Washington People: Renee Cunningham-Williams
Renee Cunningham-Williams, associate dean of doctoral education at the Brown School, leads by example.
Explaining neighborhood success
Why do some St. Louis neighborhoods rebound while others languish? That’s the question that will be at the forefront of a talk presented by Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration at Washington University in St. Louis, and Todd Swanstrom, PhD, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed
Professor in Community Collaboration and Public Policy at the University of Missouri St. Louis. That lecture, “Neighborhood Change in the St. Louis Region Since 1970: What Explains Neighborhood Success” takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in the Lee Auditorium of the Missouri History Museum.
Live at Wash. U.
Soon after the birth of rock ’n’ roll, Washington University became a tour stop for many famous musical artists, including Ray Charles, the Grateful Dead and U2.
Bear Necessities sale on Wednesdays
Wild Wednesdays are getting underway at Bear Necessities in the Umrath House. Starting this week, Oct. 2, save an extra 20 percent on already-marked-down merchandise.
POSTPONED: Energy Secretary Moniz to speak on Obama’s climate action plan Oct. 4
Ernest Moniz, PhD, U.S. Secretary of Energy, will speak
about President Barack Obama’s Climate Action Plan, at 2:30 pm on Oct. 4
in Laboratory Sciences Building, Room 300. Moniz’s talk is the
52nd annual Joseph W. Kennedy Memorial Lecture sponsored by the
Department of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences. A reception will follow.
Obituary: Darlene J. Schoon, former accountant, 74
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.
McLeod Memorial Lecture features Ruth Simmons on the power of the liberal arts in higher education
Among the many principles the late mentor/teacher/administrative leader Jim McLeod espoused were the power of the personal story and the power of a liberal arts education for all. So it is fitting that scholar and academic leader Ruth J. Simmons, who also embraces these values, will deliver the second annual James E. McLeod Memorial Lecture on Higher Education, “The State of Conscience in University Life Today,” at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, in Graham Chapel.
Media Advisory: Brown School ceremonial groundbreaking 4 p.m. today
The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, an international leader in educating students in social work and public health, will conduct a groundbreaking ceremony on an innovative new building — east of Brown and Goldfarb halls of approximately 105,000 square feet. The event begins at 4 p.m. today, Sept. 24.
Washington University Volleyball hosts “Dig for Pink” night Friday, Sept. 27
The Washington University in St. Louis volleyball team will host its annual “Dig for Pink” night during its 7:15 p.m. match against University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Friday, Sept. 27. Prior to Dig for Pink night, the Bears will hold a benefit night at Chill Frozen Yogurt Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Clayton.
Ring in the fall with barbecue and football Saturday, Sept. 28
Washington University’s Alumni & Development will host its annual fall festival Saturday, Sept. 28, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Danforth University Center. A barbecue lunch and children’s activities will take place until 1 p.m., when the Bears football game begins.
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