Student Organization Spotlight: Remote Area Medical
Washington and Lee’s chapter of Remote Area Medical takes students to remote rural areas to provide medical services and gain valuable practical experience along the way.
Community Service
Keri Gould to Lead Law School Pro Bono and Public Service Efforts
Gould’s new duties will include developing a robust pro bono program and advising students who engage in service efforts.
Playing It Forward
Washington and Lee seniors David Onyejekwe ’23, Jake McCabe ’23 and Bailey Keel ’23 have created lasting connections with the local community as volunteer coaches for Lex Lax youth lacrosse.
Welcome Back, Students!
The W&L campus is buzzing with life again as students arrive for athletic practice, Pre-Orientation trips and other adventures to usher in Fall Term.
Shepherd Cohorts Give First-Year Students a Taste of Service
Two new first-year cohorts, #Hungerfighters and Good Nabors, educate first-year students about the Shepherd Program, introduce them to service learning, help them make friends and set them up for further involvement in the program.
In Case You Missed It
Facilitating Community-Driven Communication
The ESOL program at W&L, founded in 2001 to facilitate communication in the local community, now serves dozens of non-native English speakers each year with teaching, tutoring, translation and interpretation services.
W&L Donates PPE to Local Providers
Amid a national shortage of PPE, W&L employees put the IQ Center’s 3D printers to work making face shields and mask strap holders for local health care workers.
Helping the Homebound
R. Alan Winstead ’85 is a driving force for the Meals on Wheels program in his community.
No Stone Unscrubbed
Members of the W&L Outing Club spent a recent Saturday cleaning graffiti from rocks at Devil’s Marbleyard.
‘College is More Than Earning a Degree’
Whether she's leading the Student Association for Black Unity, acting in a play or volunteering in the community as a Bonner Scholar, Sasha Edwards '20 is ever mindful that education can happen anywhere.
Walking in Sunshine
Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center’s Lexington branch recently held a grand opening celebration for a nature trail built by Washington and Lee University engineering students through a community partnership.
Smiles for Miles
Brett Becker '18 and the W&L Pre-Dental Club teamed up with Rockbridge Area Health Center to distribute dental supplies to more than 700 local children.
Matt Lubas: Engineering Community Development
Meet Matt Lubas '18, an engineer who spends his spare time building communities.
W&L Students Raise Funds to Help Area Families during Blizzard
W&L law student Alan Carrillo ‘18L launched a fundraising campaign ahead of the recent blizzard to help homeless families get out of the path of the storm.
W&L Research Aims to Increase Parental Involvement at Maury River Middle School
W&L senior Angie Tillander's project assists NEXT after-school program
W&L Law PAD Chapter Wins Recognition for Charity Auction
The Washington and Lee University chapter of Phi Alpha Delta (PAD), a law service fraternity, won the Outstanding Community Service award presented by the PAD international organization.
Campus Kitchen Receives 2013 Governor's Volunteerism and Community Service Award
Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University (CKWL) was awarded the Outstanding Educational Institution Volunteer Program award for 2013 by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell on Thursday, June 6.
W&L Law Student Helps Refugee Artists Get Started in Business
Washington and Lee third-year law student Ernest Hammond helped a group of Burmese and Bhutanese refugees set up a corporation for their business selling traditional arts and crafts.
Greeks in Service Locally
More than 100 new members of Washington and Lee's fraternities and sororities participated in a day of service in the Lexington community.
W&L Students Lend a Hand
Washington and Lee students continued their variety of community service activities by partnering with Habitat for Humanity and Fear 2 Freedom.
W&L Makes Community Service Honor Roll
Washington and Lee University has been named once again to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction.
W&L Creates Website for Stonewall Jackson Cemetery Census
Washington and Lee University's Leyburn Library has created a new website that catalogues almost 60 percent of graves in the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery in Lexington, Va.
“Souper Bowl” to Benefit Campus Kitchen Backpack Program
Twelve local Lexington restaurants will contribute soup for sampling in the first “Souper Bowl” to benefit the Weekend Backpack Program of the Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee on Sunday, Jan. 27, at Evans Hall on the W&L Campus.
Verizon Grant to W&L Will Help Local Teachers Introduce Technology in Classrooms
Rockbridge area K-12 teachers will be among those who benefit from a $20,000 grant to Washington and Lee University from the Verizon Foundation through a program of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC).
W&L Students Boost Their Community Service
More than half of Washington and Lee's students engaged in some form of community service during a 12-month period, according to a new report from W&L’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
W&L Students Help Local High-Schoolers Apply to College
A group of Washington and Lee students has established a new program, College Access, to provide college counseling to Rockbridge County High School students.
W&L Announces November Community Grants
Washington and Lee University’s Community Grants Committee has made 12 grants totaling $26,665 to non-profit organizations in Lexington and Rockbridge County.
Habitat Hotel Featured on WVTF Public Radio
Washington and Lee's Habitat Hotel featured on WVTF Public Radio.
A Donation of Doors
Two years ago, Lida Steves, now a junior at Washington and Lee, volunteered to help build a house in Rockbridge County as part of the Rockbridge Area Habitat for Humanity. Lida had a casual conversation about her experience with her father, Sam Steves, back in her hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Sam Steves happens to […]
W&L Named to The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
For the second time in as many years, Washington and Lee University has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. The honor roll, launched in 2006, annually highlights the role colleges and universities play in solving community problems and in placing students on a lifelong path of civic engagement, […]
W&L Law Students Revive Tradition of SBA Service Day
Local community organizations throughout Lexington and Rockbridge County received a helpful boost when students from Washington and Lee University's School of Law took part in the Student Bar Association's (SBA) Service Day during orientation this year. "The last time we did this was in 2005 or 2006," said SBA President Negin Farahmand. "It used to […]
