The Columns Weekly - Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 Editor's Note: Due to the Winter Break, the Columns Weekly will not be issued for the next two weeks. The newsletter will next appear in your inbox on Thursday, Jan. 9. A Message From President Will Dudley 2024: The Year in Review President Dudley recently shared a year-in-review communication with the W&L community highlighting numerous university accomplishments and programs from the 2024 calendar year. From The Columns Twelve W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients. Students Share Entrepreneurial Ideas in Video Pitch Competition Students polished their pitching skills at a video pitch competition on Dec. 6 in the Harte Center for Teaching and Learning. Jacqueline Painter Earns Master’s Degree Through W&L’s Employee Continuing Education Program The associate director of gift planning graduated from the American College of Financial Services on Dec. 9. W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents Erica Lord’s ‘The Codes We Carry: Beads as DNA Data’ The solo exhibition will open Jan. 9 with an artist’s talk slated for Jan. 14. Museums at W&L: Winter 2025 Programs and Exhibitions The Museums at W&L invite the public to explore its exhibitions and collections with select programming through May. Washington and Lee Announces November Community Grants Washington and Lee University’s Community Grants Committee made twelve grants totaling over $27,000 to non-profit organizations in Lexington and Rockbridge County. Read More W&L News on The Columns Employee Accolades Scholarship by Alexi Pfeffer-Gillett Cited by U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island cited both a brief and an article in the resolution of a mass-arbitration case. Nneka Dennie to be Presented the MLA Prize for Bibliographical or Archival Scholarship The assistant professor of history will receive her award on Jan. 10 at the association’s annual convention in New Orleans. Want to be recognized for your work or do you have a colleague who should be recognized for their accomplishments? Simply use the employee accolade submission form. Meet a Colleague Meet a Colleague: Paul Moreaux Paul Moreaux serves as a French world language teaching assistant. Learn more about Paul in our "Meet a Colleague" feature series. This Week's Scene on Campus Assistant Professor of PE and Assistant Football Coach Vaughn Johnson, Assistant Football Coach and Offensive Coordinator Mat Rapoza and Jimmy Bailey ’25 celebrate the holiday season at Winter Wonderland in Evans Hall. View Photos Come Support the Generals! Check out the home action after the holidays! Featured Social Media Site Be sure to join the Working at W&L Facebook page! Make sure to follow all the university's social media channels for more information about happenings on our campus! Twitter/X - @wlunews | @wlulex | @wlulaw Facebook - Washington and Lee University | Working at W&L Instagram - @wlunews | @wlulex | @wlulaw Upcoming Events Lenfest Grant Writing Workshop 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. 101 N. Jefferson Street Conference Room Please join Corporate and Foundation Relations for a workshop focused on drafting successful Lenfest Summer Grant proposals and integrating Student Research Scholars (SRS) into your projects. We are delighted to have Matthew Loar, Director of Fellowships and Student Research, as our guest contributor for this valuable session. Law Faculty Meeting 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Law Community Lounge The law faculty meeting will be held from 11-12 in the Law Community Lounge. University Faculty Meeting 4:10-5:30 p.m. Stackhouse Theater The third university faculty meeting of the year will be held in Stackhouse Theater on Jan. 13. Nobel Symposium: Chris Elford 12-1 p.m. Leyburn 128 Chris Elford, Assistant Professor of Chinese, will present the Nobel Prize in Literature. Open to the public and refreshments will be provided. More Info Mudd Center Speaker: Erica Lloyd 5-6 p.m. Wilson Concert Hall/Lenfest Center Erica Lloyd, an interdisciplinary artist who explores concepts and issues that exist within a contemporary Indigenous experience, including how culture and identity operate in a rapidly changing world, will deliver a talk titled “The Codes We Carry: Beads as DNA Data.” Endowed Professorship Lecture: Lisa Greer 5-6:30 p.m. Science Addition 214 Lisa Greer, professor of earth and environmental geoscience at Washington and Lee University, will present a public lecture to mark her appointment to the Harry E. and Mary Jayne W. Redenbaugh Term Professorship at W&L. Greer’s lecture, “Coral Reefs Past, Present and Future, and Our Human Footprint,” is free and open to the public. Mention this coupon for a special offer

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