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WWU freshman is first winner of the University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day essay contest
William Woods unveiled a new tradition on January 18, 2022 – the University’s first-ever Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast, an opportunity to reflect upon the inspirational legacy of America’s greatest civil rights leader. The inaugural gathering, held inside the Neilsen Room at Tucker Dining Hall, was also to recognize the winner of the first-ever […]
Alumni You Should Know: Amanda Herriman-Reichel ’09, ’11 and ’13 – WWU legacy, educator and author, California, Missouri
To say Amanda Herriman-Reichel is passionate about life would be quite an understatement. The three-time graduate of William Woods (B.S. in Elementary Education/Art Education 2009; Master’s in Athletic/Activities Administration 2011, and Specialist Degree in School Superintendency 2013) has always been super involved, going back to her days at The Woods when she was active in […]
Woods Briefs: Fall 2021
News and notes about William Woods students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Updated continuously throughout the semester. William Woods Students, Faculty, and Staff Macie Edwards, a freshman at William Woods, received a $1,000 scholarship from Co-Mo Connect Powered by Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, as part of the organization’s Operation Round Up program. A native of Tipton, Missouri, Edwards […]
William Woods University Days of Giving campaign sets institutional campaign record
Campus community, alumni and supporters raise more than $33,000 in most successful giving campaign to date The faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters of William Woods University (WWU) love their university – and certainly proved it during the just-concluded Days of Giving campaign. In its first such event since 2018, the University raised $33,020 – […]
William Woods to honor legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with inaugural MLK Breakfast
William Woods University will join the nation in remembering and honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. next month when the University hosts its first-ever MLK Breakfast on campus. The WWU Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast will take place on Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 at 9 a.m. in the Nielsen Room at Tucker […]
University releases official 2021 Alumni Magazine
Senior Art major leaving her artistic mark on William Woods
From December 6th through late February, William Woods’ Dulany Library will be more artistic than usual. That is due to the creative works of Rosie Lenz, a fifth-year senior Art major, who is having her senior year art show displayed for the next few months inside the library. Lenz’s multipart art show is called Living […]
2021-2022 Mainstage Season Series at William Woods continues with holiday production “A Tuna Christmas”
The 2021-2022 Mainstage Season Series at William Woods University (WWU) is back this week with the second production of the academic year, the holiday comedy “A Tuna Christmas.” This week’s stage play, about the unique Christmas activities in a tiny Texas town, will begin with the opening performance on Thursday, November 18, at Dulany Auditorium […]
Alumni You Should Know: Heidi Glaus ’96, talk radio show host, KTRS-AM, St. Louis, Missouri
Heidi Glaus ’96 hails from the southeast Missouri town of New Madrid, best known as the namesake for the famous fault and devastating earthquake of 1812. Turns out Glaus’ professional career since graduating from William Woods University has been pretty groundbreaking as well. The young woman who chose to attend The Woods for the chance […]
WWU Show-Me GOLD program recognized as top-performing GOLD program in the state by the Recruiting and Retention Battalion of the Missouri National Guard
The Show-Me Guard Officer Leadership Development (GOLD) program at William Woods University (WWU) may only be in its third year of operation, but already, it is considered as the top performing GOLD program among the five Missouri colleges and universities that offer it. The WWU GOLD program earned the first-ever Missouri Army National Guard “Tip […]