Maryville Police Department  Read moreBlotters for the week of 11/17

The University's Show-Me Gold Program, Student Veterans Association and the Missouri Army National Guard held a come-and-go celebration to celebrate Veteran’s Day 7-10 a.m. Nov. 11 in the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse.  Read moreUniversity honors Veterans Day in Fieldhouse

Agriculture is one of the leading industries in the United States with more than 43,000 different jobs. Within this industry, there has been an incline of suicide rates in rural areas, especially in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has created a new hotline called AgriStress … Read moreAgriStress is planting seeds of mental health awareness in rural communities

Northwest Missouri State University Police Department  Read moreBlotters for the week of 11/10

There are a handful of scholarships for students to apply for using the Standard Scholarship Application. Now, students who desire to make a difference in the criminal justice career path have another opportunity to receive a scholarship credited to the Green Family. Read moreGreen family donates $28,000 to scholarship for aspiring law enforcement students

Election season ended with voting stations closing at 7 p.m. across the state on Nov. 8. Missouri’s midterm elections had races for state representatives, state senators, and ballot initiatives. Missouri has eight districts for representatives and 34 districts for senators. Nodaway County fa… Read moreNodaway County supports GOP

Maryville residents and Northwest students alike can recall the closing of Board Game Cafe — a popular cafe on Main Street where customers could enjoy a cup of coffee and pass the time playing a wide range of board games. When the Board Game Cafe closed at the end of 2021, the building it wa… Read moreCoffee, cards, served at new cafe The Perk

The University’s School of Agricultural Sciences held its sixth annual Celebrate Agriculture Week with events across campus from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5. Read moreSchool of Agricultural Sciences sees successful Celebrate Agriculture Week

The Northwest dining contract with Aramark is expiring at the end of the 2023 spring semester. Residential Life would like to see a cost reduction and a food quality increase, as well as more restaurant options on campus.  Read moreUniversity bids out contract for dining hall services

Focus EduSolutions is partnered with both institutions and associations across the U.S. Northwest recently partnered with Focus EduSolutions, and the first cohort began Nov. 8. There are now microcredentials offered in insurance sales and food truck entrepreneurship.  Read moreNW offers credential programs

Abagale Lingle first set eyes on Northwest while on a tour, but not for her, her sister’s tour. Lingle said she fell in love with the University, took a tour for herself, only applied to go to school here and got in. Since then, Lingle has kept herself busy with student teaching, an effort t… Read moreStudent teacher Abagale Lingle named 2022 physical education major of the year

Northwest Missouri State University Police Department  Read moreBlotters for the week of 11/3

The Brick & Click conference will be held in person for the first time since COVID-19 from 8 a.m-5 p.m Nov. 3 in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom.  Read moreB.D. Owens library to host 22nd annual brick & click conference

The Student Senate meeting Nov. 1 was a formal meeting about large funding requiring members to dress formally. This Senate meeting had many guest speakers including Interim President Clarence Green and Assistant Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion Justin Mallett. Read moreStudent Senate funds Martindale Hall renovations

Update:  Read moreMaryville Police Department investigates sexual assault

Northwest Missouri State University Police Department Read moreBlotters for the week of 10/27

The Student Senate meeting Oct. 25 was filled with costumes to celebrate Halloween while it passed multiple bylaw changes and appropriated thousands of dollars to student organizations. Read moreStudent Senate votes on bylaws, provides grants to organizations

Northwest Board of Regents approved over $1.9 million in funding for the renovation of the McKemy Center for Lifelong Learning to accommodate a new agribusiness program at its Oct. 21 meeting. Read moreRegents approve renovations to McKemy Center, update on presidential search

Maryville Police Department  Read moreBlotters for the week of 10/20

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HANNAH CLAYWELL | News Reporter | @Hannah_9504  Read moreUniversity hosts Career Pathing Program for student workforce skills

Northwest Alumna Cindy Fisher is the creator of Smart Steps Mobile, an app that assists disabled students in the transition from student to adult life.  Read moreNorthwest alumna’s app for disabled college students expands

Maryville received a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation for a new walking trail along East Thompson Street from South Davis Street to South Laura Street.  Read moreCity receives grant for East Thompson trail

Horses are boarded at Northwest in the Edward Phillips Memorial Rodeo Arena, an arena that was donated by a widowed wife, Holly, 27 years ago. The arena finds itself amongst conversation that the University may sell the property. The decision to sell will affect more than just the owners who… Read moreFacility Services consider selling rodeo arena

Spring semester is sneaking up and faculty have the opportunity to apply for the spring cohort of the Social Justice Training Institute. For any staff interested, applications are open until Oct. 31. Read moreSocial Justice Training Institute opens its application for spring

Logan D. Fainter, 19, has pleaded guilty to Invasion of Privacy, a class E felony, after being brought to court for the incident in March.  Read moreFainter enters guilty plea for invasion of privacy case

It was found in a survey from Access to Higher Education that LGBTQIA+ people are four times more likely to report having picked a university in a different city or state to seek a more welcoming climate than non-LGBTQIA+ people. The community struggles to be accepted every day and colleges … Read moreLGBTQIA+ community celebrates history month

University Wellness Services offered free influenza vaccines to students, staff and faculty on a walk-in basis  2-4 p.m. Oct. 5-6 in the Tower View Room J.W. Jones Student Union.  Additional shots were given out at the Wellness Fair Oct. 13 in the Student Recreation Center. Read moreWellness Services give out flu shots

It’s been a month and a half since President Joe Biden announced the three-part plan to reduce student loans across the country, and applications for loan forgiveness are to open this month..  Read moreHow student debt relief will impact Northwest borrowers

Northwest Missouri State University Police Department  Read moreBlotters for the week of 9/29

With the decline of on-campus enrollment, Northwest has created a plan to right-size housing on campus by demolishing and renovating residential buildings.  Read moreNorthwest plans next seven years of renovations, demolitions to residential facilities

After students have settled into their fall classes, Northwest census reports another record-breaking overall headcount for the University thanks to increasing graduate enrollment numbers along with international student enrollment.  Read moreUndergraduate enrollment dips, graduate enrollment continues to increase

Northwest Missouri State University Police Department  Read moreBlotters for the week of 9/22

Families from far and close gathered on campus Sept 16, 17, and 18 to spend time with students and gain the Bearcat Nation experience since COVID-19. Read moreUniversity hosts first maskless Family Weekend

The 100th Student Senate arrived dressed in formal wear, keeping with the theme of the week. This meeting marked the end of the freshman elections and the official swearing in of the new freshmen representatives and on-campus representatives. Read moreStudent Senate announces freshman representative election results

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education gave a $40,000 grant to the Northwest School of Education. The University announced that it will use the grant to launch the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program. Read moreUniversity receives grant for Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program

The Student Union Ballroom was full of students clad in team jerseys in keeping with this week's theme, waiting for President Elizabeth Motazedi to call the session into order. Read moreStudent Senate hears final DI Office presentation

The Northwest Board of Regents approved the presidential search prospectus to begin the process of the presidential search, and approved a bonus for Northwest faculty, at its Sept. 8 meeting.  Read moreRegents approve presidential search prospectus, $1,500 faculty retention payment

Northwest Missouri State University Police Department  Read moreBlotters for the week of 9/15

The University’s Show-Me Gold program and the Maryville Fire Department held the third annual 9/11 memorial stair climb from 7-10 a.m. Sept. 9 at Bearcat Stadium. Attendees participated in a 2,071 step climb to pay respects to the 343 firefighters who bravely climbed that number of stairs in… Read moreShow-Me Gold hosts university's third annual 9/11 memorial stair climb

Maryville Police Department Read moreBlotters for the week of 9/8

Members of the 100th Student Senate met for the third meeting of the year and once gavels were banged, pledges were said and role-call was taken, the meeting officially began with talks from the president, DI Office, and of elections. Read moreInterim President Green talks future University upgrades

Students walking into the J.W. Jones Student Union on Fridays would usually be met with a long line coming from the Einstein Bros. Bagels, but from now on there won’t be any line to be found.  Read moreFree Bagel Fridays replaced with a daily happy hour