The Record Happenings

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022

‘She Leads’ symposium to focus on empowering women leaders

The Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellowship for Women in Graduate Study will host the 2022 “She Leads Symposium @ WashU” at 1 p.m. Oct. 21 in Knight Hall’s Emerson Auditorium. The half-day event will feature speakers and panelists from WashU and the St. Louis community who are experts in their fields. Paula Boggs, a U.S. Army veteran and founder of Boggs Media, will deliver the inaugural Karl King Hoagland Jr. keynote address.

Upcoming events

OCT

Political communication and democracy talk

Noon Thursday, Oct. 6

The Gephardt Institute welcomes former U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt and Taylor Carlson, assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, for a discussion on the current state of political communication and its impact on democracy. Women’s Building, Formal Lounge.

OCT

Danforth Staff Council town hall

2–4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10

Join the Danforth Staff Council for a virtual fall town hall. The event will feature an interview with Beverly Wendland, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. Mary McKay, vice provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives, will give a presentation and Q&A about the strategic plan.

OCT

‘Speaking of Fashion: A Conversation with Diane von Furstenberg’

5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12

Fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg will discuss her life and work. The talk is free, but registration is required. The Saint Louis Fashion Fund, in partnership with Caleres and WashU’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, is hosting the event. Graham Chapel.

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Nash Way dedication, Homer G. Phillips lecture Friday

5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14

Children’s Place on the Medical Campus will be renamed Nash Way in honor of Helen E. Nash, MD, and her brother Homer E. Nash Jr., MD, who spent decades providing health care to and advocating for generations of children. Donald M. Suggs, DDS, president and publisher of The St. Louis American, will give a talk on the Nash legacy and its impact on health equity in St. Louis. The event will take place at the Eric P. Newman Education Center and will be livestreamed.

Looking ahead

OCT

Live Near Your Work housing fair

11 a.m.–1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13

OCT

Center for Biomolecular Condensates inaugural symposium

8 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14

OCT

Olin Family Business Symposium

7:30–11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19

Exhibits and ongoing events

Open October 2022

Becker Medical Library and University Libraries present a monthlong series of virtual seminars highlighting trends in open science, open data and open access. Featured topics will address the hurdles in adopting data citations, strategies for open scholarship and resources for authors.

OCT

Save the Date

‘Witchy and Weird Books’ presentation

7–9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25