The Webster World Report podcast takes a look back at the past 61 weeks of the pandemic in this edition, that includes selected interviews recorded since March of 2020. These were the interviews that proved to be the most popular with the program’s global audience. The themes include: views of the pandemic from Uzbekistan; a nursing faculty member and a nursing student reflect on their experiences in the pandemic; and Webster’s international relations experts discuss the pandemic’s effects on global politics and diplomacy. This is the 22nd episode of the Webster World Report podcast, a monthly magazine program linking Webster University’s global operations during this time of various crises. The news segment of the program covers highlights from Webster University’s 102nd Commencement Ceremony, including a short excerpt from Jackie Joyner-Kersee's Commencement Address, along with other important news from the previous month. Interviews include: Malika Baratova, Public Relations Executive, Webster University Tashkent; Maggie Dankert, Deputy Director Webster University Tashkent; Prof. Jody Spiess, Nursing faculty member, main campus; Nursing student Charlie Johnson, College of Arts & Sciences; Prof. Kelly-Kate Pease, international relations, College of Arts & Sciences; and Prof. Jozef Batora, Webster Vienna Private University.

Executive Producer/Host: Rick Rockwell. Staff: Jennifer Gammage, associate producer; Tierra Gray, newscaster; and Tara Graves, announcer.

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The Webster World Report podcast marks its one-year anniversary with a program centered on the pandemic experience of Webster University’s alumni and students. On this 21st episode of the program, alumna Elizabeth Bland, a staff educator at Missouri Baptist Hospital recounts her experience as a nurse on the frontlines, supporting patients with COVID-19 and supporting hospital staff in how they cope with the coronavirus pandemic.  This is the concluding part of a series of discussions with Bland. (She is a graduate of the award-winning Masters of Science in Nursing program at Webster.) The program also concludes its two-part interview with student Yatina Katunga from Zimbabwe who is working on her graduate degree in information technology management. This discussion focuses on the issues facing women in tech fields. The Webster World Report is a monthly magazine program linking Webster University’s global operations during this time of various crises. The news segment of the program covers the latest collaboration between Webster University and the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN) among other stories that feature various areas of Webster’s global network.

Executive Producer/Host: Rick Rockwell. Staff: Jennifer Gammage, associate producer; Tierra Gray, newscaster; and Jennifer Starkey, announcer.

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On the 20th episode of the Webster World Report, the discussion linking Webster University’s global operations during a time of crises, the program features an in-depth discussion of how the university community has coped with the coronavirus pandemic, and the program also features the views of a graduate student about opportunities in STEM fields. The program includes the second part of a wide-ranging discussion with Webster’s President Julian Z. Schuster. Graduate student Yatina Katunga from Zimbabwe also gives her views about opportunities for women in technology.  The news segment of the program includes excerpts from the recent Sixth Annual Webster University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference, among a variety of other university news items.

Executive Producer/Host: Rick Rockwell. Staff: Jennifer Gammage, associate producer; Tierra Gray, newscaster; and Jennifer Starkey, announcer.

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