Model of mentoring
The Graduate Student Senate of Arts & Sciences honored seven faculty members with Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards during its 13th annual awards ceremony and reception April 11 in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. The awards recognize faculty members whose dedication to mentoring PhD students and commitment to excellence in graduate training have made a significant contribution to the quality of life and professional development of students in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Special recognition for excellence in mentoring went to nine other faculty members at the ceremony.
Breaking ground at Olin
On May 7, Washington University in St. Louis broke
ground on Knight Hall and Bauer Hall, a major expansion project that
will nearly double the footprint of Olin Business School on the Danforth
Campus. The buildings will be named for dedicated university
benefactors and lead gift donors Joanne and Charles F. Knight and Carol
and George Bauer.
Arch Grants awards first $750,000 in grants
Eleven Washington University in St. Louis-affiliated entrepreneurs are among the winners of $750,000 in inaugural grants from Arch Grants, the global business plan competition providing $50,000 grants to startups and taking no equity in return. The 11 WUSTL-affiliated winners comprise five alumni, four faculty members and two students.
Outstanding Graduates Katie Callaghan & Mickey Turner: Olin Business School
Mickey Turner and Katie Callaghan, the Record’s Outstanding Graduates from Olin Business School, knew when they met at MBA orientation in fall 2010 that their relationship would be more than a standard business alliance. The couple will be married this July.
Women don’t advocate for other women in high-status work groups
Women serve as CEOs of just 17 of the Fortune 500 top companies in the United States. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has been quoted as saying, “The glass ceiling will go away when women help other women break through that ceiling.” However, that may not necessarily be happening. Research from Washington University in St. Louis finds that women often do not support qualified female candidates as potential high-prestige work group peers.
Poster perfect
Sophomore Marnie Abeshouse (left), an anthropology major in Arts &
Sciences, explains her research project on the Israeli pharmaceutical
industry during a poster
presentation April 24 for the Olin Business School course “Business,
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Israel.”
Hoops for hope
Olin Business School students, faculty and staff participate in a charity basketball game April 12 to raise money for Hike4Kids, a project started by MBA student Michael McLaughlin. This spring and summer, McLaughlin is through-hiking
the entire Appalachian and Ozark trails back-to-back, helping to raise
funds and awareness for underprivileged children, both locally and in
Africa.
‘Bridging gaps’ between graduate and professional students
Graduate student groups and individual leaders at Washington University in St. Louis who help “bridge the gaps” between graduate and professional students from diverse areas of study throughout WUSTL’s seven schools were recognized during a recent awards ceremony and reception. The Graduate Professional Council’s Bridging GAPS (Graduate and Professional Students) Awards Ceremony was held April 9 in the Danforth University Center’s Goldberg Formal Lounge.
Diversity and Inclusion Grants awarded
The Advisory Committee for the Diversity and Inclusion Grants has awarded eight grants totaling nearly $174,000 to Washington University faculty and administrators for initiatives that improve the university environment for women and members of underrepresented minority groups.
Student-founded socially conscious running apparel company debuts May 3
Janji, a socially conscious running shorts business
created by members of the Washington University in St. Louis cross
country team, will release its original running apparel at a public launch party in St. Louis Thursday, May 3. The venture aims to make a global impact on the food and
water crisis through its running apparel.
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