Webster University

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Webster University
Image:Logo webster small.jpg
Established: 1915
Type: Private, four-year
Chancellor: Dr. Neil George
President: Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble
Location: Webster Groves, Missouri, USA
Campus: Suburban main campus 47 acres [1]
over 100 others globally
Sports: 6 Men's Sports, 7 Women's Sports
Colors: Navy, gold, and white
Nickname: Webster
Mascot: Gorlok
Website: http://www.webster.edu
Image:Gorlok1.png

Webster University is an American private university in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.[1]

Webster today operates as an independent, non-denominational university with campus locations around the world. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide array of disciplines, including the liberal arts, fine and performing arts, teacher education, business and management. In Fall 2008, the university enrolled about 21,000 students around the globe who range from traditional college-age students to adult learners. They represent more than 150 nationalities. [2]

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[edit] The University

It was founded in 1915 by the Sisters of Loretto as Loretto College, and as a Catholic women's colleges. The first male students were admitted in 1962. The Sisters of Loretto transferred the university to a Board of Directors in 1967.

Webster participated in early racial integration battles in St. Louis. During the early 1940s, many local priests, especially Jesuits, challenged the segregationist policies at the city's Catholic colleges and parochial schools. The St. Louis chapter of the Midwest Clergy Conference on Negro Welfare arranged in 1943 for Webster College to admit a black female student, Mary Aloyse Foster, which would make it the city's first Catholic college to integrate. However, in 1943 Archbishop John J. Glennon blocked that student's enrollment by speaking privately with the Kentucky-based superior of the Sisters of Loretto.[3] The Pittsburgh Courier, an African-American newspaper with national circulation, discovered Glennon's actions and ran a front-page feature on the Webster incident in February 1944.[4] The negative publicity toward Glennon's segregationist policies led Saint Louis University to begin admitting African American students in summer 1944.[5] In fall 1945, Webster College responded to pressure by admitting Irene Thomas, a Catholic African-American woman from St. Louis, as a music major.[6]

Webster has many campuses nationwide, located on military bases and in many metropolitan areas. There is a branch in Melbourne, Florida.[7] There are also international campuses in Geneva (Switzerland), Vienna (Austria), Leiden (the Netherlands), London (United Kingdom), Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu (China), and Cha-am (Thailand). In January 2006, Webster University president Richard Meyers announced the opening of a new campus in the revitalized downtown St. Louis area as their longest property lease in the history of the University.[8]

Webster University is made up of five Colleges and Schools, and has about 5,000 enrolled students at the main campus in Webster Groves and 15,000 worldwide. The University has about 130,000 alumni.[2]

The university is a center for the arts and arts education in the St. Louis region. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is based at Webster's Loretto-Hilton Theater. It also hosts the Webster Film Series. Opera performances are accompanied by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Former U.S. Ambassador George H. Walker III has bestowed upon the school a gift of $10 million, which is the single largest in Webster’s 92-year history.[9] This gift was designated to benefit the university’s School of Business and Technology.

[edit] Colleges and Schools

Webster has five colleges and schools, including the College of Arts and Sciences, the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts, the School of Business and Technology, the School of Communications, and the School of Education.

[edit] Holden Public Policy Forum (HPPF)

Former Missouri Governor Bob Holden (2001-2005) leads a bi-partisan speakers series that invites Governors, Senators, presidential candidates and private sector public policy leaders to the St. Louis campus. [10]

[edit] List of HPPF Series

2008 America's Future
Issues for the 21st Century
Pizza and Politics
Election Night Parties

[edit] List of Past Speakers

Eric Greitens, Ph.D. - Lieutenant in US Navy SEALs, Chairman of the Center for Citizen Leadership
Governor Bob Wise, Former Governor of West Virginia (2001-2005) - Author of Raising the Grade and President of Alliance for Excellent Education
Congressman Lee Hamilton, Vice Chairman of the 9/11 Commission
Congressman Russ Carnahan of Missouri
Congressman Ike Skelton, Chairman of the House Armed Service Committee
Dr. Karen Davis, President of the Commonwealth Fund

[edit] Student Life

[edit] Student Media

Webster University has a student newspaper called The Journal and a student radio station called The Galaxy. The Galaxy was re-launched online in 2007.[11] The campus GTV station (Gorlok Television) is operated by students. Webster University has student magazine called The Ampersand, which is published twice a year, as well as other newsletters and departmental publications.

[edit] Greek Life

Webster University recently allowed the formation of the first Greek organization on campus, with the forming of the 152nd Chapter of Delta Upsilon.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Notable faculty and staff

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.webster.edu/academics/oaa/information/accreditation.shtml
  2. ^ a b http://webster.edu/shared/shared_news/documents/factsheet.pdf
  3. ^ Donald J. Kemper, "Catholic Integration in St. Louis, 1935-1947," Missouri Historical Review, Oct. 1978, pp. 1-13.
  4. ^ Ted LeBerthon, "Why Jim Crow Won at Webster College," Pittsburgh Courier, 5 Feb. 1944, p. 13.
  5. ^ "Pressure Grows to Have Catholic College Doors Open to Negroes," Pittsburgh Courier, 19 Feb. 1944, p. 1; "St. Louis U. Lifts Color Bar: Accepts Five Negroes for Summer Session," Pittsburgh Courier, 6 May 1944, p. 1.
  6. ^ "Missouri College Admits Race Girl," Pittsburgh Courier, 13 Oct. 1945, p. 1.
  7. ^ Space Coast Region of Webster
  8. ^ http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=91033
  9. ^ Webster University: $10 million gift from Ambassador Walker
  10. ^ "About the Forum" HoldenPPF @ Webster University. Holden Public Policy Forum. 24 Apr 2008 <http://www.webster.edu/holdenppf/about.htm>.
  11. ^ The Galaxy at Webster University

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Coordinates: 38°35′21″N 90°20′45″W / 38.5892°N 90.3457°W / 38.5892; -90.3457

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