October 12, 2018
The Title IX Office encourages all students, staff, and faculty to join the Webster community in participating in National Wear Purple Day on Thursday, Oct.18 to assist in raising awareness for Domestic Violence.
tags: webster life, webster today, Title IX Office, student affairs, community engagement, student conduct
September 19, 2018
The Webster University volleyball team will host its 10th annual Dig Pink match on Oct. 3 in support of the Sideout Foundation, which raises money and awareness of breast cancer. There will be 50/50 raffles, games and a silent auction for the fans to participate in and the fans are encouraged to wear pink to the match. The Gorloks will welcome its Big Bend Avenue rivals Fontbonne University for a SLIAC match inside Grant Gymnasium at 7 p.m.
tags: webster life, webster today, athletics, community engagement
September 11, 2018
The Conservatory of Theatre Arts in Webster University's Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts announces its performance schedule for the 2018-19 academic year, beginning with "The Fantasticks." Click through for performance dates and scheduled shows.
tags: academics, college of fine arts, webster life, webster today, home page, conservatory of theatre arts, community engagement
September 06, 2018
Webster Works Worldwide (WWW), Webster University's annual global community service day, is just around the corner on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The St. Louis project database is now open for volunteer registration. For campus locations outside of St. Louis, contact your local directors and coordinators for information on WWW projects in your area.
tags: employee news, faculty, webster works worldwide, students, community engagement, webster life, webster today
September 06, 2018
Katie Ervin, director of Webster's Fort Leavenworth campus location, has been named co-chair of the American Royal’s Red, White and ‘Que-A Salute to the Military. Best known for its World Series of Barbecue, the American Royal is a nonprofit providing educational and agricultural opportunities. Ervin's role includes hosting the Giving Back to Those Who Give event held on Aug. 22, and the Red, White & ‘Que-A Salute to the Military on Sept 15.
tags: employee news, extended campus, webster life, military, community engagement, webster today
August 29, 2018
Brenda Fyfe, dean emeritus in the Webster University School of Education, and Michael Scully, regional president of PNC Bank, co-authored an op/ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education, of which there is a shortage in the region. Through a grant from the PNC Foundation, the Mind Full of Words program in the School of Education works with community partners to help low-income families build vocabulary among young children.
tags: academics, alumni, faculty, home page, in the news, school of education, advancement, grants, community engagement, early childhood education, webster today
August 29, 2018
1968 has been called one of the most significant and turbulent years of the twentieth-century. The ’68 exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year. Webster University's Hunt Gallery will present the exhibition '68 with a few selected works created in 1968 by Eva Hesse, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra and others.
tags: academics, college of fine arts, employee news, extended campus, faculty, home page, webster life, webster today, department of art design and art history, hunt gallery, community engagement
August 07, 2018
A $15,000 grant from Maritz will continue support of the Webster University Student Literacy Corps and Math Tutoring Program. "This grant will ensure that Webster students can continue to tutor and that struggling readers will continue to enjoy the additional support and encouragement tutors provide," said Kate Northcott, director of the Student Literacy Corps, which began in 1990. St. Louis’ growing population of English Language Learners has only increased the need for such engagement, she said.
tags: academics, alumni, employee news, home page, fundraising, grants, student literacy corps, community engagement, advancement, faculty, home page, school of education, webster life, webster today
July 25, 2018
Webster University Ghana and EAA Productions hosted undercover investigative journalist Anas Aremeway Anas for the media summit, "ReImagineGH2018: stories, standards and struggle," on July 19. The summit explored the future of investigative journalism in Ghana, what role investigative journalism plays in Ghanaian/African society and how educational institutions such as Webster Ghana could contribute to the development of investigative journalists through the offering of the Media Communications program.
tags: global, webster life, webster today, home page, community engagement, ghana, journalism
July 11, 2018
Webster University's float in the annual Webster Groves Community Days July 4 parade received the "Outstanding" award in the category of Best Theme. Global Marketing and Communications, Community Engagement and Facilities Operations collaborated on the University's representation in this major community event, including constructing a float and organizing staff, alumni, student and family member volunteers to represent Webster during the parade, which drew an estimated 40,000 spectators.
tags: employee news, home page, webster life, facilities operations, community engagement, global marketing and communications, students, webster today
July 02, 2018
Supermodel Karlie Kloss visited the Gateway Campus last week to drop in on one of her “Kode with Klossy” summer camps, which was hosted by Webster University. Kloss started the summer camps in 2015 to encourage more young women to learn how to write computer code and enter the fields of computer engineering, programming and design. On this visit, President Stroble presented Kloss with a Webster University coin to honor her for supporting the education of young women.
tags: extended campus, home page, gateway campus, community engagement, president, webster life, webster today
June 27, 2018
On Saturday, June 23, under the organization of the Confucius Institute at Webster University, Webster fielded a team of students, staff, and faculty at the 12th Annual Gateway Dragon Boat Festival at Creve Coeur Lake. Team members made new friends from throughout the Webster community and across the world, and had fun while showing off their Gorlok pride!
tags: global, webster life, webster today, confucius institute, community engagement
June 18, 2018
Webster Works Worldwide (WWW) will celebrate its 24th year of providing community service on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Since the event began at Webster University in 1995, more than 35,000 volunteers have given more 147,000 hours of service worldwide! Mark your calendars for this date, including the kickoff at 8 a.m. in St. Louis. If you would like to invite an agency that hasn't previously participated, please submit their information.
tags: employee news, webster works worldwide, community engagement, webster today
June 14, 2018
Members of the Webster University community are invited to participate in the City of Webster Groves’ Community Days Parade the morning of Wednesday, July 4. The University’s float celebrates Americana, and energetic walkers are needed to hand out fans to the crowd during the parade.
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May 25, 2018
In recognition of the service of our men and women in uniform, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is honored to host two military appreciation performances of the new opera, "An American Soldier," inspired by the true story of Private Danny Chen. All veterans, active military personnel, and their families are invited June 6 and June 9 for only $15. A pre-show wine and cheese reception will be offered at both performances.
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