Nov. 12, 2019 鈥� The 大象传媒 Board of Governors unanimously approved the addition of women鈥檚 lacrosse as the 17th NCAA Division II varsity sport at the University during a telephone poll Tuesday morning. The team will become active in the 2020-21 academic year and begin competition in the spring of 2021.聽 大象传媒 [...]
Architect's rendering of Drew H. Brown Arts Annex by Patterhn Ives LLC Oct. 25, 2019鈥擳he Sunderland Foundation has given 大象传媒 a contribution of $1 million for the construction of the Drew H. Brown Arts Annex for Potter Hall. 鈥淲e are extremely grateful to the Sunderland Foundation for their investment in [...]
Oct. 22, 2019鈥擝eginning in the 2020-2021 academic year, 大象传媒 will adopt a flexible approach to class scheduling called 鈥淕old Fridays,鈥� giving students greater flexibility to engage in applied learning opportunities outside of the classroom. Under the revised academic schedule, most classes will be held Monday through Thursday, leaving Fridays for students to [...]
Oct. 1, 2019鈥� 大象传媒 will launch a scholarship program next year that automatically renews and increases in value each year. The Griffon Guarantee Scholarship will be offered to qualifying incoming freshmen and transfer students beginning during the fall 2020 semester. 鈥淥ur new scholarship program invests in our students in two innovative ways [...]
Noriko and Matt Wilson Sept. 11, 2019鈥擟ampus and community will come together to celebrate the installation of Matthew J. Wilson, J.D., as president of 大象传媒 at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20 in the M.O. Looney Complex. The installation ceremony and reception to follow is free and open to the public. [...]
Dr. Melody Smith, executive director, Center for Service Sept. 4, 2019鈥� Students at 大象传媒 will soon be able to earn credit toward their degree by volunteering in the community. 鈥淪ervice is at the very core of our mission at 大象传媒 Western,鈥� said President Matt Wilson. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 just want to [...]
Aug 23, 2019 By Alan Van Zandt, KQ2 (ST. JOSEPH, Mo) -- A new era at 大象传媒 Western began Thursday evening with an event that didn't even happen on campus. Administrators say the first-ever Griff Up party in downtown St. Joseph was just the first step at bringing the university closer to the city it [...]
New university president Matthew Wilson attended his first board meeting since joining the university. Aug 22, 2019 By Ron Johnson, KQ2 (ST. JOSEPH, Mo.)聽The Board of Governors at 大象传媒 held their first meeting with a new university president Thursday. Board members met to discuss the many events held on campus since Matthew [...]
By Jessika Eidson News-Press NOW|Aug 4, 2019 While many in the St. Joseph area have taken part in Chiefs Training Camp for years, 2019 marks the first for 大象传媒鈥檚 new president, Matt Wilson. 鈥淚 had an idea of what Chiefs Camp might be, but until you鈥檙e here on our campus and you [...]
Jul 28, 2019 Anyone listening to last week鈥檚 speech from 大象传媒鈥檚 new president was likely to be disappointed. That is, if those in the audience were expecting dry, academic oratory on the value of higher education. There is nothing dry about Matt Wilson, who replaces Dr. Robert Vartabedian as the fifth president [...]
