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One lucky donor will receive a coveted parking spot for a week.

Contribute to Arts and Education Council, Receive ARTS Card Discounts

May 19, 2017

Webster University is participating in Workplace Giving in an effort to support the Arts and Education Council again this year. The arts are vital to our region. They make St. Louis a great place to live. With a donation of $50 or more, you'll receive an ARTS card, which allows you to take advantage of special discounts on events throughout the year.

tags: college of fine arts, faculty, staff, arts and education council, webster life, webster today

Ramser-Young '88

In the News: Stroble on value of degrees; '88 grad gets her day; Curtis on ransomware

May 18, 2017

President Beth Stroble was quoted in an Ingram’s feature examining the costs and value of higher education, in particular from private institutions. ... Professor Jim Curtis was interviewed for an NBC affiliate's story on global ransomware attacks. ... The story of Karla Ramsey-Young '88, who walked at Saturday's commencement 30 years after finishing her degree, was featured by Louisville's WDRB TV.

tags: academics, alumni, faculty, president, in the news, louisville, school of business and technology, webster today

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New Guest Wireless Network Beginning May 18

May 17, 2017

Webster will have a new Guest Wireless network beginning Thursday, May 18. This new wireless network will be available anywhere we already have the “webster-wifi” network, including most extended sites. This new network will offer more security, control and provide a more streamlined experience for guests to the University needing internet access.

tags: employee news, faculty, webster life, webster today, students,  information technology

From Cosic's

Around Webster: Erickson play opens; Rockwell in Peru; McElwee, Cosic screenings

May 17, 2017

Michael Erickson's "Honor Student" opens this weekend, directed by alumnus Taylor Gruenloh. ... Van McElwee's "Objects In A Landscape" was screened at the National Gallery of Art this month, while "Flag And Its Shadow" opened in Los Angeles. ... Several Zlatko Cosic films are screening this month in St. Louis and in June at the OtherMovie Lugano Film Festival in Switzerland. ... Rick Rockwell gave two presentations at the Latin American Studies Association conference in Lima, Peru.

tags: academics, college of arts and sciences, faculty, school of communications, film production, creative writing, english, alumni, webster today

Tom Oates returned to Webster in 2012 as the inaugural director of Webster's campus in Accra, Ghana.

Founding Director of Ghana Campus, Media/Journalism Program, Retiring

May 16, 2017

Tom Oates, the inaugural director of Webster’s Ghana campus, is retiring at the end of May. Oates first joined the then-Webster College in 1972, spending eight years in roles that included director of the Media Center and founding director of the media and journalism undergraduate degree program and the MA in Media Studies. He returned to Webster in 2012 upon the establishment and opening of the Ghana campus in Accra.

tags: employee news, faculty, global, school of communications, webster today

Scenes from Webster University commencement ceremonies in Vienna, St. Louis, Geneva and Leiden (clockwise from top left)

Snapshots: 2017 Commencement Ceremonies around the World

May 15, 2017

Commencement season is in high gear at Webster University, with several ceremonies at campuses around the world taking place last weekend, and more to come through the summer. The largest was the 98th annual ceremony at The Muny in St. Louis, which attracted grads and families from across the network. See photos and links for the scenes from several ceremonies celebrating this year's 6,058 grads who add to a network of 192,000 alumni.

tags: academics, alumni, college of arts and sciences, commencement, geneva, leiden, the netherlands, thailand, ghana, vienna, florida, college of fine arts, employee news, extended campus, faculty, global, home page, president, provost, school of business and technology, home page, school of communications, school of education, webster life, webster today

Webster in the news

In the News: Polgar Israel feature; Solomon on media mergers; Hall on Comey; van Marissing on leadership

May 12, 2017

Susan Polgar was profiled in the Times of Israel feature, "The female chess grandmaster who checked male privilege," Eileen Solomon was quoted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sinclair's proposed purchase of Tribune Media, William Hall was quoted on Jeff Sessions' role in James Comey's firing, and Jean Paul van Marissing was interviewed for thoughts on leadership in the Dutch magazine, Hello Zuidas.

tags: employee news, faculty, global, in the news, global marketing and communications, school of communications, chess, college of arts and sciences, history politics and international relations, webster today

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Program Details: 2017 GCP Collaboratory May 23-24

May 10, 2017

Complete program details for the 2017 Global Citizenship Collaboratory (May 23-24) have been published on the event’s website. The annual Collaboratory provides a space for the Webster community to share research, collaborate across disciplines, strengthen assessment practices, and explore new directions related to teaching and learning. The registration deadline is May 18.

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