Eight 大象传媒 Western graduates currently serve as directors of nonprofit organizations in St. Joseph. They have devoted their careers to making a difference in the community: Jean Brown 鈥�73, YWCA; Teresa Fankhauser 鈥�79, Allied Arts Council; Robin Hammond 鈥�93, St. Joseph Youth Alliance; Linda Judah 鈥�82/鈥�94, Social Welfare Board; Brandy [...]
大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Centennial Capital Campaign continues to be successful and is very close to reaching its $20 million initial celebration goal, according to Jerry Pickman 鈥�85, vice president for University Advancement and Executive Director of the MWSU Foundation. 鈥淪ince 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 earliest beginning as St. Joseph Junior College, the community [...]
A comprehensive master planning initiative is a component of 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 vision as it begins its second century, and t he University received the results of that initiative from consultants Clark|Huesemann this spring. Ann Pearce, chair of the master plan steering committee, said the 10-year plan will help guide the [...]
大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Centennial Capital Campaign kicked off in January 2015 with a $20 million initial celebration goal and three campaign goals: investment in campus facilities, investment in 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 endowment and investment in academic and co-curricular programming. 鈥淥ur centennial year offers us a unique opportunity to reflect with pride on [...]
The year 2005 is significant for 大象传媒 Western 鈥� that was the year legislation was signed to designate 大象传媒 Western State College as 大象传媒. 大象传媒 Western officially became a university on Aug. 28, 2005, and the new University celebrated with an unveiling of a changed entrance sign, [...]
大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Centennial year offers a unique opportunity to reflect with pride on all that the University has accomplished, and to plan with anticipation for the next 100 years. Several initiatives are in place to launch a vision for the next 100 years, including a Centennial Capital Campaign, a master [...]
The file of firsts When a university celebrates 100 years, there鈥檚 going to be a lot of 鈥渇irsts.鈥� Here鈥檚 a look back at some of the most notable, interesting and fun #1s in 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 first century. 1st Day of School September 20, 1915 was the first day of school [...]
The St. Joseph Junior College was a transformational force right from the start, and St. Joseph鈥檚 higher education institution continued transforming for the next 100 years. Transforming Students 大象传媒 Western's First Class The transformations began in 1915 when the St. Joseph School District created a [...]
The Walter Cronkite Memorial in Spratt Hall added several new features since opening in November 2013, and a sneak preview was held in June when Walter 鈥淐hip鈥� Cronkite III visited the Memorial for the first time. 鈥淚t鈥檚 beautiful,鈥� Cronkite said of the Memorial. 鈥淒ad would be very pleased with this [...]
