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| Established | 1915 |
| Type: | Private, four-year |
| President: | Dr. Richard Meyers |
| 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 |
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Webster University is an American private university in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Webster today operates as an independent, comprehensive, 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. Currently the university enrolls about 22,000 students around the globe who range from traditional college-age students to adult learners. They represent more than 100 nationalities.
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The university
It was founded in 1915 by the Sisters of Loretto as Loretto College, and it was one of the first Catholic women's colleges located west of the Mississippi River. The first male students were admitted in 1962. The Sisters of Loretto transferred the university to a Board of Directors in 1967. Webster has many campuses nationwide, located on military bases and in many metropolitan areas. There are also international campuses in Geneva (Switzerland), Vienna (Austria), Leiden (the Netherlands), London (United Kingdom), Shanghai (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.[1] 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 more than 100,000 alumni. The university is a center for the arts and arts education in the St. Louis region. Webster's Loretto-Hilton Theater is home to The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. 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. This gift was designated to benefit the university’s School of Business and Technology.
Colleges and schools
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Notable alumni
- Lloyd James Austin III — Army General
- Sheila Baxter — Army General
- Erin Bode — jazz musician
- Ann Walsh Bradley — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice
- William Broad — reporter, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Bryan D. Brown — Army General and commander of all U.S. Special Forces
- Norbert Leo Butz — Tony Award winning actor
- Kevin P. Byrnes — Army General
- Bruce Carlson — Air Force General
- Rocky Carroll — actor
- Eileen Collins — astronaut, Air Force Colonel (retired)
- Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin — television producer
- Sidney M. Gutierrez — U. S. Astronaut
- Clarence Harmon — former mayor and Chief of Police, St. Louis
- Steve Kirby — jazz educator
- Marsha Mason — actress, Academy Award nominee
- Danny McCarthy — actor
- Patricia McKissack — author of African-American children's literature
- Tamara Millay — Missouri Libertarian Party political activist.
- Jerry Mitchell — Tony Award Winner
- Tony Richardson — NFL football player
- Jeffrey D. Sams — actor
- Dana Snyder — actor
- Antonio Taguba — Army General
- James C. Yarbrough — General in the United States Army
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono — President of Indonesia
- John Zorn — jazz musician (attended two years)
Notable faculty and staff
- Sulak Sivaraksa — Professor (Thailand), activist, writer
- Bill Porter — sound engineer
- John H. Neal — Professor (Human Resource Management); Faculty Director (Myrtle Beach Campus)
- Edward J. "Smokey" Bishop — career journalist, radio show host and smoke elemental
References
External links
- Webster University website
- Webster University Orlando website
- Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland website
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