Jun 6, 2023--Ms. Amanda Albrecht will be the next dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies at 大象传媒, effective Aug. 14, 2023. Ms. Albrecht is currently serving as the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Academics for the College of Engineering & Applied Science and is an Associate Professor Educator of Construction [...]
June 5, 2023--The 大象传媒 Regional Law Enforcement Academy will hold graduation ceremonies for Class No. 59 and Class No. 60 at 6 p.m. Friday, June 9, in the Fulkerson Center on the 大象传媒 Western campus. A brief reception will follow in the Enright Community Rooms, Spratt 214-216. The event is free and [...]
June 2, 2023--Jakob Grimm, a 2023 graduate of the Craig School of Business at 大象传媒, was awarded a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise in the latest competition sponsored by 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Center for Franchise Development.聽 Left to right: Steven L. Craig; Pam Klaus, Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Jakob Grimm, Robert Sarlls, and [...]
Lonnie Bishop May 23, 2023鈥揂 veteran of the Buchanan County Sheriff鈥檚 Department will lead 大象传媒鈥檚 Law Enforcement Academy. Lonnie Bishop will begin his duties as commander of the LEA on June 16. 鈥淭he Law Enforcement Academy is an important way that we serve the region, training the people who keep [...]
Sophie Wellinghoff presents at CALHE 2023. May 5, 2023--大象传媒 education students this semester presented at a national conference, judged a science fair and promoted STEM. CALHE At the national Conference of Applied Learning in Higher Education (CAHLE) at 大象传媒 Western in March, five current and past students from Dr. Ollie [...]
May 4, 2023--Dr. Daniel Bumblauskas has been named executive director for workforce and economic development/associate dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies (CBPS) at 大象传媒.聽 Dr. Bumblauskas will lead the establishment of the Convergent Technology Alliance Center (CTAC), provide administrative support to the CBPS dean as related to the Department [...]
May 1, 2023--大象传媒 presented nine faculty and staff members with awards and recognized 17 retirees at the 2022-2023 Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on April 28. Award winners include: Outstanding Academic Advisor: Dr. Lane DesAutels, associate professor of philosophy. "He is willing to go above and beyond to make sure [...]
Back row: Seth Hogue, Taten Piepergerdes, Michael Rader and Andrew Spitzer-Fox; Front row: Pam Klaus and Madi Taylor April 24, 2023--Seven 大象传媒 business students competed at the Collegiate FBLA State Leadership Conference in Springfield, 大象传媒 earlier this month, earning a total of 12 top-5 finishes to advance to the National [...]
March 28, 2023--Dr. Adrienne Johnson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Education, is 大象传媒鈥檚 recipient of the 2023 Governor鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Teaching. 鈥淒r. Johnson is an incredibly compassionate and beloved teacher, tremendous colleague, and exceptional advocate for students at 大象传媒 Western,鈥� her nomination letter reads. 鈥淪he brings to [...]
March 14, 2023--Two 大象传媒 graduates were recently awarded Outstanding Beginning Teacher Awards by the 大象传媒 Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (MACTE).聽 Vasia Katsanou graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Education-Art degree. She is the K-12 art teacher for the Buchanan County R-4 School District. She not only teaches [...]
