Enjoy an Eventful 2024 Holiday Season
W&L celebrates the 2024 holiday season with a wide variety of campus and local events.
Dining Services
W&L Marketplace Celebrates National Food Service Workers Day
Approximately 300 Dining Services employees plan, make and serve meals at one of the seven dining facilities on campus.
Spring Update on Campus Construction Projects
New Williams School construction and Elrod Commons Phase 2 renovations both remain on schedule, while the new Lindley Center for Student Wellness will break ground soon.
Meet a Colleague: Lewis Coffey
Lewis Coffey serves as operations manager for auxiliary services.
W&L Announces Upcoming Campus Construction Projects
A new Williams School facility and renovations to University Chapel and Sydney Lewis Hall among several projects on the horizon.
In Case You Missed It
Campus Dining Renovation Enters First Phase
A reimagined Marketplace and Café 77 will enhance the campus dining experience. Phase one will be completed for Fall Term 2023.
W&L Ends the Sale of Disposable Water Bottles
Office of Sustainability facilitates launch of new policy to help reduce single-use plastics
Culinary Showcase Highlights Staff Experiences
A special dinner series at The Marketplace this academic year has featured menus created by Dining Services employees to pay homage to places they’ve lived or studied in culinary school.
Seeing Students Through Uncertain Times
Washington and Lee University’s Student Affairs staff worked tirelessly to support students through the COVID-19 pandemic and the move to virtual instruction.
Stepping Up to Help Out
During the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Washington and Lee University community are finding ways to lend a hand with community relief efforts.
VIDEO: From Seed to Table
At W&L, sustainability starts with a seed and blossoms into sea change. Take a peek inside our gardening and composting effort to see how it's impacting our community — and the future.
Quick Hit: Winter Wonderland
They call it Winter Wonderland, but it's more like a winter candyland — and it's one of the most popular W&L events of the year!
Jen Hickey: Driven to Succeed in Dining Services
Meet our new dining services director, Jen Hickey, who loves the Philadelphia Eagles, going for long drives with her husband, and her job at W&L.
Eat Fresh: The Campus Garden
An emphasis on sustainable farming is helping W&L's Campus Garden deliver even more fresh produce straight to students' tables.
Essential Personnel Keep W&L Open, Even When Closed
When 10 inches of snow make it necessary to "close" Washington and Lee, not every employee stays home for the day—or the night. Nearly 1,000 people live on campus, depending on the University for food and beverage, health services, security, utilities and, of course, snow removal. Designated essential personnel make their way to campus regardless of the conditions, working as long as necessary to take care of the academic community.
W&L Anthropology Students Explore Thanksgiving Myths
One week before Americans sit down for their Thanksgiving dinner, anthropology and history students at Washington and Lee University tasted recipes from the original Thanksgiving dinner—well, except for the eels and hard cider.
