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Due to increased employee interest in the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and the Health Savings Accounts (HSA), the WUSTL Benefits Department will host special informational sessions Nov. 17 and 18 about these health plan options.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and his wife, Risa Zwerling Wrighton, honorary event chair, and other faculty and staff members take the stage to lead students in “The Dancellor” during the Nov. 5 Dance Marathon of St. Louis in the Athletic Complex. A record number of student dancers — nearly 1,400 — participated in this year’s space-themed event, which raised $150,000 for Children’s Miracle Network.

With the recent time change — daylight savings time ended at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 — it will get dark earlier in the evening. The Washington University Police Department offers some reminders as part of the “Don’t be in the Dark” campaign.

After testing and evaluating different learning management systems over the past two years, a committee of faculty, staff and administrators has selected Blackboard Learn 9.1 to be the new online teaching and learning tool for the Danforth Campus. The new learning management system is being phased in on campus beginning this fall.  

David Rosen, JD, PhD, professor of anthropology and of law at Fairleigh Dickinson University and author of Armies of the Young: Child Soldiers in War and Terrorism, will present “The Moral Complexity of the Child Soldier ‘Problem’” for the Assembly Series Holocaust Memorial Lecture at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Graham Chapel. The lecture is free and open to the public.

A Nov. 8 panel discussion will focus on immigration challenges and potential solutions. Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay, D-Mo., will serve as keynote speaker during the forum. To foster dialogue, representatives of both political parties — as well as those who advocate for immigrants’ rights and those with experience in enforcement agencies — will participate.

The Etiquette Dinner Program helps students prepare for interviews and life on the job with a quick primer on fine dining, professional dress and business protocol. The Nov. 16 program is open to all students, but pre-registration is required by Nov. 9.

Experts on communication will gather at Washington University in St. Louis at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, as part of the Woman’s Club of Washington University’s “Meet the Leaders” panel discussion series. The panel discussion, titled “Communication in the 21st Century: Bridging Cultures, Generations, and Genders,” will examine why some communication practices are acceptable to us and why the same practice might be taboo to others. Admission is free and an RSVP is required by Wednesday, Nov. 16. A light lunch will be included with the program. Please note any dietary restrictions in your RSVP.

The WUSTL Police Department is teaming up with the Kurt Warner First Things First Foundation and Operation Food Search for the 11th annual Warners’ Warm-up winter-coat drive. Through Monday, Nov. 14, the WUSTL police station will serve as a drop-off location for students, faculty, staff and others to donate new or gently used winter coats.

A new 18-unit certificate program open to all majors is designed to help undergraduates develop global competency. The Global Certificate program is another way for WUSTL students to enhance job marketability in today’s international landscape. An information session is set for 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Room 236 of the Danforth University Center.