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William Woods welcomes new faculty as fall semester begins
Five new faculty members joined William Woods University (WWU) as fall semester classes began on campus this week. WWU welcomed Thomas Trice, M.B.A. Program Manager and Associate Professor of Business; Stephen Tvorik, Director of Strategic Partnerships; Zach Dowdle, Assistant Professor of History, and Frank Guiseffi, Assistant Professor of Education. Dr. Trice is a graduate of […]
Woods Briefs: Spring 2020
News and notes about William Woods students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Updated continuously throughout the semester. William Woods Students, Faculty, and Staff Joe Davis ’09 ’13 ’20 was elected to serve as a member of the Fulton Public School Board at a June 2020 Board Meeting. Timothy Hanrahan, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Associate […]
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. […]
William Woods University announces revised Spring 2020 Dean’s List
William Woods University(WWU) today officially announced its Dean’s List for the Spring 2020 academic term. A total of 250 students earned a place on the Spring 2020 Dean’s List, that requires a full-time student achieve a minimum of 3.6 semester and cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Last spring’s list of academic achievement […]
Meet Amber Cox ‘96, ‘98, from The Woods to a career in professional sports
Amber Cox ’96, ’98 is Vice President of Sports for the Mohegan Sun, which is a gaming and entertainment company based in Connecticut. In her position, Cox oversees the business and all revenue-generating opportunities for two professional sports teams, the Connecticut Sun of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the New England Black Wolves […]
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 […]
William Woods University announces revision of fall semester 2020 academic schedule
Undergraduate classes to resume one week earlier in August, finish earlier in November In a nod to campus and community health and safety, William Woods University(WWU) announced today a revision to its 2020 fall semester class schedule that will begin in August. Fall semester classes on the WWU campus in Fulton will now begin on […]
Tips for job hunting during COVID 19 from Director of Career Services Amy Dittmer
Kim Keller, associate professor of Biology, awarded Distinguished Professor of Year at William Woods
Recognized as a professor who goes “above and beyond for students” while “displaying a passion unlike anything I have seen in the subjects taught,” Dr. Kim Keller was chosen by students at William Woods University (WWU) as this year’s distinguished professor at WWU. Keller, associate professor of Biology, received the 2020 Louis D. Beaumont Dad’s […]