School of Medicine faculty and staff can take part in several lectures associated with the naming of the Danforth Campus without leaving the medical school campus.
Three lectures are among the naming events with the theme “A Higher Sense of Purpose” and will be simulcast in School of Medicine facilities from various locations on the Danforth Campus, said Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.
“Because these lectures are relevant to the School of Medicine community and are by individuals who have been instrumental in developing the school, we wanted to make it easy for those on the medical campus to take part,” Shapiro said.
Administrators and staff from Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals are also welcome to attend the following lectures:
• Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth, M.D., will give a presentation titled “Medicine and Society” at 4 p.m. Oct. 3 in Graham Chapel. This will be simulcast in the Holden Auditorium on the first floor of the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center.
• John “Jack” Danforth, brother of William, former U.S. senator from Missouri and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and current chair of the Danforth Foundation, will give a presentation Oct. 16 titled “Faith and Politics” at 4 p.m. in Graham Chapel. This will also be simulcast in Holden Auditorium.
• P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., chairman of the board of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., founder and past director of the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences and past head of the Department of Biochemistry at the School of Medicine, and retired chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Merck & Co. Inc., will give a presentation titled “The Social Responsibility of Business” at 4 p.m. Nov. 13 in Graham Chapel. This lecture will be simulcast in the King Center on the seventh floor of the Becker Library.