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Issue date: 5/4/06 Section: News
Bermuda campus closes after two decades
After 25 years and 500 students, Webster University's Bermuda campus closed April 28. Out of the number of individuals awarded graduate degrees at the campus, approximately half were Bermudian.
Jim Staley, associate vice president of academic affairs at Webster, said Derek Snee, Bermuda campus director, was an "outstanding contributor." Staley said the campus was closed through a gradual teach-out process. All students were converted to online classes.
"From day one, my time at Webster has been hugely enjoyable," Snee said in a campus-wide e-mail.
Eileen Collins hangs up her space boots
Webster University alumna Eileen Collins announced May 1 her plans to leave NASA. Collins, 49, was the first woman to pilot and command a space shuttle. Collins spent a total of 872 hours in space.
Spring Ampersand to debut this week
Webster's student-produced magazine will be made available on campus May 3 and 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Marletto's Marketplace and the Quad. The issue will mark The Ampersand's seventh publication. The biannual magazine won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Gold Crown Award, the top award given to collegiate publications.
After 25 years and 500 students, Webster University's Bermuda campus closed April 28. Out of the number of individuals awarded graduate degrees at the campus, approximately half were Bermudian.
Jim Staley, associate vice president of academic affairs at Webster, said Derek Snee, Bermuda campus director, was an "outstanding contributor." Staley said the campus was closed through a gradual teach-out process. All students were converted to online classes.
"From day one, my time at Webster has been hugely enjoyable," Snee said in a campus-wide e-mail.
Eileen Collins hangs up her space boots
Webster University alumna Eileen Collins announced May 1 her plans to leave NASA. Collins, 49, was the first woman to pilot and command a space shuttle. Collins spent a total of 872 hours in space.
Spring Ampersand to debut this week
Webster's student-produced magazine will be made available on campus May 3 and 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Marletto's Marketplace and the Quad. The issue will mark The Ampersand's seventh publication. The biannual magazine won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Gold Crown Award, the top award given to collegiate publications.
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