Campus & Community

As WashU continues to advance its mission, the university is recognizing its strategic plan successes.

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement is accepting applications for two of its major initiatives — The St. Louis Fellows Program and St. Louis Impact Fund Transform Grant. Applications are due Dec. 5. The center also is calling for nominations for the Ethic of Service Awards.

In an effort to support neighbors in need, the WashU Community Engagement Office is hosting a universitywide food drive through Dec. 20.

The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis is deepening its engagement with the St. Louis community through a new initiative that connects university expertise with residents, community organizations and industry partners.

Lisa Weingarth, senior advisor to the chancellor and executive director of WashU’s “In St. Louis, For St. Louis” initiative, recently accepted a post on the Great Rivers Greenway Foundation board of directors.

The Sam Fox School has announced the launch of Design Openings. Created in collaboration with the Kranzberg Arts Center and the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, this multiyear initiative invites interdisciplinary St. Louis design teams to animate public life in the Covenant Blu Grand Center neighborhood.

Washington University in St. Louis has launched WashU Serves, a new year-round volunteer initiative that reflects the university’s “In St. Louis, For St. Louis” commitment to strengthen the region. In partnership with the United Way of Greater St. Louis, WashU Serves offers the university community more ways to get involved.

The Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement at WashU is now accepting nominations and applications for the William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award. 

Led by members of the women’s tennis team, the WashU chapter of Second Serves hosts tennis clinics for the local community and provides donated rackets and covers, shoes and tennis bags for children.

Career Catalysts, a series about WashU interns, by WashU interns, profiles pre-law student Winston Mattson, a Gephardt Institute St. Louis Fellow and an intern at Seed St. Louis.