聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 By Daniel Cobb, July 1, 2019 大象传媒鈥檚 new president, Matthew J. Wilson, toured various departments Monday morning in order to learn more about the students and faculty he鈥檒l be working with this year. On his first official day on the job, Wilson, who was selected to replace [...]
July 1, 2019鈥� 大象传媒 today welcomes the fifth president in its 50-year history as a four-year institution. Matthew J. Wilson, J.D., succeeds Dr. Robert Vartabedian, who retired June 30 after 11 years as 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 president. In a first-day message to students, President Wilson pledged that 大象传媒 Western faculty, staff, alumni and [...]
Published 6/28/2019, 12:47 PM By BRENT MARTIN St. Joseph Post A 大象传媒 economics professor applauds the Trump Administration for taking a strong stand against China on trade, but doubts its tactic will work. Professor Reza Hamzaee says the United States has needed to get serious with China for some time, because China [...]
June 27, 2019鈥擳he Department of Biology at 大象传媒 will join the Remington Nature Center, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, 大象传媒 Master Naturalists and Pony Express Amphibian & Reptile Society to present the eighth annual Herp-O-Rama from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 29 at the Remington Nature Center, 1502 MacArthur Drive in [...]
June 24, 2019鈥擳he Bushman Planetarium at 大象传媒 will host public shows at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 and Wednesday, July 17. The June 27 show is 鈥淣ine Planets and Counting.鈥� How many planets are there in our solar system? Nine, right? Or is it eight? Maybe it鈥檚 ten, or twelve, or [...]
June 20, 2019鈥� Students in the Craig School of Business and Technology at 大象传媒 traveled to both Australia and New Zealand over 2 weeks this summer as part of the Global Viewpoints course led by Drs. Phillip Frank and Erin McLaughlin. Business students attended networking events, meetings and presentations with various business [...]
June 20, 2019鈥擳he inaugural course of the newly founded National Youth Brass Band of America (NYBBA) will culminate with a public concert at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, in the Potter Hall Theater at 大象传媒. The concert is free and open to the public. Founders Helen and Lee Harrelson established NYBBA to [...]
June 18, 2019鈥擥riffon Hall at 大象传媒 will be renamed Vartabedian Hall. 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Board of Governors approved naming the residence hall in honor of Drs. Robert and Laurel Vartabedian. Dr. Robert Vartabedian will retire this month after 11 years as president. 鈥淕etting to know Dr. Vartabedian in the five years I鈥檝e been [...]
June 18, 2019鈥擳he Board of Governors at 大象传媒 approved a general operating budget of just over $57 million for 2019-2020. The budget represents an increase of approximately 2 percent. Budgeted revenues include a slight increase in student fees based on the tuition and fees package approved by the Board of Governors in [...]
Through the MoExcels initiative, 大象传媒 Western's nursing simulation lab will be expanded and updated. June 17, 2019鈥敶笙蟠解�檚 School of Nursing and Health Professions will receive a grant from the 大象传媒 Department of Higher Education to increase capacity and better meet the healthcare workforce needs of the region through a partnership [...]
