"W&L is a community that truly enables and encourages students to step outside of their comfort zones."
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Kiki Martire '15 studies challenges to women in political leadership in Samoa.
Nicole Gunawansa ’14 is passionate about delivering health care to marginalized patients.
"The relationships I have made and strengthened while volunteering over the course of my time in Lexington are more important to me than I could have imagined."
Stuart Hogue '96 believes in the power of girls to end global poverty.
Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carl Bernstein will deliver the keynote address for the 15th annual Institute for Honor Symposium on Friday at 4:00 p.m. in Lee Chapel.
Johnson Opportunity Grant Winner Kayla Sylvester '17 Volunteers with a Local Literacy Council in South Dakota.
After majoring in biochemistry, religion and music composition at W&L, Thomas Day took his skills to help people at their most vulnerable point in life. .
W&L Psychology professor Tyler Lorig reports from his AAAS fellowship on Capitol Hill.
Psychology major Darby Lundquist '17 interns at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
Politics and Spanish major Noelle Rutland '17 interns for the Department of Defense.
Kristine Kilanski ’07 looked at the "invisible" side of Austin through the eyes of another to contribute to a book about inequality in the city.
Cynthia Cheatham '07 finds purpose in a variety of settings as she advocates for underrepresented communities.
Biology and Spanish major Harrison Westgarth '17 researches a rare congenital disease at the National Institutes of Health.
"W&L is about the people who make the traditions and community succeed."
Margaret McClintock is an English major with a minor in art history from Tunica, Miss. A member of the Class of 2015, she has been president of the Panhellenic Council, and Appalachian Adventure Trip leader, a member of the Contact Committee, the Student Faculty Hearing Board, the Student Affairs Committee and Traveller.
David Robinson is an accounting and business administration major from Greenville, S.C. A member of the Class of 2015, he is chairman of the Student Judicial Council, a resident advisor for first-year students, a local elementary school volunteer and a member of @wluLex, W&L's student-run social media team.
Austin Eisenhofer is a business administration major and captain of the varsity football team. A lifelong racing fan, he spent the summer working for Penske Racing, Inc. as an athletics and team management intern.
Angela Smith sits down with award-winning journalist Roger Mudd '50 to discuss the Mudd Center for Ethics.
Associate Professor of History.
New business law professor hopes to teach students to be better negotiators.
Director of International Education .
Professor of Business Journalism .
"A large part of my personal growth has stemmed from my involvement with W&L athletics."
Lucy Wade Shapiro is an American history major from Memphis, TN. A member of the Class of 2015, she is president of the student-run Executive Committee, a peer counselor, a volunteer at the Rockbridge Area Health Center and a member of Tri Beta, WITS and Reformed University Fellowship.
Bailey Russell is a studio art (photography) major from Huntsville, Alabama. A member of the Class of 2016, she is co-chair of the LEAD Banquet Planning Committe, a DJ at WLUR, a peer tutor and a member of Reformed University Fellowship and KLAZICS hip-hop dance group. .
Patrick O'Connor is a business administration major with a minor in education policy from Richmond, Va. A member of the Class of 2015, he is a member of the varsity basketball team, a first-year resident advisor and a Burish intern.
Laurent Boetsch Term Associate Professor of Sociology.
John X. Miller '77, managing editor of Winston-Salem Journal, adds his name to the city's list of 'firsts.'
"I've learned a diverse set of capabilities that has aided my transformation from a curious girl with a knack for business into a cognizant, concerned businesswoman aware of the challenges of this complex world."
"I have been challenged to step outside my comfort zone, encouraged to pursue my passions, and nurtured as a student, a leader and an individual."
"We often do not realize the opportunities afforded to us as students at this prestigious university tucked away in such a beautiful town."
Seniors Teddy Corcoran and Stephanie Foster get students from around the country talking about ethics.
Lenfest Center House Directors work behind the scenes to keep performances running smoothly.
Accounting and Business Administration major lends her planning skills to the annual Souper Bowl benefit for the Campus Kitchen Backpack Program.
For Bert Ponder '83, of Atlanta, and his daughter, Wyn '16, volunteering for the Annual Fund has become a family tradition. Bert serves as the chair of the Annual Fund, while Wyn is one of five lead class agents for the Class of 2016. .
Buddy LeTourneau '71 has served Washington and Lee as a class agent since 1996. Even after 21 years of volunteering for the Annual Fund, he is still motivated by what he terms the "passion and love" he feels for the university. .
"All around me, I was exposed to ideas and opinions I had not considered before."
ODK National Leader of the Year Paqui Toscano talks about his approach to leadership.
Rising senior Steven Yeung was one of the youngest members of the Virginia delegation — and one of the youngest delegates nationwide — at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Mike Wilner '13 is on the fast track as a young entrepreneur.
Haley Miller '16, a lifelong lover of sports, works as a marketing intern for Adidas.
Advertising Operations and Ad Research Intern at Hulu.
Students learn how two seemingly different disciplines are intertwined together in harmony.
Modern Professional Presentations is Not Your Average Public Speaking Class.
Experiential marketing puts Gabrey Means '92 and her clients in unexpected places.
Professor Michael Laughy uses digital technology in the classroom to study ancient Greece.
Mathematics major Matthew Kiser '16 interns at the recruiting software company Jobscience in San Fransisco.
Haley Miller '16, a lifelong lover of sports, works as a marketing intern for Adidas.
Alessandra Catizone '15 and Eleanor Jones '15 provide prosthetic hands to amputees in El Salvador.
State-of-the-Art Facility Encourages Creative Use of Technology Across the Curriculum.
W&L's IQ Center and Dalí Studio Assistant Collaborate to Create Innovative Art.
Brandt Wood '88 sweats the details to create one-of-a-kind venues and live music events.
Intern at Grow Marketing in San Francisco.
Chemistry major Levi Warring interns with NASA.
Elizabeth Robertson '01 takes childhood fascination with space to a career creating parts for rocket engines.
Juniors Lizzy Stanton and Lenny Enkhbold use geo-spatial visualizations to explore new interpretations of 19th-century German literature.
An excerpt from "Mock Con," a documentary funded by W&L's Class of 1953 and narrated by author and former CBS newsman Roger Mudd '50, on the drama and inspiration of the first 25 Mock Conventions at Washington and Lee University.
In the past three years, six graduating seniors have been named Venture for America fellows, and together they’re proving that W&L graduates don’t have to go to Silicon Valley to launch the next big business idea.
A group of Washington and Lee students spent February break constructing a bio-sand water filter for a school in Belmopan, Belize.
The General Flyers club draws on engineering skills and IQ Center resources to design and fabricate an unmanned, electric-powered, radio-controlled aircraft.
"One of the most important things about science, and any discipline, is communication."
Amber Cooper '12 brings her passion for creativity and communications to her marketing career.
Through teaching and practice, Cliff Holekamp '96 is reinventing St. Louis with entrepreneurship.
Zillow COO Amy Bohutinsky '97 shares her expertise with students at AdLib 2016.
Charlotte Sisk spent the summer working as a project management intern for the Saatchi & Saatchi global communications and advertising agency network in New York City.
"W&L has certainly taught me to expect the unexpected in a community of unique individuals."
"It is the strength of community and society that really makes W&L more than simply another great university."
W&L Students Distill Shakespeare Plays to Their Essence.