Campus & Community

After serving seven stints in prison for writing bad checks, Shawntelle Fisher is now pursuing a master’s of divinity and master’s of social work at the Brown School, and she has started a nonprofit, SoulFisher Ministries.

Facing hardship, Jackson Ling persevered throughout his early life. Today, he leads a multinational with compassion and a desire to help change lives for the better.

Last spring, Washington University alumni in 10 cities simultaneously served their communities through WashU Engage, a new alumni civic engagement program.

National experts, advocates, and leading academics will gather in the Brown School’s Hillman Hall Sept. 14-16 as part of a timely policy conference designed to hammer out constructive solutions to pressing social issues facing the country and the next administration.

In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of 9/11, members of the Washington University in St. Louis College Republicans will plant 2,977 flags — one for each victim in the deadly attacks — on Mudd Field on Saturday, Sept. 10. The flags will stay on view through Monday, Sept. 12.

An open conversation Wednesday, Sept. 14, will explore “Election 2016: Democracy and Disagreement.” Moderated by Adrienne Davis, vice provost and the William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law, the event will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Anheuser-Busch Hall’s Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom.

The Sumers Recreation Center will open to the Washington University in St. Louis community on Saturday, Oct. 29. Memberships for staff, faculty and contract employees will be available starting Sept. 19 and include access to 50 free classes and state-of-the-art cardio equipment.

On Friday, Sept. 9, the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will mark the 10th anniversary of the school’s founding and the opening of the Museum’s Fumihiko Maki-designed building. The celebration will include food, music, an exhibition showcasing the museum’s permanent collection and a special one-night-only project by celebrated alumna Ebony G. Patterson.

The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis will dedicate its recently renovated Pillsbury Theatre Sept. 10 in honor of Mary Pillsbury Wainwright and her parents, Joyce Sanborn Pillsbury and Carol Fleming Pillsbury. The 300-seat Art Deco space boasts a Steinway piano and a terrazzo floor. It regularly hosts concerts, recitals, classes and other intimate events.

As the head of diversity initiative and outreach services for Olin Library, Rudolph Clay builds an inviting space for the university and surrounding community.