| The Columns Weekly - Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 |
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| Review Your Home and Work Addresses |
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| It's that time again! Each fall and spring the Office of Human Resources asks that employees review their personal information in our records to be sure everything is correct. To review and update your information, please log into Workday (myapps.wlu.edu) and follow the instructions below: |
- Click on the Personal Information application under menu at the top left.
- Under Change, click on Contact Information.
- Review your home and work contact information.
- If changes need to be made, click on the edit button (near the top) and select home or work contact information, whichever is applicable.
- Click on the pencil in the appropriate box to make the necessary change(s).
- Click on the checkmark once you have made your change(s).
- Click Submit.
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| Remember to update the address(s) for your dependents and beneficiaries as well. From the Workday home page, click on the Benefits and Pay application under menu at the top left. In the Benefits section on the left, click into it to view the various screens underneath. Select Dependents and/or Beneficiaries to go to that page and then click the edit buttons to update their address(es). |
| **Important** If you changed your work contact information using the above steps, please also follow the steps below to ensure that your work space also gets changed so that the online directory will be correct going forward. |
- Click on your profile picture at the top right, then click View Profile.
- Hover your mouse over Position, then click the three dots to the right.
- Click Position > Change My Work Space.
- In the work space field, type in the name of the building where you work and hit enter.
- Select your building and office location from the dropdown.
- Click Submit.
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| For other useful Workday tips, please visit the Workday Quick Tips page. If you need assistance in Workday, please contact Suzannah Vess in Human Resources at svess@wlu.edu or 540-458-8348. |
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Meet a Colleague: Emily Cummings |
| Emily Cummings serves as the senior administrative assistant in Student Affairs. Learn more about Emily in our "Meet a Colleague" feature series. |
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| This Week's Scene on Campus |
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President Will Dudley welcomes the first-year class in University Chapel.
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| Featured Social Media Site |
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Keep up with what's going on at the Hillel House by following Hillel on Instagram.
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Upper-Division Student Move-In |
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All upper-division students, including transfer students, not approved for early arrival may begin moving in on this date. |
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Convocation
5:30-6 p.m. Front Lawn
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The W&L community is invited to celebrate a new academic year with Convocation on the Front Lawn. The featured speaker is Alexandra R. Brown, Fletcher Otey Thomas Professor of Bible at W&L. Dinner will follow on Cannan Green.
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First Day of Fall Term |
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The 2025-26 academic year begins on Sept. 4 at 8 a.m. |
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DeLaney Center Kickoff
5:30-7 p.m. Watson Pavilion
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The DeLaney Center — Washington and Lee’s hub for the study of Southern race relations, culture and politics — invites you to start the new school year by meeting its affiliates and hearing about its ongoing work. All are welcome, and refreshments will be served. |
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W&L Welcome Shabbat
6-8 p.m. Hillel House
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Join W&L Hillel for the welcome Shabbat. Grab a plate, make a friend and learn more about Jewish Life in Lexington! |
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University Faculty Meeting
4:10-5:30 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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The first university faculty meeting of the 2025-26 academic year will be held in Stackhouse Theater on Sept. 8. |
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National Theatre Live: “Hamlet”
7:30-10 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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The Lenfest Center at Washington and Lee University kicks off its National Theatre Live series with a screening of “Hamlet” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 in Stackhouse Theater in Elrod Commons.
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