| The Columns Weekly - Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 |
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W&L Announces November Community Grants
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| Washington and Lee University’s Community Grants Committee evaluated 17 proposals in November and made 12 grants totaling over $28,000 to non-profit organizations in Lexington and Rockbridge County. |
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Meet a Colleague: Paul Youngman |
| Paul Youngman serves as Dean of the College and professor of German. Learn more about Paul in our "Meet a Colleague" feature series. |
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| Get to Know Your Newest Co-Workers |
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New Employee Q&A |
| Get to know the newest members of the Washington and Lee employee workforce through our new employee feature page! This week, we feature three new employees who have joined the W&L community in recent weeks. |
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| Shop the University Store's Holiday Sale! |
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| Planned Campus Outages Dec. 22 and Dec. 31 |
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| Buildings on the Washington and Lee campus electrical grid will experience planned outages affecting all power, heating and cooling from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 and Dec. 31. Additionally, badge swipe access to these campus buildings will be locked during these times. |
| The outages do not affect buildings outside of the W&L grid, which includes all fraternity houses and university office spaces located in downtown Lexington such as Mattingly House, Hillel House, Global Service House, the Office of University Development, the Business Office, etc. The sorority houses will maintain electricity, but their heating and cooling systems will be affected. |
| These outages are necessary to replace outdated electrical switchgear that will serve the campus grid for years to come. Faculty and staff are encouraged to avoid utilizing campus buildings during these outages. Questions about the outage work should be directed to University Facilities at facilities@wlu.edu. |
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| Winter Break Dining Hours |
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| This Week's Scene on Campus |
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Catering worker Elizabeth Woodruff enjoys a cupcake at Winter Wonderland in Evans Hall.
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Home athletic events are completed until finals are finished. Check out one of the home dates during the winter break!
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| Featured Social Media Site |
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Follow the Ring Tum Phi, W&L's independent student newspaper!
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Roanoke Symphony Orchestra to Perform “Holiday Brass”
7 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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Washington and Lee University will be hosting the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra as it presents the winter concert “Holiday Brass.” Tickets are required and are available online or in person at the Lenfest Center box office.
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University Holiday Brunch
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Evans Dining Hall
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The annual holiday brunch will be held on Dec. 19 in Evans Hall. |
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University Winter Break Closure
Dec. 22-Jan. 2
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The winter break closure begins on Monday, Dec. 22 and ends on Friday, Jan. 2. Normal university operations resume on Monday, Jan. 5. |
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Winter Term Classes Begin |
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The Winter Term will begin on Jan. 8 at 8 a.m. |
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Law Faculty Meeting
11 a.m.-12 p.m. Law Community Lounge
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The law faculty meeting will be held from 11-12 in the Law Community Lounge. |
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University Faculty Meeting
4:10-5:30 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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The third university faculty meeting of the 2025-26 academic year will be held in Stackhouse Theater on Jan. 12 |
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Artist Talk and Reception: Joey Fauerso’s “In a Classroom”
5:30 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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W&L's Staniar Gallery presents “In a Classroom,” a solo exhibition by multimedia artist Joey Fauerso. The exhibit will be on view from Jan. 8 through Feb. 6, 2026. Fauerso will also give an artist’s talk on Jan. 13 in Wilson Concert Hall, followed by a reception. The exhibition and reception events are free and open to the public.
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Endowed Professorship Lecture: Lloyd Tanlu
5 p.m. Northen Auditorium
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Lloyd Tanlu, associate professor of accounting at Washington and Lee University, will present a public lecture to mark his appointment to the Ehrick Kilner Haight Sr. Term Professorship. Tanlu’s talk, “Designing Control Systems: How Structure and Syntax Impact Organizational Outcomes,” is free an open to the public.
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Lenfest Production Dinner featuring Bette Smith
5-8 p.m. The Marketplace
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Come to dinner at The Marketplace for a soul, rock and blues dinner celebrating Smith's near-Southern roots with a down-home cooking feast complete with buttermilk fried chicken, mashed potatoes and collard greens with ham. Dry rubbed beef ribs, blackened catfish, vegetarian gumbo and red beans with rice will also be available. |
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Nobel Symposium: Mengying Liu
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Leyburn 128
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Mengying Liu, assistant professor of engineering at Washington and Lee University, will present on the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The event is free and open to the public. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. |
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Mudd Center Speaker: Olatunde Johnson
5:15 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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Olatunde Johnson, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’59 Professor of Law at Columbia University, will present a lecture titled “Environmental Sacrifice Zones and the Limits of Civil Rights Enforcement.” The event, which was rescheduled from Oct. 2, is free and open to the public. |
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Lenfest Series: Bette Smith
7:30 p.m. Lenfest Center/Keller Theater
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The Lenfest Center at Washington and Lee University presents a performance by blues singer Bette Smith on Jan. 15 in the Keller Theatre. Tickets are required and available online or in person at the Lenfest Center box office.
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