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‘Be a sponge’ and other advice to help students succeed at summer internships
As students begin to leave campus for the summer, many will head off to internships, hoping to add to their classroom experiences and enhance their future opportunities by immersing themselves in the real world of work. But to get the most out of the experience, it’s imperative that they have a clear plan.
Increasing surveillance a dangerous reaction to Boston bombings, says privacy law expert
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings,
some people are calling for an increase in surveillance cameras
throughout U.S. cities. “This would be a mistake,” says Neil
Richards, JD, privacy law expert and professor of law at Washington
University in St. Louis. “It would be dangerous to our civil liberties,
and it would be bad policy.” Richards
gives his personal reaction to the Boston bombings and offers three
reasons why increasing the number of surveillance cameras would be an
unnecessary response to recent events in a CNN opinion piece, “Surveillance State No Answer to Terror.”
Crowds flock to Thurtene Carnival
Pleasant weather meant big crowds for Thurtene Carnival on WUSTL’s Danforth Campus during the past weekend. The annual student-run carnival brings WUSTL members together with the greater St. Louis community for a weekend of fun and delighted children, as seen here. The event also raises money for charity.
Graduate students recognize faculty mentors
The Graduate Student Senate recognized eight faculty with Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards during its 14th annual awards ceremony, held April 10 in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. Six other faculty received special recognition for excellence in mentoring.
New restaurant at Barnes-Jewish Center for Outpatient Health
New Olin finance program provides keys to the global economy from U.S. to Asia
Two degrees are better than one in the field of finance, especially when earned from two leading business schools – Washington University in St. Louis and Singapore Management University (SMU). The new Global Master of Finance Dual Degree program is designed to meet the needs of today’s global marketplace with specialized skills in
finance and a unique opportunity to study U.S. and Asian markets
firsthand.
Newly established McLeod Writing Prize awarded to first freshmen
The first-ever Dean James E. McLeod Freshman Writing Prize has been awarded, and the inaugural winners are Senit Kidane and Claudia Vaughan. McLeod was a longtime WUSTL leader who died in 2011. The Center for the Humanities provided funding for the contest, and any freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences could submit work for consideration. Original research papers exploring an aspect of race, gender or identity and created for a freshman course were eligible.
Student lottery for Q&A with Gen. Stanley McChrystal
General Stanley McChrystal will be the speaker for the
William Greenleaf Eliot Society Annual Dinner. Students are invited to a
Q&A session with McChrystal April 30. Due to limited space, there is a lottery to attend this event. Location will be announced in the confirmation email.
Macias in China for announcement of new Schwarzman Scholarship Program
This past weekend, Blackstone founder and philanthropist Stephen A. Schwarzman announced a $100 million personal gift to build and endow an elite scholarship program in China inspired by the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship program. Washington University Provost Edward S. Macias, who serves as a member of the program’s Academic Advisory Council, was on hand for the announcement.