New freshman Angela Lee wears a crown to signify her Brookings Residential College mascot, the “kings,” during Convocation Aug. 23. Incoming students sit with fellow members of their residential colleges during the annual orientation event, which formally welcomes new students and their parents into the WUSTL community. Festivities include a torchlight procession into Brookings Quadrangle for Ted Drewes.
New extended hours are coming to Olin Library on a trial basis during the 2012-13 school year. 24/4 hours (open 24 hours, Monday-Thursday) begin the week of Sunday, Sept. 9, in the fall and the week of Sunday, Jan. 27, in the spring. During reading and exam weeks, Olin Library will remain open 24 hours, seven days per week.
First-day-of-school pictures — showing smiling little
kids carrying brand-new backpacks — are an annual tradition for many
families. Fortunately,
for family members of WUSTL students, staff members are keeping the tradition alive. Part of “First 40” programming, staff members take students’ photos and hand out free school supplies. Right, junior Jeannette Mundy is one of many upperclassmen who still observe the tradition.
Washington University Libraries staff members are offering a series of free workshops to help introduce students, faculty and staff to Twitter. Each of the four sessions will be held in Olin Library’s Arc (Level A) at 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoons throughout the fall semester with topics ranging from Twitter 101, an introductory class, to more advanced workshops on specific uses of the popular social media platform.
William Chapman has been named as the Eugene Bricker Chair of Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Twenty-five WUSTL middle- and senior-level managers have been named to the 2012-13 Professional Leadership Academy & Network (PLAN), a yearlong professional development program. PLAN is intended to cultivate future WUSTL leaders who can contribute to university-wide initiatives and projects. (Right) PLAN participant Danielle Bristow, director of WUSTL’s First Year Center programs, talks to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton during an Aug. 22 reception.
New, books, new professors, new classmates and new decor all signal the start of a new school year. New photographic displays in the Simon Hall alcoves by the main stairway feature news and updates on three Olin Business School initiatives for the 2012-2013 academic year.
The football team opens its 116th season of college football Friday, Aug. 31, at home against No. 1-ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. at Francis Field.
Modern dance solos and duets will share the stage with hip hop, ballet, flamenco, West African and classical Indian dance when Washington University presents Dance CloseUp Sept. 6-8. The intimate, informal concert — which has helped launch St. Louis’ fall performing arts season since 1995 — showcases new and original works by dance faculty in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.