Who Knew WashU?

Question: One of the impressive new spaces that opened last fall is Kuehner Court in the Sam Fox School. How many different plant species make up the 30-foot green wall?

Question: University Libraries boasts a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence, known as a Southwick broadside. How many copies of it exist today?

Question: In what year was what’s now called the Department of African and African-American Studies in Arts & Sciences established?

Question: Which artist created “Cosmic Filaments,” an iridescent work commissioned for permanent display in the Kemper Art Museum lobby, which reopened last fall?

Question: In honor of Memorial Day, which Washington University building was donated as a gift in memory of an alumnus who died while serving in World War I?

Question: The university’s independent student newspaper, Student Life, has been a part of campus for a long time. What year was this publication established?

Question: The nation will celebrate the birthday of George Washington, the university’s namesake, on Monday, Feb. 17. But after whom was the university originally named?

Question: How many panes of glass, combined, make up the Schnuck Pavilion and the Sumers Welcome Center?

Question: When Andrew D. Martin became chancellor this year, he also became the second alumnus to lead Washington University in its 166-year history. Who was the first?

Question: How many WashU students have received Rhodes Scholarships, one of the world’s most prestigious academic honors?