SEPTEMBER 2008
Tickets to the Convocation lunch feature Niel DeVasto, Undergradute Admissions, on left; and Linda Dahlgren, Development, who served as table hosts for the event. Image by Karen Burch.
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President's Convocation Promotes Sense of Community
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Extended Campus Advisory Council
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CIE Retreat Opens 'Year of International Human Rights'
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Extended Campus Web site Conversion Near Completion
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Ted Hoef Says Thank You
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Lend a Helping Hand at WWW14
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Ozarks Regional Campus Celebrates 10th Anniversary
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St. Louis Calendar Highlights
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Employee of the Month
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Just for Laughs
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Kampus Kudos
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Service Anniversaries
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New Employees
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Condolences
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President Neil George launched the 2008-09 academic year emphasizing the spirit of community, noting the University's growth over the years has made the intimacy we once knew — when everyone knew everyone by name — more of a challenge.
"I've been thinking about how our close community has been tested over the years and I want to find ways to strengthen the bonds we all still value," George said Aug. 21 in the Community Music School concert hall. "Today we will talk about us — the community of Webster — and what we have accomplished in the last year."
Highlights of 2007-08 Academic Year
The University received accreditations from the following organizations:
• Higher Learning Commission
• NCATE: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
• NLNAC: National League For Nursing Accreditation Commission
• The Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Agency
• ACBSP: Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
The Chronicle of Higher Education listed Webster University as one of the "Great Colleges to Work For," ranking in the top 5 in our category.
Acquisitions, relocations, renovations and maintenance updates:
• The University purchased the Old Orchard Shopping Center, which will continue to be used for classroom space and retail stores.
• Shipping and Receiving moved to 40 North Rock Hill Road, a location that will be used for storage and "swing space" as offices relocate. The Office of Marketing temporarily moved to that location.
• Health Services will relocate to the house vacated by the Office of Marketing, 540 Garden Ave.
• Public Safety recently moved to 536 Garden Ave.
• Newly renovated Maria Hall is complete and students have moved in.
• The Visual Arts Studio has been improved with new restrooms, windows, roof and a darkroom.
• A cooling system has been installed outside Webster Hall for the cooling and expansion of IT.
• The new logo is now on the painted vertical campus signs.
• The Webster home page has been updated to better portray the University as a traditional campus with a network of domestic and international campuses.
In Memoriam
The University lost four treasured colleagues this summer. As their photographs were projected on screen, the audience joined President George in a moment of silence.
Marcia Paul, professor and academic advisor, retired in 2006 after 15 years of service.
Joe Olszewski, former associate vice president, Graduate Studies; part-time graduate and online advisor, was with Webster 27 years.
Earl Henry, professor, Music Department, was with Webster 25 years.
Art Sandler, professor, Philosophy, and founder of the International Human Rights program. In recognition of his 38 years of service and his contributions to the University, Webster is dedicating the celebration of the International Year of Human Rights to Sandler's memory.
Looking Ahead to 2008-09
The College of Arts & Sciences recognizes the 60th anniversary of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights by designating this academic year the Year of International Human Rights. For information about scheduled activities, click here.
As part of the Year of Human Rights, the University has joined 100 other non-profit organizations in endorsing the ONE campaign, an effort to speak out to try and eliminate world poverty through increasing public awareness of the issue.
As we welcome our Fulbright Scholars back, we look forward to hearing about their experiences: Grant Chapman, associate vice president and director of international programs, Academic Affairs, went to Japan; Brenda Fyfe, dean, School of Education, was in India; Don Morse, assistant professor, Philosophy, went to Slovakia; Joe Stimpfl, chair and associate professor, Religious Studies, did research in Malaysia.
Commencement 2009 will take place at The Muny in Forest Park.
"And you are …?"
Continuing the theme of community, gatherers watched a video featuring remarks from faculty and staff members about what community means to them and what it takes to make a community work.
George encouraged the assembly to look around at their colleagues and ask themselves how many they knew by name and department. He good-naturedly shared the fact that, for the last six years, he had called Networking and Technical Services coordinator Ron McClendon "Ralph."
"Being the quiet, good-natured guy that he is, Ron never corrected me," George said, laughing. "Getting to know each other's names will be a good step toward building on the sense of community among us."
George suggested these campus activities as other ways to get to know people:
• The Webster University Book Club
• Brown Bag Lunch Lectures
• Concerts
• The Webster Staff Alliance
• Sporting events
• Theatre productions
• Debates
• Art Gallery openings
'Two Lies and a Truth'
Before dismissing the convocation for lunch, George invited everyone to play Two Truths and a Lie, a game where individuals tell two truths and a lie about themselves and their companions try to guess which is which.
To kick-start the game, employees were recruited to host individual tables. Lunch tickets were passed out to everyone showing their host's photo, name and two truths and a lie about them. "The idea is to have you not eat with your usual lunch group," George said. "Instead you will be grouped randomly with nine of your colleagues and you will have a chance to meet and get to know them."
The game and seating arrangements seemed to be a hit. As one staff member said in parting, "It was the best convocation ever!"
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 ECAC members at July 30 meeting, from left, front row: Beth Russell, Carol Adams; 2nd row: Cindy Rose, Jim Staley, Joyce Peavy; 3rd row: Carolyn Cottrell, Jeannie Erekson, Mary Kunde, Sue Morris, Randy Wright; 4th row: Dan Viele, Hoot Gibson, Margaret Reed, Brad Moser, Grant Chapman. |
According to Beth Russell, associate vice president, Academic Affairs and Extended Campus Administration, "The ECAC was started in 2005 to give our regions representation at the main campus with regard to operations, policies, procedures, planning and overall best practices."
The ECAC's mission is to:
• Improve communication between U.S. directors and St. Louis executive staff;
• Provide consultation on important University issues;
• Enhance collaboration between the extended campus system and St. Louis;
• Advance the coordination of Academic Affairs activities and events.
Meeting quarterly on the St. Louis campus, the organization focuses on big-picture planning and activities. ECAC representatives are elected by their constituents for 3-year terms, which are staggered so there is a new representative from each area, each year. The U.S. geographic areas are represented in three groups: East, Central and West. Regional directors, directors and assistant directors with one year of service to the University are eligible to serve and to vote.
Currently, the Central Region is represented by Carolyn Cottrell, regional director, Kansas City Metropolitan Campus, Mo., who is also ECAC chair; Sue Morris, senior director, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.; and Mary Kunde, senior director, Westport and WingHaven, Mo.
East Region representatives are: Hoot Gibson, senior director, Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, N.C.; Cindy Rose, senior director, Camp LeJeune, N.C.; and Brad Moser, director, Tampa Bay Area campuses, Fla.
Rounding out the group are West Region representatives: Joyce Peavy, regional director, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Margaret Reed, director, Los Angeles Air Force Base; and Jeanie Erekson, director, Hill Air Force Base, Salt Lake Metropolitan Campus, Utah.
In addition to their quarterly meetings, the ECAC participates in conference calls with St. Louis administrators and departments, as necessary, to assure the lines of communication remain open throughout the year.
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 Henry Rosemont makes a point during his lecture in the Emerson Library. |
Rosemont presented an evening lecture August 19, "Human Rights, Poverty & Role Ethics: A Confucian Perspective," and the following day conducted the CIE Retreat themed: "The Family as the Focus of Chinese Thought, Religion, Society & Politics: Past & Present."
His experience and insight into Chinese culture — both modern and ancient — brought Rosemont's lectures to life. Whether he was discussing the expression saving face, "a guilt trip where the shame itself is the punishment," or current U.S.-Chinese relations, "The only threat China poses to the U.S. is economic," he kept his audience engaged.
For information about The Year of Human Rights and to view a schedule of upcoming events, click here.
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Contributed by Patrick Powers, Office of Marketing
 Patrick Powers, left, and Pete McEwen, part of the Office of Marketing's Interactive Media team. |
The new system creates a universal brand for the University, presenting "One Webster" to students across the United States. It also provides "shared content," meaning individual campuses will no longer need to recreate and maintain content that is already housed elsewhere in the system, such as the graduate catalog or our cooperative degree programs with the military.
The new content management system utilizes a Web-based interface, meaning extended campuses can be trained to update and customize their own sites without the need to purchase additional software.
More than 80 percent of all extended campus sites already are in the new system. The handful of remaining domestic sites can expect to be converted in the upcoming weeks.
Technical support for the new sites comes from the Office of Marketing's Interactive Media team. The team remains committed to helping the extended campuses keep their sites as up-to-date as possible. All requests regarding the new Web sites can be submitted through the University work order system.
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Contributed by Ted Hoef, Associate Vice President & Dean Of Students
Your Help with Move-In Was Greatly Appreciated
This fall we have the largest group of students living on campus ever in the history of Webster University. We reached out to the campus community for help in welcoming our student residents and the staff and students responded in a big way. We had more volunteers to help with move-in than ever before, and it made a huge difference. Staff and students handed out bottled water, assisted with unloading students' belongings and walked the floors meeting and greeting students and families. It is so important to give our new residents a warm welcome and, from the feedback received, we know we made them feel great as they moved into their new "home away from home."
Here's a comment from a parent who has dropped off four kids at various colleges:
"No other college had the move-in process as organized as Webster did. The orientation leaders and others are to be commended. What a great first impression for Webster. It makes parents proud, happy and relieved that they are not the primary pack-horses for the moving-into-college process. Most colleges give it a 'good try,' but Webster out-performed them all."
Thanks to everyone who helped out with the move-in process this year. We hope you come back and help out again next year!
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Contributed by Jennifer Willis, Special Events Coordinator
Webster University's annual community service day will be here before you know it. Now in its 14th year, Webster Works Worldwide (WWW) will take place Wednesday, Oct. 1.
That's the day Webster students, staff, faculty and alumni around the globe will extend helping hands to their local communities and non-profit organizations. They will take on tasks that are often neglected by the agencies due to lack of time and resources. These projects include light construction work, landscaping, tutoring, fine arts projects, painting and working with children, seniors and animals. In order to accommodate class and work schedules, weekend projects are also available.
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A logo design contest was held in the spring for Webster art students. This year's winning logo was designed by Dustin Maassen, a junior majoring in animation at the home campus in St. Louis.
A Tradition of Service
Webster Works Worldwide has been a University-wide tradition since 1995. Last year more than 2,100 Webster volunteers — faculty, staff and students — performed 9,842 hours of volunteer service throughout the U.S. and the world for Webster Works Worldwide.
Each year, more and more non-profits look to Webster volunteers for help during WWW. Some of the new organizations looking for volunteers in the St. Louis area this year include: Annie's Hope — The Bereavement Center for Kids, Building Dreams Ranch, Forest Park Forever, the Missouri Zen Center and the St. Louis VA Medical Center.
Faculty members are encouraged to include WWW in their syllabi and allow students to participate, either in a class project or a project of the student's choosing. Many WWW volunteers share a feeling of renewed commitment to community service, and often they choose to continue volunteering throughout the year.
Team Leaders Help it Work
Part of the program's success is due to team leaders who serve as liaisons between the agencies and the volunteer teams. The planning committee is looking for people willing to volunteer as team leaders. If interested, contact Jennifer Willis at 314-968-5986 or at willis@webster.edu. Extended campuses should contact their local directors.
Even if you prefer not to be a team leader, you can put your skills to use on a variety of projects as a volunteer. Volunteers at the St. Louis campus can sign up for projects online through Sept. 29 at www.webster.edu/www
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Contributed by Ann Elwell, community relations cooordinator and student advisor, Ozarks Campus
 Carolyn Cottrell and Laura Ward at the Chamber of Commerce breakfast event. |
The following week Benjamin Akande, dean, School of Business & Technology, presented a seminar on networking at the campus. Current Ozarks Regional students, as well as potential students, participated in the innovative program. The event was marketed to several key audiences, business networking groups and civic organizations.
On Aug. 13, Springfield's Double-A baseball team sponsored Webster Night. Faculty, alumni and students watched Ozark Campus director Laura Ward throw the first pitch for the Springfield Cardinals, an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Springfield community leaders joined with Webster students, alumni and faculty in celebrating the anniversary at an Aug. 21 open house reception held on the campus. Longtime instructor Bob Cumley was honored for 25 years as a member of Webster's faculty. Carolyn Cottrell, regional director, Kansas City attended the event.
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"Fallfest"
Webster's Homecoming and Parents' Weekend 2008 kicks off Friday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. and ends at noon Sunday, Sept. 28. For information on all the activities or to register, click here.
For more information, call 314-968-7149 or email Gayle Faucett at faucetga@webster.edu.
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JULY 2008 SPOTLIGHT AWARD
 Joan Finder |
Joan Finder has worked in transfer recruitment at Webster for 26 years. "Her knowledge of the process and policies regarding transfer of credit from other institutions is unsurpassed," says her nominator.
Most of Webster's transfer students come from area community colleges. Finder's nominator says her familiarity with key individuals at those schools "has been paramount to establishing and maintaining the excellent relationships" Webster has with those institutions.
In addition to her job skills, Finder is active in several professional organizations, including the Missouri Academic Advising Association, where she has served as board member for many years, and Missouri and National Phi Theta Kappa organization, a community college academic honor society.
"I enjoy the variety that my position offers," says Finder. "No two days are ever the same. The job demands — just like the University itself — are always changing. Each student has a different story to tell and each presents a new challenge. I have yet to be bored — busy, but never bored."
Finder enjoys working at the St. Louis campus and working with students. "We have a beautiful campus environment here," she says. "I especially value the intellectual discussions and artistic atmosphere that can't be paralleled in the corporate world."
"Sometimes it's easy to forget that the college enrollment process can be intimidating to those who have never dealt with it before," says Finder. "I'm always delighted when a student is grateful for my help and takes time to let me know that my help — and their subsequent experience here at Webster — truly made a difference in their life."
Finder says receiving the Spotlight Award is special because it represents the respect and appreciation of her peers. "I work with such a tremendous group of talented and dedicated people in the Undergraduate Admission Office," she says. "To know they value my contributions and effort enough to nominate me for this award is humbling."
Finder chose a day off with pay as her prize.
 Sharon Conner |
"She is the first staff member to meet the students and the smiling face who greets each one by name when they arrive for their first class," say her nominator. "She makes an impact on each and every student here.
"The students appreciate the open and honest way Sharon communicates, as well as her helpful, friendly manner. She is so popular with them, at our most recent graduation ceremony, the graduates chanted her name until she stood up and acknowledged their applause."
Connor has been with the Ozarks Campus eight years, starting out as a receptionist before she was promoted to her current position as office manager. Like Finder, Connor's favorite part of her job is helping students and making their experience with Webster a positive one.
"Receiving the employee Spotlight Award means a lot because I love working for Webster University and it's nice to know I'm appreciated," Connor says.
Connor especially enjoyed working alongside the students, faculty and staff with Habitat for Humanity for Webster Works Worldwide. "We worked on homes in a new Habitat neighborhood in Springfield," Connor says. "I enjoy returning to see how the neighborhoods progress these past few years and meeting the people who live in the homes we worked on."
Connor chose a day off with pay as her prize.
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Carol Ancona, adjunct professor, Orlando Metropolitan Campus, Fla., recently became Interim President of the Orlando-Winter Park Chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). She has been active in the organization for more than 40 years and has served as chapter president several times.
David Borgmeyer, adjunct professor, English, recently participated in a 3-week institute in New York City sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. One of 25 participants, Borgmeyer was selected in a competitive application process for his proposal, "Sources of Russian and Soviet Visual Cultures, 1860-1935: Study, Teaching and Education."
Don Corrigan, professor, Communications and Journalism, was recently notified that his book, Show Me…Natural Wonders, was chosen by the Facility and Visitors Service Division of the Missouri State Parks System to be sold at parks and historic sites that have retail sales facilities. A profile of Corrigan's book appeared in the August issue of The River Hills Traveler, a monthly outdoors newsmagazine. Additionally, Corrigan's book will be exhibited in September as part of a special display of works by alumni at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Mo.
Garry Gottlieb, associate professor, Electronic and Photographic Media, published his second book, Recording On The Go: The Definitive Guide to Live Recording, in August. Published by Thomson Publishing, the book was co-authored with adjunct professor Paul Hennerich. Gottlieb is working on a third book to be published by Thomson. Tentatively titled Big Boys (and Girls) and their Analog Toys: Classic Engineers and Their Favorite Vintage Gear, it will feature interviews with top recording engineers of the last 50 years. Gottlieb has been appointed to the Historical Committee of the Audio Engineering Society, where he will be involved in an oral history project. In June and July, Gottlieb recorded albums by guitarist and mandolin player Will Soll and bluegrass band The Salty Dawgs.
Rita Green, adjunct professor, Memphis Naval Supply Activity, Tenn., was recently hired as a family resource management area agent by the Grenada County Extension Service. Her duties consist of providing financial services to 11 surrounding counties in the areas of finance and money management. Green teaches finance at the Memphis site and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at the University of Memphis.
Elisabeth Zoe Knass and Holger Lang, adjunct professors, Art and Media Communications, Vienna, Austria campus, presented their video work at the Diagonale Festival in April in Graz. In addition, Lang's videos were shown at the St. Louis campus as part of the Friday Lecture Series in Spring 1. His work, "Electric Avenue," was exhibited in the Museumsquartier Vienna in May, along with other works by him and selected student work from his Spring II Animation workshop.
Sylvia Kummer, adjunct professor, Vienna, Austria campus, is completing a video documentary of an interview with the French artist Michel Nedjar, "Michel Nedjar-who are you?," part of the series Identities. In September, Kummer will participate in the exhibition Osmosi Zero Infinito in Vienna and Milan.
Robert Lucas, adjunct professor, Orlando Metropolitan Campus, Fla., recently had his 15th book, Customer Service Skills for Success, 4th Ed. published by McGraw-Hill. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the customer service profession and the skills required to succeed in that profession.
Joseph Morrison, adjunct professor, Memphis Naval Support Activity, Tenn., has been selected to develop questions for the Business Environment and Concepts section of the Uniform CPA Exam. The section includes the areas of managerial economics and management accounting, which Morrison teaches at the Memphis campus.
Van McElwee, professor, Electronic and Photographic Media, traveled to Japan under a faculty research grant for the production of a new video work, Liquid Crystal, which will premiere at the Webster University Film Series in April 2009. McElwee has had his work shown in a number of venues: 1999 video piece Confluence was shown in "Sensory Overload: Light, Motion, Sound and the Optical in Art since 1945" at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisc.; Aperspectival House won a Jury Award in the Japan Media Arts Festival in Tokyo, was presented by the festival at Siggraph 2008 in Los Angeles and had its European premiere at the Eruopean Media Arts Festival in Osnabruk, Germany; three works were selected for international distribution by the Intermedia Art Institute in Cologne, Germany; Procession was shown at Art in General in New York City; other work was included in XMV, an experimental music video series at Collective Unconscious in New York City; Hyperplasm won a second place Jury Award in the Black Maria Film and Video Festival and is touring with the festival. The New Music Circle of St. Louis commissioned McElwee to produce Synaesthesia: Van McElwee and Friends at the St. Louis Art Museum in February. St. Louis musicians and composers created and performed original soundtracks for videos by McElwee, RD Zurick and Peter Rose.
Steve Schenkel, professor, Music, recently completed a Christmas CD with vocalist and Webster alumna Ashley Mason. Schenkel and Mason will perform a Christmas concert on December 15 at Webster University, as well as area churches and other venues. For more information or to hear a sample from the CD click here.
Michael Schneider, adjunct professor, Vienna, Austria campus, received a commission from Wiener Linien to prepare a work of art for the U3 station Johnstrasse, scheduled for completion in 2009. In addition, Schneider was the curator for an exhibition of prints from Nagoya, Japan, which included some works from his own collection, for the Hunt Gallery at the St. Louis campus this spring. The inauguration of Artissima, a new exhibition space and cultural center, took place August 31 in Mättenwil, Switzerland. The occasion is being celebrated along with Kunst Besessen, an international exhibition including art chairs created by 36 artists from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Schneider has been invited to submit a chair for this exhibition.
Monika Schwärzler, adjunct professor, Vienna, Austria campus presented the paper, "Performativität und Präsenz in Elke Krystufeks Werk," at the international conference of the Modern Austrian Literature and Culture Association at the University of Washington in April. The article focusing on Austrian media artist Lisl Ponger was recently published in Praesens, an innovative art magazine published in Budapest, Hungary. Schwärzler has been invited to participate in an international congress, "Travel Writing and Diasporic Spaces," in Lisbon, Portugal, in September, where she will present her paper, "Discovering and Disclosing: Landscapes in the discourses of explorers and tourists," in the visual arts section. The presentation is based on a slide collection from the 1970s that includes over 2,000 photographs.
Barbara Seifert, adjunct professor, Orlando Metropolitan Campus, Fla., was inducted into Biltmore's Who's Who and into the National Association of Professional Women. In addition, she obtained the Certified Professional Coach certification.
Calvin Smith, director of international recruitment, International Recruitment and Services, presented the training session, "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Planning a Successful Overseas Recruitment Trip on Your Own," at the July 2008 Overseas Association for College Admissions Counseling (OACAC) Conference at Michigan State University. Nearly 600 participants from 70 countries attended the conference.
Gerry Tierney, professor, Behavioral and Social Sciences, received a faculty research grant for the study of Inuit and Japanese artifacts at the National Museum of Denmark, resulting in a paper, "Unwrapping Circumpolar People's Culture: Knud Rasmussen's Collections and the Historical and Political Ramifications of the Display of Indigenous Artifacts in Museums," which she delivered at the International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, at the National Museum of Ethnology, in Leiden, Netherlands. In addition, Tierney published "Unwrapping Circumpolar People's Culture: Historical and Political Ramifications of Collecting Indigenous Artifacts, particularly for Museum Display," in The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum.
Gregory Weeks, adjunct professor and head of International Relations, Vienna, Austria campus, recently published Vienna's Conscience: Close Ups and Conversations after Hitler, with Susan Margolis Winter Balk and Richard Winter, and published by Reedy Press in St. Louis. The book examines Viennese reactions to the Holocaust from the perspective of Richard Winter, a refugee who fled Nazi-controlled Vienna for the United States in 1938. As a follow-up to the book, Weeks received a Corrie ten Boom Fellowship in Fall 2008 to conduct research at the University of Southern California's Shoah Visual History Foundation Archives in Los Angeles, where he will examine video testimonies from Viennese refugees and Holocaust survivors about their treatment during the Nazi period.
Gwyneth Williams, professor, History, Politics and International Relations, was part of an Aug. 6 panel discussion concerning the Missouri Primary election on St. Louis radio station KWMU-FM (NPR affiliate), on the "St. Louis On the Air" program. In addition, she was interviewed August 25 by St. Louis television stations KSDK (NBC) and KMOV (CBS), regarding the Democratic National Convention, for the 5-6 p.m. news hour.
Reginald Williams, adjunct professor, Communications and Journalism, will receive the Griot Award from the Blackworld History Museum on October 18 at the 5th Annual Griots Gala and Tribunals Honors at the St. Louis Airport Grand Pavilion. The award honors those who collect, preserve, celebrate and share the African-American experience.
Webster University received the "Outstanding Neighborhood Entry Award" for its participation in the Webster Groves Community Days July 4 parade. Nearly 60 students, faculty and alumni participated in the parade.
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The University extends its appreciation to the following individuals who have served the institution for many years:
JULY 2008
Tommy Burbage, community relations coordinator, Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Campus, S.C., 5 years
William Hovis, access services clerk, Library, 5 years
Sally Lorino, associate dean, School of Communications, 5 years
Brajesh Sundaramoni, Web services programmer, Administrative Information, 5 years
Carol Nelson, director, Memphis Naval Support Activity, Tenn., 10 years
Julia Altmann, office manager, Academic Advising, 15 years
Sherriel Byrd-Buckner, department associate, Orlando Metropolitan Campus, Fla., 15 years
Ellen Dribler-Hassall, director, Albuquerque Metropolitan Campus, N.M., 15 years
John Rice, regional director, Space Coast Metropolitan Campus, Fla., 15 years
Thomas Schutte, associate director, Undergraduate Admissions, 15 years
Elizabeth Chopin, international director, Vienna Campus, Austria, 20 years
Richard Crosby, director, Beaufort Naval Hospital, S.C., 20 years
Maria Kirwan, coordinator, Kansas City Metropolitan Campus, Mo., 20 years
Margaret Peel, coordinator, School of Education, 20 years
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We extend warm welcome to the newest members of the Webster family:
JULY 2008
Andrew Ajayi, general clerk, Mail & Copy Center, 314-968-7421, replaces Michael Vollman.
Jodie Borgerding, reference librarian, Emerson Library, 314-246-7819, replaces Will Soll.
Roshaunda Cade, writing center coordinator, Academic Resource Center, 314-246-1589, replaces Fran Hooker.
Chris Eaton, Head Softball Coach & Coordinator of Athletic Activities, 314-246-7569,
replaces Brett Swip.
John Martin Fields, athletic trainer, Athletics, 314-246-7715, new position.
Nekisha Quinney, NCAA internship, Athletics, 314-246-6984, new position.
Sophia Sylvester, department associate, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., 202-561-4382, replaces Robert Hair.
Jill Taber, Help Desk documentation & training assistant, Information Technology, 314-968-5995, replaces Loran Maloney.
Scott Wild, Web services programmer, 314-968-7459, Administrative Information replaces: Victoria Vogt.
AUGUST 2008
Sharon Murchison, office manager, Jacksonville Metropolitan Campus, Fla., 904-268-3037, replaces: Ellen Windhauser.
Ronald Cameron, public safety officer, Public Safety, 314-968-7430, replaces Kevin Buchek.
To learn more about job opportunities at Webster, go to the Human Resources Jobs site.
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The University extends sympathies to Jessica Key, Financial Aid, in the loss of her grandmother; to Martha Smith, Math and Computer Science, in the loss of her mother; and to the family, friends and colleagues of former music professor, Earl Henry; former associate vice-president and graduate advisor, Joe Olszewski; former professor and academic advisor, Marcia Paul; and philosophy professor Art Sandler.
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