Missouri Western State University
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| Motto: | Discover Gold |
| Established: | 1915 |
| Type: | Public, secular |
| President: | Dr. Robert A. Vartabedian |
| Faculty: | 190 |
| Undergraduates: | 5,200 |
| Location: | Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA |
| Campus: | Urban 744 acres |
| Athletics: | NCAA, MIAA |
| Nickname: | MoWest |
| Mascot: | Griffons |
| Website: | www.missouriwestern.edu |
Missouri Western State University is a public four-year college in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school enrolls 5100 undergraduate students and has a new Master's degree in Applied Science with emphasis areas in Information Technology, Chemistry, and Human Factors and Usability Testing.
Missouri Western is the home of the Griffons, who compete in 10 sports (Men's baseball, basketball, American 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.
Former Saint Joseph mayor Glenda Kelly, Missouri 28th District State Rep. Rob Schaaf, and Iowa State University head football coach Paul Rhoads are among the school's distinguished alumni.
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[edit] History
The university was founded in 1915 as a two-year institution called St. Joseph Junior College and held courses in the original location of Central High School (St. Joseph, Missouri) at 13th and Patee. In 1933 when Central High School moved to its current location it relocated to the Robidoux Polytechnic High School building at 10th Street between Edmond and Charles. In 1917 it adopted the Griffon as its mascot.[1]
It was transformed into a four-year college in 1969 when it moved to its present location on the east side of St. Joseph 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.
The school's most visible corporate affiliation is with Hillyard, Inc., a cleaning supplies company that played an important role in the development of basketball. The school's Spratt Memorial Stadium is named for Elliot C. Spratt, an executive at the company. Leah Spratt Hall is named for a sister of Elliot. The school hosts the Hillyard Tip Off Basketball Classic tournament.
[edit] Kansas City Chiefs Summer Training Camp
The school is scheduled become the summer training camp for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2010. The $15.7 million facility is to be paid for by $10 million by the Chiefs (from state tax credits), $1.2 million from student fees at Missouri Western with the rest proposed to come from the City of St. Joseph, Buchanan County and private donations including the possibility of naming rights. [2] It is to be designed by St. Joseph architect firm Ellison-Auxier architects, INC., which designed the school's Spratt Hall and clock tower.[3]
[edit] Presidents
- M. O. Looney (1969-1983)
- Janet Gorman Murphy (1983-2000)
- James McCarthy (2000-2001)(interim)
- James Scanlon (2001-2008)
- Robert Vartabedian (2008-present)
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