Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, 大象传媒 Western's president, presents the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching to Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington in Jefferson City. March 6, 2024--Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington, associate professor of education, is 大象传媒鈥檚 recipient of the 2024 Governor鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Teaching. 鈥淒r. Thorne Wallington is an incredibly [...]
Feb. 27, 2024-Griffon Experience, an open-house event for potential Griffons, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday,聽March 2. This event is free to the public and open to anyone interested in learning more about student life at 大象传媒. Katie Jenkins, assistant director of admissions for orientation and campus [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--The Board of Governors at 大象传媒 unanimously approved a three-year contract extension for Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 president. The contract was finalized during the Board鈥檚 Feb. 22 meeting. It takes effect July 1, 2024, after Dr. Kennedy鈥檚 current contract expires, and continues through June 30, 2027. 鈥淭he Board of [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--大象传媒 Western will host the 16th annual Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education (CAHLE) on March 7-8, 2024.聽 The Griffon Office of Applied Learning (GOAL) holds this national conference to highlight the current trends in applied learning, activities in which students use course content, models, theories and skills in real-world or hands-on [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--The Center for Academic Support is holding a free MoGEA Preparation Workshop for 大象传媒 Western students on March 8 from noon to 4 p.m. in Murphy Hall room 109. The 大象传媒 General Education Assessment (MoGEA) is required for all students with an ACT composite score of 19 and below who are pursuing admittance [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--大象传媒 Western鈥檚 Pop Culture Club is hosting two talks on campus in March. Both events are free and open to the public. Professor of Philosophy Dr. Jim Okapal will present 鈥淓nhancement and Alienation in 'Flowers for Algernon鈥欌�� on March 1 at noon in Popplewell 207.聽 Associate Professor of Cinema Toby Lawrence will present [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--Dr. Tilottama Roy, associate professor of biology at 大象传媒 Western, has joined the Applications in Plant Sciences (APPS) editorial board. The APPS is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Botanical Society of America. As a recruiting editor, Dr. Roy will identify and recruit potential authors for individual submissions, with a particular focus on [...]
Feb. 15, 2024--The Center for Diversity and Inclusion at 大象传媒 Western will host L.B. Galbearth Jr. at 5 p.m. on Feb. 21 in the Bebe and Crosby Kemper Recital Hall in Leah Spratt Hall, room 101. Galbearth received his bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science from 大象传媒 Western in 1994 and holds a graduate certificate in [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, 大象传媒 president, sent the following email to 大象传媒 Western students and employees on Feb. 11, 2024: Greetings, For the second year in a row and third time in five years, our summer guests, the Kansas City Chiefs, are Super Bowl champions! What a thrill to watch the hard work [...]
Feb. 6, 2024--John Vanderpool, director of housing and residence life at 大象传媒, is one of five education professionals in the nation to receive a 2024 Campus Safety and Violence Prevention Award from NASPA, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. This award comes as a result of Vanderpool鈥檚 fast reaction to a [...]
