Author: Leslie Gibson McCarthy

The deadline for submission of 2011-12 Diversity and Inclusion Grant proposals is Saturday, Nov. 5. The grants are available to faculty and administrators for initiatives that improve the campus environment for women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and other diverse groups at WUSTL.  

Approximately 1,500 members of the Class of 2015 arrived on campus this past August. The freshman class was selected from nearly 29,000 applicants, and approximately half are female and half male. And they have been acclimating well, thanks to welcome events and advice from WUSTL upperclassmen, faculty and staff.

Help Bon Appetit evaluate the level of service and food in the WUSTL Dining Services cafes on the Washington University Campus by partcipating in a short online survey. From among those who complete the survey, two winners will be selected to win a $200 Visa Gift card.

The football team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 24-20 win over the College of Wooster Oct. 15, at Francis Field. Updates also included on volleyball, cross country, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s tennis.

Astrophysicist Richard A. Muller, PhD, will present, “Global Warming–New Results from an Independent Assessment,” for the Assembly Series at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Graham Chapel. His talk is the annual Arthur Holly Compton Lecture.

James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences who died Sept. 6, was remembered through song and speech during three events at WUSTL this past week, including an intimate Liederabend Sunday, Oct. 9, in Holmes Lounge. The performance, with baritone Sidney Outlaw (left), was dedicated to the memory of McLeod, who initiated the university’s first Liederabend, translated as “evening of song,” nearly 30 years ago.

Andreas Schloenhardt, PhD, associate dean and associate professor of law at the University of Queensland (UQ) TC Beirne School of Law, presents “Be Careful What You Pay For: Trafficking in Persons in Australia,” on Oct. 7, in Anheuser-Busch Hall. Schloenhardt’s lecture was part of a visit to the law school by a delegation from UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law.

The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present a special “Celebrate the Staff” preview performance of Hairspray: The Broadway Musical at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in Edison Theatre. The preview is open to all staff members of the WUSTL community (including Aramark and Bon Appetit employees). Tickets are $10 flat — a fifty-percent savings off the regular faculty/staff price.

The No. 2 volleyball team set a new Division III record for consecutive set victories in a 3-0 win over Lindenwood University (25-13, 25-17, 25-16) at the Washington University Invitational Oct. 8. Updates also included in football, men’s and women’s soccer, golf and swimming & diving.

First-year MBA student Katie Coco (center) packs energy bars into a care package during the Olin Cares kickoff event Oct. 1 in Simon Hall. More than 40 Olin Business School students assembled care packages for service men and women overseas and for children with cancer. Olin Cares is the school’s graduate volunteer organization that sponsors several community service projects throughout the year.