Author: Neil Schoenherr

Courtesy PhotoFor some freshmen, service in the community started even before classes began. Arts & Sciences sophomore Tobi Lee (standing), a counselor with the Leadership Through Service program, guides freshman participants in the program as they prepare to paint murals at Hamilton Elementary School in St. Louis last month.

The 11th annual Service First will be held Saturday, Sept. 5, at 12 St. Louis area schools. Approximately 90 students will head to each school, helping paint indoor and outdoor murals and activities and maps on the playground and creating bulletin boards and preparing classrooms.

Aug. 25 10:20 a.m. — A bicycle was reported stolen from a bike rack outside Park House. Aug. 26 7:48 p.m. — A bicycle was reported stolen from a bike rack between the Women’s Building and Laboratory Sciences Building. Aug. 27 8:32 a.m. — The vending machine in Tietjens Hall was reported unsecure with approximately […]

The Department of Athletics has reached an agreement with Stretch Internet to provide live streaming video of home games for football, volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s basketball. The live video will allow parents, friends and alumni to tune into home athletic contests at no cost. For an updated schedule of games […]

Each One Teach One (EOTO), the University’s signature tutoring initiative that connects WUSTL tutors with area elementary and high school students, has launched a new program, EOTO: KIPP. The program will partner with the KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) Inspire Academy, a new charter school for underresourced youth.

Photo by Whitney CurtisSenior Michael Fahey (left) and sophomore Dave Lee box each other during the annual First Friday celebration on the Village Green Aug. 28.

Violinist Erin Schreiber, assistant concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, will join pianist Martin Kennedy, Ph.D., assistant professor of composition and theory in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, for a free concert Thursday, Sept. 3. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in the Formal Lounge of the Danforth University Center. […]

Share Our Stuff, the drive to reduce waste and share with people in need goods typically thrown away during campus and off-campus move-out, was an effective way for WUSTL students to help the St. Louis community while being environmentally conscious, said Matt Malten, assistant vice chancellor for sustainability. “Overall, a tremendous amount of clothing, food, […]

Sarah Jane Forman, J.D., has been named the School of Law’s first Clinical Faculty Fellow. “Sarah Jane is a great addition to the clinical program and the larger law school,” said Annette R. Appell, J.D., associate dean of clinical affairs and professor of law. “Her experience in criminal and juvenile defense and her interest in […]

The Coordinating Council for Diversity Initiatives (CCDI) is accepting grant applications for initiatives that improve the campus environment for women and members of underrepresented minority groups who are on faculty or staff at WUSTL. The Diversity and Inclusion Grants support proposals from faculty or administrative leaders for programs that promote diversity and inclusion at the […]