Helping students, staff find their joy
WUSTL’s Jill Stratton, the “world’s oldest RA,” helps students, staff and faculty find their joy. Stratton strives to develop common education experiences, multidisciplinary courses and expanded programming at university housing.

Painter Michael Ray Charles will launch the Sam Fox School’s Public Lecture Series today. Charles is known for his aggressive appropriation — and scathing critiques — of racist imagery drawn from vintage illustration.

As we age, we begin to think about what makes us tick and our legacy. For some, this leads to a new car or an exotic trip. But not everyone. Vanessa Fabbre, PhD, of the Brown School, considers the notion of queer time, based on the experiences of older transgender people who consider gender transitions. Her paper appears in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work.

School of Medicine employees ignored the unexpected chill in the air Friday, Sept. 12, and came out in droves for the annual employee appreciation picnic on the Medical Campus. The picnic was sponsored by the dean's office and the Medical School Management Council.

Noon Monday, Sept. 15

Zebrafish perspectives lecture

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5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15

Danforth Center on Religion & Politics open house

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7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15

Surveillance Poetics Reading

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Students write The Health Care Handbook

Elisabeth Askin and Nathan Moore became frustrated during medical school at the complexity of the U.S. health-care system and attempts to explain it. So the medical residents wrote The Health Care Handbook to help future doctors.

Higher Learning Commission headed to campus

A Higher Learning Commission peer review team will be here Sept. 22-24. The team will conduct an on-site evaluation and meet with faculty, staff and students.

Apply for Gephardt Institute project on ‘Why Ferguson Matters’

The Gephardt Institute invites students, faculty and staff to apply for Project DIVE, a new program designed to catalyze action. The theme for the fall cohort is “Why Ferguson Matters.” Thursday, Sept. 18, is the deadline.