says the university had a good legislative session, especially with the funding allocated the St. Joseph campus. Not only did Missouri Western receive a 3.7% increase to its core funding, it received $2.5 million to catch up on long delayed maintenance. “From our perspective, it was a good year and we’re very grateful for all of the support we’ve been getting,” Kennedy tells St. Joseph Post. $820,000 to the Missouri Western $81 million annual budget. “A little bit less than we were looking for, but nonetheless we’re very grateful for that,” Kennedy says. “And that’s always a piece that we’ll