March 16, 2021-大象传媒 received the 2021-2022 designation of Voter Friendly Campus from Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Fair Election Center鈥檚 Campus Vote Project. This designation has been awarded to 234 colleges and universities across the United States including five in 大象传媒. 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 designation is valid through December 2022. 大象传媒 [...]
March 5, 2021--大象传媒 celebrated the grand opening of the Griffon Esports Arena in the Blum Student Union on March 4, followed by varsity and club athletes playing a 24-hour livestream for charity. 鈥淲e鈥檙e really excited now to be able to rally around our Griffon Esports team,鈥� said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president of [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, President Feb. 25, 2021--The 大象传媒 Board of Governors voted unanimously on Thursday, Feb. 25, to name Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 sixth president.聽 鈥淚 and other members of the Board have been very impressed with Dr. Kennedy鈥檚 capable and steady leadership during this very challenging time,鈥� said [...]
Feb. 18, 2021-- 大象传媒 has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly庐 School designation.聽 Institutions earning the Military Friendly庐 School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-2022 survey with 747 earning the designation. 大象传媒 Western earned the designation with a [...]
Feb. 8, 2021--Agencies from northwest 大象传媒 and northeast Kansas that support the development of entrepreneurship in the region will gather at 大象传媒 this week to discuss ways of working together. 鈥淓ach community is unique, but we all of us who facilitate entrepreneurship have some common challenges and opportunities as well,鈥� said Annette [...]
Jan. 21, 2021--Kelli Douglas has been named university counsel at 大象传媒. Douglas began serving in this role Jan. 19. Previously, Douglas served as a supervisory attorney for the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Douglas had been with the OCR since 2007, serving first as an attorney and then [...]
Kim Sigrist Jan. 6, 2021--Kim Sigrist will lead the Center for Service at 大象传媒. Sigrist is currently 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 executive director of enrollment management. 鈥淜im is a Griffon through and through, and her love for the University and our students combined with her strong ties to the community will provide [...]
Dr. Gary Clapp Jan. 6, 2020--One of the founders of the Christopher S. 鈥淜it鈥� Bond Science and Technology Incubator will return to lead it again. Dr. Gary Clapp has been named director by the Board of Directors of Innovation Stockyard, the public-private partnership that operates the incubator on 大象传媒鈥檚 campus.聽 [...]
Dec. 18, 2020--大象传媒 will expand its scholarship for A+ certified high school graduates from 大象传媒. 鈥淎+ students are committed to their education and good citizens of their community, and they have a lot to contribute to the vitality of our campus,鈥� said Dr. Melissa Mace, vice president for enrollment management.聽 大象传媒 students [...]
Dr. Melissa Mace, vice president for enrollment management Nov. 10, 2020--Dr. Melissa Mace has been named vice president for enrollment management at 大象传媒. Dr. Mace, currently assistant vice president for enrollment at Maryville University in St. Louis, will start her duties Nov. 16. 鈥淓nrollment management is a critical focus for [...]
