October 22, 2020
Webster University's Forensic and Debate Program is planning its annual Trivia Night on Friday, Oct. 30. The Trivia Night is the Forensic and Debate Program's biggest fundraiser each year. The evening will be a race the clock event that takes place on Zoom with Google's help for posting questions and scores.
tags: school of communications, webster life, webster today, forensics and debate, students
October 22, 2020
Webster University has partnered with Emmanuel Church Food Pantry in Webster Groves to offer perishable and nonperishable food items to local students who demonstrate need through the Webster University Emmanuel Church Emergency Food Center Application. Click through for an application link and more information.
tags: employee news, webster life, webster today, community engagement, students
October 20, 2020
Starting Oct. 19, the University Center Pool will be open to students on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m.-11 a.m. In order to maintain a safe environment, some new protocols will be in place; click through to review them. Contact ucpool@webster.edu or 314-246-7732 with any questions.
tags: webster life, webster today, university center, students
October 19, 2020
In a message to the community, Chief Diversity Officer Vincent C. Flewellen provided an update on several programs and initiatives that support our students, address societal inequities, and further the University's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
tags: webster life, webster today, diversity and inclusion, president, chancellor, community engagement
October 19, 2020
The 2021 Webster University Diversity and Inclusion conference will be held virtually Feb. 23-25. Past conferences have featured various learning formats, including lectures, panel discussions, hands-on learning experiences and performances. The purpose of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals for professional speakers for the upcoming Diversity and Inclusion Conference. RFPs are due by email on Friday, Nov. 20, at 4:30 p.m.
tags: academics, webster life, webster today, students, faculty, diversity and inclusion, community engagement
October 16, 2020
It's your world explore it! The Office of Study Abroad will be hosting its Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Join them virtually and learn more about study abroad opportunities for Spring Break 2021.
tags: academics, webster life, webster today, students, study abroad, global
October 16, 2020
Chanting, blocking roadways, lying on the ground and shutting down public spaces – these forms of street activism set the 2014 Ferguson protests apart and created a new activist narrative. Three protesters who rose to prominence during that time appeared on Webster Speaks: Dialogues on RACE, EQUITY and INCLUSION on Sept. 29.
tags: president, webster life, webster speaks, diversity and inclusion, webster today
October 14, 2020
Yupa Saisanan presented her paper at the NVivo Virtual Conference 2020. … Debbie Stiles is on the Steering Committee of the Refugee Mental Health Resource Network. … Kyle McCool and Jordan Wienke were selected to present at the annual NACADA, the Global Community for Academic Advising. … Calamity West has been commissioned to write a new play, "PANGEA," for the Jackalope Theatre Company in Chicago. … Taylor Gruenloh was selected by Stowe Story Labs to work on a screenplay.
tags: employee news, webster life, webster today, english, creative writing, college of arts and sciences, school of education, academic advising, faculty, news around webster
October 14, 2020
The opening virtual reception for the Annual Photography Faculty Exhibition is on Friday, Oct. 16 from 5-6 p.m. Faculty members who taught photography at any of the Webster campuses in 2020 were invited to participate. The exhibit will run from Oct. 16 to Nov. 20
tags: employee news, faculty, school of communications, thailand, geneva, uzbekistan, webster life, webster today, photography, may gallery
October 14, 2020
Fazliddin Bakhromov, who earned his MBA from Webster in Tashkent, and other members of the COVIDarnost volunteer group were recognized for their volunteerism during the pandemic in Uzbekistan, receiving medals on Oct. 10 in Tashkent. Award ceremonies presenting this medal were held not only in the capital, but in all regional centers across Uzbekistan. Bakhromov’s volunteer work resulted in a coordinating center that helped supply food and other essential items to those in need.
tags: global, webster life, webster today, alumni, uzbekistan, tashkent, mba, community engagement
October 13, 2020
Effective on June 1, 2020, the allowable timeframe for grades of Incompletes has changed to two terms following the course end date. Grades of Incomplete are an option that faculty may select to allow students to complete their work if the situation is appropriate. Per catalog policy, appropriate situations are those “where the student has satisfactorily completed major components of the course and has the ability to finish the remaining work without re-enrolling.”
tags: academics, employee news, faculty, webster life, webster today, online learning, academic resource center, arc, students
October 12, 2020
Health Communications in America is now in critical condition. The spread of coronavirus, growing social and economic issues, introduction of new treatment options, and lack of equal access to health care is testing our ability to keep the public informed and educated about their health and options to care for it. Webster University’s School of Communications Virtual Health Communications Summit on Oct. 22-23 will examine these issues and seek to find solutions to them.
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October 12, 2020
Trezette Dixon, director, School of Communications Internship Program, has set up the Success Plans for students who want to do internships during the pandemic. This is a five-part plan that provides a task-oriented "To Do" List to guide students through the internship preparation, search, and acquisition process and ultimately lead to the internship class, MDST 4950 majors in the School of Communications concurrently with their internship experience.
tags: employee news, school of communications, career planning and development center, webster life, webster today, students, online learning, starfish, student success portal
October 09, 2020
The 14th edition of the Webster World Report features a discussion with Professors Bill Hall and Gwyneth Williams, two of the University’s experts on political science, analyzing the state of the presidential election in the U.S. The news segment of the program includes excerpts from the Women of the Diaspora Global Virtual Summit that featured both Chancellor Stroble and Clementina Acedo, director of the Geneva campus, and highlights from the Webster Speaks video series.
tags: college of arts and sciences, faculty, global, webster life, webster today, political science, chancellor, podcast
October 09, 2020
Webster Ghana took its popular panel event online on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The webinar explored the key axes along which voters in both nations are likely to make decisions as Americans and Ghanaians head to the polls in November and December, respectively. From the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic stagnation, racial tensions and concerns of voter suppressions, many interesting yet contentious topics were discussed.
tags: community engagement, faculty, ghana, students, history politics and international relations, global, webster life, webster today
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