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WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) New Student Orientation kicked off the 2025 spring semester last week with a wealth of information for new students to succeed in their academic and professional goals. Held in the evening and offered in both in-person and virtual formats to accommodate students’ busy lives, the event began with a […]

The WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) marketing team was recently recognized for its work in launching the new school. Formerly University College, CAPS earned the prestigious Silver Excellence in Marketing Award at the 2024 University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) 33rd Annual MEMS: Marketing, Enrollment Management, and Student Success conference. The award highlights […]

For most college students, an academic advisor is a faculty member – maybe in their major – who checks on the student to make sure they are on track to complete their degree. They also answer any questions the student may have about enrolling in classes and planning their schedule.  WashU Continuing & Professional Studies […]

Shortly before Thanksgiving, sixteen leaders from non-profits across the St. Louis region gathered with their families to celebrate a unique milestone—the completion of a new professional credit program created through a partnership between WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) and the United Way of Greater St. Louis. The Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management Professional Certificate program […]

For Dean Sean Armstrong, providing educational opportunities to support students is more than a career—it’s a lifelong mission. This commitment was celebrated by the St. Louis American Foundation, which honored Armstrong with an Excellence in Education Award at the 37th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Gala on Oct. 12. A native […]

Simply surviving the first few weeks of a new semester is an achievement for many in education. But for Joe Cruz, Academic Director of Management & Organizational Change for WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS), reaching this milestone is an energizing beginning. Cruz’s focus is always on how to make CAPS courses even better for […]

A small but mighty team of WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) staff were in New Orleans recently sharing how the CAPS English Language Programs (ELP) Empower program is changing lives for new Americans – immigrants and refugees – in St. Louis. ELP Director Katie Brown, ELP Student Success Navigator Andre Mayers and CAPS Director […]

Washington University Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) English Language Programs (ELP) Director Katie Brown has a desk in January Hall, but her job frequently takes her out of the office to several locations across WashU’s campus and throughout the St. Louis community. The ELP program, initially designed to help strengthen and advance the English language […]

“OLLI truly is a pathway to successful, productive, vital, aging. This organization deserves to be celebrated and I’m proud that it’s a part of WashU’s presence in this community.” That was the message Harvey A. Friedman Center on Aging Co-Director Nancy Morrow-Howell, MSW, PhD, brought to the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Osher Lifelong Learning […]

Students, staff, and faculty honored during CAPS recognition ceremony The smiling faces of graduates in the Washington University in St. Louis School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) could not be darkened by threatening storms as they celebrated earning WashU degrees and certificates with friends and family during the 163rd Commencement celebrations on Monday, May […]