| The Columns Weekly - Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024 |
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Commemorating 25 Years of Service
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| Nabors Service League continues to honor the late Jonathan Nabors ’02 by bringing students together to help the greater Rockbridge area. |
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| Save the following dates on your 2024 calendar! |
• Tuesday, April 23, 11:30 a.m. - 34th Annual Employee Recognition Banquet
• Wednesday, April 24 - Administrative Professionals Recognition
• Thursday, April 25, 10 a.m. - 7th Annual Live Well W&L 5k Fun Run/Walk
• Friday, May 31, 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. - Finale |
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Meet a Colleague: Joshua Fairfield |
| Joshua Fairfield is the William Bain Family Professor of Law and the director of AI legal innovation strategy at the Law School. Learn more about Joshua in our "Meet a Colleague" feature series. |
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| This Week's Scene on Campus |
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IQ Center Academic Technologist Mickie Brown ’21 helps Ryan Schwartz ’25 in the IQ Center.
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| Come Support the Generals! |
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A busy week of home events begins today with women's tennis against Centre!
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| Featured Social Media Site |
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Don't forget to follow Dining Services for information about daily specials and special culinary events!
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| A Special Offer Just for You! |
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National Symposium of Theater in Academe: “Bioadapted”
7 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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A reenactment investigative documentary with actors portraying real people and scientists, paired with humorous and eerie fictional pieces about what our future might look like artificial intelligence propagates (AI) in unethical ways that don’t serve humankind. The event is free and open to the public.
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Robert O. and Elizabeth M. Bentley Opera “Dido and Aeneas”
8 p.m. on 3/21 and 3/22 Wilson Concert Hall/Lenfest Center
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The Department of Theater, Dance and Film Studies and the Department of Music at Washington and Lee University are pleased to present their annual Robert O. and Elizabeth M. Bentley production is the opera “Dido and Aeneas.” Tickets are required and available online or in person at the Lenfest Box Office.
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Omicron Delta Kappa Initiation Ceremony
4 p.m. University Chapel
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Washington and Lee University’s Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the national leadership honor society, will welcome six honorary and 45 student initiates during its spring induction ceremony.
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National Symposium of Theater in Academe: The Town with Very Nice People
6:30-8 p.m. Center for Global Learning
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“The Town with Very Nice People” takes an iconoclastic look at immigration in America, romantic relationships and professional development against the backdrop of quasi-closed academic communities and bigoted citizens. The play is free and open to the public.
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Senior Recital: Gabriella Kogan ‘24
3 p.m. Wilson Concert Hall/Lenfest Center
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Gabriella Kogan '24 from Atlanta, Georgia, will be presenting a solo piano recital featuring the Baroque, Romantic and 20th century musical periods.
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Museum Talks: Rachel Du
5:30-6:30 p.m. Northen Auditorium
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Rachel Du, Chinese art specialist and porcelain expert at Bonhams auction house, will deliver a lecture titled “Beyond Brushstrokes: Navigating the Evolution of the Chinese Art Market.” The lecture is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Museums at W&L.
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Law School Faculty Workshop
12-1 p.m. Law School Community Lounge
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Features Etienne Toussaint from the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law. |
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Institute on Media Ethics Keynote: Dee Baker
5 p.m. Northen Auditorium
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Dee Baker Amos, consultant and executive coach specializing in crisis management, will deliver the keynote address on “The Evolutions of Ethics in Communications” at Washington and Lee University’s 77th Institute on Media Ethics. The lecture is free and open to the public and is sponsored by W&L’s Knight Program in Media Ethics and the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications.
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Lenfest Faculty Research Colloquium
12-1:15 p.m. Mason Taylor New Room
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The Lenfest Faculty Research Colloquium showcases research and projects conducted with the support of summer and full-year faculty Lenfest Grants. Lunch will be served, but registration is required.
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Guest Speaker: Elida Caballero Cabrera – Reproductive rights for the Americas
5-6 p.m. Hillel 101
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lida Caballero Cabrera, a lawyer and senior director of campaigns and advocacy programs of the Women's Equality Center (WEC) office, will lecture on the reproductive rights for the Americas. |
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University Orchestra Concert: “Symphonic Sound Bites”
8 p.m. Wilson Concert Hall/Lenfest Center
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University Orchestra will explore a symphony of flavors sure to please every palate. Featured works will include shorter pieces from Adam Khachaturian and Edward Elgar, along with movements from larger-scale works, including Johannes Brahms’ “Third Symphony” and Ludwig Van Beethoven’s “Seventh Symphony.” The performance is free and open to the public and no tickets are required.
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Senior Recital: Annie Thomas ‘24
8 p.m. Wilson Concert Hall/Lenfest Center
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Annie Thomas ‘24 of Jackson, Mississippi presents a piano recital with solo and collaborative works from the classical to modern periods.
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