Author: Leslie Gibson McCarthy

Jeremy Courtney, founder of the Preemptive Love Coalition that provides medical care to children in Iraq, will give a presentation on “Reconciliation through Healing” for the Washington University in St. Louis Assembly Series at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, in May Auditorium, located in Simon Hall on the Danforth Campus. The talk is free and open to the public.

On the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorists attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, more than 400 gathered in Edison Theatre for “Ten Years Later,” a program of reflection, music and speeches about what the legacy of 9/11 means for this generation of college students.

The women’s soccer team won the WUSTL Classic over the weekend with victories over DePauw University 3-2 and and Rhodes College 1-0. The shutout against Rhodes was the third shutout of the season for coach Jim Conlon’s team. Updates also included on football, volleyball and men’s soccer.

The Administrative Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA) recently named Ronald Levin, JD, the William R. Orthwein Distinguished Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, the 2011 Volunteer of the Year. Levin has served as the section’s chair and as the ABA’s adviser to the drafting committee to revise the Model State Administrative Procedure Act.

The John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics at Washington University in St. Louis has announced its Fall 2011 lecture schedule. Wide-ranging topics include challenges in a post 9/11 world; how American Christians learned to talk about homosexuality; how religion divides and unites; and politics in the pews. 

Washington University in St. Louis students will have the opportunity to meet with more than 85 potential employers during the Fall Internship & Job Career Fair from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Athletic Complex Recreational Gym.

Among the many events being offered at WUSTL to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States is an Assembly Series panel discussion. “Navigating a Post 9/11 World: A Decade of Lessons Learned” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15,  in Whitaker Hall Auditorium.

MBA students Nader Ben Younes (left) and Dieu Nguyen look at the “Inspire” board at the “Share at the Stairs” exhibit in Simon Hall. The display, located near the main staircase in Simon Hall, is designed to bring to life Olin Business School’s mission of “Create Knowledge, Inspire Individuals and Transform Business.”

The Washington University in St. Louis community will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with several university-wide events, including a student-organized memorial service, a panel discussion launching a cultural archives project and a discussion addressing the conflict between national security and civil liberties since 9/11.

James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital of kidney failure after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 67. In a letter addressed to the WUSTL community Sept. 6, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced that “Washington University has lost one of its greatest citizens and leaders.”