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(From left) Heidi Klosterman, JD; Provost Edward S. Macias, PhD; and Mary Ann Anderson wait after evacuating Brookings Hall during a fire drill March 11. “Although drills can be an interruption, it’s crucial for the safety of all in the university community that we are prepared for emergency situations,” said Macias.

Washington University will test its emergency notification system, WUSTLAlerts, at approximately 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 24. The WUSTLAlerts test will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather that day or some other emergency is occurring at that time.

Eric Greitens, PhD, chief executive officer of The Mission Continues, will address the importance of public service in his upcoming lecture, “Inspiring Leadership in Challenging Times.” Sponsored by the Assembly Series and the Gephardt Institute for Public Service, the talk will take place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, in Room 118, Brown Hall. It will be followed by a reception and service project in Brown Lounge.

Journalist and activist Naomi Klein will deliver the annual Chancellor’s Fellowship Lecture for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, in Graham Chapel.

McDonnell International Scholars Academy student Yu Sun Chung, a doctoral student in psychology in Arts & Sciences and a native of South Koreal, looks out over the New York Stock Exchange from the visitor’s gallery as the opening bell rings March 10. The McDonnell Scholars were in New York March 7-10 to experience firsthand American business and government.

Holly Williams Leppo is an architect and vice-president at SMB&R, Inc., an architecture, structural engineering and interior design firm in Camp Hill, PA. She specializes in adapting old building forms for new uses, including the study of applicable building codes; accessibility requirements; appropriate historical forms and proportions; and integration of new technologies, building materials and […]

Walter Eckenhoff is co-founder and principal of Eckenhoff Saunders Architects, Inc. (ESA), a 40-person office based in Chicago. Over the years ESA has developed an extensive portfolio in many sectors, ranging from healthcare, banking and education to industrial, hospitality and residential projects. Born in Philadelphia, Eckenhoff moved to Chicago as a teenager. He earned a […]

Susan Pruchnicki is a principal with Bond Wolfe Architects, a St. Louis design firm that has developed a range of educational, municipal and commercial projects. Pruchnicki earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture in 1986 and a Master of Architecture in 1988, both from Washington University. She spent four years with HOK and six […]

Andrew Scott Paluba is co-founder and creative director for Rebecca & Drew Manufacturing, a New York-based fashion design and manufacturing company predicated on a revolutionary new sizing system that Paluba developed with Rebecca Matchett. Born and raised New York, Paluba earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in fashion from Washington University in 2000 and […]

Mary K. Bryson is an acclaimed medical illustrator and founder of Bryson Biomedical Illustrations, Inc. Over the past 19 years she has collaborated with scores of scientists, physicians and other specialists to transform complex technical information into visual images that communicate with broad audiences. Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, Bryson was inspired to study […]