Alumni and Development
In the News: Joe Schuster’s novel; Umbaugh on GCP; Rishe on Beckham, Garcia; Alum’s drama therapy
Recent news featuring members of the Webster University community includes: Joe Schuster’s Novel Garners Accolades “All in a Weekend” on Canada’s CBC radio network featured Joe Schuster‘s novel, The Might Have Been, as one of three outstanding recent baseball books, the only novel on the list. Schuster is professor in the department of communications and journalism [...]
Webster Students among ‘HateBrakers’ Honored for Standing up to Hate
The locally headquartered HateBrakers organization is honoring six people who have stood up to hate in their communities, including three Webster University students. The First Annual HateBrakers Awards Ceremony will take place tonight, May 20, at the Frontenac Hilton at 7 p.m. The awards will honor six HateBraker Heroes, followed by a special performance by [...]
Snapshot: ROTC Grad has Multiple Webster Ties
Webster Army ROTC student Jane McKibben recently received her commission in the U.S. Army and proudly pinned on her “butter bars,” becoming a second lieutenant in a ROTC ceremony. The newly commissioned 2nd Lt. McKibben, who graduated last week from Webster University with a BA in International Relations, was among 16 ROTC graduates to be [...]
Webster Leiden Commencement Welcomes ICC Prosecutor
The Webster University Leiden (Netherlands) campus welcomed Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as its 2013 commencement speaker at ceremonies Saturday, May 11. “Mrs. Bensouda did a great job,” said Webster Leiden director Jean Paul van Marissing. “She is a very powerful woman, a role model for women leadership and for our [...]
Webster University 2013 Commencement Ceremonies: Worldwide Celebration
As Webster University’s 2012-13 academic year comes to a close, that can only mean one thing: Commencement season is in high gear. This is the “high season” for commencement ceremonies at Webster University campus locations around the world, as the Webster community celebrates the hard work and achievements of students who are joining the 155,000-strong [...]
Friends, Colleagues Remember Pete Nicholson
Friends, Webster colleagues and family gathered May 2 at the Alumni House in remembrance of Pete Nicholson, who passed away April 25. Nicholson retired in November 2012 after working in facilities for more than 33 years. Pete’s work took him throughout the home campus, where he was well known to staff, faculty and students. His [...]
Stiles Publishes with Alumnus on Growing Up Muslim in Other Cultures
School of Education professor Deborah Stiles publishes a book chapter with former Webster University MAT student, Osman Özturgut, now assistant professor of Doctoral Studies at the University of the Incarnate Word, in San Antonio, Texas. Their invited book chapter, “The Personal Aspirations and Cherished Ideals of Muslim Adolescents Living in Norway and Singapore,” was written [...]
Oscar Nominee Marsha Mason ’64 to Be Celebrated By Insight Theatre Company
Webster University alumna Marsha Mason ’64, star of stage and screen, nominated for four Academy Awards and one Grammy nomination, and winner of two Golden Globe Awards and one Emmy, will be celebrated in style by Insight Theatre Company on June 9 at the Heagney Theatre at Nerinx Hall in Webster Groves, Mo. A comedienne [...]
Webster Students Visit Capitol, Legislators on Missouri’s International Education Day
Six students and two staff members represented Webster University during International Education Day at the state capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., on April 30. They took part in events to promote international education and also visited two Missouri legislators, including one who is a Webster alumna. The trip was sponsored by the department of International Programs [...]
Faculty Staff Giving Campaign Update: Getting Closer
The Webster University Faculty & Staff Giving Campaign is very close to reaching its goal. Today is the last day to make a gift and have your name included in the Honor Roll of Donors that will be distributed at the Faculty & Staff Breakfast next week. Your gift can be designated to an [...]
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