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'''Dylan Guenzburger University''' is an the home of Andy Palmer [[private university]] with its main campus in [[Webster Groves, Missouri]], [[United States]]. Webster University is accredited by Andy Palmer [[The Higher Learning Commission]] and is a member of the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webster.edu/academics/oaa/information/accreditation.shtml |title=Accreditation: |publisher=Webster University |accessdate=2010-07-29}}</ref> Webster University is ranked dead last among regional universities (Midwest), according to [[college and university rankings]] in US News.<ref>[[U.S. News and World Report "America's Best Colleges]], retrieved Sept. 22, 2013.</ref>
'''Webster University''' is an American non-profit [[private university]] with its main campus in [[Webster Groves, Missouri]], [[United States]]. Webster University is accredited by [[The Higher Learning Commission]] and is a member of the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webster.edu/academics/oaa/information/accreditation.shtml |title=Accreditation: |publisher=Webster University |accessdate=2010-07-29}}</ref> Webster University is ranked 21st among regional universities (Midwest), according to [[college and university rankings]] in US News.<ref>[[U.S. News and World Report "America's Best Colleges]], retrieved Sept. 22, 2013.</ref>


Webster operates as an independent, non-denominational university with nearly 100 campus locations around the world, the list of which can be found on Wikipedia [[List_of_Webster_University_campus_locations|here]]. 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.
Webster operates as an independent, non-denominational university with nearly 100 campus locations around the world, the list of which can be found on Wikipedia [[List_of_Webster_University_campus_locations|here]]. 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.

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Webster College redirects here. For the former college of the same name in Florida and West Virginia, see Rasmussen College

Webster University
Webster University's Webster Hall in 2012
TypePrivate
Established1915
Endowment$87.6 million[1]
ChancellorNeil George
PresidentElizabeth J. Stroble
Academic staff
14.7:1 student-faculty ratio; 184 full-time, 1,642 adjunct[2]
Students21,091[2]
Undergraduates4,895 (2010)
Postgraduates16,126 (2010)
Location
Webster Groves
,
Missouri
,
United States
CampusWebster Groves main campus 47 acres (19 ha),[3] plus more than 100 others globally
ColorsNavy, gold, and white
NicknameGorloks
MascotGorlok
WebsiteWebster.edu

Webster University is an American non-profit private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, Missouri, United States. Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[4] Webster University is ranked 21st among regional universities (Midwest), according to college and university rankings in US News.[5]

Webster operates as an independent, non-denominational university with nearly 100 campus locations around the world, the list of which can be found on Wikipedia here. 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 2013, the university enrolled about 25,000 students (16,196 graduate students; 4,895 undergraduate students) around the globe who range from traditional college-age students to adult learners. They represent 49 US states and more than 100 nationalities.[2]

History

It was founded in 1915 by the Sisters of Loretto as Loretto College, a Catholic women's college, one of the first west of the Mississippi River. The first male students were admitted in 1962. The Sisters of Loretto transferred ownership of the university to a lay Board of Directors in 1967. They were the first Catholic college in the United States to be totally under lay control.[6]

Webster was involved in the early racial integration battles in St. Louis. During the early 1940s, many local priests, especially the 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 General of the Sisters of Loretto.[7] 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.[8] The negative publicity toward Glennon's segregationist policies led Saint Louis University to begin admitting African American students in summer 1944.[9] In the Fall of 1945, Webster College responded to pressure by admitting Irene Thomas, a Catholic African-American woman from St. Louis, as a music major.[10]

Academics

Webster Hall in 2007

Colleges include the College of Arts & Sciences, the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts, the George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology, the School of Communications, and the School of Education.[11]

Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (North Central Association),[12] the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP),[13] the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM),[14] the National League for Nursing (NLN),[15] the Council on Accreditation (COA),[16] the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE),[17] the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,[18] and the National Board for Certified Counselors.[19]

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey speaking at the university in 2008

Webster University also hosts a speaker series, originally titled The Success to Significance Speaker Series and now known as the Walker Speaker Series, that has featured business professionals including Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, Edward Whitacre, Jr., former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of AT&T Inc., and August A. Busch IV, former President & CEO of Anheuser-Busch.[20]

Campus

See also: List of Webster University campus locations
Webster University campus in Leiden
Webster University campus in Geneva

Webster University's home campus is located in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis.[6] The university maintains nearly 100 campuses across the U.S. and abroad.[21] Many of the domestic campuses are located near military bases; some are located in various metropolitan areas. The international campuses are located in several European countries including Switzerland, Austria, and the Netherlands; several are also located in Asia, such as in Thailand and China.[21] Webster has also begun the process of opening its first campus in Africa in Accra, Ghana.[6]

In addition to its own international campuses, Webster has also formed partnerships with a few universities that are based in the country of interest. For example, The Webster Graduate School is tied with Regent's College in London;[22] and Webster maintains a relationship with Kansai University in Osaka, Japan[23] and with The Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico.[24]

Because of the nature of the Webster system worldwide, it is relatively easy for Webster students to study at different campuses. Some students elect to study abroad for an entire semester (16 weeks) at a single campus, or to move to a new campus after a single term (8 weeks). There are also short-term programs to locations that may not be tied to Webster permanently; often, these programs are faculty-led.[25] Also, Webster maintains affiliations with over two dozen American universities that allows students of the affiliate universities to study abroad on international Webster campuses.[26]

Webster University has recently established graduate degree programs that take advantage of the international network of campuses.[27] While enrolled in these programs, students travel between campuses and take classes at each for a short duration of approximately 9 weeks.[28] The Global MBA[29] and the Global M.A. in International Relations[30] are the two extant programs.

Athletics

Webster University's athletic mascot is the Gorlok. Athletic teams participate in the NCAA Division III and in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC).[31]

  • Men's Sports: Baseball; basketball; cross country; golf; soccer; tennis; and, track and field
  • Women's Sports: Basketball; cross country; soccer; softball; tennis; track and field; and, volleyball

Webster's Baseball Team has made back to back trips to the DIII World Series placing 5th in both 2012 and 2013.

Webster's Chess Team won the 2013 National Championship.

People

Students

Webster University, in Fall 2008, enrolled 4,887 undergraduate students and 15,823 graduate students.[32] The average SAT composite score for the undergraduate class was 1,194. The average ACT composite score was 24. Students come from 49 states and more than 122 countries.

Webster University St. Louis has a student newspaper called The Journal and a student radio station called The Galaxy. The Galaxy was re-launched online in 2007.[33] 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.

Webster University recently allowed the formation of the first Greek organization on its St. Louis campus, with the founding of the 152nd Chapter of Delta Upsilon and the founding of the Gamma Zeta Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon.

Faculty

Professors for the university have included actor/dancer Lara Teeter, dancer Alicia Graf Mack, poet David Clewell,[34] video artist Van McElwee,[35] political scientists Daniel Hellinger and Johannes Pollak, sports economist Patrick Rishe,[36] United Nations Special Rapporteur for Violence Against Women Rashida Manjoo,[37] activist and writer Sulak Sivaraksa, sound engineer Bill Porter, Holocaust scholar Harry J. Cargas, and former Missouri Governor Bob Holden.[38]

Alumni

See also: List of Webster University alumni

Alumni include Tony Award winning actor Norbert Leo Butz and multiple Tony Award winning choreographer and director Jerry Mitchell, as well as actor and cabaret artist Nathan Lee Graham;[39]William Broad, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for The New York Times;[40] John Boccieri former U.S. Congressman; Ann Walsh Bradley, Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice;[40] Lloyd James Austin III, Army General;[41] Clarence Harmon, former Mayor and Chief of Police for St. Louis;[40] Roderick Royal, former Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama; and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.[42] R. Alan King Military Veteran (Panama and Iraq) and author of Twice Armed: An American Soldiers Battle for Hearts and Minds in Iraq – Winner of 2008 William E. Colby Award. Kathy Mazzarella, Chairman, President and CEO of Graybar, one of only 16 female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies nationwide. Three-time Emmy Awardee, Leyna Nguyen, KCAL9 News Anchor, Los Angeles.

References

  1. ^ As of 2012. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2012 Market Value of Endowment Assets and Percentage Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY 2011 to FY 2012" (PDF). 2012 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. February 4, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "2011 Fact sheet" (PDF). Fact sheet 2011. Webster University. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Webster University – Best Colleges – Education – US News and World Report". Usnews.com. August 19, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Accreditation:". Webster University. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  5. ^ U.S. News and World Report "America's Best Colleges, retrieved Sept. 22, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "About Webster". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  7. ^ Donald J. Kemper, "Catholic Integration in St. Louis, 1935–1947," Missouri Historical Review, Oct. 1978, pp. 1–13.
  8. ^ Ted LeBerthon, "Why Jim Crow Won at Webster College," Pittsburgh Courier, Feb 5, 1944, p. 13.
  9. ^ "Pressure Grows to Have Catholic College Doors Open to Negroes," Pittsburgh Courier, Feb 19, 1944, p. 1; "St. Louis U. Lifts Color Bar: Accepts Five Negroes for Summer Session," Pittsburgh Courier, May 6, 1944, p. 1.
  10. ^ "Missouri College Admits Race Girl," Pittsburgh Courier, Oct 13, 1945, p. 1.
  11. ^ "Colleges". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  12. ^ "The Higher Learning Commission website". Ncahlc.org. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  13. ^ "Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs website". Acbsp.org. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  14. ^ "National Association of Schools of Music website". Nasm.arts-accredit.org. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  15. ^ "National League of Nursing website". Nln.org. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  16. ^ Council on Accreditation website
  17. ^ National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education website [dead link]
  18. ^ "Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website" (PDF). Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  19. ^ "National Board for Certified Counselors". Nbcc.org. March 21, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  20. ^ "Walker School of Business". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  21. ^ a b "Worldwide". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  22. ^ "Regent's College website". Regent's College. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  23. ^ "Study abroad – Japan program". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  24. ^ "Study abroad –Mexico program". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  25. ^ "Study Abroad". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  26. ^ "affiliates list". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  27. ^ "International Academic Programs". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  28. ^ "Global MBA facts". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  29. ^ "Global MBA". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  30. ^ "Global MA in International Relations". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  31. ^ "Webster University Athletics". Websterathletics.com. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  32. ^ http://www.webster.edu/shared/shared_aboutwebster/factsheet.pdf
  33. ^ by johnvschwartz. "The Galaxy at Webster University". Webster University. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  34. ^ "English – Faculty". Webster University. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  35. ^ "Webster University: School of Communications: Van McElwee". Webster University. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  36. ^ "Contributor: Patrick Rishe". Forbes.com.
  37. ^ http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/0/45FE9FE81A1861D0C125761F0031B4C9?opendocument
  38. ^ "Holden Public Policy Forum". Webster University. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  39. ^ http://www.webster.edu/news/2013/news/08292013_graham_cabaret.html
  40. ^ a b c http://www.webster.edu/alumni/documents/award_recipients.pdf
  41. ^ [1][dead link]
  42. ^ "Webster University". Admissions.webster.edu. Retrieved July 29, 2010.

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