Campus & Community

During fun-filled Bear Beginnings: New Student Fall Orientation events, new students get acclimated quickly to the university and to each other.

As chief operating officer of DoSomething.org, Aria Finger, AB ’05, dreams up innovative and effective ways to engage youth in social causes.​

After Superstorm Sandy left many major East Coast cities underwater and upturned, Adria Crutchfield, AB ’03, positioned herself at the center of the recovery efforts.

Communications consultant Steve Hughes, MBA ’93, helps audiences become better (and maybe even funnier) speakers.

Alumni celebrating a milestone ­Reunion — 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, 55th, 60th, 65th and 70th — returned to Washington ­University during two spring weekends to ­reminisce and enjoy events both on and off ­campus.

Carol and George Bauer have lived by example, working hard, caring for family and community, and sharing their successes to assist others.

Ever wish there was a single place where you could find all of the great stories and content from Washington University’s major publications? Look no further than the WUSTL Reader. The new, free mobile app just launched for iPhone and iPad users, and an Android version is in the works. It’s a great one-stop shop to connect with the intellectual work that makes Washington University stand apart.

Darlene J. Schoon, a longtime accountant at Washington University in St. Louis, most recently in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, after a battle with brain cancer. Schoon, of Chesterfield, was 74. She is survived by her husband, Paul Schoon, who retired in 2004 after serving many years as director of planned giving in Alumni & Development.

Marie Griffith, PhD, director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, was installed as the John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor in the Humanities during a Sept. 4 ceremony held in Holmes Lounge. Griffith came to WUSTL from Harvard University in 2011 to lead the scholarly and educational center that focuses on the role of religion in politics in the United States. ​

The Family Learning Center at Washington University in St. Louis recently held a birthday party for children and parents to celebrate the center’s third anniversary. Here, 2-year-old Lucas Gerst enjoys bubbles. He attended with mother Kellie Gerst, a nurse anesthetist at the School of Medicine.