Of note

Melvin S. Blanchard, M.D., R. Gilbert Jost, M.D. F. Scott Kieff, J.D., Tim Lempfert and more…

Time to renew Metro U-Pass

The U-Pass — which allows WUSTL faculty and staff free use of Metro, the region’s public transportation system — will expire June 30. Benefits-eligible employees may request a new U-Pass for the 2008-09 school year at parking.wustl.edu/upass.htm.

Student Records’ Hosack receives Gloria White award

Sue Hosack was recognized with the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award in a May 19 ceremony in Edison Theatre as part of the annual Staff Day activities. As director of the Office of Student Records, Hosack fosters an environment that encourages friendly customer service and a staff that responds quickly and professionally to requests.

National champs!

Courtesy PhotoThe men’s tennis team captured its first NCAA Division III National Championship with a 5-3 victory over Emory University May 15 in Lewiston, Maine — WUSTL’s third national title in less than a year.

Two Arts & Sciences seniors earn scholarships

Arts & Sciences seniors Gregory S. Gandenberger and Kelley E. Greenman were recognized in April with prestigious national scholarships. As one of 22 students nationwide to be named a Beinecke Scholar, Gandenberger, a philosophy major with a minor in physics, will receive $34,000 in support of graduate study. Greenman, an environmental studies major, is one […]

Operation Food Search to collect items as students move out

Save the Earth and help the less fortunate at the same time this summer. As students move out of off-campus apartments, Operation Food Search will be taking donations of unopened and unused nonperishable food and toiletry items. They will also be collecting new or gently used clothes, electronics, furniture and office supplies, distributing the items […]

Idea collector

Photo by David KilperHenry Biggs, Ph.D., is a Renaissance man whose passions include his family, travel, running and adventure. But even with his impressive resume, Biggs’ focus at WUSTL is something a bit more down-to-earth — undergraduate research.

A time for celebration and reflection

Photo by David KilperChancellor Mark S. Wrighton will confer degrees at the 147th Commencement ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. May 16 in Brookings Quadrangle. The 2,655 candidates will receive 2,790 degrees, of which 1,507 are undergraduate and 1,283 are graduate and professional.
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