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Missouri Western State University is a public four-year college in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school enrolls 5100 undergraduate students. The university was founded in 1915 as a two-year institution called St. Joseph Junior College. It was transformed into a four-year college in 1969 and became a member of the State of Missouri higher education system in 1977 with the name Missouri Western State College. On August 28, 2005, the name changed to "Missouri Western State University" due to a state law changing the institution's name. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Missouri Western is the home of the Griffons, who compete in 10 sports (Men's baseball, basketball, football, golf; Women's basketball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball) as a NCAA Division II school. Missouri Western is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ...
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...
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Former Saint Joseph mayor Glenda Kelly and Missouri 28th District State Rep. Rob Schaaf are among the school's distinguished alumni.
Presidents
- M. O. Looney (1969-1983)
- Janet Gorman Murphy (1983-2000)
- James McCarthy (2000-2001)¹
- James Scanlon (2001-)
¹Interim
Student Government Association - President: Natalie Bailey
- Vice President: Luke Herrington
The student body (recognized by the SGA as the Student Union) of MWSU is governed by an organization called the Student Government Association (SGA). The SGA is modeled after a real government. In 2006, Student voters approved a new Constitution for the SGA. The SGA is divided into five branches: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch, the Residential Branch, and the Activities Branch.
See also Student Association of Missouri logo The Student Association of Missouri (S.A.M. or SAM) is a non-profit student association formed in 2001 by a convention of delegates from 12 Missouri college student governments in Jefferson City, Missouri. ...
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