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Author: Veronica Townsend

Veronica Townsend is a senior at William Woods University and from Jefferson City, Missouri. She is majoring in Communications with the sports communication and journalism concentrations and minoring in Sports Management. When she is not writing articles, Townsend enjoys watching sports or exploring the outdoors with her family.
Leslie Trogdon
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Retiring professors share parting thoughts at their “last lecture”

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on April 28, 2021May 4, 2021

One of the rites of the end of the Spring semester at William Woods is…

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Carson Kressley
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Reality star and equestrian Carson Kressley visits WWU

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on April 16, 2021May 17, 2021

Carson Kressley first become acquainted with William Woods University when the university hosted World Cup…

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Bailey Korhammer
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WWU’s McNutt Scholarship provides full ride for outstanding incoming students

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on April 7, 2021April 20, 2021

At William Woods, there are freshman scholarships that can be applied to just about every…

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Whitney Ecker
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WWU Theatre Department adapts to new role during COVID-19

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on March 17, 2021April 20, 2021

Life during the COVID-19 pandemic has touched every part of life at William Woods, so…

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Dr. Barnett
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Lasting legacy: once President Barnett’s students, now WWU Board of Trustee members

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on March 9, 2021April 7, 2021

The March 2 announcement of Dr. Jahnae H. Barnett’s intention to step down as William…

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Jennifer Crump
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Enrollment Management team perseveres during the era of COVID-19

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on March 4, 2021March 5, 2021

Like pretty much every segment of society, the Enrollment Management team at William Woods has…

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Angelette Prichett
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Five Questions with Angelette Prichett- Associate Dean of Academic Student Services and Instructor of Social Work

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on February 22, 2021March 2, 2021

To mark Black History Month, The Woods Today is spotlighting our newest African American faculty…

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Dr. Trice
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Meet Thomas Trice- Associate Professor of Business

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on February 12, 2021February 18, 2021

To mark Black History Month, The Woods Today is spotlighting our newest African-American faculty and…

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Business
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WWU MBA students team up to find entrepreneurial success

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on February 8, 2021February 26, 2021

Some William Woods Masters of Business students quickly find entrepreneurial success after graduating from the…

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AJ Housewright
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WWU alumni interpreters front and center in State of Missouri’s public COVID-19 briefings

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on February 1, 2021February 23, 2021

For citizens of Missouri, it has been a familiar ritual during these past months of…

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Meet the newest members of our faculty as the first week of Fall semester classes begin at The Woods. https://news.williamwoods.edu/william-woods-welcomes-new-faculty-as-fall-semester-begins-8/

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For the third year in a row, WWU's class of new, incoming students for the Fall semester is one of the biggest in university history. https://news.williamwoods.edu/william-woods-university-welcomes-the-fifth-largest-class-of-new-incoming-students-in-its-history/

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For the first time in its 155-year history, William Woods has not one, but three, graduates who are currently serving as president of a college or university. Meet the latest here: https://news.williamwoods.edu/leadership-u-for-third-time-in-the-past-two-years-a-wwu-alumnus-becomes-a-college-president/

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More throwbacks! Wild West Fest had everyone bring More throwbacks! Wild West Fest had everyone bringing out their inner cowboy this Fall! 🤠 🤠 🤠 

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Congratulations to our first group of students to Congratulations to our first group of students to be certified as riding instructors with the Certified Horsemanship Association!! These students put in many extra hours this last month practicing and spent the whole day today going through the certification process. 

Thank you to Kelly Cannon for coming to WWU to make this happen! 

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Look back at all the fun stuff that happened this Look back at all the fun stuff that happened this semester! September kicked off with a MASSIVE kayak race. Junior lake was no match for the boating prowess of these Owls 🚣 

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Our very talented Equestrian students performed am Our very talented Equestrian students performed amazingly at their competitions! 

From Color Breed Congress, to American Royal, to the USDF Finals, and all the way to the World Equestrian Center, these Owls have been all over the nation! 

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We are thankful today, and every day, for our stud We are thankful today, and every day, for our students. They're the heart and soul of #TheWoods. We're also grateful for the volunteers who helped make our on-campus Thanksgiving celebration happen.

Happy Thanksgiving to you from all of us at William Woods University.
We have our sticker contest winners!!! 🤩 Congratul We have our sticker contest winners!!! 🤩 Congratulations to Mahala and Sophia for their amazing designs repping #TheWoods!!!

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"Love, Loss, and What I Wore" was this weekend and "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" was this weekend and a shear success! 🖤 👗 Give lots of praise and applause to the wonderful performers who filled their characters' shoes!

Don't grieve! There are more performances to come from the Theatre Department, so stay tuned!
Never too many Owls at #TheWoods ! Mahala and Chey Never too many Owls at #TheWoods ! Mahala and Cheyanne made owl drawings for faculty and staff to paint over! 🎨🖼️

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Thank you to all of the prospective students who c Thank you to all of the prospective students who came to the 1st annual scholarship competition this past weekend! The academic prowess shown by everyone was AMAZING! 📖 🖊️ 

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