For the first time since 2019, commencement exercises at The Woods returned to the traditions the University has followed for decades on Saturday, April 30, as 308 WWU students received their diplomas and moved into the alumni ranks. Following two years of COVID-19 restrictions that significantly altered the University’s standard
News and notes about William Woods students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Updated continuously throughout the semester. William Woods Students, Faculty, and Staff Walter Renaud, an English professor at William Woods for more than 30 years, died December 16, 2021 at his home in Charleston, Illinois. He was 90. Mr. Renaud began
The 2021-2022 Mainstage Season Series at William Woods University (WWU) will wrap up another season this week with the fourth and final production of the academic year, the wartime drama “The Trojan Women.” This week’s stage play, which is widely regarded as the greatest anti-war play ever written, will begin
Undergraduate, graduate ceremonies set for Saturday, April 30 For the first time in three years, William Woods University (WWU) will return to a traditional commencement ceremony this year when graduation is held on Saturday, April 30. After two years of disruptions due to COVID-19, WWU Commencement will once again feature
William Woods welcomed its first-ever Chief Student Experience Officer last month, as Dr. Ted Blashak joined the University with more than 25 years’ experience in higher education leadership roles. He recently sat down to answer Five Questions for The Woods Today, as told to John Fougere: 1.) Could you walk
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