New university president Matthew Wilson attended his first board meeting since joining the university. Aug 22, 2019 By Ron Johnson, KQ2 (ST. JOSEPH, Mo.)聽The Board of Governors at 大象传媒 held their first meeting with a new university president Thursday. Board members met to discuss the many events held on campus since Matthew [...]
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 [...]
April 25, 2019鈥擳he Board of Governors at 大象传媒 has approved tuition, room and board rates for the 2019-2020 school year. For undergraduate, in-state students, tuition will rise 5.5 percent, or about $12.70 per credit hour, while all other required fees remain flat. A student taking 15 credit hours per semester will pay [...]
President-Designate Matthew Wilson (left) is introduced to campus by David Liechti, chair of the Board of Governors. March 18, 2019鈥斺�淲hat a wonderful day it is,鈥� Matthew Wilson, J.D., said on Monday, March 18, as he was formally introduced as 大象传媒鈥檚 next president. Wilson, currently a professor of law at the [...]
President-Designate Matthew Wilson March 13, 2019鈥擝y a 5-0 vote Tuesday, March 12, the Board of Governors at 大象传媒 named Matthew Wilson, J.D., as 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 fifth president, starting July 1, 2019. President-Designate Wilson will be introduced to the campus and community during a formal announcement and press conference at 3 [...]
March 7, 2019鈥� 大象传媒 Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Rick Ebersold and Al Landes, both of St. Joseph, to the 大象传媒 Board of Governors. Ebersold and Landes both attended 大象传媒 Western, and both started working for St. Joseph-based Herzog Contracting Corp in 1972. Landes is President and COO of Herzog Contracting Corp. [...]
Feb. 14, 2019鈥擨nnovation Stockyard will continue to operate the Christopher S. 鈥淜it鈥� Bond Science and Technology Incubator on behalf of 大象传媒 for the next five years. 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Board of Governors approved the renewal in a board poll Feb. 14. 鈥湸笙蟠� Western remains committed to serving the economic vitality of the St. [...]
Kayla Schoonover Lee Tieman 大象传媒 Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Kayla Schoonover of Fairfax, 大象传媒, and Lee Tieman of St. Joseph to the 大象传媒 Board of Governors. Schoonover earned a Bachelor of Science in Recreation from 大象传媒 Western. She has worked for the Mound City R-2 School District [...]
The Board of Governors at 大象传媒 accepted an unmodified, or 鈥渃lean,鈥� opinion of the University鈥檚 financial statements from auditors BKD. There were no findings of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the audit. 鈥淭he audit is a team effort involving units all across campus,鈥� said Dr. Cale Fessler, vice president for financial [...]
