A time of need Master of social work student Laura Mannes visits with Micah Irish, a patient at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, as part of her social work practicum. Mannes plans to pursue a career combining social work and pastoral care. Students at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work each participate in 1,000 hours of professional experience. Throughout March, in conjunction with National Social Work Month, the school has been hosting events and spreading the word about the many career options for those with social work degrees.

Admissions seeking volunteers

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is seeking staff volunteers to greet visiting high school seniors at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on April 19.

This day marks the beginning of the University's annual Multicultural Celebrations Weekend for students admitted to next fall's freshman class. Last year, approximately 60 volunteers participated in the greeting.

The weekend is sponsored by the admissions office and several student groups, including the Association of Black Students, the Asian-American Association, ASHOKA (the Indian student association), the Chinese Students Association, the Asian Multicultural Council, the Association of Latin American Students, the Hawaii Club and the Muslim Student Association.

Volunteers are asked to work a two- or three-hour morning, afternoon or evening shift. A luncheon and training session for volunteers will be held in advance.

Call Annemarie Chandler at 935-8226 or John Berg at 935-7311 for more information.

Online updating of information available

University faculty and staff, 50 percent time or greater, can now access and update personal information online using the Office of Human Resources' Web site.

This is an easy way to update items such as addresses, marital status, spouse/domestic partner data, veteran status, disability status, emergency contacts and education.

At the human resources site - https://hr.wustl.edu - place the cursor on Personal Information and click on Personal Profile. Users will then be prompted to log in using their Social Security Number and password. If a password is needed, follow online directions.

Once logged in, changes to data can be completed by clicking on the Update Your Information link. Protected fields that can be updated only by the department payroll administrator appear in gray.

Once updates are made, click on the submit button and the changes will be displayed. This information will update the mainframe during the nightly production run, and records will be updated to reflect the new data.

Obituary

Freshman Wentzu "Michelle" Wang, 19, died Friday, March 9, 2001, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.

Wang was registered in the School of Art but had begun to take classes in the John M. Olin School of Business and hoped to transfer before next semester.

Wang was involved in the Chinese Students Association and the Taiwanese Students Association.

A Buddhist memorial service was held March 13 at Donnelly-Armbruster Funeral Home.

A memorial service for the University community will be held April 1 at 7p.m. in Graham Chapel. A gathering in Umrath Lounge will follow.

"We are deeply saddened by the death of Michelle Wang," said Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. "Our sympathy and concern go out to her family, who live in the Philippines, and to her friends on the Hilltop Campus."

Wang is survived by her parents, two sisters and a brother.

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Human resources to host investment seminars

The Office of Human Resources invites faculty and staff to a two-part series of investment education seminars.

In part one, "Investment Basics," representatives from TIAA-CREF and Vanguard will discuss types of investments, identifying goals, assessing risk tolerance and creating an investment plan. In part two, "Investments: Beyond the Basics," the same representatives will discuss defining investment strategies, selecting active and passive investments and evaluating University funds.

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Of Note

Speaking Of

Philip Freeman, Ph.D., assistant professor of Classics in Arts & Sciences, will give a lecture on "The Rise of Christianity and the Fall of the Roman Empire" at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., this month as part of a seminar series on the world of St. Patrick.

To Press

Raymond L. Hilgert, Ph.D., professor of management and industrial relations at the Olin School of Business, recently published the eighth edition of "Supervision: Concepts and Practices of Management," published by South-Western College Publishing, and the sixth edition of "Labor Agreement Negotiations," published by Dame.

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