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At the 46th annual Eliot Society banquet, held April 30 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, members gathered to enjoy an evening of fine dining, engage in conversation and honor the members of the Steinberg and Weil families who were present to receive the society’s highest honor. They were also treated to an inspiring address by General Stanley A. McChrystal, the former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan and former commander of the Joint Special Operations Command that oversees the military’s most sensitive counter-terrorism units. ​​

​Notes from No Man’s Land, the book selected for Washington University’s 2013-14 First Year Reading Program, examines race in America through the unique perspective of author Eula Biss. Biss weaves her own experiences through essays about mixed families, lynchings, Americans behaving badly in Mexico, being a white reporter at an African-American newspaper, teaching at an inner city school and much more.​

A meeting to help Danforth Campus employers learn the process and benefits of hiring Federal Work-Study Program students as employees next fall will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 23, in Wilson Hall. Student Financial Services will host the meeting.

On May 15, the director of the U.S. Army’s Center for Army Leadership will travel from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to preside over the St. Louis-area Army ROTC commissioning ceremony for graduates from Washington University, St. Louis University, Maryville University, Lindenwood University and Webster University.

The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences recognized 15 teaching assistants for exemplary performance during an April 25 ceremony in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. Arts & Sciences departments and programs nominate outstanding teaching assistants for the annual award, which includes a $1,500 cash prize and certificate of recognition.

Children from the WUSTL Family Learning Center on North Campus donned caps and gowns to celebrate their graduation from preschool at a ceremony held at the center May 13. Now on to kindergarten!

On Friday, May 10, WUSTL Dining Services offered graduating seniors the chance to savor and sample their favorite dishes from their four years on campus. Held in the Danforth University Center and part of Senior Week, the event featured a “Taste of WUSTL Dining Services” with five stations of fare from Holmes Lounge, the DUC, South Forty, the Village and the Bakery.

​Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton presented this year’s Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award to Stephen and Kimmy Brauer for their generous and enduring commitment to St. Louis-area organizations that provide critical support to the region. Pictured are Kimmy Brauer and Wrighton.

The Washington University in St. Louis Alumni Association is hosting “Washington University Day at Circus Flora” at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8. Join WUSTL faculty, staff, alumni, family and friends as Circus Flora presents “A Trip to the Moon” in the big-top tent in Grand Center (in a parking lot adjacent to Powell Hall).

Beginning Wednesday, May 15, more than a dozen distinguished individuals will speak at Commencement-related events for graduates and their friends and families. The weeklong celebration culminates at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 17, with the 152nd Commencement ceremony in Brookings Quadrangle.