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Wilfred R. Konneker, PhD ’50, a trustee emeritus of Washington University, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, in St. Louis. He was 93.

The Office of Recreation Programs and Services will hold two focus groups next week of current and retired faculty and staff to discuss membership pricing in the Gary M. Sumers Recreation Center. Sessions will be from 5:15-6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, and from 12:15-1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, in the Athletics Complex.

The Washington University Choirs will host open auditions today through Monday, Jan. 25, for the 2016 Chancellor’s Concert. Presented by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, the Chancellor’s Concert is among the university’s largest annual events.

During her long career, Alfreda Brown has had many jobs and titles but only one goal — to help others realize their potential. As the longtime director of the Career Center, she helped students discover employment paths ​that matched their passions. Today, as a human resources consultant, she helps university staff members build their careers.​

Images captured in and around the Washington University campuses.

Anthony Tillman, assistant provost at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, has been appointed an associate provost at Washington University. When Tillman joins the university in summer 2016, he will coordinate programs aimed at ensuring the success of low-income and first-generation students.

Herbert (Herb) Weitman, who served as director of photographic services at Washington University for more than four decades, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. He was 89.

The Harvey Media Center in the Danforth University Center will hold an open house from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, for students, faculty and staff to learn more about the resources available there.

Undergraduate tuition at Washington University in St. Louis will be $48,950 for the 2016-17 academic year — a $1,650 increase over the 2015-16 current academic tuition of $47,300, announced Amy B. Kweskin, vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer. As with last year, when the percentage increase was the university’s lowest in 47 years, the percentage increase remains at 3.5 percent.

Fuzhong Zhang, PhD, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, recently was honored with the 2016 Daniel I.C. Wang Award from the journal Biotechnology & Bioengineering.