Led by two chairs, the Working Groups were each responsible for producing a report on their assigned topic.
The topics chosen for the working groups were areas that run through the life at the university, regardless of school or department. The topics can be found in the tabs below, and you are invited to explore the different working groups and their charges.
The recommendations were rooted in and flow from the five Guiding Principles.
These Guiding Principles were so important to the future growth of the university, that having one working group to address these topics was insufficient. Instead, these principles needed to infuse every aspect of our strategic plan for Washington University to move forward. This is why every working group was charged to fully investigate these topics within their assigned area.
This way, there was not one group looking at Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access; there were nine. There was not one report on Community Impact; Community Impact wasaddressed in all nine reports. This approach let us examine these five attributes from a variety of viewpoints and ultimately allowed us to make deep and substantive growth across all areas.
Working Group membership
The working groups were comprised of WashU and local community members from a variety of backgrounds, roles, and areas of expertise, including:
- WashU Faculty
- WashU Staff
- WashU Graduate Students
- WashU Undergraduate Students
- Local Community Members
- Alumni
- Trustees
New members were added to the working groups throughout the strategic planning process, as new issues arose and new perspectives required. This way, the working groups were responsive to the discovery and exploration process.
*Titles reflect status as of March 2021.
The Campus Wellness Working Group thought about how we can could a holistic and inclusive approach to mental health and wellbeing across the spectrum of education, research, and services, and across our campus populations.
Working Group Chairs
Brian Carpenter
Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Vetta Sanders-Thompson
E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity; Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
Working Group Members
| Anthony Azama John M. Schael Director of Athletics | |
| Georgia Binnington Associate Dean of Students, Sam Fox School | |
| Tom Brounk Director of Mental Health Services, Habif Health & Wellness Center | |
| Lexy Courneya Undergraduate student, Arts & Sciences; Student Union | |
| Kirk Dougher Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Support and Wellness | |
| Emily Gerber Undergraduate student, Arts & Sciences; First-Year Exec Board | |
| Yoon Groves Director of Academic and Student Affairs, Olin | |
| Lara Jennings International Student & Scholar Advisor | |
| Mark Kamimura Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs | |
| Chris Kroeger Associate Dean, McKelvey School of Engineering | |
| Cheri LeBlanc Executive Director, Habif Heath & Wellness Center | |
| Nicole Leers Undergraduate Student, Arts & Sciences; Student Union | |
| Bryan Lenz Senior Associate Athletic Director | |
| Kellie Mandry Manager, Campus Life Facilities | |
| Sheryl Mauricio Interim Executive Director, Residential Life | |
| Emily Page Senior Manager of Employee Wellness, Human Resources | |
| Katharine Pei Director of First Year Center | |
| Gabrielle Pfund Graduate student, Psychology; Graduate Professional Council | |
| Leila Sadat James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law | |
| Stacey Spruiel HR & Payroll Supervisor, Biology | |
| Chris Stone Director of Disability Resources | |
| Kim Webb Director of the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center | |
| Andy Wiegert Student Affairs Manager, School of Medicine | |
| Karen Winters Associate Professor of Medicine; Director of Student and Occupational Health Services, School of Medicine | |
| Abbey Widdick Graduate student, School of Law |
Digital Transformation is a space several schools prioritized in their strategic planning. This working group looked at WashU’s potential to develop an interdisciplinary network, build on emerging strengths, leverage regional opportunities, and unlock new potentials in research and innovation to further distinguish the university.
Working Group Chairs
Philip Payne
Janet and Bernard Becker Professor and Director, Institute for Informatics
Yongs Shin
Douglass C. North Distinguished Professor of Economics
Working Group Members
| Chris Adkins Director of Financial Reporting, School of Medicine | |
| Chris Amelung Assistant Vice Chancellor for Digital Strategy, Public Affairs | |
| Catherine Betz Sr Content Strategist, Medical Public Affairs | |
| Ted Elsas Senior Change Manager, MyDay | |
| Anna Gavrilova Undergraduate student, Olin | |
| Harriett Green Associate University Librarian | |
| Roch Guerin Harold B. and Adelaide G. Welge Professor of Computer Science and Engineering | |
| Lynda Heaney Vice Chancellor, Medical Advancement | |
| Patricia Howard Senior Analyst | |
| Sean Joe Benjamin Youngdahl Professor of Social Development | |
| Katherine Krajcovic Director, Project Management | |
| Andrea Krussel Director of Education and Workforce Development, Institute for Informatics | |
| Josh Landman Graduate student, Division for Computational and Data Sciences | |
| Thomas Maddox Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division | |
| Cynthia Marich Executive Director, Office of Health Information and Data Science | |
| Pat Matthews Associate Dean, University College | |
| Nichole Mercier Assistant Vice Chancellor & Managing Director, Office of Technology Management | |
| Melanie Micir Associate Professor of English | |
| Himadri Pakrasi Freiberg Professor of Biology | |
| Stephanie Reel Interim Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer | |
| Melanie Roewe Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Development & Contracts | |
| Durai Sundaramoorthi Senior Lecturer in Management | |
| Marcy Vana Associate Director, Becker Medical Library |
Working Group Chairs
T.R. Kidder
Edward S. and Tedi Macias Professor of Anthropology
Rodrigo Reis
Associate Dean for Public Health
Working Group Members
| Ziyad Al-Aly Assistant Professor of Medicine | |
| Ruopeng An Assistant Professor, Brown School | |
| David Fike Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences | |
| Elizabeth Hubertz Associate Professor of Practice, Director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic | |
| Meghan Kirkwood Assistant Professor of Art | |
| Beth Martin Teaching Professor of Environmental Studies | |
| Jessica Martin Sr Associate Dean and Chief of Staff, Olin Business School | |
| Kim Medley Director of Tyson Research Center | |
| Alex Morales-Heil Climate Change Program Coordinator | |
| Kimberly Parker Assistant Professor of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering | |
| Linda Samuels Associate Professor in Urban Design, Architecture | |
| Avni Solanki Lecturer in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering | |
| Joe Steensma Professor of Practice, Brown School | |
| Phil Valko Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sustainability | |
| Jacaranda Van Rheenen Manager of Operations, Institute for Public Health | |
| David Webb Lecturer in Environmental Studies | |
Working Group Chairs
Panos Kouvellis
Director of The Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation and Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management
Laurie Maffly-Kipp
Archer Alexander Distinguished Professor; Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Working Group Members
| Jean Allman J.H. Hexter Professor in the Humanities, Arts & Sciences | |
| Scott Baker William F. & Jessica L.Kirsch Professor of Law, School of Law | |
| Laura Benoist Associate Director, McDonnell International Scholars Academy | |
| Danielle Bristow Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Brown School | |
| Andrew Butler Chair and Associate Professor of Education, Associate Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Arts & Sciences | |
| Michelle Delair Assistant Director of Career Development | |
| Ram Dixit Professor of Biology, Arts & Sciences | |
| Bisiayo Fashemi Graduate student in DBBS | |
| Cathy Freesmeier Associate Dean, SEAS Graduate Student Services, McKelvey School of Engineering | |
| Aurora Kamimura Lecturer, Department of Education; Fellow, Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity | |
| Heidi Kolk Assistant Professor; Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment, Office of the Provost | |
| Catherine Lang Professor of Physical Therapy | |
| Patrick Moreton Professor of Practice in Strategy & Management, Olin Business School | |
| Erin Murdock Associate Dean for Student Life | |
| Kelley Murphy Assistant Professor of Architecture, Sam Fox School | |
| Neal Patwari Professor, McKelvey School of Engineering | |
| Jessie Runiewiecz Director of Enrollment Management and Student Services, Graduate School | |
| Neil Schoenherr Senior News Director, Law & Social Work, Office of Public Affairs | |
| Brett Wick Professor of Mathematics, Arts & Sciences | |
| Angela Wilson Associate Dean, Graduate School |
Working Group Chairs
Jennifer Harpring
Assistant Dean of Field Education
Ohad Kadan
H. Frederick Hagemann Jr Professor of Finance; Vice Dean for Education and Globalization
Working Group Members
| William Acree Associate Professor of Spanish; Associate Director, Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity | |
| Nicole Allen Associate Dean, Sam Fox | |
| Carla Bailey Senior HR Manager for Learning & Development | |
| Alan Beck Research Manager, Prevention Research Center; Chair of the Danforth Staff Council | |
| Nick Benassi Senior Associate Dean of Strategy, Communications & External Relations, McKelvey School of Engineering | |
| Tim Bono Assistant Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences; Lecturer in Psychological & Brain Sciences | |
| Kelli Delfosse Director of Industry Relations and Career Engagement | |
| Nataly Garzon Graduate student, Olin Business School | |
| Jennifer Gibbs Executive Assistant to the Dean of Arts & Sciences | |
| Trish Gomez Associate Director, Operations, Center for Diversity and Inclusion | |
| Callista Isabelle Director for Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life, Center for Diversity & Inclusion | |
| Theresa Kouo Assistant Director for Civic Engagement and Education, Gephardt Institute | |
| Jessica Roberts Martin Senior Associate Dean and Chief of Staff, Olin Business School | |
| Jen Meyer Assistant Director of Career Development, Sam Fox School | |
| Karen Novak Senior Director of Administration & Finance, University College | |
| Stacie Reardon Assistant Director of Placement, Law School; Lecturer in Law | |
| Miriam Silberman Undergraduate student; Speaker CS40 | |
| Mark Smith Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs | |
| Jacqueline Thomas Associate Registrar, Law School | |
| Kellie Thompson Director, Kathryn M. Buder Center, Brown School | |
| Joshua Walehwa Director of Career Services, Brown School | |
| Jennifer Whitten Associate Dean and Director of Weston Career Center, Olin Business School |
Working Group Chairs
Debra Haire-Joshu
Joyce Wood Professor
Bill Powderly
J William Campbell Professor of Medicine
Working Group Members
| Ross Brownson Inaugural Steven H. and Susan U. Lipstein Distinguished Professor of Public Health | |
| Randi Foraker Associate Professor, Medicine | |
| Daniel Giammar Walter E. Browne Professor of Environmental Engineering | |
| Amanda Gilbert Graduate student, Brown School | |
| Angela Hobson Assistant Dean for Public Health; Senior Lecturer, Brown School | |
| Darrell Hudson Associate Professor of Public Health | |
| Lora Iannotti Associate Professor of Public Health | |
| Shelly Johnston Research Project Coordinator, Center for Diabetes Translation Research | |
| Andrew Knight Professor of Organizational Behavior | |
| Steve Lawrence Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Disease | |
| Sarah Moreland-Russell Assistant Professor of the Practice, Brown School | |
| Mary Politi Professor of Surgery | |
| E.A. Quinn Associate Professor of Anthropology | |
| Will Ross Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology | |
| Deborah Salvo Assistant Professor of Public Health | |
| Kellie Thompson Director of the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies | |
| Hongxi Yin I-CARES Associate Professor of Architecture |
Working Group Chairs
Deanna Barch
Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Jenny Lodge
Vice Chancellor for Research
Working Group Members
| Gregory Bowman Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics | |
| Leo Cabassa Associate Professor of Social Work | |
| Johnnie Cartright Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research | |
| Hong Chen Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering | |
| Heather Corcoran Vice Provost; Interim Dean of University College; Halsey C. Ives Professor | |
| Bettina Drake Professor of Surgery | |
| Elvin Geng Professor of Medicine, Infectious Disease | |
| Christina Gurnett Professor of Neurology | |
| Patti Hageman Associate Director of Cordell Institute | |
| Elizabeth Haswell Professor of Biology | |
| Tammy Hershey Professor of Psychiatry | |
| Tim Holy Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Neuroscience | |
| Jonathan Kipnis Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor, Immunobiology | |
| Andrew Knight Professor of Organizational Behavior | |
| James Kolker University Architect and Associate Vice Chancellor of Capital Projects & Records | |
| Katharina Lodders Research Professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences | |
| Lerone Martin Associate Professor of Religion and Politics | |
| Paige McGinley Associate Professor of Performing Arts | |
| Jacob Montgomery Associate Professor of Political Science | |
| Nicole Moore Sr. Director of Research Development, Vice Chancellor for Research | |
| Kater Murch Associate Professor of Physics | |
| Dave Pagliarini Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology | |
| Gary Patti Michale and Tana Powell Professor of Chemistry | |
| E.A. Quinn Associate Professor of Anthropology | |
| Rachel Sachs Associate Professor of Law | |
| Lori Setton Lucy and Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering | |
| Srikanth Singamaneni Lilyan & E. Lisle Hughes Professor, McKelvey School of Engineering | |
| Fred Ssewamala William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor, Brown School | |
| Christina Stallings Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology | |
| Lindsay Stark Associate Professor of Public Health & Social Work | |
| Bill Tolman William Greenleaf Eliot Professor of Chemistry | |
| Jian Wang Professor of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering | |
| Lan Yang Edwin H. & Florence G. Skinner Professor, McKelvey School of Engineering | |
| Will Yeoh Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering | |
| Hongxi Yin I-CARES Associate Professor of Architecture |
Working Group Chairs
Nicole Hudson
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Hank Webber
Executive Vice Chancellor for Civic Affairs and Strategic Planning
Working Group Members
| Eva Aagaard Senior Associate Dean of Education, Medical School; C & J Loeb Prof of Medical Education | |
| Monica Allen Vice Chancellor and General Counsel | |
| Peter Boumgarden Koch Family Professor of Practice in Family Enterprise | |
| Sheretta Butler Barnes Associate Professor of Social Work | |
| Mary Campbell Associate Vice Chancellor for Real Estate | |
| Bill Carson U.S. Bank, Vice President & Business Development Officer | |
| Heather Corcoran Vice Provost and Interim Dean of University College; Halsey C. Ives Professor | |
| Rosalind Early Features Editor, Public Affairs | |
| Jason Hall Chief Executive Officer, Greater St. Louis, Inc. | |
| Mackenzie Hines-Wilson Undergraduate student, Arts & Sciences | |
| John Inazu Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law | |
| Bethany Johnson-Javois Chief Executive Officer, St. Louis Integrated Health Network | |
| John Kemper CEO of Commerce | |
| Jane Kojima Director of Communications, Facilities Planning and Management | |
| Pam Lokken Vice Chancellor of Government & Community Relations | |
| Alicia McDonnell Trustee | |
| Brian Phillips Assistant Vice Chancellor for Washington University Medical Center | |
| Jason Purnell Vice President, Community Health Improvement at BJC Healthcare; Associate Professor, Brown School | |
| Ignacio Sanchez Prado Jarvis Thurston and Mona Van Duyn Professor in the Humanities | |
| Sophie Scott Undergraduate student, Arts & Sciences | |
| Kurt Summers Gephardt National Council member | |
| Lauren Todd Subject & Instruction Librarian, Engineering | |
| Ronné Turner Vice Provost of Admissions & Financial Aid | |
| Adia Harvey Wingfield Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor of Arts & Sciences | |
| Heather Woofter Director, College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design; Sam and Marilyn Fox Professor |
Working Group Chairs
Jen Smith
Vice Provost for Educational Initiatives
Jay Turner
James McKelvey Professor of Engineering Education; Vice Dean for Education
Working Group Members
| ShiNung Ching Associate Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering | |
| Nina Crosby Walton Undergraduate student, Sam Fox | |
| John Hendrix Professor of Art | |
| Harvey Fields Jr. OSS/ Associate Dean for Student Success | |
| Tom Keeline Associate Professor of Classics | |
| Mitch Kundel Lecturer in Biology | |
| Paige LaRose Assistant Dean; Director of Undergraduate Programs for Olin Business School | |
| Rob Morgan Director of the Beyond Boundaries Program; Teaching Professor of Performing Arts | |
| Cassie Power Associate Director for Faculty and Academic Engagement, Gephardt Institute for Civic/Community Engagement | |
| Michelle Purdy Associate Professor of Education | |
| Bill Siever Teaching Professor, Computer Science and Engineering | |
| Ronné Turner Vice Provost of Admissions and Financial Aid | |
| Michael Wysession Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning; Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences | |
| Mark Jareczek Undergraduate student, Arts & Sciences |