News Articles
Thailand campus falters
Enrollment at WUT continues decline as new director takes reins of campus
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THIS STORY IS THE FIRST OF A TWO- PART SERIES Since opening in 1999, Webster University Thailand has narrowly dodged a tsunami, a coup and various bombings around the country - but it has not been able to fend off falling enrollment and financial instability.
Students, faculty gather to mourn tragedy
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"Let the environment of violence never release its horror First we raise up silence to receive the heart of the suffering families Face to face Breath to breath Chest to chest The unintegrated loss of these possible lives With all dreams intact a few days ago Dreams less durable now When our hearts align with the world heart.
Job openings on the rise, study says
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There is good news for students graduating this semester. Careerbuilder.com's "College Hiring 2007" survey shows that more businesses are planning on hiring college graduates than ever before. The survey shows that 79 percent of hiring managers in the private sector sampled plan on hiring college graduates.
Improvements at GTV bring optimism, new programming
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After a long year of changes, technical struggles and overall adversity, Gorlok Television is finally experiencing a feeling that has previously been unfamiliar: optimism. With new Student Media Coordinator Jim Singer assuming his role this year as the primary liaison between the GTV staff and the School of Communications faculty, progress has been made not only in the organization of the station, but also in its programming.
WU continues to push online classes, changes provider
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Webster University students can attend classes as far away as Thailand or as close as their own homes, thanks to Webster's WorldClassRoom, which offers online programs. Dan Viele, associate vice president for academic affairs and director of metropolitan campuses, works with Webster's different schools and colleges to help coordinate the programs that go online.
Panel reflects on WU's ability to identify troubled students
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Webster faculty and staff had the opportunity to refresh themselves April 23 on Webster policies concerning troubled students at the panel brought about by the tragedy at Virginia Tech University. About 50 people, mostly staff and faculty, were present at the panel titled "Reflections on the Virginia Tech Tragedy: What Happens at Webster When We Encounter a Troubled Student" April 23.
Library adapts to gradual shift in online resources
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With the advent of new technology, a library's role in education is changing. Webster University's Emerson Library has been modifying its goals because there has been a shift from print resources to online resources. The library staff wants to allow students to have increased access to new resources.
SGA election results are in
President Elizabeth Eisele: 126 Alexandrea Barney: 113 Jay Bonzano: 4 Vice President Heather Sweeney: 216 Sergeant-at-arms Mario Santander: 223 Secretary Spencer Campbell: 211 Comptroller Patrick Vacek: 211 Senator - Graduate Katie McComb:
Fulbright scholarship awarded to professors
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Joseph Stimpfl traveled to Southeast Asia in 2006 to gather information on Malaysian cultural practices in northern Malaysia and Thailand. Stimpfl recently received his third Fulbright scholarship, a research grant, which will allow him to return to Malaysia to research Malaysian spirituality.
Human rights degree unique to Webster
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In spring 2005, Webster University became the first university in the United States to offer an undergraduate degree in international human rights. Previously, there had not been an undergraduate degree for human rights offered in any university in the United States, and Webster University had only offered a minor or a certificate in international human rights.
News Briefs
Take Back the Night Students for Gender Equality will hold a rally, march and speak-out to address sexual violence 7 p.m. April 25 in the University Center Sunnen Lounge. The rally is open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m. The speak-out is a confidential process for women only and will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 p.
Webster Groves Blotter
April 15: An unknown person entered a parked and unlocked vehicle overnight in the 200 block of Newport Ave. Change was taken from the ashtray. April 16: An unknown person broke into a storage shed in the 200 block of W. Cedar Ave. Nothing was taken. April 17: Parents reported a suspicious person sitting in a vehicle next to the school in the 300 block of E.
Misdemeanors and Mishaps
April 18, 5:02 p.m.: A man slipped on a piece of paper and fell in Webster Hall. April 19, 3:30 p.m.: A vehicle struck another vehicle in Lot K and left the scene of the accident. A witness gave information to Public Safety officers, who then gave it to WGPD.
