Feeding the community
Photo by Joe AngelesSenior Joey Korein (left) and junior Vidya Santosh harvest basil plants in the community garden just east of Alumni House.
Welcome!
Photo by Mary ButkusMore than 300 people, including student services staff members and their families, toured the Danforth University Center July 31 as part of a “sneak peek” of the new building prior to its Aug. 11 public opening.
Obituaries of Record
Members of the Washington University community who have recently died.
International and Area Studies office moves
The International and Area Studies Program in Arts & Sciences moved its offices to McMillan Hall from the first floor of Stix International House on Aug. 4.
Orientation helps new students make a smooth transition
Members of the Class of 2012 will soon be arriving on campus and will be welcomed with a variety of activities during Fall Orientation, Aug. 21-26.
Moreton promoted to associate dean
Patrick S. Moreton, Ph.D., has been promoted to associate dean at the Olin Business School, announced Mahendra R. Gupta, Ph.D., dean and the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management.
U.S. policy of ‘overpromising’ support for Georgia helped fuel Russian conflict, expert suggests
James WertschAmbiguous U.S. policies toward emerging democracies in former Soviet states may have set the stage for the brutal military conflict that erupted this week between Russia and its neighboring Republic of Georgia, suggests James V. Wertsch, an expert on post-Soviet democracy movements at Washington University in St. Louis.
Back-to-school
Your kid just got beat up by the fifth-grade bully. Or perhaps you aren’t sure the lunches are healthy enough for your child to be eating. Maybe you’ve even noticed a change in your child’s behavior after returning to school. Washington University has several experts that can comment on any one of these concerns, as well as many others that arise when children are going … back to school, whether it’s kindergarten, high school or college.
High food and fuel prices could affect school lunches this year
DiekmanWith food and fuel costs far above what they were a year ago, school children can expect to see some changes in menu offerings this academic year, says a nutrition expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
Kiley named senior associate director of MBA admissions
Kevin M. Kiley has been promoted to senior associate director of MBA admissions at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.
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