20-630: The Missouri Western Griffons are the sports teams of Missouri Western State University located in St. Joseph, Missouri . They participate in the NCAA 's Division II and in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). Football at Missouri is played at Spratt Stadium . The current head football coach is Matt Williamson, who has held the position since 2017. He replaced Jerry Partridge, who
40-454: A four-year college without him. Shortly after the conversion, the college acquired the farm of St. Joseph State Hospital #2, on the east side of Interstate 29 , for its campus on the east edge of St. Joseph. The original plan had called for it to be built across from the hospital, just west of Bishop LeBlond High School and closer to downtown St. Joseph. The college became Missouri Western State College in 1973 and became fully supported by
60-503: A four-year institution despite the presence of another state university (then Northwest Missouri State College, now Northwest Missouri State University ) 40 miles (64 km) to the north in Maryville . Hearnes narrowly won the primary and then won general election. A year later, the college became Missouri Western Junior College , and was transferred from the St. Joseph School District to
80-623: Is an online repository where undergraduates in STEM fields can post articles subject to faculty approval (rather than a formal peer review ). It has been online since 1997 and has been featured in magazines such as Science and Nature . Articles from the clearinghouse have been used as resources for journalists at publications including the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Daily News . The Clearinghouse
100-593: Is considered as one of the triple accreditation . Not all members of the association are accredited; the association also does not accredit for-profit schools. In 2019, the association received ISO 9001 certification. The association was once known as the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business and as the International Association for Management Education. The American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
120-465: Is referred to as the "Griffon Indoor Sports Complex". Missouri Western State University Missouri Western State University is a public university in St. Joseph, Missouri . As of 2023, it enrolled 3,815 students. Missouri Western State University was founded in 1915 as St. Joseph Junior College and held courses in the original location of Central High School at 13th and Patee. In 1933 when Central High School moved to its current location
140-725: Is the home of the Griffons. MWSU competes in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and is in NCAA Division II . Its highest attended football games are in the Missouri Western–Northwest Missouri State football rivalry . Beginning in the fall of 2017, Missouri Western will add six new sports offering a total of 16 sports. The school has been the summer training camp for the Kansas City Chiefs since 2010 (except 2020 , when
160-573: Is with Hillyard, Inc. , a cleaning supplies company. The school's Spratt Memorial Stadium is named for Elliot "Bub" Spratt, an executive at the company. Leah Spratt Hall is named for a sister of Elliot. The university hosts the Hillyard Tip Off Basketball Classic tournament. The main buildings of Missouri Western State University are all dedicated to someone who is an important part in MWSU's history. Missouri Western
180-694: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the National Football League to require all teams to hold camp at their home facilities). The $ 15.7 million facility was paid for by $ 10 million from the Chiefs (from state tax credits) and $ 1.2 million from student fees at Missouri Western, with the rest coming from the City of St. Joseph, Buchanan County and private donations. It was designed by St. Joseph architect firm Ellison-Auxier Architects, Inc., which designed
200-598: The Council for Higher Education Accreditation deferred recognition of the association pending satisfaction of its policy requirements, and in July its Committee on Recognition recommended that recognition be denied on the basis that the AACSB had consistently failed to document that it was routinely providing "reliable information to the public on their performance, including student achievement" as CHEA requires. In September 2016,
220-548: The Missouri Western Junior College District, comprising 11 school districts in five counties. The college was granted four-year status as Missouri Western College in 1969 during Hearnes' second term. The Missouri Western Junior College district funded the first two years, with the state funding the final two years. Years later, Missouri Western named its library after Hearnes; school officials said Missouri Western would have never become
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#1732798334158240-512: The Steven L. Craig School of Business was accredited by AACSB International . As of April 2020, the school planned to phase out or radically revising nearly 60 of its degree offerings. These changes were a response to years of "downward student enrollment trends, strained state funding resources, rising costs, deferred maintenance needs, long-term debt [and] now the economic impact of covid-19". The university's most visible corporate affiliation
260-613: The junior college relocated to the Robidoux Polytechnic High School building at 10th Street between Edmond and Charles. In 1917 it adopted the Griffon as its mascot. The establishment of a four-year school was a central campaign issue in the 1964 Democratic gubernatorial primary, when Warren Hearnes of the Bootheel challenged Hilary A. Bush of Kansas City. Hearnes promised to transform the college into
280-415: The rest coming from the City of St. Joseph, Buchanan County and private donations. It was designed by St. Joseph architect firm Ellison-Auxier architects, Inc., which designed the school's Spratt Hall and clock tower. A climate-controlled, 120-yard NFL regulation grass indoor field, with a locker room, weight room, training room, classrooms and office space was completed in the summer of 2010. This facility
300-399: The school's Spratt Hall and clock tower. A climate-controlled, 120-yard NFL-regulation grass indoor field, with a locker room, weight room, training room, classrooms and office space was completed in the summer of 2010. The National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse was created using National Science Foundation funds awarded to the institution under Brian Cronk . The clearinghouse
320-868: The state in 1977. It was granted university status in 2005 and began offering graduate degrees in 2007. In 1988, Shalia Aery, commissioner of higher education under Governor John Ashcroft , recommended that Northwest close and leave Missouri Western as the surviving school. That plan was ultimately dropped. Legislation in 2005 changed the institution's name to Missouri Western State University. That legislation designated Missouri Western as Missouri's Applied Learning Institution and allowed it to grant master's degrees. The university graduated its first 12 master's degree recipients in May 2009. In its first six years offering graduate degrees, graduate enrollment at Western grew by 100% or more each year. As of 2016, Western offered 18 master's degrees and six graduate certificates. In 2010,
340-628: Was deactivated in January of 2024, however, an archive of the articles exists at the Web Archive Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business ( AACSB ) is an American professional and accreditation organization. It was founded as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to provide accreditation to business schools. AACSB
360-466: Was founded as an accrediting body in 1916 by a group of seventeen American universities and colleges. The first accreditations took place in 1919. For many years, the association accredited only American business schools, but in the latter part of the twentieth century adopted a more international approach to business education. The first school it accredited outside the United States
380-551: Was head coach from 1997 to 2016. Partridge became Missouri Western's all-time wins leader on September 30, 2006 as the Griffons defeated Truman State University . His current total of 149 career victories ranks third on the MIAA all-time list. The school has been the summer training camp for the Kansas City Chiefs since 2010. The $ 15.7 million facility was paid for by $ 10 million from the Chiefs (from state tax credits) and $ 1.2 million from student fees at Missouri Western, with
400-702: Was the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta in 1968, the first outside North America was the French business school ESSEC , in 1997, and the first business school outside North America and Europe was the KFUPM Business School KFUPM Business School , in 2000. The present name of the association was adopted in 2001. The present name of the association was adopted in 2001. In January 2015,
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