Two Governors appointed to Board On Feb. 25, 2021, Bob Wollenman 鈥�72 and Lisa Norton were sworn in to six-year terms as 大象传媒 Western Board of Governors members. Both are eager to serve the University and use their experience to continue to advance 大象传媒 Western, as [...]
Dr. Doug Davenport Dr. Doug Davenport, provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at 大象传媒, retired June 30, 2021. 鈥淒uring a time of transition and unprecedented challenge, Doug has provided outstanding leadership,鈥� said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 president. 鈥淣ot only is [...]
Some familiar places are taking on new looks and providing new functions at MWSU: Military Center 大象传媒 Gov. Mike Parson and Maj. Gen. Levon Cumpton, adjutant general of the 大象传媒 National Guard, participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Center for Military and Veterans Serviceson campus in November. The [...]
With the constraints of social distancing, students in theotherwise close chorale ensemble group were able to stretch and flex their creativity as they learned to sing together鈥� separately鈥� from their own space. The virtual choir experience enabled more than 50 students to create music in a unique way. With changes [...]
This fall, thanks to the generosity of MWSU Ambassadors members, supporters and a gift from the W. Fairleigh Enright Family Foundation, $16,825 in scholarships were awarded to 20 nontraditional students. Through their work to support nontraditional students (aged 25 and older), the Ambassadors award scholarships and mini grants for equipment, [...]
大象传媒 Western was one of 28 schools nationwide to be named a finalist for the 2021 Division II Award of Excellence, an accolade recognizing initiatives in the past year that exemplify the Division II philosophy, community engagement and student-athlete leadership. The honor stems from the 2019 鈥淕riffs Giving Gifts鈥� initiative, [...]
In its inaugural season, the Griffon esports program has quickly grown to four varsity teams, two clubs, and a training room, in addition to the esports stadium which is taking shape in Blum Union. Esports by definition is a multiplayer game played competitively, and has grown in popularity with esports [...]
In early 2021, 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Center for Service and the Kit Bond Science and Technology Incubator both got new leadership. Kim Sigrist 鈥�93 was named director of the Center for Service, which provides students with opportunities to learn and serve by connecting them with volunteer opportunities in the community. Students [...]
Shannon Nold and Nathan Nold 鈥�18, pictured with a portrait of Chad Nold 鈥�93, with Hayden Glaubius, the first recipient of the scholarship, along with Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development. The Nolds, Chad 鈥�93, Shannon, and their son, Nathan 鈥�18, are an entrepreneurial family [...]
