April 29, 2021--大象传媒聽biology major Esther Par of St. Joseph has won the prestigious 2021 Stan Hudson Research Grant Award from the 大象传媒 Native Plant Society. Par will receive $1,500 toward her research supplies and will present her research at the upcoming Botanical Symposium in Rolla, Mo. Par is conducting her research with [...]
March 23, 2021--大象传媒 and North Central 大象传媒 College have signed an articulation partnership to help students transfer smoothly from NCMC to 大象传媒 Western. 鈥淲e enjoy a strong partnership with North Central 大象传媒 College, and this agreement makes that partnership even stronger,鈥� said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president of 大象传媒 Western. 鈥淥ur collaboration creates [...]
March 11, 2021-大象传媒 will return to in-person instruction for the fall 2021 semester. 鈥淲e are committed to providing an engaging and fulfilling in-person, on-campus experience for every student in the fall semester, always in a safe environment for our entire campus community,鈥� said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 president. The majority of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
John Rushin (left), professor emeritus, and Rick Ebersold, MWSU Board of Governors, helped plant approximately 100 trees on the prairie in September 2020. Oct. 30, 2020--A new prairie habitat on the campus of 大象传媒 will honor a longtime faculty member in the Department of Biology. The John Rushin Teaching and [...]
Sept. 30, 2020--大象传媒鈥檚 24th annual Reading of Challenged and Banned Books in recognition of the American Library Association鈥檚 National Banned Books Week will be held virtually this year. The reading will premiere on YouTube at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, and will be available for later viewings as well. Watch at griff.vn/bbr2020.聽 [...]
After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of the Spring Commencement Ceremony, 大象传媒 honored more than 450 spring and summer graduates with two ceremonies on Sunday, Sept. 20. The Commencement Address was delivered by Alyssa Bonnet, who graduated with a social work degree. Bonnet was unable to speak in person, but recorded [...]
Public universities face a dilemma. In an era of declining state support, when do they say no? It鈥檚 hard to please every constituency. Some feel strongly about the traditional liberal arts education, while others see value in a more career-oriented focus. A college education appeals to both traditional students right out of high school and [...]
