Weingarth named to local nonprofit’s board
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.
Sam Fox School launches Design Openings in Covenant Blu Grand Center neighborhood
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.
WashU Serves offers new way to support St. Louis community
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.
Applications, nominations sought for Confluence Award
The Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement at WashU is now accepting nominations and applications for the William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award.
WashU’s Second Serve chapter aces community impact
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: St. Louis Fellows cultivate new talents, help partners meet goals
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.
Career Catalysts: Fellows program provides first-gen student skills and a stipend
Career Catalysts, a series about WashU interns, by WashU interns, visits junior Kiersten Anderson as she leads a therapy session with individuals with memory-related illnesses. Her internship at St. Louis nonprofit Memory Keepers is funded by the Chancellor’s Career Fellows Program, which supports low-income, first-generation students.
WashU outlines plans for reimagined Goodwill complex
WashU’s latest building renovation in Cortex will provide space and support for bioscience startups.
Career Catalysts: WashU architecture and design interns leave their mark in St. Louis
Career Catalysts is a series about WashU interns, by WashU interns. In this installment, meet architecture student Bedgid Aurelie Laguerre, who worked at Christner Architects as a CityStudioSTL Fellow. There, she learned that good communication and good design go hand in hand.
Olin students create blueprint to measure neighborhood vibrancy
There’s a lot of interest in revitalizing neighborhoods, but community leaders and investors need localized data and measurable benchmarks to know if their investments will generate the intended results. Olin Business School graduate students at Washington University in St. Louis created a tool that could help.
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