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Greetings from Washington University in St. Louis

Here at Washington University in St. Louis, we are coalescing around a bold vision for digital transformation as a key pillar of a new strategic plan for our historic university. We are re-conceptualizing how we teach, learn, drive research excellence and create a highly skilled workforce to meet the new digital-first economy of our community and our world head-on.

That is why we are thrilled to host Digital Universities US on May 6–8, 2024, at WashU! We hope you will join us on our beautiful campus bordering Forest Park, the site of the 1904 World’s Fair and one of the nation’s largest urban parks.

Look forward to thought-provoking speakers, lively panel discussions and, most importantly, tools and connections you can take back to your own institutions and put to use no matter where you are on your own digital transformation journey.

Now is a critical, pivotal moment for both higher education and digital technology. It is incumbent on us to understand how to effectively, responsibly and equitably embrace and harness these technologies both within the academy and for the greater good.

On behalf of Washington University in St. Louis, I welcome you to explore that very exciting future with us.

Philip R.O. Payne

Founding director of the Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics, and chair of digital transformation implementation

Washington University in St. Louis

About Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis is counted among the world's leaders in teaching, research, patient care and service to society.

The university draws students to St. Louis from more than 100 countries and all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands. The total student body is more than 15,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The 4,300-strong faculty teach in eight schools: Arts & Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, McKelvey School of Engineering, School of Law, School of Medicine and University College. The university has been affiliated with 26 Nobel laureates, many of whom did a significant portion of their award-winning work at the university.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.

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