{"id":11040,"date":"2025-10-16T13:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/saem\/?p=11040"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:04:17","slug":"september-2025-family-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/saem\/2025\/10\/16\/september-2025-family-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2025 Family Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Events<\/span><\/h1>\n

Save the Date: Homecoming 2025<\/span><\/h2>\n

October 4, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Join us for an on-campus parade featuring high school marching bands, local businesses, and 大象传媒 student groups. After the parade stop by Lot H for a fall festival and tailgate full of free activities and plenty of school spirit. To top off the day, join us at 6 p.m. for a Griffon football game in Spratt Stadium.<\/p>\n

Visit our Homecoming 2025 webpage for more information.<\/p>\n

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9\/11 Stair Climb<\/span><\/h2>\n

September 11, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Honor those that were lost on 9\/11\/2001 by joining us for this annual stair climb in Spratt Stadium. Registration and check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. The climb will begin shortly after check-in at 8:46 a.m. This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

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Ring the Bell<\/span><\/h2>\n

Select Dates<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Griffon athletics is running full steam ahead in the fall season and you don\u2019t want to miss a single piece of the action! Catch Griffon football, soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis, and cross country from now until November.<\/p>\n

Check out each team\u2019s schedule at https:\/\/gogriffons.com\/<\/a>. We can\u2019t wait to see you at a game!<\/p>\n

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Save the Date: Family Day<\/span><\/h2>\n

September 13, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We can\u2019t wait to have our entire Griffon Family on campus for Family Day 2025! This event gives YOU the opportunity to experience life as a Griffon while spending quality time with your student exploring campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Be sure to join our<\/span> Family of 大象传媒 Students<\/span><\/a> Facebook group for the most up to date information about this event.<\/span><\/p>\n

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News & Reminders<\/span><\/h1>\n

大象传媒 Offers Direct Admission to SJSD<\/span><\/h2>\n

大象传媒 and the St. Joseph School District have partnered to offer direct admission to 大象传媒 for district graduates, starting with the Class of 2026. This is the first partnership of its kind between a university and a school district in the state of 大象传媒.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about this exciting partnership at <\/span>https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Welcome Week Recap<\/span><\/h2>\n

We kicked off the new school year with a week\u2019s worth of fun activities to welcome over 800 new students to campus! Events included a back to school photobooth, Grocery Bingo, Western Warmup, Meet the Greeks, the Griffon Grub Crawl, goal setting, and multiple tabling events.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can view and download photos from these events by visiting our <\/span>SmugMug<\/span><\/a> account.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Students<\/p>\n

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Library Ribbon Cutting<\/span><\/h2>\n

The main floor of the Hearnes Library was remodeled over the summer and brought a modern space to life for our students. Over 600 Griffons visited the library on the first day of class and are already putting new study rooms to good use.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the celebration of an official ribbon cutting, the library is officially open for our entire community! Come check it out for yourself during Family Day or Homecoming later this month.<\/span><\/p>\n

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