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In 2024, St. Louis experienced its deadliest year on record for pedestrians. As city leaders invest millions of dollars in traffic safety improvements, WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) students Dash Martin and Margaret Mulligan wanted to understand a simple question: What impact are those changes actually making on the ground? Their […]

When WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) launched its Nonprofit Management Certificate in partnership with the United Way of Greater St. Louis, the goal was straightforward: give nonprofit professionals practical leadership training they could immediately bring back to the organizations serving the region. Now, as the program celebrates its third graduating cohort, that impact is […]

CAPS students are invited to participate in a mini mentoring opportunity with members of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). During this breakfast event, students will have the opportunity to connect with HR professionals in a small-group setting, ask questions about career development, and gain insight into topics such as interviewing, workplace culture, career […]

WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) celebrated the Class of 2026 during its Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 15, honoring undergraduate, graduate and certificate candidates whose academic journeys reflected the determination, resilience and ambition of modern learners. Held in Graham Chapel as part of Washington University’s One Hundred Sixty-Fifth Commencement ceremonies, the event brought together […]

WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) students, faculty, and community members celebrated a year of achievement at the annual CAPS Honors and Research Night in early May. The evening highlighted the interdisciplinary scholarship and professional inquiry taking place throughout CAPS and coincided with CAPS’ annual Alpha Sigma Lambda induction ceremony. The ceremony celebrated modern learners, including 35 […]

Finding the time, resources, and support to extend and deepen one’s teaching practice can be challenging. There are, after all, only so many hours in an instructor’s day.   “The Horstmann Grant afforded me the opportunity to focus for a semester,” said Sarah Chavez, PhD, a long-standing WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) biology instructor and assistant director of community outreach and engagement (COE) at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center. During the […]

Students at WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) gained practical insight into nonprofit and human resources careers at Purpose & People: Career Connections in Nonprofit and Human Resources. Panelists emphasized that meaningful careers are built through relationships, adaptability and a clear sense of purpose. “Purpose & People reflects CAPS’ commitment to connecting students with professionals and perspectives […]

WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) will host Purpose & People: Career Connections in Nonprofit and Human Resources on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The event will bring together students, faculty and regional professionals for an in-person conversation about careers centered on people and purpose.  The event is designed for CAPS students enrolled in or interested in Nonprofit Management and Management and Organizational Change programs, with […]

For the second year in a row, WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) hosted Geospatial in Motion at T-REX, bringing together students, educators and industry professionals to explore the evolving role of geospatial technology in today’s workforce. This year’s event centered on GeoAI—the intersection of geographic information systems and artificial intelligence—and highlighted CAPS’ new Certificate in Applied GeoAI.  The evening opened […]

Surrounded by friends, family and over 300 attendees, Sam Goodwin paced silently beneath the historic Graham Chapel stained glass. Four steps forward, four steps back. Four steps forward, four steps back. As Sam silently recreated the windowless prison cell he was held in for 63 days after being falsely captured by the Syrian Assad regime, […]