Announcements

The Danforth Staff Council invites university staff members to take part in an inaugural kickball tournament Oct. 16 on Mudd Field, during students’ fall break, following the council’s fall town hall meeting. Sign up by Oct. 5.

The Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has a new clinical practice location in O’Fallon, Mo. The office will hold an open house Oct. 4. 

The Washington University men’s and women’s basketball teams are offering Junior Bears camps to children in kindergarten through eighth grade who enjoy basketball. The girls’ camp begins Sunday, Sept. 16, and the boys’ first session is Sunday, Sept. 30.

The Office of Diversity Programs at the School of Medicine, in partnership with LGBTQ Med and OUTmed, is sponsoring a new program for LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+) identified medical students called OUTmentor.

A memorial service in honor of Zishan (Simoner) Zhao will take place at 11 a.m. Sept. 22 in Brown Hall Lounge. A reception will follow at 12:15 p.m. in Brown Hall. Zhao, a rising junior in Arts & Sciences, died June 2 in North Carolina.

Sling Health, the student-run biotechnology accelerator, will hold Problem Day on Sept. 28 on the Medical Campus. The deadline to apply to become a team leader is Friday, Sept. 7, and a team member, Sept. 28.

Members of the Washington University in St. Louis community are invited to host Washington University students in their homes for casual dinner and conversation through the Home Plate program. Founded in 2002 by Risa Zwerling Wrighton, Home Plate helps new students feel at home in St. Louis and offers faculty, staff and alumni an opportunity to engage with talented students from across the globe.

As classes resume, members of the Washington University in St. Louis community are reminded that they can download the mobile personal safety app Noonlight (formerly known as SafeTrek) for free.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff in memory of U.S. Sen. John McCain until sunset Sunday, Sept. 2. McCain died Aug. 25 at age 81.

Washington University in St. Louis will test its emergency communication system at 12:05 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. The test will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather or another emergency is occurring at that time.