The View From Here 9.25.17

September 25, 2017

scavenger hunt — Students participated in a scavenger hunt, collecting items for an emergency preparedness kit at different stops around campus, as part of the first Ready Week. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/Washington University)

opening dinner at busch stadium — Members of the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics’ national advisory board, including William Tragos, gathered to open their fall 2017 meeting by taking in a Cardinals game at Busch Stadium. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University)

Olin fellowship dinner — Participants in the university’s Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin Fellowship Program for Women in Graduate Study gathered for dinner Sept. 7 in Umrath Lounge to mark the start of academic year. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University)

welcoming week — Desiree Waits and Claire Seely, of the Office for International Students and Scholars, celebrate the annual Welcoming Week, organized by Welcoming America, a nonprofit that promotes community inclusiveness. (Photo courtesy of OISS)

4515 McKinley on the Medical Campus — A beautiful night view at 4515 McKinley on the Medical Campus. (Photo: James Byard/Washington University)

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