Washington University in St. Louis

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Washington University in St. Louis
Motto	Per veritatem vis (Strength through truth)
Established	February 22, 1853
Type	Private
Academic term	Semester
Endowment	US $4.746 billion [6]
Chancellor	Mark Stephen Wrighton
Faculty	3,054
Undergraduates	6,223[1]
Postgraduates	6,067[2]
Location	St. Louis, MO, USA
Campus	Urban area 2,227 acres (9.01 km²) Danforth Campus, 169 acres Medical Campus, 59 acres Tyson Research Area, 2000 acres
Colors	Red and Green [3]
Mascot	Bears
Athletics	NCAA Division III UAA 18 varsity teams
Website	www.wustl.edu
Public transit access	Skinker (Metrolink) U-City-Big Bend (Metrolink)

Washington University in St. Louis is a private, coeducational, research university located in St. Louis, Missouri. The University was co-founded in 1853 by William Greenleaf Eliot and Wayman Crow^[4] as Eliot Seminary. In 1857, the University was renamed "Washington University" in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States ^[5].

The University is counted among the world’s leaders in teaching and research, and draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 120 nations. Twenty-two Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, nine doing the major part of their pioneering research at the University ^[6]. Washington University is made up of 7 graduate and undergraduate schools^[7] that encompass a broad range of academic fields. In the 2007 U.S. News & World Report rankings, its undergraduate program is ranked 12th overall (tied with Cornell University) and admissions selectivity is ranked 6th (tied with Columbia University). Highly-ranked schools include the Medical School, which is tied for 4th, architecture which is ranked 6th, and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, ranked 2nd.

Despite its official letterhead name, the school is legally incorporated as The Washington University, and popular nicknames for the university include Wash. U. and WUSTL, derived from the initials of the university's name. To prevent confusion over its location, the Board of Trustees added the phrase “in St. Louis” in 1976 ^[8].

The University has an endowment of $4.7 billion ^[9], one of the largest in the nation. The current Chancellor is Mark S. Wrighton, who has led the university since 1995. He is among the highest paid university heads in the United States ^[10].

[edit] History

Main article: History of Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University was co-founded as a nonsectarian, private institution in 1853 by St. Louis leader Wayman Crow, and the Unitarian minister William Greenleaf Eliot, grandfather of the Nobel Prize laureate poet T. S. Eliot. The University's original name at the time of foundation was Eliot Seminary. Eliot, however, was not in favor of the name, and in 1854, the Board of Trustees changed it to Washington Institute in St. Louis in honor of George Washington. In 1857, the name was changed to Washington University. To avoid confusion with over 20 other institutions sharing the Washington name in their titles, the university again changed its name in 1976, restoring the "in St. Louis" suffix to distinguish it in the national media.

[edit] Campuses

[edit] Danforth campus

Distinguished by its collegiate gothic architecture, the 169-acre Danforth Campus lies at the western boundary of Forest Park, partially in the City of St. Louis. Most of the campus is in unincorporated St. Louis County, and the southern part is in suburban Clayton.

Formerly known as The Hilltop Campus, Danforth Campus was officially dedicated on September 17, 2006, in honor of William H. Danforth, the 13th Chancellor of the University, his family, and the Danforth Foundation.

Danforth Campus construction was accelerated through a profitable lease of several buildings to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Through the efforts and influence of David R. Francis, an alumnus and former mayor of St. Louis, Missouri governor and U.S. Interior Secretary, newly-constructed campus buildings on the edge of Forest Park began use for classes when the Fair was over. This included facilities used by the six-day 1904 Summer Olympics, such as Francis Field and Francis Gymnasium ^[11].

The Danforth Campus is accessible by the University City-Big Bend and Skinker MetroLink Stations on MetroLink's recently-opened cross-county extension, which provide easy access to the Medical, North, and West Campuses.

[edit] Medical campus

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Washington University Medical Center comprises 135 acres spread over approximately 12 city blocks, located along the eastern edge of Forest Park within the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. The campus is associated with and directly connected to the Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Saint Louis Children's Hospital medical centers via a series of sky bridges and corridors.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the teaching hospital of the School of Medicine. All BJC physicians have some sort of teaching responsibilities at the medical school. Washington University recruits and employs the physicians, while BJC focuses on patient care and the majority of the nursing staff. Washington University and BJC have taken on many joint venture projects, such as the Center for Advanced Medicine, completed in December 2001.

Olin Residence Hall, named for Spencer T. Olin, provides residential services for 200 medical and graduate students.^[12]

The medical campus is accessible via the Central West End MetroLink Station, which provides a quick link to the Danforth, North, and West Campuses.

Medical Campus Includes:

• Barnes-Jewish Hospital
• Saint Louis Children's Hospital
• Rehabilitation Institute of Saint Louis
• Center for Advanced Medicine
• Eric P. Newman Education Center (conference/convention center )

[edit] North and West campuses

Washington University's North Campus and West Campus principally house administrative functions that are not student-focused. North Campus lies in St. Louis City, near the Delmar Loop. The University acquired the building and adjacent property in 2004, formerly home to the Angelica Uniform Factory.^[13] Several University administrative departments are located at the North Campus location, including offices for Quadrangle Housing, Accounting and Treasury Services, Parking and Transportation Services, Army ROTC, and Network Technology Services. The North Campus location also provides off-site storage space for the Performing Arts Department. Renovations are still ongoing; the most recent addition to the North Campus space was a small eatery operated by Bon Appétit Management Company, the University's on-campus food provider, completed during spring semester 2007.

The West Campus is located about a mile to the west of the Danforth Campus in Clayton, Missouri, and primarily consists of a three story former department store building housing mostly administrative space. The West Campus building was home to the Clayton branch of the Famous-Barr department store until 1990, when the University acquired the property and adjacent parking and began a series of renovations.^[14] Today, the basement level houses the Library archives, a conference center, and the Writing Center. The ground level still remains a retail space. The upper floors consolidated capital gifts, portions of alumni and development, and information systems offices from across the Danforth and Medical School campuses. There is a music rehearsal room on the second floor where the WUSTL Symphony Orchestra currently practices. The West Campus is also home to the Center for Application of Information Technologies (CAIT), which provides IT training services.

Both the North and West Campuses are accessible by the St. Louis Metrolink, with the Delmar Loop and Forsyth MetroLink Stations directly adjacent to these campuses, which provides easy access around the St. Louis metropolitan area, including all of Washington University's campuses.

[edit] Tyson research area

Main article: Tyson Research Area

Tyson Research Center is a 2,000-acre field station located West of St. Louis on the Meramec River. Washington University obtained Tyson as surplus property from the federal government in 1963. It is used by the University as a biological field station and research/education center.

[edit] Academics

[edit] School of Arts & Sciences

Main article: Washington University School of Arts and Sciences

The Washington University School of Arts and Sciences is composed of three divisions: the College of Arts & Sciences, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and University College in Arts & Sciences. Edward S. Macias is Executive Vice Chancellor. James E. McLeod is the Vice Chancellor for students and Dean of Arts & Sciences.

• The College of Arts & Sciences is the central undergraduate unit of the University with 330 tenured and tenure-track faculty along with over 100 research scientists, lecturers, artists in residence, and visitors serving about 3,000 undergraduates in 40 academic departments divided into divisions of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

• The Graduate School serves over 1,500 students pursuing Masters and Ph.D. degrees.

• University College at Washington University in St. Louis grants both graduate and undergraduate degrees, offering courses primarily in the evenings for adult and continuing education.

[edit] School of Law

Main article: Washington University School of Law

The School of Law offers eight joint-degree programs, including JD/MSW, JD/East Asian Studies, and JD/MBA programs. It also offers two graduate degrees in law, the LLM and the MJS (Master of Juridical Studies). The law school offers 3 semesters of courses in the Spring, Summer, and Fall, and requires at least 85 hours of coursework for the JD.

In the 2007 US News & World Report, the law school is ranked 19th nationally, out of 190 law schools.[7] In particular, its Clinical Education Program is currently ranked 4th in the nation.[8] The median LSAT score consistently ranks in the 90th percentile and above. This year, the median score placed the average student in the 96th percentile of test takers. The law school offers a full-time day program, beginning in August, for the J.D. degree in a state-of-the-art building, Anheuser-Busch Hall (opened in 1997). The building combines traditional architecture, a five-story open-stacks library, an integration of indoor and outdoor spaces, and the latest wireless and other technologies. National Jurist ranked Washington University 4th among the "25 Most Wired Law Schools."

Kent D. Syverud is the Dean of the School of Law.

[edit] Olin Business School

Main article: John M. Olin Business School

Olin Business School was founded in 1917 and was named after entrepreneur John M. Olin in 1988. As one of the leading business schools in the United States, Olin's degree programs are known for their demanding scholastic standards and emphasis on experiential learning. The school provides degree programs including BSBA, MBA, MS in Finance, Masters in Accounting, part-time Professional MBA, Executive MBA and PhD, as well as non-degree executive education. In 2002, an Executive MBA program was established in Shanghai, in cooperation with Fudan University.

Olin has a network of about 15,000 alumni worldwide. Over the last several years, the school’s endowment has increased to $213 million (2004) and annual gifts average $12 million per year. Simon Hall was opened in 1986 after a donation from John E. Simon.

Undergraduate BSBA students take 40-60% of their courses at Olin and are able to formally declare majors in eight areas: accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, managerial economics and strategy, organization and human resources, international business, or operations and supply chain management. Graduate students are able to pursue the MBA degree either full-time or part-time. Students may also take elective courses from other areas in Washington University including law, health administration and many other fields. Mahendra R. Gupta is the Dean of the Olin Business School.

Olin graduates are well represented in leadership positions at companies across various industries, including: A.G. Edwards, Anheuser-Busch, Bank of America, Bear Stearns, Deloitte Consulting, Exxon-Mobil, General Mills, IBM, Marriott, Monsanto, JPMorgan Chase, Samsung, and UBS.

[edit] School of Medicine

Main article: Washington University School of Medicine

The Washington University School of Medicine is highly regarded as one of the world's leading centers for medical research and training. Among its many recent initiatives, the School played a leadership role in the Human Genome Project, having contributed 25% of the finished sequence ^[15]. The School pioneered bedside teaching and led in the transformation of empirical knowledge into scientific medicine. The Medical School partners with St. Louis Children's Hospital and Barnes-Jewish Hospital (part of BJC HealthCare), where all physicians are members of the school's faculty.

Within the Medical School, the School of Physical Therapy is also highly reputable. It is ranked 2nd in the nation for "Best Physical Therapy Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report^[16]. In 1999, the Program was granted approval by Washington University to offer a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) at both the professional and post-professional levels. The two new clinical doctorate programs replaced the Master of Science in Physical Therapy and the Master of Health Science (MHS). With the transition to the DPT, the program would best equip students to manage the changing needs of the healthcare environment and the growing responsibilities of the profession. In its 60-year history, more than 1500 students, most of whom are still actively involved in the physical therapy profession, have graduated from the Program.

The Program in Occupational Therapy is currently ranked 3rd in the nation for "Best Occupational Therapy Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report. The Program offers a Master of Science degree as well as the Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) at the professional and post-professional levels. M. Carolyn Baum, Ph.D. serves as the program director and was the most recent president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Larry Shapiro is Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and the Dean of the School of Medicine.

[edit] George Warren Brown School of Social Work

The George Warren Brown School of Social Work (commonly called Brown) is currently ranked second among Master of Social Work (MSW) programs in the United States. Brown also offers a Ph.D. in Social Work, in cooperation with the Graduate School. The school was named by Bettie Bofinger Brown for her husband - George Warren Brown - a St. Louis philanthropist and founder of the Brown Shoe Company. The school's dean is Edward F. Lawlor. It has a center for Native American research, as well as acclaimed scholars in social security, health, individual development accounts, etc.

[edit] School of Engineering

Main article: Washington University School of Engineering

The School of Engineering was ranked 41 in the 2005-2006 U.S. News undergraduate engineering program ratings. Its current head is Dean Mary J. Sansalone, Ph.D.

Departments include:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical and Systems Engineering
• Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

(In summer 2007, Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering will be merged into the new Mechanical, Aerospace, and Structural Engineering Department. The Engineering Physics Major is no longer offered via the Engineering School for students who did not declare their major prior to Fall 2006.)

[edit] Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Created in 2005, the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts combines the strengths of art and architecture into a single school offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. The School also includes the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, considered one of the most distinguished university art collections in the country. Architecture offers BS and BA degrees as well as M.Arch. There is a combined six-year BS/M.Arch degree program as well as joint M.Arch programs with most of the other schools in the University. In 2007, the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design was ranked 6th in the nation by Design Intelligence. Art offers the BFA and MFA in Art in the context of a full university environment. Students take courses in the College of Arts & Sciences as well as courses in the School of Art to provide a well rounded background. One third of students in the school pursue a combined study degree program, second major, and/or minors in other undergraduate divisions at Washington University. U.S. News & World Report ranked the MFA program 21st in the nation. In October 2006 the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum moved into new facilities designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect, and former faculty member, Fumihiko Maki.

Carmon Colangelo is the Dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

[edit] Museums and Library System

Main article: Washington University Library System

With 14 libraries, the Washington University Library System is the largest in the state of Missouri, containing over 3.6 million volumes.^[17] The main library, Olin Library, is centrally located on the Danforth Campus. Other libraries in the system include the Law Library, the Bernard Becker Medical Library, and the East Asian Library.

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, established in 1881, is one of the oldest teaching museums in the country and the first art museum established west of the Mississippi river. The collection includes works from 19th, 20th, and 21st century American and European artists, including George Caleb Bingham, Thomas Cole, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Rembrandt, Robert Rauschenberg, Barbara Kruger, and Christian Boltanski. Also in the complex is the 3,000 square ft. Newman Money Museum. In October 2006, the Kemper Art museum moved from its original location Steinberg Hall into a new facility designed by Fumihiko Maki. Interestingly, Maki's very first commission was in fact that very same Steinberg Hall on Washington University's campus in 1959, which is directly in front of his newest building, the Kemper Art Museum complex, nearly 40 years after Steinberg.

[edit] Research Centers and Institutes

Main article: Centers and Institutes of Washington University in St. Louis

Virtually all faculty members at Washington University engage in academic research, offering opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students across the University's 7 schools.

During fiscal 2006, $546.3 million was received in total research support, including $451.8 million in federal obligations. The University ranks 5th among all educational institutions receiving research support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the School of Medicine ranks 4th among all medical schools ^[18].

Research centers and institutes at Washington University include:

Center for Advanced Renewable Energy Committee; Aerospace Research & Education Center, Center for Aging; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center; Center for Air Pollution Impact and Trend Analysis; Center for the Application of Information Technology; Center for BioCybernetics and Intelligent Systems; Center for Clinical Studies; Center for Distributed Object Computing; Center for Engineering Computing, Center for Experiential Learning, Olin Business School; Center for Health Policy; Center for the Study of Human Values; Center for the Humanities; Center for Imaging Science; Center for Inquiry in Science Teaching and Learning; Center for Joint Studies; Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Center for Materials Innovation; Center for Mental Health Services Research; Center for New Institutional Social Sciences; Center for Optimization and Semantic Control; The Center in Political Economy; Center for Research in Economics and Strategy; Center for Security Technologies; Center for Social Development; Office of Technology Management; Comorbidity and Addictions Center; Computer Communications Research Center; General Clinical Research Center; Gephardt Institute for Public Service; Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies; Max Kade Center for Contemporary German Literature; McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences; Metropolitan Research and Design Center; Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (MRCE); Natural Sciences Learning Center; Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts; Siteman Cancer Center; Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies; Summer Language Institute in France; The Teaching Center; Tyson Research Center; Washington University Pain Center; Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy; Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies

The Washington University School of Law has five Centers and Institutes, which are mostly housed at the Anheuser-Busch building:[9]

• Center for Empirical Research in the Law - focuses on applying sophisticated empiral methodology to legal studies research.
• Center for Interdisciplinary Studies - supports interdisciplinary legal research and scholarship.
• Center for Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship - provides law students with the ability to work with intellectual property counsel and provide legal advice to both the University and the wider community. Law students collaborate with students from the School of Medicine, Olin Business School, the Department of Biomedical Engineering, the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, and Arts & Sciences.
• Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse - collection of documents and information about civil rights cases in specific topics.
• Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies - focuses as a center for instruction and research in international and comparative law to prepare students for a global society.

[edit] Rankings and reputation

In 2006, Washington University received 22,251 applications for 1,470 Class of 2010 positions ^[19]. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2010 was 19%. More than 90% of incoming freshmen were ranked in the top 10% of their high school class. Also in 2006, the University ranked fourth overall and second amongst private universities in the number of enrolled National Merit Scholar freshmen, according to the National Merit Scholar Corp.'s annual report.

Currently, the undergraduate program is ranked 12th overall, tied with Cornell University, and 6th in admissions selectivity, tied with Columbia University, in the 2007 U.S. News & World Report National Universities ranking. Additionally, 19 undergraduate disciplines are ranked among the top 10 programs in the country.^[20] Global rankings include 28th in a ranking of world universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2006 that assesses quality of scientific research leading toward a Nobel Prize.^[21] Britain's Times Higher Education Supplement ranked Washington University 48th in the world in 2006.^[22] Washington University was ranked eighth nationally and 48th in The Washington Monthly's 2006 ranking of universities' contributions to research, community service, and social mobility.^[23] In addition, the Olin Business School's undergraduate program is among the top 15 in the country.

Graduate schools include The Medical School, currently ranked 4th in the nation, and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, currently ranked 2nd. In 2007, the The School of Law was ranked 19th while the the Olin Business School was ranked in the top 30. ^[24] Additionally, the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design was ranked 6th in the nation by Design Intelligence.

[edit] Campus life

Main article: Campus Life at Washington University in St. Louis

[edit] Student organizations

Washington University has over 200 undergraduate student organizations on campus. All are funded by the Washington University Student Union, which has a $2 million plus annual budget that is completely student controlled and is one of the largest student government budgets in the country. Known as SU for short, it sponsors large-scale campus programs including WILD (a semesterly concert in the quad), free copies of the New York Times, USA Today, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch through The Collegiate Readership Program; the Assembly Series, a weekly lecture series; and the campus television station, WUTV and the radio station, KWUR. KWUR was named best radio station in St. Louis by the Riverfront Times despite the fact that its signal reaches only a few blocks beyond the boundaries of the campus. There are 12 fraternities and 6 sororities.

Much of these organizations and other campus life amenities will be housed in the new $41 million student center being built on the Danforth Campus, also to be dedicated in honor of the Danforth family. The building will be completed by Fall 2008 and is expected to earn a LEED rating of Gold for environmentally-friendly design.

[edit] Residences

75% of undergraduate students live on campus. Most of the dormitories on campus are located on the South 40, named because of its adjacent location south of the Danforth Campus and its size of 40 acres. It is the location of all the freshman dorms as well as several upperclassman dorms. All of the dorms are co-ed. The South 40 is organized as a pedestrian-friendly environment where residences surround a central recreational lawn known as the Swamp. Wohl Student Center, the Habif Health and Wellness Center (Student Health Services), the Residential Life Office, University Police Headquarters, various student owned businesses (e.g. the laundry service, "Wash U Wash"), and the baseball, softball, and intramural fields are also located on the South 40.

Another group of residences, known as the North Side, is located in the northwest corner of Danforth Campus. Only open to upperclassmen and January Scholars, the North Side consists of Millbrook Apartments, The Village, and all fraternity houses except the Zeta Beta Tau house, which is off campus and located just northwest of the South 40. Sororities at Washington University do not have houses by their own accord. The Village is a group of residences where students who have similar interests or academic goals apply as small groups of 4 to 24, known as BLOCs, to live together in clustered suites. Like the South 40, the residences around the Village also surround a recreational lawn as well as its own student center.

[edit] Student media

Washington University supports four major student-run media outlets. The university's student newspaper, Student Life, is the main source for on-campus news for students. KWUR (90.3 FM) serves as the students' official radio station; the station also attracts an audience in the immediately surrounding community due to its eclectic and free-form musical programming. Though KWUR offers streaming content through the Internet, the station only broadcasts at 10 watts^[25], and its frequent applications to the FCC to increase its power have been unsuccessful. WUTV is the university's closed-circuit television channel. The university's main political publication is the Washington University Political Review (nicknamed "WUPR"), a student-run nonpartisan biweekly magazine. The Washington Witness, part of the national Collegiate Network, is a nonpartisan conservative and contrarian biweekly published by the school's Conservative Leadership Association. Washington University undergraduates publish two literary and art journals, The Eliot Review and Spires Intercollegiate Arts and Literary Magazine. A variety of other publications also serve the university community, ranging from in-house academic journals to glossy alumni magazines to organization newsletters.

[edit] Athletics

WUSTL's sports teams are called the Bears. They participate in the University Athletic Association and the NCAA Division III. The Bears have won 12 NCAA Division III Championships, four in women's basketball (1998-2001) and eight in women's volleyball (1989, 1991-1996, 2003) and 112 UAA titles in 14 different sports. The Athletic Department is headed by John Schael who has served as director of athletics since 1978. The 2000 Division III Central Region winner of the National Association of Collegiate Director's of Athletics (NACDA)/Continental Airlines Athletics Director of the Year award, Schael has helped orchestrate the Bears athletics transformation into one of the top departments in Division III. Washington University in St. Louis is home of Francis Field, site of the 1904 Summer Olympics. Francis Field is also home of the Washington University in St. Louis Football, Soccer, and Track and Field teams.

• WUSTL women's volleyball team has enjoyed Division III national champions in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003. In 2006 the Bears lost to Juniata College in the Championship game and finished the season 38-2. ^[26]
• In Men's Basketball WUSTL lost to Virginia Wesleyan College in the 2007 NCAA Final Four, but defeated Wooster in the third place game. Junior forward Troy Ruths earned first-team All-America honors by DIII News, third-team accolades by the NABC, and honorable-mention honors by D3hoops.com. Freshman guard Aaron Thompson was named to the DIII News All-Freshman Team . ^[27]
• The women's Basketball team has had four consecutive national titles from 1998-2001. In 2007 both the men's and women's teams made the Final Four. The women lost to DePauw in the title game. ^[28]
• Having made 17 NCAA Tournament appearances, the WUSTL's men's soccer program is one of the nation's most storied. Since the inception of the Division III tournament in 1974, the Bears have finished as national runners-up three times (1978, 1985, 1987). The Bears have also posted a 22-16-4NCAA Tournament record (.585). The Bears have endured just three losing seasons out of the last 18, and none since 1994. Washington University has a 193-91-26 (.665) record over that span, including five NCAA Tournament appearances, two University Athletic Association (UAA) titles and a Division III Final Four appearance in 1997. ^[29]
• The Swimming and Diving teams are led by eight year head coach Brad Shively. In 2005-2006, Shively led the Red and Green to their top finishes in program history. The women placed fifth at the NCAA Championships, while the men took sixth. Additionally, Seniors Michael Slavik (24-time All-American) and Eric Triebe (26-time All-American) won the first (50 free - 20.46 Michael Slavik) and second (200 free - 1:39.12 Eric Triebe) individual national titles in Washington University history. ^[30] Since 1979, 56 Bears student-athletes have earned 304 All-America citations. Additionally, the women's team has produced a composite dual meet record of 165-57, while the men's team has compiled a 144-90 mark. ^[31]
• The cross-country teams are managed by sixth-year head coach Jeff Stiles. The women won their second-straight Midwest Region title in 2006, and placed fourth for their fourth top-four finish in the last five seasons. The men qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1997 and fourth time overall. All told, the men's and women's cross country teams have won 12 UAA titles (eight women, four men), qualified as a team for the NCAA Championships 10 times (six women, four men) and sent 32 individual qualifiers to the Championships. Since 1997, the Bears have also produced 10 All-Americans; seven individuals have combined to total All-America 11 honors.
• Since the inception of the Washington University softball program in 2000, the team has captured 5 UAA championships and has made 6 consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, including its 2007 College World Series runner-up finish. ^[32]
• The men's roller hockey team has made the national tournament from 2003-2006, finishing as high as #3 in the nation for Division II.

[edit] Traditions

• WILD - Walk In, Lay Down, the semesterly concert in the Quad which brings in popular acts such as Guster, Lil' Jon, Ben Folds, Busta Rhymes, Live, and the Black Eyed Peas.[10].
• Bauhaus - Annual Halloween costume party sponsored by the Architecture Student Council, held in a giant tent in front of the architecture school. Many male students dress as women and women often show up in the nude for this Haloween party. [11]
• Thurtene carnival - The oldest and largest student-run carnival in the nation, run by Thurtene Honorary.[12]
• Mr. WU - A contest to select and crown one undergraduate male who exemplifies the epitome of a Washington University student through personality, character, integrity, extra-curricular involvement and contribution to the Washington University and extending community. Candidates raise money for a local charity during the weeks leading up to the event, and all ticket sales benefit this charity.
• Cultural Shows - Washington University student groups put on several multicultural shows held each year, all of which sell out within hours of tickets going on sale. Ashoka, the Indian student group, puts on a performance for Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, that includes a skit and dances; Black Anthology is a student-run performance arts show celebrating Black culture; Lunar New Year Festival is a collaboration between the many Asian organizations on campus culminating in a show to celebrate the holiday with a skit and dances from Chinese, Japanese and Korean cultures; the Association of Latin American Students showcases various forms of Latin and Spanish dances during their performance, Carnaval.
• Vertigo - A dance party put on by the Engineering School Council (EnCouncil), featuring an innovative 8'x16' computer controlled modular LED light-up dance floor that students built. The dance floor has since become a hit in St. Louis, and is able to be rented and transported for any event .

[edit] Notable Washington University People

• List of notable Washington University alumni

• List of Washington University faculty and staff economist and Nobel Memorial Prize winner, Douglass North; husband and wife biochemists and co-Nobel Prize winners Carl and Gerty Cori; physicist and Nobel Prize winner Arthur Compton; former Missouri senator Thomas Eagleton; novelists Stanley Elkin and William Gass; neurologist and Nobel Prize winner Rita Levi-Montalcini; sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson; Poet Laureates Howard Nemerov and Mona Van Duyn; sociologist and "outlaw Marxist" Alvin Ward Gouldner; attorney, former Counsel to Vice-President Al Gore and former Tennessee Attorney General Charles Burson; writer and culture critic Gerald Early; Economist, and former Chair of President Ronald Reagan's Council of Economic Advisors, Murray Weidenbaum.

[edit] Further reading

• Ralph E. Morrow, Washington University in St. Louis: A History St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press, 1996.
• Candace O'Connor, Beginning a Great Work: Washington University, 1853-2003 St. Louis: Washington University in St. Louis, 2003.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Washington University Official website
• Undergraduate Admissions
• Athletics
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