| The Columns Weekly - Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 |
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W&L Around the World
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| Washington and Lee students explored the world this summer thanks to grant funding opportunities through the Center for International Education. |
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Lending a Helping Hand
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| Washington and Lee students gain new perspectives after internships through the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty. |
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W&L Gathers to Honor Fallen in 9/11 Attacks
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| The Washington and Lee University community will commemorate the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, with a memorial service and the placing of 2,977 American flags on Cannan Green. |
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| The Marketplace and Café 77 Are Open! |
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The first phase of renovations for the dining spaces in Elrod Commons are now complete. Both the Marketplace and Café 77 are operating as normal to meet all of your needs. Come check them out!
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| Carilion Employee Assistance Program |
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| As a reminder, benefit-eligible employees and their eligible family members have access to the Carilion Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost. The September version of the EAP newsletter features articles on the following topics: |
- Marijuana edibles: What parents should know?
- Have you added plants to your workspace yet?
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| Get to Know Your Newest Co-Workers |
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New Employee Q&A From 9/6/23 |
| Get to know the newest members of the Washington and Lee employee workforce through our new employee feature page! This week, we feature 12 new employees who have joined the W&L community. |
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Meet a Colleague: Brooke Peccie ‘17 |
| Brooke Peccie '17 serves as assistant director of career and professional development. Learn more about Brooke in our "Meet a Colleague" feature series. |
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| View This Week's Scene on Campus |
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Research Archaeologist and Instructor Don Gaylord chats with students on the Archaeology Leading Edge trip tour of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello.
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| Come Support the Generals! |
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Plenty of volleyball on the schedule over the weekend!
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| Featured Social Media Site |
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Follow the W&L Alumni Association on Instagram!
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Convocation
5:30 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 on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will follow on Cannan Green.
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Convocation Dinner
6:15-7:45 p.m. Cannan Green
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Celebrate a new academic year with the Convocation Dinner on Cannan Green, immediately following Convocation. |
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LGBTQ Fall Picnic
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Cannan Green
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Enjoy food, friends and entertainment, and get to know fellow students, faculty and staff. Learn about all the LGBTQ+ friendly organizations on campus. |
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Welcome Back Shabbat
6 p.m. Hillel 101
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Join Hillel as we welcome students back to campus with our first Shabbat dinner of the 2023-24 school year. All are welcome to celebrate with a delicious meal provided by W&L Catering. |
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Storytelling as Survival in the Immigrant Journey
12-1 p.m. Reeves Museum of Ceramics
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Join the Museums at W&L for a Lunch and Learn lecture involving Professor Domnica Radulescu and her personal experience as an immigrant woman and artist. She will expand on images and experiences of immigration, exile, refuge-seeking and displacement, connecting with the larger landscape of world migration and diasporic existences.
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University Faculty Meeting
4-5 p.m. Stackhouse Theater
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The first faculty meeting of the new year will be held in Stackhouse Theater on Sept. 11. |
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Faculty Conversation
4-5 p.m. Northen Auditorium
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We will hear from colleagues who participated in the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) grant with the University of Richmond and Hendrix College on “Facilitating Constructive Dialogue in a Challenging World.” |
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Provost's Lecture: Prisons as Laboratories of Antidemocracy
4:30-6:30 p.m.
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Please join for the inaugural Provost's Lecture featuring Professor Brandon Hasbrouck as he discusses “Prisons as Laboratories of Antidemocracy.” Activities begin at 4:30 p.m. with a reception, followed by the lecture at 5:30 p.m.
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Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Event
4:30-7 p.m. Cannan Green
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Kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month with some music, informational booths, food and fun! |
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