2008 Woodie Awards
News Articles
Local benefactor donates $10 million
George Herbert Walker III earmarks largest single donation in university history for School of Business and Technology
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George Herbert Walker III, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary and longtime benefactor to Webster University, made the largest donation in the university's history Oct. 8 at a special ceremony in the Community Music School building. Walker and his wife Carol donated $10 million to the university, designated to the School of Business and Technology.
Residential life to combine learning and living
Next school year, residents can live with like-minded colleagues, including those in their own major
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Starting fall 2008, Webster University will implement learning communities on some floors of its residence halls. Learning communities have been a national trend on college campuses, where students are grouped together by their interests and live together on the same floor of a residence hall.
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
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Directors from almost every Webster University satellite and international campus came to meet in St. Louis for a convention featuring seminars and highlighting various aspects of the university. Check for a story next issue.
UC director to teach WU students in Africa
SGA approves $6,536 in Student Grant Fund money requests
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John Ginsburg, director of the University Center and Campus Activities, announced he would be teaching the first study abroad course ever offered by Webster University in Africa. The announcement was made at the Student Government Association meeting on Oct.
Blackboard replaces Webster's online course tool application
This is a supplement to clear up confusion about a story The Journal ran in the Sept. 13 issue.
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Connections course tools, an Internet application that students use as an online supplement, will be replaced by Blackboard Vista and accessible through the Connections portal as of Jan. 1, 2008. Connections is a Web portal that offers the applications course tools, groups and e-mail.
Webster University mission statement to receive makeover
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Webster University is writing a new mission statement. The mission statement is one of three mission documents. The mission documents will be completed in 2008 shortly before the Higher Learning Commission's accreditation process begins. The mission documents are the mission statement, the vision statement and the strategic plan.
Misdemeanors and Mishaps
Oct. 1, 8:52 a.m.: There was a vehicle accident in Lot L. Oct. 2, 5:50 p.m.: There was a vehicle accident in Lot K that was handled by the Webster Groves Police Department. Oct. 2, 2:48 p.m.: An employee of the university became ill at Garden Park Plaza.
News Briefs
Publications Board Meeting The publication's board for The Journal will hold its monthly meeting at noon Oct. 12 in the University Center Conference Room. The event is open to the public. Student Death Kathleen Woolbright, 26, a legal studies junior at Webster University, died over the weekend.