griffon Gold Community Standards Winners

These students exemplify our Griffon Gold Community Standards. By demonstrating respect and honesty, they are making ş¬Đ߲ÝÉçÇř a great place to live and learn. These students have been chosen as September’s Griffon Gold Community Standards winners.

Juda – Catilynn Fowler

Vaselakos – DaVeon Shelton

Scanlon – Madison Dickherber

Vartabedian – Sara Yarbrough

RAs – Madison McCullah & Sabriyah Belton

Have a safe and happy holiday season!

Events

MWSU Family Day

Saturday, September 14

Mark your calendars for this year’s MWSU Family Day. This is a fun-filled day for you to spend with your students on campus. There will be various activities like our Family Photo Booth, Hypnotist Show and Family Day tailgate! To learn more about Family Day 2024, click here.

Alumni Family Legacy Coffee Social

Saturday, Sept. 14–10 a.m.-11 a.m. –Alumni Welcome Center (Spratt Hall 105)

Join the Alumni Welcome Center for a coffee social hour. Enjoy coffee and cookies, alumni swag and more! Also, don’t miss the Alumni Center table at the football game that evening.Ěý

MWSU Homecoming

October 14-19

Mark your calendars for this year’s homecoming game on October 19th. MWSU will face off against Nebraska Kearney. Details of all the fun activities coming soon! 

News & Reminders

Griffon Gold Community Standards

Griffon Gold Community Standards (GGCS) is a program that recognizes positive residential life student behaviors through a “Student of the Month” program and engages students in programming that builds a sense of community and belongingness throughout MWSU housing. Griffons build community by respecting self, others, property, authority and honesty. For more information on our Griffon Gold Community Standards please visit our website.Ěý

Follow “Family of Missouri Western” on Facebook!

We provide up-to-date information for families of MWSU students on our family Facebook page. This page is dedicated to various events and news happening around MWSU. To see all that is happening here on campus today!

2024 Griffon Edge

The school year is off to an exciting start at MWSU. With that comes welcoming our newest Griffons to campus. These past weeks have been fun-filled and it all started off with this year’s Griffon Edge. Our new freshman met their classmates for the first time and learned the ins and outs of Missouri Western. They also got to experience some fun events across campus such as a Playfair, bingo night, a glow party, and more. To see photos from this year’s Griffon Edge check out the now.

Stay in the know with Student Affairs

Events are always happening on the MWSU campus, from fun bingo nights, watch parties, community service and more! To keep up on all the fun activities students participate in across campus we encourage you to follow our MWSU Student Affairs and pages.Ěý

Intramural leagues are forming now

Is your student competitive?  Is your student looking for a way to get involved on campus this fall?

ş¬Đ߲ÝÉçÇř Student Recreation Services has the perfect intramural sport for your student. MWSU offers an array of intramurals each year. Students can sign up today!

Listen to your MWSU Griffons Live

All home and away football and men’s and women’s basketball games will be available to listen to for free on Varsity and at GoGriffons.com/listen. Available on iPhone and Android, fans can access free audio streams for game days on the Varsity Network App. Fans can also receive push notifications as reminders for upcoming games and broadcasts. Once you download The Varsity Network app, search ‘Missouri Western’ and select which Griffon teams you want to follow. For more information on The Varsity Network and how to listen to the Griffons, click here. Audio broadcasts can also be found at GoGriffons.com/listen. Audio broadcasts will also be archived at GoGriffons.com/listen in the ‘On Demand’ section, and on the Griffon Sports Insider Podcast, available on Spotify, Apple and wherever you podcast.

Potter Hall art gallery renamed in honor of Drew Brown

The art gallery inside Potter Hall at ş¬Đ߲ÝÉçÇř bears a new name. The Drew Brown Art Gallery salutes a longtime community activist and staunch supporter of Missouri Western. To read more on this story, click here.

Welcome Griffon family and friends! We are so excited to start another great year at Missouri Western and even more excited to have your student be a part of all the big things happening here. We look forward to sharing news and updates to all things MWSU with you every month. We hope you are as excited as we are to see your student soar high. Go Griffs!

News & Events

MWSU Family Day, Saturday, Sept. 14

Mark your calendars for this year’s MWSU Family Day. This is a fun-filled day for you to spend with your student on campus. There will be various activities like our Family Photo Booth, Hypnotist Show and Family Day tailgate! 

Follow “Family of Missouri Western” on Facebook!

We provide up to date information for families of MWSU students on our family Facebook page. This page is dedicated to various events and news happening around MWSU. To see all that is happening here on campus today!

Move-In Day

Move-In Day is just around the corner! Freshman move-in day is August 21, and returning students may move-in Aug 24 and 25. This can be both a fun and stressful time for students and their families, we want to help as best we can, for more information click here.Ěý

Houlne Center for Center for Convergent Technology named after Tim Houlne ’86 

A new building at ş¬Đ߲ÝÉçÇř to serve workforce development needs in the region will bear the name of a Missouri Western alumnus who supported the project with one of the largest donations in the University’s history. The building formerly known as the Convergent Technology Alliance Center (CTAC) will be known as the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology, in honor of Tim Houlne, an entrepreneur, author and visionary in the field of artificial intelligence.Ěý

Email Reminder

Student’s email are a critical way we communicate with them. Please encourage your student to check their MWSU email and goldlink daily so they know what is going on around campus, any changes to schedules, financial aid news and more. As we head into a new academic year we want our students to be as prepared as possible and their email is essential in providing them with vital information.