The University has added a number of courses to its curriculum for this coming semester, including classes related to the vice presidential debate which will be held on campus in October.
There are also new freshman Focus seminars and 300- and 400-level Arts & Sciences courses that will investigate a variety of updated subjects.
Around the nation, the 2007-2008 school year saw controversial speakers stirring discussion and debate on college campuses.
The trend began in September when Columbia University drew national attention after inviting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak on the university’s campus in New York.
The Department of Athletics at Washington University was recently ranked No. 7 in Hall of Fame Magazine’s annual ranking of the top 15 collegiate athletic programs in NCAA Divisions I, II and III and NAIA.
“We are honored to be recognized among the nation’s best,” Director of Athletics John Schael said.
The past year saw another record-breaking admissions cycle in colleges and universities across the country, with unprecedented numbers of students both applying for and being rejected from institutions of higher education.
“This year has been a very interesting one around the country, so it’s difficult to predict what will happen with all colleges and with Washington University,” Nanette Tarbouni, director of admissions, wrote in an e-mail.
Pulse for April 11-13.
University administrators sat down with members of the newly formed Student Civic Initiative last week to discuss the group’s mission statement, provisions and plans for the future.
“It was a very positive meeting,” freshman David Fox, co-founder of the Student Civic Initiative (SCI), said.
The Student Union Treasury has conducted a campus-wide survey of student opinions on how funds should be allocated in the general budget for the 2008-2009 school year; this budget will be the first of its kind to be conducted in this way.
The idea for the survey came from sophomore William Osberghaus, a Student Union (SU) Treasury representative and chair of the Student Groups Activities Committee (SGAC).
The Olin Business School will be offering a new undergraduate major next semester in “healthcare management.” The program will include courses taught by professors from both the business and medical schools.
“Healthcare is a very important component of our economy and of the global economy,” Mahendra Gupta, dean of the Business School, said.
University administrators, St. Louis Department of Health officials and more than 200 campus volunteers collaborated in a public health drill Tuesday that simulated the distribution of medication at Mallinckrodt in the event of a terrorist anthrax attack, and tested the University’s emergency text-message system.
Washington University’s new student-run humor magazine, The Eastern Review, offers students a satirical take on everything from campus life to world events to trivial news.
The magazine, which is currently released on a monthly basis, is published online at www.theeasternreview.com.
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