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Missouri Western awarded MHC Grant

November 8, 2011 No Comments

Caleb Jones

The Missouri Humanities Council awarded a $700 grant to Missouri Western Oct. 26. The grant will help fund and support programs at Missouri Western and the Alliance Francaise of St. Joseph that have a focus on French Canadian heritage and the musical and cultural traditions of the northwestern area of Missouri. The MHC is the ...

Study to analyze transportation issues

October 20, 2011 No Comments

Jerrod Huber

For students at Missouri Western who depend on public transportation, bus schedules and stops may be tailored to better meet their needs. The Division of Student Affairs, St. Joseph Transit, the City of St. Joseph and the Greater St. Joseph Area Metropolitan Planning Organization sponsored a transit operation study meeting Oct. 13 in Blum Union. ...

Changes in policy: business, financial aid offices must inform students

October 20, 2011 No Comments

Eboni Lacey

Both the business office and financial aid office have recently updated their policies. These new regulations begin in the business office, with students now receiving reimbursement checks through mail or direct deposit, instead of in person like the previous years. This means a student must update both their phone numbers and addresses to receive their ...

Western enrollment increases for 7th consecutive year

September 29, 2011 No Comments

Caitlin Cress

Enrollment at Missouri Western has increased for the seventh consecutive year according to numbers released at the Board of Governors meeting Sept. 28. There are 6,296 students enrolled at Western as of the official census date of Sept. 27. Jeanne Daffron, vice president for academic affairs, announced that enrollment has risen 2.6 percent over last ...

Alumna appointed President of Federal Reserve

September 26, 2011 1 Comment

Matthew Hunt

Move over Ivy League. The vines that once wrapped around prominent schools such as Harvard and Yale have journeyed to small town St. Joseph, Mo., placing Missouri Western State University in a prestigious position. Esther George, an alumna of Western’s class of 1980, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer for the Federal Reserve in ...

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