In each issue of the Western Magazine between now and our centennial year, 2015, we will offer tidbits and trivia from our history. Dr. Frances Flanagan 鈥�35, was a faculty member at the St. Joseph Junior College when the vote passed in 1965 to create the district of five counties [...]
As more and more businesses rely on information technology, 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 master of applied science degree in information technology management will become more and more important, according to Dr. Baoqiang Yan, assistant professor of computer science, who teaches courses in the graduate program. Unlike traditional master鈥檚 programs, Baoqiang said, [...]
Editor鈥檚 Note: During his Jan. 17, 2012, State of the State address, 大象传媒 Governor Jay Nixon recommended a 12.5 percent reduction in state higher education appropriations for fiscalyear 2013. On Feb. 7, he amended his proposal, indicating that $40 million from the $140million 大象传媒 received in a settlement between the [...]
This past January, Beth Wheeler 鈥�77, retired as director of external relations and Ann Pearce was named as her replacement. Beth Wheeler Beth became Western鈥檚 director of external relations in 2001. In this role, she served as the university鈥檚 liaison with local, regional, state and national elected officials and [...]
One of 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 first ladies was honored recently, and a plaque now hangs in her memory in the M.O. Looney Complex. A plaque recognizing Dorsey Looney鈥檚 contributions as first lady from 1967-1983, along with a photo of the first family, was dedicated at a ceremony in January. [...]
Melissa (Bledsoe) Turner 鈥�11, hadn鈥檛 really thought about the ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) program when she arrived on campus, but a fellow freshman in a military uniform, Nolan Stark, caught her eye and she asked him why he was wearing it. He told her about ROTC. 鈥淭hen he convinced [...]
Adrienne Collins admits that as a young girl, her only interest was music and singing, and her mother who homeschooled her had a difficult time keeping her daughter focused on other subjects. That love of singing has continued into her college years, where Adrienne, a music/vocal performance major, [...]
