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William Woods graduate, current EdD student lands appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America after securing national grant for student mental health
When Adam Easterwood ‘16 became Superintendent of Schools at the Leeton (Mo.) R-X School District in July 2023, never in his wildest dreams did he think that his first year on the job would include appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America and chatting up Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey. But there the William Woods graduate and […]
The Owls of Fall
For the first time in its 154-year history, William Woods is represented on the gridiron as the Owl football team took on William Penn University For decades, dreamers and doers have headed to the cornfields of Iowa to find their dreams. “If you build it, they will come” said the line from the storied movie. […]
On eve of first-ever Flag Football season at WWU, women’s sports pioneer Jen Welter coaches ‘em up at The Woods
For more than 20 years, Dr. Jen Welter has been blazing a leadership path for women in sports, most notably in football. The first-ever female assistant coach in the NFL in 2015 with the Arizona Cardinals, she also enjoyed a decorated career as a professional women’s football player and was also one of the first-ever […]
University officially donates rare recording of 1952 Commencement Address by Ronald Reagan to Reagan Presidential Library
There cannot be many settings more breathtaking than the site of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, situated in Simi Valley, California, about 40 miles north of Los Angeles. Perched on the top of a majestic mountaintop, the library and museum (officially known as the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute) offers spectacular, sweeping views of […]
Training on the fly
WWU GOLD Officer Candidates get memorable experience traveling to weekend training – on a Blackhawk helicopter As part of their training as aspiring commissioned officers in the Missouri Army National Guard (MOARNG), the Officer Candidates of the William Woods Show-Me Guard Officer Leadership Development (GOLD) program regularly travel to locations like Fort Leonard Wood or […]
Introducing William Woods University’s New Educational Financial Planner
There are many reasons students and their families could be feeling extra pressure around making their college decision including FAFSA delays and the rising cost of high education across the country. William Woods University is dedicated to making a college degree available to as many students as possible. As a solution, The Woods recently added […]
From College Savings to Entrepreneurship: Ally Hollrah’s Business Venture in Hermann, Missouri
Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, Allyson Hollrah always knew the value of financial independence. With money saved up for college and the achievement of earning a golf athletic scholarship, Allyson’s journey now has her following in her family’s footsteps. A sophomore at William Woods who is majoring in Business Administration, Allyson is already […]
From Rural South Africa to William Woods University
Opportunities often present themselves in unexpected ways, leading us down paths we never imagined. For Siphephelo Mcineka, the journey to William Woods University was not a choice he made, but rather a door opened by fate. Back in 2016, Siphephelo met Fay Lowry, the founder of the Heart That Gives Foundation, in his hometown Eshowe, […]
Award-winning author and photographer Richard Orton brings his exhibit, “The Upshaws of County Line: An American family,” to William Woods
It was 1988 and Richard Orton was looking for a new project. The Austin, Texas-based photographer was visiting his parents in Nacgodoches, Texas, in the northeast part of the state, when he learned of a community in an unincorporated part of the county that was settled over a century before by newly-emancipated African-Americans. The community […]
Appointment to United Soccer Coaches national mentor program is impressive recognition for Owls’ Men’s Soccer coach Nienhaus
Ask William Woods Men’s Soccer Coach Tommy Nienhaus what are his most memorable memories from 20 years as a soccer coach, and he won’t cite a game-winning goal, major upset or really anything about an actual game. “The things that mean the most for me, are the wedding invitations I get from former players, the […]