Announcements

The Campus Kitchen at Washington University seeks volunteers during the summer to help prepare meals for the hungry. Cooking shifts are 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays at the First Community Church on Wydown Boulevard.

Construction of the link connecting employee parking with the Medical Campus will require Taylor Avenue to close at 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, and reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, June 6.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until noon Monday, May 30, in honor of Memorial Day, during which we remember the men and women who died while serving in the military.

The current U-Pass — allowing faculty and staff free use of Metro, the region’s public-transportation bus and light-rail system — expires June 30. Benefits-eligible employees now may request a new U-Pass for the 2017 fiscal year through Parking & Transportation Services.

Monday, May 23, marks the last daily Record of the 2015-16 academic year. The next issue will be published Wednesday, June 1, and then generally twice weekly through the summer. Visit the Source for the latest news between issues.

University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive has made video interviews with U.S. Congressman John Lewis from the acclaimed “Eyes on the Prize” documentary series available on its YouTube channel. Lewis will give the university’s Commencement address Friday, May 20.

The Olin Library Transformation project is about to get underway. Construction on the renovation of Olin Library begins Monday, May 23, and new spaces are slated to be open by the fall 2017 semester.

More than a dozen distinguished individuals will speak at Commencement-related events this week for Washington University in St. Louis graduates and their friends and families.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise through sunset Sunday, May 15, in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day.

Faculty, staff and students, take note: the university’s Blackboard service will be unavailable from 3 p.m. Friday, May 20, until 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21, while Information Technology performs an upgrade.