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  • Orland Park, IL

Laura Desch of Orland Park named to Dean's List at Washington University in St. Louis

2011 Feb 28

Laura Desch of Orland Park, IL (60462), was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2010 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Desch is a graduate of Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, IL, and is enrolled in the university's College of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Art, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or above and be enrolled in at least 12 graded units.

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 110 nations. The total student body is nearly 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,400 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law and School of Medicine. Twenty-three Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research there.

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.