Enrollment Management team perseveres during the era of COVID-19
Like pretty much every segment of society, the Enrollment Management team at William Woods has seen its world significantly impacted by COVID-19. The pandemic has created new challenges in reaching prospective students and has affected nearly every aspect of the team’s strategy and job. The office has continued to forge ahead while focusing on providing prospective […]
The New Normal
Campus life during a global pandemic comes to The Woods: the first weeks of fall semester 2020, a fall like no other. This story and many others were featured in the official 2020 William Woods University Alumni Magazine, The Woods. Click here to check out the digital version. https://issuu.com/socialmedia-williamwoods/docs/alumni_magazine_2020_final It was supposed to be a year […]
Silent Spring
When a global pandemic arrived at William Woods in March, there was no playbook on how to handle it. So WWU’s leaders had to make their own. This story and many others were featured in the official 2020 William Woods University Alumni Magazine, The Woods. Click here to check out the digital version. https://issuu.com/socialmedia-williamwoods/docs/alumni_magazine_2020_final Friday, […]
William Woods University announces revised Spring Semester 2021 academic schedule, continued slate of in-person classes
To continue what has been to date a highly successful strategy of minimizing the COVID-19 virus while holding in-person classes on campus during the fall semester, William Woods University (WWU) announced today revisions to its undergraduate academic schedule for the 2021 Spring Semester. The University will be delaying the start of spring classes by one […]
WWU alum establishes “Fearless Women,” a ministry that equips women to overcome fear and anxiety
Christy Boulware, who received both her undergraduate (Theatre, 2004) and master’s (Business Administration, 2007) degrees from William Woods, thought she had it all. A wonderful family including a fellow WWU alum for a husband, and a prestigious corporate job. But fear and anxiety nearly derailed it all. Using her determination and intense religious faith, she […]
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 […]
Five Questions with University Counselor Jenny Coon
Jenny Coon is one of the two university counselors at William Woods University, with whom students can set up an appointment with to talk about issues like anxiety and feeling overwhelmed in school. Coon recently shared with Woods Today reporter Veronica Townsend about how counseling services can be a wonderful resource that can be utilized […]
LEAD gets creative during the pandemic
Unprecedented planning at William Woods results in strong start to fall semester with in-person classes
Holding in-person classes on a college campus during a global pandemic was always going to be an extraordinary challenge for any institution. But after months of unprecedented planning by the University’s leadership team, William Woods University has completed a strong start to a fall semester with on-campus instruction. On the final day of the third […]
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, […]
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