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MENC holds fundraiser at Roadhouse
WU jazz students perform at restaurant to support VH1's Music Foundation
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For the first time, Webster MENC, Webster University's chapter of the National Association of Music Education, featured WU jazz students, faculty and alumni playing live jazz music for a cause. Proceeds from the event went to the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that offers instrumental musical programs in public schools unable to independently fund their own music programs.
Professor co-directs 2 documentaries featured in SLIFF
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Thomas Crone, an adjunct media professor at Webster University, and Mike Steinberg, the director of the WU film series, co-directed two documentaries that were shown at the 18th annual St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF). The films, "The Pride of St.
Rising director holds filmmaking workshop at WU
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It was in a dorm shower at New York University where rising filmmaker, Kristian Fraga, realized he would never be Steven Spielberg. But that very epiphany helped Fraga recognize that achieving Spielberg status wasn't practical - he needed to focus on making films that represented him as a person.
WU student visits Kenya to support World Food Program
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Jennifer Armit isn't even out of college yet, but she has already been to places most Americans will never see. Armit, a junior international relations major, recently returned from a trip to Kenya. She went with the Friends of the World Food Program, an organization that helps build American support for the U.
Oscar nominee holds Q&A session
Richard Jenkins discusses his acting career at WU
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"Ladies and gentlemen, the subject today is acting," said Dennis Brown, an adjunct professor of film appreciation at Webster University, to the audience at Winifred-Moore Auditorium on Tuesday, Dec. 1. "We are going to keeps this very informal," said Brown, resting his notes on his lap.
Event addresses health, culture of Nepal
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There was standing room only in the library conference room Nov. 24 for students, staff and community members who attended Namasté: A Nepalese Evening. ONE Webster and the Multicultural Center and International Student Affairs (MCISA) sponsored the event, which addressed child and maternal health in Nepal while showcasing Nepalese culture.
