In response to a reaccreditation report calling for an improved level of diversity on the Washington University campus, the University has formed the Coordinating Council for Diversity Initiatives, a group devoted to the issue of diversity and gender equity in faculty and administrative positions.
Police Beat for April 8 – 14
With the United States facing a nervous economy, Washington University Professor Mark Rank has decided to create a Web site that he hopes will help Americans better judge their economic situations.
Among the country’s economic concerns is this year’s high rate of home foreclosures.
In front of the Engineering School, the bright pink trees are blossoming, a sign that spring is finally here. Around campus other vibrant vestiges are blooming as well, such as daffodils, crocuses, and even bunny rabbits.
The 2008 Italian Film Festival of St. Louis has come to Washington University. The free festival will show a total of six movies ranging from comedy to drama, with one Italian feature film being shown each Friday and Saturday night at Brown Hall.
Chancellor Mark Wrighton receives the 2007 Citizen of the Year Award from David Kemper, last year’s recipient and the Chairman of the Washington University Board of Trustees. The ceremony was held Tuesday afternoon in Graham Chapel. “It was a complete surprise,” said Chancellor Wrighton.
Although no plans have been finalized, administrators say that there are various construction plans under consideration that would revamp the Mallinckrodt Student Center.
Pending approval by the Board of Trustees, the planned construction is expected to cost more than $20 million.
According to Chancellor Wrighton, several construction projects are proceeding according to plan. The new William and Elizabeth Gray Danforth University Center is continuing as scheduled and will be fully operating in fall 2008. Seigle Hall for Social Science and Law will be completed by August, and also be functional by fall 2008.
He can be found in public spaces, greeting strangers and offering a little bit of joy to those who will lend him an ear. However, sophomore Morgan Grossman-McKee is no preacher, politician or philosopher-he gives out bouncy balls.
This math and economics double major simply believes “life is not random enough” and says he enjoys handing out roughly one-inch-wide, brightly-colored spheres of pure fun.
It is estimated that one in three young American Jews will go on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip, according to Rabbi Hershey Novack of Chabad on Campus.
With a $10,000 grant from a private philanthropic foundation, Novack will establish post-Birthright Israel programs, with the mission of empowering, “Birthright Israel participants to advance their engagement with Israel and Judaism upon their return to campus.”
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