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William Woods announces the appointment of Steve Wilson as the University’s new Director of Athletics
New leader joins Owls following stints as athletic director at Kansas Wesleyan, Park University-Gilbert Dr. Jeremy Moreland, President of William Woods University (WWU), today announced the appointment of Steve Wilson, who has served in two leadership positions within athletics at Kansas Wesleyan University, as the University’s new Director of Athletics. Wilson, whose 20-year career includes […]
Five Questions with Stephanie Washington – Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
William Woods welcomed a new director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to campus in October, when Stephanie Washington joined The Woods after a long, successful career with the State of Missouri. She recently sat down to answer Five Questions for The Woods Today, as told to John Fougere: 1.) Where are you from, and what […]
The Woods 2022 Alumni Magazine
William Woods awarded $258,273 grant from the State of Missouri for new leadership and entrepreneurial initiative
Project CLEAR established to help address the economic and workforce challenges of Missouri and beyond William Woods University (WWU) President Jeremy Moreland announced today that the University is the recipient of a $258,273 grant from the State of Missouri for its new Project CLEAR initiative, which is being launched to cultivate leadership and entrepreneurial capacity […]
Woods Briefs Fall 2022
News and notes about William Woods students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Updated continuously throughout the semester. William Woods Students, Faculty, and Staff Noah Gledhill ’23 of the Show-Me GOLD program, attended Accelerated Officer Candidate School (AOCS) during June and July of 2022 at Fort Meade, South Dakota, where he graduated after successfully completing the intense, 3-phase […]
Bridge to the future: newly renovated Senior Lake Bridge is latest new campus landmark for 2022
Few years in recent William Woods memory have seen the establishment of as many new campus landmarks as in 2022. And now, the most prominent project of them all – the rebuilding of the famous bridge across Senior Lake – is now complete. This week the newly rebuilt bridge, which has yet to be formally […]
2022-2023 Mainstage Season Series at William Woods continues with real-life historical biography production “Silent Sky”
The Mainstage Season Series at William Woods University(WWU) will resume this week for the 2022-2023 academic year, as the University’s drama department will stage a unique historical play based on the real life of a noted 19th century astronomer in “Silent Sky.” This week’s stage production will begin with the opening performance on Thursday, December 1, […]
The “mural” of the story: retired longtime WWU Art professor has artwork permanently displayed at Columbia, Missouri Airport
For a professor lucky enough to teach at one university for 22 years, the pay-off is generations of students who learned from you, appreciated your guidance and took what you taught them out into the world and a successful professional career. Jane Mudd, part of the Art faculty at William Woods University from 1997-2019, will […]
WWU Social Work students help provide a lesson in “Reality” for junior high students through unique program
Allison Mattox ’23 was a student at Mexico (Missouri) Middle School when she was confronted with what life would be like as an adult when it came to family finances and budgeting. The Social Work major at William Woods was in eighth grade when she took part in a program called Reality Store, where participants […]
William Woods University student wins prestigious “Youth of the Year” award from American Morgan Horse Association
Jordan Freitag ’25, a student in Equestrian Studies (EQS) at William Woods University (WWU), is the latest representative of the University’s elite EQS program to achieve national excellence. The Mount Horeb, Wisconsin native and aspiring equine veterinarian was awarded as the “Youth of the Year” by the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA), one of the […]