1970s Gary Patterson 鈥�76, founder of the Patterson Legal Group, opened a branch of his Wichita, Kansas law office in St. Joseph, 大象传媒. 1980s Charles Bruffy 鈥�81, Grammy-award winning conductor, received the Signature Sinfonian award from thePhi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America. The Signature Sinfonian award is conferred upon [...]
Dr. Sharon Kosek 鈥�77 has a true passion for the arts and has turned that passion into extraordinary volunteerism. As a testament to her devotion, she recently received the 2018 大象传媒 State Award for Leadership in the Arts from the 大象传媒 Arts Council, and in June, she will receive the [...]
Thanks to generous 大象传媒 Western Foundation donors, three new scholarships have recently been established 鈥� the Mary Byrne Stewart Graduate Nursing Scholarship, the SJC Marketing Scholarship the Loah Stallard Graduate Nursing Scholarship. The Mary Byrne Stewart Graduate Nursing Scholarship is for students enrolled in one of 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 two master鈥檚 [...]
Barry Greenwald Barry Greenwald estimates he taught around 10,000 students in his more than 25-year career as an accounting professor at 大象传媒 Western. His love for those students led him recently to include the University in his estate planning. 鈥淚 wanted to do something for the students more [...]
A new pavilion on the west end of Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium will be built and donated by Steve Craig, the benefactor for whom Craig Field and the Craig School of Business are named. Work began this past fall. 鈥淭he pavilion will provide the finishing piece to the [...]
大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Golden Griffon scholarships reward high-achieving students and help them pay a good portion of their college tuition. The renewable scholarship, established by former president Dr. James Scanlon, is for incoming freshmen who meet specific academic requirements and are involved in extracurricular activities. Two current recipients of the Golden [...]
Two new master鈥檚 degrees began in fall 2017: a Master of Applied Science in Assessment with a K-12 Cross-Categorical Special Education option, and an MBA. The MBA inaugural reception The MBA, offered through the Craig School of Business, has four concentration options: general business, enterprise resource planning, forensic [...]
St. Joseph鈥檚 entrepreneurial resources continue to grow. In June, the St. Joseph Innovation Stockyard, along with the 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Center for Entrepreneurship, St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and Buchanan County, announced plans to team up with Digital Sandbox KC and the 大象传媒 Technology Corporation (MTC) to provide entrepreneurs in northwest [...]
大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Study Away Office offers a variety of trips and exchange opportunities every year, and destinations in the past academic year included Panama, New York, England, Scotland, Norway, France, India, Ireland, China and Oregon. We recently spoke with professors and students who took advantage of the travel opportunities. Ireland: [...]
