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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.
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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The New Normal

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on December 10, 2020January 11, 2021

Campus life during a global pandemic comes to The Woods: the first weeks of fall…

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Pat Dillon
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WWU Spanish minor an asset for alums in a global world

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

At WWU, students have the opportunity to increase their professional marketability by learning Spanish as…

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Jamie Hill
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Grad student’s experience illustrates how WWU instruction is directly applicable to the “real world”

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on October 15, 2020October 16, 2020

For graduate student Jamie Hill, the idea that a William Woods education provides real world…

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Christy Boulware
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WWU alum establishes “Fearless Women,” a ministry that equips women to overcome fear and anxiety

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on October 13, 2020October 28, 2020

Christy Boulware, who received both her undergraduate (Theatre, 2004) and master’s (Business Administration, 2007) degrees…

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Keepers of Tradition: the story behind the William Woods senior class robe

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on October 8, 2020October 16, 2020

One of the storied traditions at The Woods involves the senior class robe. A white…

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David Forster
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Campus response to COVID-19 continues to be a team effort

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on October 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Zero active COVID-19 cases. For the better part of the past week, William Woods University…

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Jenny Coon
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Five Questions with University Counselor Jenny Coon

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on September 25, 2020September 30, 2020

Jenny Coon is one of the two university counselors at William Woods University, with whom…

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William Woods University
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LEAD gets creative during the pandemic

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on September 17, 2020October 8, 2020

Touring Taiwan virtually, celebrating Latinx heritage, learning about powerful women in history and taking a…

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William Woods University students
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A national and campus dialogue

  • by Veronica Townsend
  • Posted on September 11, 2020September 30, 2020

University restructures its Diversity and Inclusion Committee At a time when issues of race, diversity,…

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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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