Griffon Today

First of GPS workshops to be offered May 19-21 Clay Rains with Griffon Today visits with Dr. Cary Chevalier and Peggy Ellis, who are involved in a number of three-day workshops in global positioning systems being offered at Missouri Western.
Spring offers welcome relief after long, cold winter Spring flowers and pleasant springtime temperatures draw students to outdoors. Join Heather Heater as she strolls across Western's blooming, greening campus.
Kids and Hot Wheels hit Western for day of competition Western hosted its annual Hot Wheels contest for two age groups April 17 in the Looney Complex. The top eight places won trophies and medals. Griffon Today's Chance Umstaddt was there to capture the fun.
Complex sketches keep two art students busy in Potter Hall Two students talk with Griffon Today's Chance Umstaddt about their projects in their Drawing 2 class.
Western pistol and skeet an enjoyable class for many The pistol and skeet course offered by the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation here is a popular general education credit for students, Griffon Today's Heather Heater reports.
Art students busy finishing semester projects Griffon Today staffer Clay Rains visits Missouri Western's Potter Hall Fine Arts Building to speak with students enrolled in art classes and to look at some of the projects they are working on toward the end of the Spring 2010 semester.
Kisker tells benefits of Non-Traditional Student Services Griffon Today staffer Clay Rains visits with Missouri Western's Director of Non-Traditional Student Services Ellen Kisker as she explains the role of her department on campus and the services offered to students over the age of 25.
Two Western students chill out in Arkansas for Spring Break Two MWSU students tell Chance Umstattd of the Griffon Today staff about their Spring Break trip to Arkansas. Weather prevented them from fishing, so they decided to go hiking and swimming instead.
Volleyball coach, players talk about last season, hopes for next season Women’s volleyball coach Cory Frederick visits with Griffon Today staffer Heather Heater.
Nursing open house features human simulator The recent Nursing Department Open House featured its new human performance simulator. Griffon Today staffer Heather Heater was there to provide coverage. See related story here.
Ladies tennis loses close one to Fort Hays State The Western tennis team lose 5-4 to the Fort Hayes State Tigers March 26 at the Noyes tennis courts here in St. Joseph. Chance Umstattd provides this coverage.
Cuernavaca deadline soon Students hoping to join the Study Away trip to Cuernavaca, Mexico, are facing an April 5 deadline to sign up. Griffon Today staffer Clay Rains offers details about this trip.
Spring Career Fair Western students had a chance to visit with area employers who showed up for Western's Spring Career Fair, held March 4th in the Fulkerson Center. Coinciding with Criminal Justice Week, the event was well attended by police departments, as well as many other nearby employers. These employers took time to visit with Griffon Today and share some tips with job seekers.
Faculty Art Exhibition Associate Professor of Art Geo Sipp gives a run-down of some of the ceramics, drawings, paintings and other artwork created by art faculty for Western's Biannual Faculty Art Exhibition.
HapKiDo classes Mr. Chan Yu teaches a one-credit HapKiDo class on Wednesday nights on the East Balcony of Looney Complex. Heather Heater was there recently for Griffon Today.
Sidewalk Talk: What are you doing for Spring Break? Heather Heater, of the Griffon Today staff, hit campus recently to see what plans Western students had for Spring Break.
Jazzing it up Griffon Today staffer Heather Heater provides coverage of the Jazz Festival. Sponsored by the Western Music Department, the festival brings students from area high schools to campus for a day of playing jazz.
All-Steinway celebration Western administrators, faculty and students joined members of the St. Joseph community in celebrating the All-Steinway event in Potter Hall on Feb. 5. Griffon Today staffers Chance Umstattd and Heather Heather offer some of the sights and sounds of the day.
Physical training -- Law enforcement style Griffon Today staffer Clay Rains caught students in Western's Law Enforcement Academy hustling through their PT. For more information about the academy, click here.
Western basketball The Griffons took on the Mules and Jennies of the University of Central Missouri Feb. 24. The men pulled off an upset while the women took another loss. For all the information you want and need about Griffon athletics, click here.
Sidewalk Talk: What did you do for Valentine's Day? Griffon Today staffer Chance Umstattd hit campus after Valentine's Day to find out what Western students did.

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