By Jim Meadows, Online Faculty Coordinator for the Walker School of Business and Adjunct Faculty Member. Project Management, once thought of as a requirement only for engineers and information technology, has grown into a greater means by which we recognize
Choose Your Words
“Perception acts as a filter through which all communication passes as it travels from one person to the next.” – John Schermerhorn, Exploring Management As the quote above implies, communication is heavily influenced by the perception of the communicators. When
Library Database Spotlight: Factiva
By Mary A Erwin, Business & Management Librarian Factiva provides access to current international news and content from 200 countries in 26 languages…and so much more! The database is produced by Dow Jones, a major supplier of economic and financial
School’s Out for the Summer
It’s summer at last in St. Louis, where the home campus of Webster University is located. After what seems like weeks of rain, the sun is starting to peek out and daylilies are beginning to bloom. The on ground undergraduates
Online Outstanding Graduate Student
Our second ever winner of the Online Outstanding Graduate Student Award is Alyssa Eason. Alyssa exhibits all of the characteristics of an Outstanding Student including leadership, community involvement, balancing multiple commitments, and the motivation to succeed. Alyssa is a member
A Meeting in the Making
The reception for 2015 Webster University graduates held a special moment on Friday, May 8th as the Online Learning Center was able to facilitate a face-to-face meeting between a student and her favorite (online) teacher. Melanie Annecchini would receive her
#collegein5words
As the school year comes to a close, the Chronicle of Higher Education posted an article about the wildly popular hashtag called #collegein5words. The idea is for people to describe college in just five words. Not so easy, you say?
WorldClassRoom Tech Tip
Rich Content Editor The Rich Content Editor (RCE) in WorldClassRoom (Canvas) was updated recently. Instructors have access to the RCE when creating and editing Assignments in Canvas, as well as when creating and editing Announcements, Quizzes, Discussions, and Pages. Students
Professionalism in Email Correspondence
By Amy Carroll, Advisor and Adjunct Faculty. Although the ins and outs of writing a formal letter were drilled into most of us as elementary school students, the art of writing an appropriate email was not. Appropriate email you ask?
Webster University’s Walker School Names Person of the Year
From Webster Today Nearly 150 guests were in attendance as Webster University’s George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology honored David Steward as its 2015 Person of the Year, on Tuesday, April 21. Steward is the co-founder and chairman