In the News: Commencement, Palmer, Smith, Ferrigno, Roberts, Belo, Schroeder, Northcott, Students and Alumni
May 09, 2024
This regular column features links to the most significant stories about Webster University
or stories that quote Webster faculty and staff members.
Commencement
The Webster-Kirkwood Times ran a story about this year’s Commencement Speaker.
Palmer and Therapy Dogs
Julie “JP” Palmer was featured in the Webster-Kirkwood Times for the volunteer work she does in the community taking her therapy dog to visit cancer patients in the region.
Nina Ferrigno
Director of Keyboard Studies Nina Ferrigno was featured in Town & Style about this June's Missouri Chamber Music Festival. The article appears on page 9.
Joe Roberts
Professor Joe Roberts was featured in two articles on MoneyGeek.com:
Julie Smith
School of Communications Instructor Julie Smith was interviewed live on KMOX about the potential U.S. ban on the social media outlet Tik Tok and what that could mean for young adults and teens.
Smith also was quoted in a story on Govtech about an attempt to make media literacy a required course in Missouri public schools.
Givens Elementary School Visit
The Webster-Kirkwood Times wrote about a visit that fifth graders from Givens Elementary made to Webster University. Professor Stephanie Schroeder and Adjunct Professor Kate Northcott were both quoted. The members of the men’s and women’s basketball team also were given a shout-out in the story for spending some time with the children.
Belo and Student Joshua Hayes
WorldNews.com picked up a story from Webster’s newsroom about Webster student Joshua Hayes research project into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how the Global Policy Horizons Lab on campus is aiding that effort. Hayes and Professor Dani Belo were both quoted.
Alumna Susan Perabo
Webster alumna Susan Perabo and her record-stint as the first women to play on an NCAA baseball team was mentioned in an article in MyCentralJersey.com about women breaking new ground in baseball.
Student Luci Clark
Webster student Luci Clark was featured alongside her sister in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for a business the two have started in St. Louis.
HOBY Youth Leadership Seminar
KSDK ran a story that said Webster University is hosting this year’s HOBY Youth Leadership Seminar.