Author: Leslie Gibson McCarthy

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Washington University in St. Louis is one of 32 colleges and universities joining in a national initiative to reduce high-risk drinking on campuses. The participating schools are working together to bring a new, evidence-based approach to an old problem. Through comprehensive evaluation and measurement techniques, The Learning Collaborative on High-Risk Drinking will identify and implement the most effective ways to tackle an issue affecting nearly four out of 10 college students nationally.

A reception was held Sept. 28 in Holmes Lounge to launch the interdisciplinary Institute for School Partnership, Washington University’s signature effort to strategically improve teaching and learning within the K-12 education community. The institute, under the direction of Victoria L. May, builds on the partnerships and programs developed over the past 20 years through WUSTL’s Science Outreach and its founder, Sarah C.R. Elgin, the Viktor Hamburger Professor in Arts & Sciences.