Lessons in Vulnerability: Linda Gaida ’16
Kendrick Award winner Linda Gaida '16 reflects on her experience in the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico.
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No Frills Fun: The Bouldering Wall
The new bouldering wall isn't fancy and didn't cost a great deal, but it is being enthusiastically used by students, faculty and staff.
Changing Perspectives: Anna Paden Carson ’16
Shepherd Intern at Tapestri, Inc. in Atlanta.
My W&L: Turner Meeks ’15
"At W&L you learn so much more in your interactions with others than what you see in the classroom."
My W&L: Jinae Kennedy ’16
"One word can sum up my feelings about the last three years: Grateful."
In Action: The Compost Crew
Student Group Gets Messy for the Environment.
Changing Perspectives: Abby Block ’17
Abby Block '17 interns for the Cleveland Clinic.
A Day in the Life: Mary Ciera Wilson ’17
Johnson Opportunity Grant winner gets a taste of state politics the Tennessee State Capitol.
My W&L: Sequoya Bua-Iam ’17
"W&L manages to be a catalyst for adventure while still offering that 'welcome home' feeling."
My W&L: Austin Piatt ’17
"This university can open many doors for its students, most of them unexpected."
In Depth: Spring Break Service
Crisis and charity bond Bonner Students during Washington Break.
Community-Based Research: Lainey Johnson ’16
Psychology major Lainey Johnson combines research and service for the benefit of a local non-profit.
The Pre-Dental Club: Encouraging Smiles
Sophomore Brett Becker has started the Pre-dental Club for Washington and Lee students who want to study dentistry and to volunteer in the community.
My W&L: Ferrell Carter ’16
"Both my academic and extracurricular involvement have fostered an interest in entrepreneurship, which has led me to work for a startup through Venture for America next year."
Around the World: Kate LeMasters ’15
Kate LeMasters is a politics and economics major with a minor in poverty and human capability studies from Abilene, Texas. She studied global health and development policy in Geneva, Switzerland and Rabat, Morocco, with SIT Study Abroad.
Interns at Work: Ryan Brink ’18
Ryan Brink '18 interns for the Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee.
Interns at Work: Faith Pinho ’18
Journalism major Faith Pinho '18 interns for NPR News in Boston.
Changing Perspectives: Phillip Harmon ’17
Shepherd Intern Phillip Harmon '17 interns at CAPUP in Richmond, VA.
Changing Perspectives: Ram Raval ’18
Ram Raval '18 interns for the Cooper's Ferry Partnership.
Changing Perspectives: Hannah Gilmore ’16
Shepherd Intern Hannah Gilmore interns at the Mobile Oasis Farmer's Market in Greensboro, N.C.
Summer Research: Caroline Birdrow ’16
Mathematics major Caroline Birdrow '16 conducts community-based research with Maury River Home Care.
My W&L: Rebecca Dunn ’16
"As a senior, I look back at my four years and can see how much the Shepherd Program has shaped my passions, worldview and career aspirations."
Changing Perspectives: Elena Diller ’17
Shepherd Intern Elena Diller '17 works on refugee resettlement in Atlanta.
Changing Perspectives: Zoe Stein ’17
Shepherd Intern Zoe Stein '17 interns with Monster Slayers on the Navajo Nation reservation.
Staying Local: Teacher Education
Partnerships with area schools benefit both W&L and K-12 students.
Screening for Success: A Day in K
Rockbridge-area schools systems, universities and community volunteers joined forces to make the first-annual "A Day in K" event at Hull's Drive-in a success for local kids.
Changing Perspectives: Michael Sullivan ’18
Shepherd Intern Michael Sullivan '18 interns with Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers in Camden, N.J.
W&L Magazine, Summer 2016: Vol. 92 | No. 2
In This Issue: 48 Hours in Lexington Rockbridge Wants You 2- Speak Letters to the Editor 4 – Along the Colonnade Graduation W&L's history of slavery Center for Global Learning opens Retirees and new trustees 11 – Lewis Hall Notes Employment report Moot Court victory 12 – Generals' Report Year-end roundup 28 – Alumni Profile Trust and […]
Faculty Focus: Shane Lynch
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities.
Class of 2016: What Will You Miss?
Lasting memories from four years on campus.
Commencement: Congratulations, Graduates!
From move-in day to graduation, a celebration of W&L's Class of 2016.
On Campus: A Village Rises
“The guiding principle in developing this project has been our desire to preserve the distinctive character of the Washington and Lee community.”.
Study Abroad in Japan: Working With Nature
After having taken a good look around Omicho Market and having observed my host family’s regular meals, I found that the residents of Kanazawa are very attuned to the natural world around them.
Spain in Context: The Rocks Here are Cooler
Hola from Cádiz, located on the beautiful southern coast of Spain -- not the beautiful eastern coast of Ohio. While the distinct culture of Middle America rocks, the rocks here are cooler.
France Through Film: Bonjour in the Morning, Bonsoir at Night
I came here to become fluent in French, and I already feel like I am much more comfortable speaking in another language than when I arrived. I guess having five host siblings under the age of 17 who constantly engage in discussion might have something to do with it.
W&L Magazine, Winter/Spring 2016: Vol. 92 | No. 1
In This Issue: President Robert Edward Royall Huntley '50, '57L: 1929-2015 From Williams to Washington and Lee: Will Dudley, President-Elect 2- Speak Remembering W&L Friends Letters to the Editor 4 – Along the Colonnade Mock Con 2016 MLK and PBK roundups Venture for America a new trustee noteworthy 8 – Lewis Hall Notes Helping area families during the […]
Work of Five W&L Photography Students Included in Southwest Virginia Exhibition
The photographs of Jillian Leigh '17, Emerson Scheinuk '17, Kiki Spiezio '17, Laura Wiseman '16 and Ellen Kanzinger '18 were included in the new Southwest Virginia Juried Student Photography Exhibition at the Radford University Art Museum.
Watch: Introducing President-Elect Dudley
W&L's Board of Trustees elected Will Dudley as the university's 27th president during its meeting on Feb. 12. He was introduced to the campus community in the Elrod Commons.
Ruscio to Become VFIC President in April 2017
The Board of Trustees of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) announced today that Kenneth P. Ruscio, the president of Washington and Lee University, will become the next president of VFIC on April 1, 2017.
Will Dudley Named 27th President of Washington and Lee University
William C. (Will) Dudley, provost and professor of philosophy at Williams College, will be the next president of Washington and Lee University.
Calling All Generals: Alan Carrillo ’18L
W&L students raise funds to help area families during blizzard.
Lessons of the WDBJ-TV 7 Tragedy
Two key members of Roanoke’s WDBJ-TV 7 staff will visit Washington and Lee University Feb. 3 and tell their stories of the tragedy last August when two of their colleagues were shot and killed on live television.
W&L’s 26th Mock Convention Feb. 11-13 May Clarify GOP Presidential Race
A college mock political convention that has correctly predicted the actual nominee in 19 of 25 presidential elections since 1908 convenes Feb. 11-13 at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
Two Washington and Lee University Alumni to Headline Fifth Annual AdLib Conference March 10–11
Washington and Lee University’s AdLib Conference will take place on March 10–11 with two alumni headlining the event.
W&L Graduate Named to Inaugural Class of Schwarzman Scholars
Blaise Buma, a Dec. 2015 mathematics graduate of Washington and Lee University, has been selected for the inaugural class of 111 Schwarzman Scholars, a one-year master’s program at China’s Tsinghua University inspired by the Rhodes Scholarships program at the University of Oxford.
Registration for W&L's Real Estate Forum Now Open
Washington and Lee's inaugural Real Estate Forum, set to take place in Washington, D.C. on May 5-6, 2016, is now open for registration. The forum is for alumni working in the real estate industry and will feature networking sessions, panel discussions and a luncheon keynote address. A reception will take place on Thursday evening and […]
Variety Obituary Recounts Estrada's “Second Career”
Jorge E. Estrada ’69, a former trustee of Washington and Lee University and celebrated producer of cinema in Argentina, died Dec. 9 at age 68. Variety, the entertainment industry newspaper, has reviewed Estrada’s international professional accomplishments in an obituary.
Professor's Wall Street Journal Column Praises “Peanuts” Holiday Program
Stephen J. Lind, assistant professor of business administration and an expert in the intersection of religion and the entertainment industry, published a guest column in The Wall Street Journal on Dec. 21 on the lasting impact of the television special “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
Changing Perspectives: Josh White ’16, George Park ’17 and Corey Guen ’17 in San Pedro, Belize
"Our hope is that Ambergris Caye becomes a yearly destination for Shepherd Interns and our respective communities can maintain a mutually beneficial relationship."
Changing Perspectives: Laura Penney ’16
Shepherd Intern at House of Ruth in Baltimore, Md.
Williams Investment Society Appoints 2016 Directors
The Williams Investment Society has named its 2016 directors. Noah Henderson ’17 will serve as the Society’s executive director. Cody Solomon ’17 and Finn Barrett ’17 will serve as associate directors. Henderson is a business administration and Chinese double major from Greenwich, Conn. Solomon is an accounting and business administration major from Atlanta, Ga. and […]
Five Seniors Receive CFA Exam Scholarships
Five seniors, Andrew Head, Payson Miller, Jerry Qiu, Michael Stovall and Xiaoxiang Yang, have received scholarships to study for level one of the exam to become a chartered financial analyst (CFA). As a university recognized by the CFA Institute, Washington and Lee can offer up to five scholarships a year to reduce the exam price […]
W&L Junior Selected as Merrell College Ambassador
Lenny Enkhbold, who leads pre-orientation Appalachian Adventure trips and organizes climbing, horseback riding, rafting, hiking and other campus Outing Club trips, has been selected one of 13 founding members of the Merrell College Ambassadors program from colleges around the country.
W&L Magazine, Fall 2015: Vol. 91 | No. 3
In This Issue: A Summons from the Shenandoah A Yearlong Celebration: Talks, Exhibitions, Special Events A Missing Piece of W&L History Finds Its Way Home 2 – Campaign Celebrities 3- Speak Letters to the Editor 4 – Along the Colonnade New Classes in Arabic Re-Naming Renovated Spaces Convocation Shakespeare, 2016! New Trustees Presidetnial Search Books […]
Seaman Discusses Trade Secret Theft in Virginian-Pilot
Christopher Seaman, associate professor at the School of Law, was quoted Dec. 4 in The Virginian-Pilot, the commonwealth’s largest newspaper, as an expert on trade secret law.
W&L, VMI Share Conservation Award
The Garden Club of Virginia has awarded its 2015 Elizabeth Cabell Dugdale Award for Meritorious Achievement in Conservation to Washington and Lee University.
Chad Meredith ’04 Named Kentucky Governor’s Deputy Counsel
Chad Meredith ’04, a summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington and Lee University who went on to earn a law degree as the University of Kentucky’s Bert Combs Scholar, has been named deputy counsel in the office of Kentucky Governor-Elect Matt Bevin ’89.
Williams School Launches Cincinnatus Book Club
The Williams School has launched a campus-wide book club for students, faculty and staff who want to bridge business, science and the liberal arts by coming together to read books on some of today’s most urgent topics. Discussion groups meet twice during the winter term, and the program culminates with a public lecture by the […]
W&L Dance Invites Audience Interaction Through Social Media
On December 9-11, the award-winning Washington and Lee Repertory Dance Company will perform "W&L Dancers Create…." in the Lenfest Center for the Arts in Lexington, Virginia. Presented by the Department of Theater, Dance and Film Studies, the evening concert, under the Artistic Direction of Jenefer Davies, will be comprised of work choreographed, designed and performed […]
Jennifer Peszka ’94 Named Arkansas Professor of the Year
Jennifer Peszka, a member of Washington and Lee University’s Class of 1994 and a psychology professor at Hendrix College, has been named the 2015 Arkansas Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Go Generals!: Undefeated Football Team Faces Thomas More in NCAA Tournament
The Generals' NCAA playoff football game against Thomas More will be shown by livestream at noon on Saturday in Stackhouse Theater. .
W&L Economics Professors Win USITC Research Contract
Michael A. Anderson, the Robert E. Sadler Professor of Economics, and Martin H. Davies, assistant professor of economics, have been awarded a United States International Trade Commission (USITC) government research contract for work on the organization’s India Trade Project.
AdLib Conference Names 2016 Directors
The Williams School has appointed Jenna Faude ’16 and Natania Greenspan ’16 to serve as directors of this year’s AdLib Conference, which is scheduled to take place Mar. 10-11, 2016. Faude is a strategic communications major from Sandpoint, Idaho. She spent last summer interning at Rawle Murdy Associates, an integrated branding agency in Charleston, South […]
Lexington Sunrise Rotary Names Ruscio Paul Harris Fellow
The Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club has named W&L President Kenneth P. Ruscio a Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary’s highest honor and a tribute to a person whose life demonstrates a shared purpose with the objectives of The Rotary Foundation — world understanding and peace.
Summer Abroad: Diana Banks ’15
From my time abroad I have gained insight, understanding and appreciation for the culture in Costa Rica, the people of Nicoya, and the Spanish language as a whole. Doing this has changed my thoughts and plans for the remainder of my time at W&L.
Changing Perspectives: Arianna Nastoff ’16
Shepherd Intern at Centro Latino in Danville, Ky.
My W&L: Paqui Toscano ’16
"I have come to love W&L for . . . the people I have met here and the sense of community we have fostered together."
My W&L: Myers McGarry ’16
Myers McGarry is a mass communications major with a minor in studio art from Charlotte, N.C. She is a peer counselor and involved in Mock Convention.
Love for Liza: Liza Heaton ’11
W&L community rallies to lend support after cancer patient's story makes headlines.
