When Fumi Cheever, a native of Japan, was an undergraduate student at the University of Nevada-Reno, she didn鈥檛 have a lot of interaction with the Reno community. So when she was working on her master鈥檚 degree at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, she sought out volunteer opportunities in [...]
大象传媒 Western established a new School of Nursing and Health Professions in February. The School of Nursing and Health Professions will be housed within the College of Professional Studies and will be led by an associate dean. The School will include 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 master鈥檚 degree programs in nursing and undergraduate [...]
A 2013 participant in 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 applied entrepreneurship program purchased the Golden Corral in St. Joseph, 大象传媒. Scott Lassen 鈥�10, who was awarded a Fresca鈥檚 Mexican Grill in Woodburn, Oregon in the 2013 competition, sold that restaurant to another 大象传媒 Western alumnus and moved to St. Joseph to operate the [...]
In its first year with a full-time director, the parliamentary debate program has made a name for itself both statewide and nationally, thanks to two debaters. When Jason Edgar, communication studies instructor, was hired as the program鈥檚 coach last fall, he inherited the parliamentary debate team of Chris Miles and [...]
David Liechti, a member of the Board of Governors; and Pat Dillon, a member of the MWSU Foundation Board of Directors; were selected for Ingram鈥檚 Magazine鈥檚 鈥�50 大象传媒ans You Should Know.鈥� The Kansas City magazine鈥檚 list highlights leaders in business, education, nonprofits, arts and other areas. Mike Ducey, professor of [...]
Dr. Robert Vartabedian, 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 president, provided expert testimony in support of two bills related to suicide prevention before a 大象传媒 Senate committee in January. The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on two bills: Senate Bill 646, which requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop training guidelines [...]
Political commentator Cokie Roberts will be the featured speaker at the 23rd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues this fall. The Convocation is at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the Looney Complex Cokie Roberts, 2016 speaker at the R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues. Arena, [...]
The making of 鈥淗arry & Walter: 大象传媒鈥檚 Native Sons鈥� Although Harry Truman and Walter Cronkite were a generation apart in age, their paths crossed many times and there were many similarities between the two men. That, said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 president, is the premise of the University鈥檚 newest [...]
Dear Friends, As I am writing this, the University is wrapping up its yearlong Centennial celebration, and what a great Dr. Vartabedian with Tom Ridge, the 2015 Convocation on Critical Issues speaker. year it has been! I hope many of you had the opportunity to join us on [...]
