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Have a seat

Photo by Mary ButkusTwo benches honoring architecture Dean Cynthia Weese were installed recently outside of Givens Hall.

Open communication

Photo by Mary ButkusUniversity administrators met with students for a Tuition and Financial Aid Forum Feb. 16 in Wohl Student Center.

Getting to know you

Photo by Mary ButkusThe Faculty Spring Reception Feb. 13 offered faculty members and students an opportunity to socialize in a relaxed atmosphere.

An inspirational leader

First there was HEAO, then SOFIE, then CRIS and now TIGER. For an astrophysicist whose major research projects over the past 36 years have had these acronyms, it is only fitting that Martin H. Israel, Ph.D., drives a car with license plates that read “COSMC” — as in cosmic rays. Since he arrived at the […]

Admissions seeks airport volunteers

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is seeking staff volunteers to greet visiting high-school seniors at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on March 25 and April 15. The two days mark the beginning of the University’s annual scholarship competition weekend and the multicultural “Celebrations” weekend for students admitted to next fall’s freshman class. Last year, approximately 60 […]

French ambassador to address ‘a world transformed’

Jean-David Levitte, French ambassador to the United States, will lecture on “The United States and France in a World Transformed,” at noon March 13 in the Uncas A. Whitaker Hall Auditorium. Levitte will be in St. Louis for the festivities surrounding the bicentennial celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. In addition to speaking at the University, […]

Pioneering architect Ban to discuss humanitarian activities

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, known for his pioneering use of low-cost materials such as paper and bamboo, will speak on “Works and Humanitarian Activities” for the School of Architecture and Visiting East Asian Professionals Program in Arts & Sciences at 7 p.m. Feb. 29. The event is free and open to the public and will […]