Northwest

An email sent to Northwest students on Feb. 16 provided an update to the pay rates of student employees on campus. Students will now make $15 an hour, up from the $10.30 they currently receive.

The New Nodaway Humane Society has helped many animals get adopted over the years, but they adopted something entirely different Thursday — a new brand.

Northwest’s Office of the Provost is settling on three finalists to fill the vacant provost position after searching since November 2025.

Football, winter weather, and the upcoming legislative session were topics of discussion at a Dec. 18, 2025, meeting of Northwest Missouri State University President Lance Tatum and Missouri Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger, who visited the Northwest campus before the state's 2026 legislative session, which begins on Jan. 7.

Northwest Missouri State University is seeing growth in a key segment of its student population despite an overall enrollment decline, as colleges nationwide continue to face increased competition for students.

The Northwest Board of Regents approved to amend the Alcohol of University Property Policy to allow alcohol to be sold at athletic events on campus, during its meeting Dec. 11.