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.
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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.
"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."
John X. Miller '77, managing editor of Winston-Salem Journal, adds his name to the city's list of 'firsts.'
Seniors Teddy Corcoran and Stephanie Foster get students from around the country talking about ethics.
Accounting and Business Administration major lends her planning skills to the annual Souper Bowl benefit for the Campus Kitchen Backpack Program.
Lenfest Center House Directors work behind the scenes to keep performances running smoothly.
"All around me, I was exposed to ideas and opinions I had not considered before."
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.
ODK National Leader of the Year Paqui Toscano talks about his approach to leadership.
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. .
Modern Professional Presentations is Not Your Average Public Speaking Class.
Mike Wilner '13 is on the fast track as a young entrepreneur.
Students learn how two seemingly different disciplines are intertwined together in harmony.
Haley Miller '16, a lifelong lover of sports, works as a marketing intern for Adidas.
Advertising Operations and Ad Research Intern at Hulu.
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.
Professor Michael Laughy uses digital technology in the classroom to study ancient Greece.
State-of-the-Art Facility Encourages Creative Use of Technology Across the Curriculum.
Experiential marketing puts Gabrey Means '92 and her clients in unexpected places.
W&L's IQ Center and Dalí Studio Assistant Collaborate to Create Innovative Art.
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.
Brandt Wood '88 sweats the details to create one-of-a-kind venues and live music events.
Through teaching and practice, Cliff Holekamp '96 is reinventing St. Louis with entrepreneurship.
A group of Washington and Lee students spent February break constructing a bio-sand water filter for a school in Belmopan, Belize.
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.
Zillow COO Amy Bohutinsky '97 shares her expertise with students at AdLib 2016.
"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.
The General Flyers club draws on engineering skills and IQ Center resources to design and fabricate an unmanned, electric-powered, radio-controlled aircraft.
"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."
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.
"A liberal arts education hones transferable skills."
W&L Students Distill Shakespeare Plays to Their Essence.
Anna DiBenedetto '15 interns at HGTV magazine.
Business administration and art history major Colton Klein '15 interns at Sotheby's headquarters in New York City.
English and journalism major Sara Korash-Schiff '15 interns in book publishing in Nashville.
"Over my years at W&L I have constantly been drawing and redrawing myself, trying to find the most sincere, visceral and true parts."
Mass communication and American history major Will Bartlett '15 interns for CBS News.
Michael Bronstein '15 and T.J. Fisher '15 study the evolution of the depiction of chaos in art and neuroscience.
"W&L has given me the resources and experiences that I need to continue my intellectual, professional, and emotional growth outside of Lexington."
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Christopher Levy '15 and Sara Korash-Schiff '15 study the production of overtones in choral music.
"College is a place where you will grow no matter how you go through it. The only thing you control is who you grow to be."
"I will always remember my time at Washington and Lee because it has helped me to grow and realize my interests."
"Washington and Lee has been the happy intersection of the qualities I desired in a large and small school."
"My W&L experience has been everything I thought that college would be."
"W&L professors have a knack for making their students realize their true potential."
Sonia Brozak '17 studies Leonardo da Vinci's Annunciation.
"Day Out: A Story of a Mother's Love:" On stage at the Symposium of Theater in Academe on March 27.
"College is a time to both explore uncharted territory and to further your interests."
"At W&L you'll find the support to pursue anything."
"I am where I am because of W&L."
"The greatest thing for me about the W&L journalism program is the numerous opportunities you have to succeed and keep learning."
"Creativity has many meanings, but for me and with regards to my college experience, it means the opportunity to shape my own identity."
"W&L is more than just a school, and the professors are more than just educators."
Senior Xiaoxiang Yang gets a taste of the consulting world with The Brattle Group.
Business Administration and Romance Languages Major Carley Sambrook '17 Interns for Michael Kors.
