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Board of Governors pass on student requests

March 3, 2013 Comments

Ellis Cross

Missouri Western State University’s Board of Governors are charting the same budget course as last year which resulted in an additional $3 million above expenses without the additional $1.5 million from the Student Success Act’s fees. General operating reserves have surpassed $8 million, which is a ten-year high, and the BOG voted Thursday, Feb. 28 ...

Board of Governors agrees to open reserves for one-time expenditures

March 1, 2013 Comments

Matthew Hunt

Missouri Western may soon be making up to $1 million in maintenance and equipment upgrades, pending an upcoming Board of Governors vote to loosen the purse strings on a reserves budget that has grown significantly in recent years. With input from faculty, staff and administrators, President Robert Vartabedian has compiled a list of potential upgrades ...

Top positions in Career Development vacant

February 28, 2013 Comments

Matthew Hunt

“Our office is completely empty,” Claire Busby, program assistant for the Career Development Center said. When entering the Career Development Center at Missouri Western, students will notice that the doors are shut and the help is gone. The positions of administrative assistant Deanna Greiner, student employment coordinator Matthew Gregg, and director for career development Donnell ...

Western holds classes after storm, despite weather concerns

Western holds classes after storm, despite weather concerns

February 26, 2013 Comments

Eboni Lacey

Missouri Western made questionable calls while handling two severe snow storms that occurred on Thursday, Feb. 21 and Tuesday, Feb. 26. Due to Thursday’s storm, nearly every university in the Midwest region was closed on Friday except for Western including Northwest Missouri State University, Highland Community College as well as the St. Joseph school district.  ...

Employers on and off campus looking for students

February 21, 2013 Comments

Daniel Cobb

Students and faculty are emphasizing the importance of student employment on and off campus. Students across campus are finding that being employed by Missouri Western is definitely worth looking into. “Working on campus is incredibly convenient,” Brendan Welch, english workshop leader said.  “If you have some time between classes, it’s nice to make a bit ...

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