Warren Wilson College News

Archive for 2011

Question: domestic partner benefits

September 16th, 2011

Question: Given the upcoming statewide vote on a constitutional ban on gay marriage, I’m wondering if the college currently offers employee benefits for homosexual or heterosexual domestic partners. (Submitted by JB)

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Commencement 2012

September 14th, 2011

I am very pleased to announce that Grammy Award winner Janis Ian has accepted my invitation to deliver the main address at our 2012 Commencement. The ceremony will be May 12 at 10 a.m. on Sunderland Lawn.

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On Cowpie lawn

September 13th, 2011

If you have ventured past the bus stop lately, you may have asked yourself, ”What is the Landscaping Crew doing to those trees with that loud machine?” Or, ”Why are they replacing the soft, cushiony grass under those trees with mulch?” It is not part of an evil plan to spread noise pollution and disrupt [...]

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Alice Buhl elected chair of Warren Wilson College Board of Trustees

September 7th, 2011

Chapel Hill resident Alice C. Buhl was elected board chair by the College’s trustees at their spring meeting.

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Newsweek ranks Warren Wilson Service Program No. 3 nationwide

September 6th, 2011

WWC’s Service Program is recognized for its work in preparing students for effective community engagement.

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Record number of graduates hear commencement address by Janis Ian

September 5th, 2011

Grammy Award winner Janis Ian sang and spoke to the delight of 222 graduates at WWC’s 2012 Commencement on May 12.

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Warren Wilson MFA program ranked No. 1 by Poets & Writers Magazine

September 3rd, 2011

The nation’s first low-residency MFA program, a vital part of WWC since 1981, tops 46 current such programs.

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WWC’s Eva Wilson finishes 1st overall in collegiate mountain bike nationals

September 1st, 2011

The Owls as a team were second overall in Division II of the 2011 national championships at Angel Fire, N.M.

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Seven WWC students receive undergraduate research awards

September 1st, 2011

Seven Warren Wilson students have been awarded Derieux Prizes for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.

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Five WWC students receive 2012 Derieux Prizes for original research

August 27th, 2011

Five WWC students who presented at the N.C. Academy of Science annual meeting have been awarded Derieux Prizes.

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