WUSTL’s Community Service Office, in partnership with St. Louis Emergency Winter Outreach, recently asked for winter wear donations to help the homeless. Thanks to the generosity of the WUSTL community, more than 200 coats and many other winter items have been distributed. The need will continue through the next few months.
Talent contests are abundant these days. Whether
it’s singing, dancing or cooking, it seems someone is always on the
lookout for the next “super star.” WalMart Stores, Inc., have
even entered the fray, announcing a reality-show like plan to find the
next “it” product, a move an innovation expert at Washington University
in St. Louis applauds.
Three Republican primaries or caucuses have ended with three different winners. Upcoming state contests may make the Republican candidate picture clearer, but if division remains, the GOP could end up with a brokered convention. “If the process of voting based on delegates’ commitments does not produce a nominee, then something has to break the logjam,” says Gregory P. Magarian, JD, election law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. Magarian discusses the potential for a surprise candidate and the impact of superdelegates.
As another presidential election year gets
under way, defining and determining what makes a
great leader is on the minds of many voters and politicians. A
new and innovative course at Olin Business School, “Defining Moments:
Lessons in Leadership and Character from the Top,” examines this
question by allowing students to interact with top leaders in the
corporate world who exemplify both integrity and excellence.
WUSTL ushered in the Lunar New Year with a fireworks show Jan. 22 in Mudd Field. The Lunar New Year — observed this year Jan. 23 — is one of the most important traditional Asian holidays. Prior to the fireworks show, students enjoyed food, origami, calligraphy, information booths and performances in Tisch Commons. The celebration continues this weekend with two high-spirited performances at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 and 28 in Edison Theatre.
The United States is slowly climbing out of one of the
worst economic recessions in its history. As the economy slowly begins
to turn a corner, Stephen M. Fazzari, PhD,
professor of economics in Arts & Sciences, will examine how we got
here and where we are headed in a series of three lectures beginning
Jan. 30.
Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital have broken ground on the new Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center in south St. Louis County. Located on the southeast corner of the
intersection of Interstate 55 and Butler Hill Road, the new facility
will provide comprehensive outpatient cancer care that is more
convenient for patients living in south St. Louis County and the
surrounding area.
Andrew Knight, PhD, leads an i teach 2012 session on polling as a teaching tool during the i teach 2012 symposium — a biennial event at which faculty gather to talk about teaching experiences and to learn about new teaching methods and technology — at Seigle Hall Jan. 12. Approximately 150 faculty attended the event, which offered 16 classroom sessions on topics ranging from “Twitter for Teaching” to “Academic Integrity at WU: Myths and Realities.”
The seventh-ranked women’s basketball team erased a 10-point second-half deficit, and a second-chance basket at the buzzer by senior Brianne Monahan gave the Bears a 51-49 home victory over New York University Jan. 22. Updates also included on men’s basketball, track and field and swimming and diving.
Teach For America-St. Louis and the Brown School Policy Forum at Washington University in St. Louis will host a panel discussion on “St. Louis Public Education at a Crossroads: The Outstanding Schools Act, Turner v. Clayton, and the Future,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 in Brown Hall, Room 100. The event will bring together Missouri legislators and education officials to discuss how Turner v. Clayton is impacting state legislation.
