Archive for October, 2011
El Salvador Immersion Opportunity for Students
The Central American country of El Salvador is marked by a tragic history, one that includes several episodes of direct American intervention. This history made a perfect topic for the most recent International Studies Symposium Tuesday, Oct. 11, where six Webster University faculty discussed their recent one-week immersion experience and how that will lead to […]
Play and Panel Discussion ‘Blood Wedding’ Oct. 13
The College of Arts & Sciences and SGA invites Webster students to attend Federico Garcia Lorca’s “Blood Wedding” at 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand in St. Louis (corner of Grand and Olive). The admission of $5 includes a reception following the play and a panel discussion by […]
Webster Coach, Alumnus Marty Todt Enters Hall of Fame
Marty Todt, in his 24th season as Webster University head men’s soccer coach, will be inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame Oct. 13. Todt enters the Soccer Hall with other St. Louis soccer luminaries, including the late Slobo Ilijevski, the face of the St. Louis Steamers indoor soccer franchise.
Campus Snapshot: Charleston Campus Visit
Mark Richards, community relations coordinator with Elgin Metropolitan Campus, Ill., stopped in to visit the Charleston Metropolitan Campus on Oct. 11 during a visit to the Charleston, S.C. area. Richards toured the facility and an informational visit with Charleston’s community relations coordinator Bette Century Thomas and office manager Robin Sneed Wiggs.
Spring Registration Opens Oct. 24
From Tom Nickolai, director of Academic Advising & Don Morris, university registrar: Registration for graduate students begins Monday, Oct. 24 – the Monday of the second week of Fall 2 graduate courses.
College of Arts & Sciences News at ‘Global Thinking’
The latest news from Webster University’s College of Arts & Sciences can be found at the Global Thinking blog. The latest includes a Dean’s Letter from David Carl Wilson discussing international human rights and introducing recent Global Thinking articles on the new peer-reviewed human rights journal, Righting Wrongs, and on student impressions of this year’s common […]
Messing Faculty Award and Research Grants Submission Period
Webster University’s Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President and Office of Academic Affairs are accepting faculty nominations for the 2012 Messing Faculty Award and 2011-2012 Faculty Research Grants.
GCP Orientation Work Sessions
The Global Citizenship Program committee and the Faculty Development Center have organized a series of open sessions to help orient faculty members to GCP course proposal requirements, and to provide support and assistance for those who are revising existing courses for inclusion in the program. If you can’t make one of these sessions, please contact […]
GIE Information Session Oct. 12
The Global Internship Experience (GIE) (www.webster.edu/gie) welcomes students, faculty and staff to learn more about transformative internship opportunities around the world. For more than 30 years, the GIE has challenged aspiring young professionals from around the world to put their academic training to work through customized internship placements. Is 2012 the year your students take […]
United Way Casual Friday and 2-1-1
The United Way helps more than 170 nonprofit agencies in the Greater St. Louis area in Missouri and Illinois. Among their services is a 24-hour, 7-days a week 2-1-1 hotline where Missouri and southwest Illinois residents in need can get fast, free and confidential help in a variety of areas United Way agencies serve. There […]