| The Columns Weekly - Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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Spring Term’s Got Seoul
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| Students in the Spring Term Abroad course Statistics in Korean Music explore mathematics in the traditional and contemporary music of Korea. |
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Rock Stars
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| After 25 years, W&L faculty member Chris Connors teaches his swan song Spring Term class, Field Methods and Regional Geology of the Appalachians. |
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Students Continue to Earn Prestigious Scholarships and Grants
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| Will Martin ’24, Lela Casey ’25 and Jack Evans ’25 accepted Boren Scholarships for global language study; Connor Lafo ’25, Brandon Lee ’27, Diane Pierre-Louis ’26, Geena Ravelo Cepero ’27 and Joaquín Villagran-Hernandez ’26 received Gilman scholarships to study abroad. |
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| Finale - Employee Appreciation Picnic |
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| Finale, W&L's employee appreciation picnic, will be held on Friday, May 31 from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Canaan Green. No RSVP is necessary and employee families are welcome to attend. The university will close following the picnic. There will be plenty of games and activities, while the food options include vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free! For more information, please visit go.wlu.edu/finale. |
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Meet a Colleague: Jason Bunn |
| Jason Bunn serves as the manager of retiree benefits and employee benefits specialist in Human Resources. Learn more about Jason in our "Meet a Colleague" feature series. |
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| Put $600-900 in your pocket! Deadline: JUNE 1. |
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| HOW: If you haven't done so already, record 2 Essential (red) + 4 Holistic (blue) tokens in your Live Well W&L account by JUNE 1 for a $50/month discount on your W&L health insurance premium from July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. ($600 for the year!) |
| If you have a spouse/domestic partner on your insurance - or are a single parent with a child on your insurance - your discount could go up to $75/month ($900 for the year)! |
- In case you've forgotten how to LOG IN to your account or ENTER TOKENS, here are some quick instructions.
- If your SPOUSE/DOMESTIC PARTNER needs to activate their account, click here.
- If you are a SINGLE PARENT with a child on your W&L health insurance, click here.
- Still need a "Know Your Numbers" token? Easily get your biometric screening done (choose Option 2).
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| Questions? Contact Sonic Boom Support at support@sbwell.com or Andrea at velasqueza@wlu.edu. |
CONFIRM: Have you earned all the tokens you need?  See your Rewards page – it needs to look exactly like this by June 1 for the discount: |
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| This Week's Scene on Campus |
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Students in William E. Pritchard III '80 Professor of Earth and Environmental Geoscience Chris Connors’ Spring Term Field Methods in the Appalachians class map the rock in the northeasternmost part of Rockbridge County.
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| Featured Social Media Site |
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Follow what's happening with Lifelong Learning by visiting its Instagram page!
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Spring Term Showcase
1-2:30 p.m. Leyburn Library
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W&L will be holding its annual Spring Term Showcase in Leyburn Library. The event is free and open to the W&L community.
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Undergraduate Faculty Meeting
4-5:30 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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The undergraduate faculty meeting will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater. |
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Baccalaureate Service
10 a.m. University Front Lawn
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The baccalaureate Service will be held at 10 a.m. on the front lawn.
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Undergraduate Commencement
10 a.m. University Front Lawn
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The 237th undergraduate commencement ceremony will be held Thursday, May 30 at 10 a.m.
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2024 Employee Appreciation Picnic (Finale)
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Cannan Green
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The Finale Employee Appreciation Picnic will be held May 31 on Cannan Green. Families are encouraged to participate and the university will close following the event at 2 p.m.
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