When Jeff Stepp graduated from Washington University in 2006, he could hardly guess that he would find his way back through fiction writing. Although his background is in music and film, Stepp recently wrote his first novel, “Lost and Found,” which draws heavily on his time here at the University.

Adriel Johnson, 52, graduated from Washington University in 1979 and continued to have an impact on the lives of the individuals he encountered until the day he died. Johnson, an associate professor of biology from Tuskegee, Ala., was one of three professors killed in Friday’s shootings at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

Frank Fuerst graduated from Washington University in 1955. A member of Sigma Nu, Lock & Chain and ThurtenE, Fuerst met his match in a student named June, the vice president of Gamma Phi. The two fell in love and dated throughout their four years of college, and six months after graduation, they were married.

With the winding down of the school year, the job hunt is on. Whether the search is for full-time employment or a meaningful summer experience, Washington University students of all ages are looking to confirm their plans for the future.