View Chase Merwin’s Pinterest board on tutoring and supplemental instruction amid COVID-19 here. Western’s Center for Academic Support (CAS) has had to quickly adapt in order to help students in need of additional instruction amid COVID-19. One challenge the CAS has faced in adapting to CDC guidelines is its…

Multimedia reporting is a tricky art to master. It requires storytelling through multiple media forms without being redundant — telling a story within a story that is unique and informs a bigger-picture story’s context. Virtually all news organizations across the nation have moved to a multimedia format as media convergence…

Some of the most dangerous people around us may not be the meanest nor the ugliest — they might be those we least suspect. Human trafficking is a widely known, yet under-reported issue in American society, not because people overlook it but because perpetrators are so subtle and calculated in…

The Saint Joseph Animal Shelter is seeking more volunteers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Humane Educator for the shelter, Aubrey Silvey, said despite the shelter’s effective handling of social distancing and mask wearing in the facility, not many new volunteers have been involved with the shelter. “Maybe people don’t know…

For my IDV analysis, I chose a database of international anti-human trafficking organizations dedicated to combatting what people today consider “modern slavery”. The Interactive Map for Business of Anti-Human Trafficking Organizations offers the reader multiple choices in narrowing their search for anti-human trafficking resources, ranging from types of institutions involved…

For some, gardening simply may be a hobby, but for Larry Werthmuller it’s a way of life. A retired volunteer and 10 years a Master Gardener with the University of Missouri Extension, Werthmuller devotes much of his time to producing crops of all varieties. He also teaches others how…

A simple click on your favorite social media app will make you realize the power of video. Among all media forms, video stands as one of the most prevalent storytelling tools in today’s digital age. From commercials to news stories and simple TikTok clips, video is used everyday by…

written 3/24/20 Oftentimes the definer of a truly skilled leader is a past filled with hardship, and Engoma Fataki has seen plenty of it. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Dec. 1995, Fataki began his life amid the Congolese Civil War. By the time he reached one-year-old, his…