Webster launches STEMM, new approach for five areas of study
During convocation on Aug. 16, President Elizabeth Stroble and Provost Julian Schuster highlighted six areas Webster University need to strengthen. Schuster called for the formation of a faculty and...
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Monte Reel, author of 2012-13 Year in Human Rights book discusses indigenous...
Monte Reel, author of "The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon," networks with readers at the book signing after his seminar Sep. 10 in the Sunnen Lounge. PHOTO BY...
View ArticleSchwartz, Garafola lawsuits settled
Two lawsuits filed against Webster University have been settled by their respective parties. David Garafola v. Webster University was dismissed July 12, and David Schwartz v. Webster University was...
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Student, staff member promote recycling
Geoff Janovsky stands next to the cardboard reuse station in the first floor of the parking garage while Caitlin Zera makes cardboard signs. The station has intact cardboard boxes and packing material...
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Trash to cash
For Webster University students, the recycling process is seen as far as the blue plastic bins that sit in hallways and classrooms around campus. The path the sought-after recyclables take after they...
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Local universities see enrollment increases
Paul Carney, Webster University director of enrollment management, said the university’s low enrollment numbers are a result of a decreased amount of high school graduates in the area. However, some...
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Nonprofit mergers: The good, the bad and the ugly
From left to right: Kevin Drollinger, Sarah Buek, Wendy Sullivan and Flint Fowler answer questions from the audience regarding nonprofit mergers on Monday, Nov. 12. PHOTO BY ELISE RICH. For nonprofit...
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Farmer discusses benefits of grass-fed cattle
When Mike Weseman began raising cattle to sell as grass-fed beef, he treated his three calves more like pets than soon-to-be steaks. Weseman said he grew so close to his first cows they would eat hay...
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86 percent of college students view higher education as a good investment
When Brittany Marta graduated from college in May 2010, she owed $50,000 to the University of Missouri. Now a stay-at-home mom, Marta said she has not used her art history undergraduate degree for a...
View ArticleHard work key for interns, employers say
Sebastian Alvarez said the 2012 fall semester was the most difficult semester for him since he started college. Alvarez, senior international business major, works as a paid, part-time intern for GfK...
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