Missouri Western State University

4525 Downs Dr, Saint joseph, MO 64507 -  View Map

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• With its roots in a five-county contiguous region of northwest Missouri, Western has proudly served the higher education needs of its constituencies since 1915. Originally founded as St. Joseph Junior College to provide a two-year liberal arts transfer program, Western was transformed into a four-year college in 1969 and became a full member of the State of Missouri system in 1977. Western received university designation effective August 28, 2005, and changed its name to Missouri Western State University.
• Missouri Western State University is a four-year, state-supported institution providing a variety of degree programs through the schools of liberal arts and professional studies. The University is authorized under Missouri statutes to offer four-year baccalaureate programs, two-year associate degrees, preprofessional transfer programs and one-year certificates. In addition, the University offers continuing education courses, seminars, conferences and workshops suited to the needs of the community and serving groups throughout the nation.
• Missouri Western State University is a learning community focused on students as individuals and as members of society. We offer students at all stages of life the opportunity to achieve excellence in the classroom and beyond, as they prepare to be leaders in their work and in their communities. As a leader itself, Western is committed to the educational, economic, cultural, and social development of the people and the region that it serves.
• Western offers students at all stages of life the opportunity to achieve excellence in the classroom and beyond, as they prepare to be leaders in their work and their communities.
• The institution is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
• Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

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• Black Student 1st Basket Ball Tournament (PitchEngine)
  posted on April 5, 2011 at 12:58:29 am
  Black Student Union a recognized student organization on Missouri Western State University will be having their 1st annual Basket Ball Tournament. The tournament will take place in the commons in basketball courts on April 2, 2011.Contact Rodney Robert for more information by email at mwsubsugmail.com. The tournament will begin promptly at 1pm and will end around 7pm. The entry fee for the ...
• Daffron steps in after Bragin suddenly announces retirement (The Griffon News)
  posted on August 25, 2009 at 09:04:36 pm
  Missouri Western State University has been through a vast number of changes ever since its transition from a state college to a university in 2005. A more recent major change involved the departure of the man who held the title of provost for the last three years. Joseph Bragin is now no longer a part of [...]

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