| The Columns Weekly - Thursday, Mar. 27, 2025 |
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Meet a Colleague: Eric Moffa |
| Eric Moffa is an associate professor of education studies. Learn more about Eric in our "Meet a Colleague" feature series. |
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| Review Your Personal Information in Workday |
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| Each year, the Office of Human Resources asks that employees review their personal information to be sure everything is correct. This includes contact information like your home address, emergency contacts and personal information. To review and update your information, please log into Workday (myapps.wlu.edu) and follow the instructions below: |
- Click on menu (top left).
- Click on the personal information application.
- Under change, click on the applicable button for the area that you wish to review.
- Review your information and if okay, you can click cancel to discard.
- If changes need to be made, click on the edit button or the pencil in the appropriate box to make the necessary change(s).
- Click submit.
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| Don't forget to review/update your dependent and beneficiary information as well (if applicable). |
- Click on menu (top left).
- Click on the benefits and pay application.
- Click on the arrow next to benefits to view the dropdown.
- Click on dependents or beneficiaries (whichever is applicable).
- Click edit to review/update their address.
- If no updates are needed, click cancel.
- If you made updates to a dependent or beneficiary, be sure to click submit.
- Repeat this process if you have multiple dependents or beneficiaries.
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| For other useful Workday tips, please visit the Workday Quick Tips page. If you need assistance in Workday, please reach out to Suzannah Vess in Human Resources. |
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| This Week's Scene on Campus |
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Holekamp Hall. Photo by Ryan Doty ’26
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| Come Support the Generals! |
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Plenty of opportunities to catch the Generals in action at home!
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| Featured Social Media Site |
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Check out the University Store on Instagram!
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H. Parker Willis Lecture: Tom Barkin
4:30 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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Tom Barkin, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will deliver the H. Parker Willis Lecture in Political Economy. The event is free and open to the public.
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Class of 1963 Scholars in Residence Lecture: Solange Ashby
5-6 p.m. Northen Auditorium
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Solange Ashby, assistant professor of Egyptology and Nubian studies at UCLA will deliver a lecture titled Ancient African Queens. Sponsored by sponsored by Classics, History and Africana Studies, the lecture is free and open to the public. |
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University Orchestra Presents Concerto-Aria Winners Concert
8 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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Join the University Orchestra at Washington and Lee University for its Winter Term concert. The performance is free and open to the public and no tickets are required.
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Senior Recital: Heidi Thiessen
8 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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Heidi Thiessen ’25 will perform her senior voice recital including works by J.S. Bach, Léo Delibes, César Franck and Carl Maria von Weber, as well as rarely performed songs by Gaetano Donizetti and Juliana Hall’s “Night Dances.” The performance is free and open to the public.
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Lenfest Outreach & Engagement Series: Okaidja Afroso “Jaku Mumor: Ancestral Spirit”
7:30 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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W&L's Lenfest Center welcomes Okaidja Afroso “Jaku Mumor: Ancestral Spirit.” Through his distinctive style that combines various percussion instruments, vocals, guitar and dance, Afroso explores the perseverance of ancestral traditions and creates a new, complex and contemporary African oral tradition to create an unforgettable and unique experience. Tickets are required.
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Senior Recital: Yuchen Qian, piano
3-5 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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Yuchen Qian '25 from Shanghai, China will be presenting a solo piano recital featuring his musical passion and piano journey at W&L.
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From Screen to Square: “Get on Up”
5:30 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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The DeLaney Center will continue its Screen to Square film series with a showing of the film “Get on Up.” The film provides an upclose look inside the music, moves and moods of singer James Brown, from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
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Speaker - “Fearless Speech under Fascism: A Book Talk with Mary Anne Franks”
5:30-6:30 p.m. Hillel 101
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Mary Anne Franks, Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology and Civil Rights Law at George Washington University, is an internationally recognized expert on the intersection of civil rights, free speech, and technology. Her lecture, sponsored by the Center for International Education and the Law, Justice, and Society Program, is free and open to the public and will be followed by a book signing. |
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ODK Initiation Ceremony
4-5 p.m. University Chapel
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The Alpha Circle of W&L is excited to welcome the newest members from the undergraduate and law schools and Rockbridge community. Tammy Futrell, Dean of Student Engagement and Leadership, will serve as the featured speaker. This event is free and open to the public and does not require tickets. |
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Senior Recital: Matt Flynn, baritone
8-10 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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Matt Flynn ’25 a baritone from Ashburn, Virginia will perform his senior vocal recital. Flynn will perform works by Stephen Sondheim, Franz Schubert and Gerald Finzi. His performance is free and open to the public and no tickets are required..
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Senior Recital: An Shelmire, piano
8-10 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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An Shelmire ’25 from Dallas, Texas will be presenting a solo piano recital featuring pieces from the Classical, Romantic and Contemporary musical periods. Her performance is free and open to the public.
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Marlbrook Chamber Players
3-5 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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The Marlbook Chamber Players, featuring Julie Goudimova (cello), Jaime MacArdle (violin) and Anna Billias (piano), as well as special guest Akiko Konishi, will present the melodies of the season in a free concert open to the public. No tickets are required.
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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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W&L Museums Lunch and Learn Series: Leah Green
Noon Watson Galleries
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Leah Green, assistant professor of English will deliver a lecture titled “Excluded From the Garden.” Green will read from her current poetry manuscript, “After the Ending,” and place it in conversation with Emma Steinkraus’ “Impossible Garden/Dusk & Dawn.” The poems and discussion will explore and question the roles of language and narrative relative to the greater-than-human world. Lunch will be provided by the Museums prior to the talk at 11:30 a.m.
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Undergraduate Faculty Meeting
4:10-5:30 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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The fourth undergraduate faculty meeting of the year will be held in Stackhouse Theater on April 7. |
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National Theater Live: “Frankenstein”
7:30-10 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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The National Theatre Live, sponsored in part by Class of '64 Performing Arts Fund, is pleased to present the best of British theater shown on the big screen at Stackhouse Theater. Directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle, “Frankenstein” features Jonny Lee Miller as the Creature and Benedict Cumberbatch as Victor Frankenstein. Tickets are required.
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University Wind Ensemble
8-10 p.m. Lenfest Center/Wilson Concert Hall
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The University Wind Ensemble will present music of rebirth and renewal as they help you kick off the spring season. Music selections will include pieces written about this glorious season and the activities that the warmer weather brings with it. The performance is open to the public and no tickets are required.
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