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Keepers of Tradition: the story behind the William Woods senior class robe
One of the storied traditions at The Woods involves the senior class robe. A white WWU robe is passed on each year to the senior class president of the Student Alumni Council organization, who then wears the robe at events including the Ivy Ceremony and graduation during their senior year. Each senior class president gets […]
Campus response to COVID-19 continues to be a team effort
Zero active COVID-19 cases. For the better part of the past week, William Woods University has found itself in rarified air when it comes to the number of active positive cases of the virus on its campus. While other colleges and universities around the state and nation have continued to fight varying degrees of active […]
LEAD gets creative during the pandemic
A national and campus dialogue
University restructures its Diversity and Inclusion Committee At a time when issues of race, diversity, and inclusion have dominated the news cycle across the nation during 2020, the University found itself with an opportune time to re-assess its own progress and commitment towards a diverse and inclusive campus. To ensure that The Woods is on […]
The “new normal” comes to The Woods: the first week of fall semester classes during the pandemic
In a year that has produced unprecedented experiences and events due to COVID-19, there was no doubt that the return to living and attending in-person classes on the William Woods campus was going to be a time like no other in the University’s 150-year history. Attending classes, being active on campus, participating in LEAD events, […]
University officially kicks off 2020-2021 year with first of six Ivy Ceremonies
It still occurred, even during the Depression and World War II. But now today, on August 11, 2020, the oldest and most cherished tradition in William Woods University (WWU) history still managed to break new ground. Welcome to the first-ever WWU Ivy Ceremony that occurred during a global pandemic. Actually, today’s event that marks the […]
Meet Kayla Deal ‘20
In 2019, the leading college data and analytic firm College Factual rated William Woods University (WWU) as the top university in the state of Missouri for non-traditional students. No one personifies the idea of non-traditional student, which includes online students, students over the age of 25, transfers, commuters, and international students, than Kayla Deal ’20. […]
WWU Equestrian Science program plots way forward during pandemic
The William Woods University stables, usually a hub of activity, took on a decidedly different feel in the middle of March 2020. That was when the WWU campus closed because of COVID-19. Jennie Petterson, the Director of Equestrian Studies, was first struck by how quiet it was one day in late March as she walked […]
Tips for job hunting during COVID 19 from Director of Career Services Amy Dittmer
WWU alums on the front lines, risking their lives in the fight against COVID-19
For William Woods University graduates who went confidently into the “real world” during the past few years, the notion that they would one day be facing a global pandemic like COVID-19 would have seemed unthinkable. But the past two months have fundamentally changed the world for everyone, especially for the dedicated first responders and medical […]