As Chiby Onyeador tells it, he was sitting in his bedroom when his mom called him into the kitchen to take the phone. It was mid-February 2021, an unremarkable, sunny Los Angeles morning. All she said as she handed over the receiver was, “WashU’s calling.” Chiby recalls being a bit bewildered, “Why the heck is […]
Dear fellow volunteers, It’s hard to believe, but a little over a year has passed since the formal launch of Make Way: Our Student Initiative. During this time, the four of us have connected with members of the WashU community across the country, sharing our Make Way stories and hearing inspiring stories in return. With […]
By Ginger O’Donnell | June 14, 2023 For David Levy, AB ’03, and his wife, Allie, an abiding appreciation for family informs their philanthropy. The couple has supported undergraduate scholarships at Washington University for over a decade. In 2014, they established the annual Myra Sue Levy Scholarship in honor of David’s mother, who died from […]
Portia Nartey is the first in her family to complete high school, the first to complete college, and the first to attain a graduate degree. She was recently accepted in three competitive PhD programs and has a long-term professional goal to work for the United Nations. Growing up in Ghana, Portia saw how cultural barriers […]
Dear fellow volunteers, Thank you for being active ambassadors for the university we all hold so dear. We are excited to share the latest news about Make Way: Our Student Initiative. WashU recently celebrated its 162nd commencement. Another group of ambitious graduates has joined generations of alumni who are changemakers in their careers and their […]
Giving back is part of who I am. My father died when I was 8 years old, and my mother raised my sister and me as a single mom. She went back to work, but she also was always volunteering. I learned at a young age to raise my hand. We may not have had […]
Thank you for your interest in the Washington University Cancer Innovation Fund. In the fall of 2024, Siteman Cancer Center will open the Ambulatory Cancer Building. The building will create a patient experience that matches our stellar research and treatment capabilities, and it will enable us to meet the needs of our growing patient population. […]
Aaron Samuels defies labels. He is a spoken word artist and a published poet, author of the 2013 collection Yarmulkes & Fitted Caps. He is a corporate strategist who worked at Bain & Co. and an entrepreneur who co-founded and served as chief operating officer of Blavity, the largest global Black media company for millennials […]
Shaping futures through the Prison Education Project at University College When we first met Larry Marshall, BS ’22, he spoke at his commencement ceremony from inside the walls of Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in Pacific, Mo. In his speech, he said, “We are told that we are our mistakes. … But being part of WashU […]
Omar Abdelaziz, BSBA ’18, planned to follow in his family’s footsteps and study finance and accounting at Olin Business School. But after encouragement from members of his business fraternity, he enrolled in an introductory computer science course at the McKelvey School of Engineering. Abdelaziz was hooked and decided to double major in business administration and […]