Announcements

The university will celebrate the grand opening of the Gary M. Sumers Recreation Center on Saturday, Oct. 29, with a day of activities and giveaways starting at 9 a.m.

The Commencement Office seeks staff volunteers for the recognition ceremony for December 2016 degree candidates. The ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in Graham Chapel. Sign up to help by Friday, Nov. 4.

A memorial to celebrate the life of Stephanie Brooks Dains will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, in Graham Chapel. Dains, a 1969 alumna and major supporter of the university, died in New York in June.

The Danforth Staff Council will hold a town hall meeting for staff Monday, Oct. 17. Also, the council is accepting applications for new members. Those interested should apply by Oct. 31.

The Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences is holding a photography contest for all undergraduates. The deadline to submit photos related to anthropology studies is Nov. 4.

The Gephardt Institute reminds the campus community that 5 p.m. today (Oct. 12) is the deadline to register or update voter information in Missouri for the Nov. 8 election.

The university is holding its first Cyber Security Awareness Symposium for faculty, staff and students to learn more about information security on Wednesday, Oct. 12.

University Libraries wants to hear from students, via an online survey, about what they like, or don’t, about its spaces, services and collections.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset today to honor Shimon Peres, former president and prime minister of Israel.

The goal of Washington University’s Active Transportation Month is to motivate faculty, staff and students to try methods of transportation other than cars. The month kicks off Saturday, Oct. 1, with a bike ride to Grove Fest.