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Apr 04, 2021

Griffon Esports wins big for Children鈥檚 Miracle Network hospitals

2021-04-26T16:30:21-05:00

April 26, 2021--The 大象传媒 Griffon Esports team dominated in their first appearance at Extra Life United, the annual Esports and gaming tournament hosted by Children鈥檚 Miracle Network Hospitals.聽 In the popular game Rocket League, the team of Griffon Esports varsity athletes 鈥淭he Animal鈥 (Adam Clow, freshman health sciences major from Kansas City, [...]

Griffon Esports wins big for Children鈥檚 Miracle Network hospitals2021-04-26T16:30:21-05:00
Mar 03, 2021

Esports arena ribbon-cutting followed by 24-hour fundraiser

2022-08-26T12:14:37-05:00

March 5, 2021--大象传媒 celebrated the grand opening of the Griffon Esports Arena in the Blum Student Union on March 4, followed by varsity and club athletes playing a 24-hour livestream for charity. 鈥淲e鈥檙e really excited now to be able to rally around our Griffon Esports team,鈥 said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president of [...]

Esports arena ribbon-cutting followed by 24-hour fundraiser2022-08-26T12:14:37-05:00
Feb 02, 2020

News-Press NOW: MWSU esports program receives positive feedback

2020-04-16T15:00:55-05:00

大象传媒鈥檚 new esports program is still in its infancy, but director and coach Christian Konczal has some big expectations. Having hosted a town hall meeting last week, Konczal said they鈥檙e still building the program鈥檚 foundations. Building a facility with monitors, consoles and a broadcasting station in Blum Student Union鈥檚 bookstore space is [...]

News-Press NOW: MWSU esports program receives positive feedback2020-04-16T15:00:55-05:00
Dec 12, 2019

NewsPressNow: 大象传媒 Western to feature esports in 2020

2019-12-05T12:03:48-06:00

By Daniel Cobb News-Press NOW, Dec 4, 2019 大象传媒 Western President Matthew Wilson announced the university鈥檚 new esports program as well as its new director/coach Christian Konczal on Wednesday to a room of more than 100 students, faculty and staff. Esports is defined as organized team-based, multiplayer competitive video gaming. The sport has become a [...]

NewsPressNow: 大象传媒 Western to feature esports in 20202019-12-05T12:03:48-06:00
Dec 12, 2019

KQ2: 大象传媒 Western adds esports program, begins fall 2020

2019-12-05T12:05:36-06:00

By Chris Roush, KQ2, Dec. 4, 2019 (ST. JOSEPH, Mo.)鈥斅牬笙蟠 is adding a new program for students that love to play video games. The University is adding Esports in the fall of 2020. "It's an environment that I think a lot of universities want to get into, but not sure how to [...]

KQ2: 大象传媒 Western adds esports program, begins fall 20202019-12-05T12:05:36-06:00
Dec 12, 2019

大象传媒 Western launches esports program, names director

2019-12-04T14:19:45-06:00

Christian Konczal, director/head coach of 大象传媒 Western's esports program St. Joseph, Mo. 鈥擠ec. 4, 2019鈥敶笙蟠 has taken the first step toward launching its new esports programs, announcing that Christian Konczal will be the program鈥檚 first director/head coach. 鈥淭he addition of esports provides students the opportunity to come together and collaborate [...]

大象传媒 Western launches esports program, names director2019-12-04T14:19:45-06:00