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Alumni in ActionFebruary 16, 2018Sculpting a Business

Sloan Evans ’99 and Rhett McCraw ’07 credit their liberal arts education with helping them build a strong foundation for their careers.

Engaged CommunityFebruary 9, 2018The Path to Learning

A team of Washington and Lee engineering majors is designing and building a walking trail for children served by Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center’s Lexington location.

My W&LNovember 16, 2017Language and Life Lessons in Chile

Alex Meilech '18 spent the summer in Santiago, Chile, learning the language, exploring the culture, and caring for the people of the country.

My W&LNovember 2, 2017Open for Business

A grant from the Endeavor Foundation allowed Yoko Koyama '19 and Maren Lundgren '18 to open a store in Cameroon that will fund transportation for local children to go to middle school in a neighboring town.

My W&LOctober 17, 2017Interest STEMs from Fun

With a Davis Projects for Peace grant, Angel Vela de la Garza Evia ’18 created an educational summer program for children in his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico. [With time-lapse VIDEO]

In Case You Missed It

My W&LOctober 6, 2017Engineering Solutions for Amputees

Matt Lubas '18 spent the summer in Zacapa, Guatamala, working at a prosthetic clinic for the Range of Motion Project.

My W&LAugust 10, 2017Adding Up the Research

Anukriti Shrestha '19 has found an intersection of mathematics, computer science and research — all in the heart of Lexington.

August 3, 2017Advanced Research Cohort Program Marks Second Successful Year

Twelve Class of 2021 students visited W&L for a five-week Advanced Research Cohort program that allowed them to dabble in STEM projects and establish quality relationships.

My W&LMay 2, 2017Design, Build, Fly: Alexander Rurka ’17

Alexander Rurka '17 knows the ups-and-downs (and loop-de-loops) of flying and competing in an international plane building competition

Washington BreakMarch 29, 2017From Volunteering to Mountaineering

Whether they were doing service work in Birmingham, touring firms in NYC, or climbing an ice-encrusted mountain in New Hampshire, Washington and Lee students made the most of Washington Break.

March 28, 2017W&L Junior Awarded Davis Projects for Peace Grant

W&L junior Angel Vela de la Garza Evia has won a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant.

My W&LJanuary 30, 2017Matt Lubas: Engineering Community Development

Meet Matt Lubas '18, an engineer who spends his spare time building communities.

My W&LJanuary 11, 2017Meet the Johnsons: Ryder Babik ’19

Meet Ryder Babik '19, a student who enjoys college as much as he enjoys helping others apply to college.

October 25, 2016Catching Waves

Jamie Hayes ’17 spent two summer months in New Zealand, where he conducted research that could eventually help to improve the diagnosis of gastrointestinal ailments.

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