Administration
Wrighton appears in pro-transit spot as election nears
Proposition M might not have passed, but voters in St. Louis County have another chance on April 6 to increase funding for St. Louis Metro with another referendum: Proposition A. As the April 6 election loomed, advocacy commercials for the region’s transit system debuted during the Winter Olympics. The first advertisement, which aired during the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Feb.
Student creates alternative site for WebSTAC course listings
Junior Joshua Gross was dissatisfied with Washington University’s online course catalog and decided to create WashUCourses.com. The only problem was the University trademark on “Wash. U.” and other variations of the University’s name. Gross changed the Web site’s URL to woocourses.com, after Patricia Hart, the associate general counsel of Washington University, sent a cease-and-desist letter on Feb. 18.
On your mark, get set, GO WUSTL!
Say goodbye to acorns as Squirrelmail goes into hibernation. The release date for the new GO WUSTL e-mail program has been moved forward to Wednesday. A GO WUSTL pilot program has been underway since mid-January. Student Technology Services (STS) representatives said it has been a success.
WU announces upkeep cutbacks
Come springtime, the large supply of tulips on campus will be nipped in the bud. As a part of a plan designed to reduce the Washington University maintenance and landscaping budget by at least 5 percent, the number of tulips on campus will be cut in half. The new plan will also reduce the number of on-call maintenance employees around the Danforth Campus, thereby producing a delay in response time.
WU lays off 25 as cuts continue
Washington University’s endowment decline can be seen in visual form around the campus. Stalled or halted construction projects and pay freezes are among those things that have resulted from the endowment decline.
Former ArtSci Dean Ralph Quatrano named dean of engineering school
For the first time in recent history, the former dean of Arts & Sciences is the dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science.
Biology professor Ralph Quatrano was named the dean of the School of Engineering on Friday afternoon.
Aid to increase following tuition hike, finance chief says
Washington University’s most recent tuition increase of 4.2 percent, from $37,800 for the 2009-2010 academic year to $39,400 for the 2010-2011 academic year, is expected to be right on par with the rest of the nation’s universities.
Regional project aims to increase college enrollment
The St. Louis Regional College Access Pipeline Project is coordinating the efforts of local businesses, foundations and institutions of higher education to increase college enrollment in St. Louis.
In tough economic times, professors face salary freeze
Despite the slow improvement in the economy, professors at Washington University are feeling the crunch of a decreased endowment. Although the endowment increased by roughly 13 percent from July 1 to the end of November, the administration voted to reduce spending by 4 percent.
In plan, WU aims to cut emissions
Washington University has released a draft of its sustainable operations plan, bringing the school close to imposing sweeping guidelines for reducing the campus’s environmental impact.
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