Work Program
Hair Studio Crew Offers Free Haircuts and More New Services
by Ginny Rosson, photographer
Work Program Office Introduces New Crew: Trail Rangers
by Nathan Gower, staff writer
New RISE Director Has Tough Act to Follow
by Maddy Dillon, staff writer
Multicultural Resource Center “forgotten” without supervisor
After supervisor left, crew’s three members plan and organize crew-sponsored events on their own
The search for a new RISE director begins, slowly
Director of Student Activities, Dan Seeger, serving as interim supervisor
Energy Services audits service learning building
Crew assesses energy efficiency of older office on campus
Plumbing crew participates in “green plumbing” workshop
Students learn how to bring environmental literacy to the plumbing trade
Garden Crew welcomes a new supervisor with nearly 20 years of garden management experience
Patrick Ross, with 20 years of garden management, will lead the crew.
Queer Resource Center merges with EMPOWER
Crews with similar priorities join forces
Biggest energy burden on campus: water
Jess Fadem, Energy Services’ plumbing specialist, developed a plan to drastically reduce water usage in a majority of buildings across the Warren Wilson College campus.
Harvest service includes animals, a decades-old tradition
The Thanksgiving harvest display has included animals from the farm for 77 years, a tradition which began with Bernhard Laursen, the college’s first farm manager in1933, the College Pastor Steve Runholt said in his sermon.
Grower pigs contract porcine cirvovirus type 2, 8 get sick or die
“Out of out of our 40 pigs, we had eight get sick or die,” said Chandler. “We had a vet come in and try to give them antibiotics, but that did not work. Nothing seemed to be working.”
Stream diversion by MACFC
This fall, the Farm Crew set out to restore the landscape surrounding a stream by Dam Pasture.
Farm Manager Chase Hubbard elected to Conservation Board
Warren Wilson’s Farm Manager Chase Hubbard defeated incumbent Jeff Turner on Tuesdays’ election by 143 votes, earning a spot on Buncombe County’s Soil and Water Conservation Board.
Proposed Media Production Crew draws favorable responses
“Preserving different elements of campus life is something I think should be happening more often, and with greater care,” said Dan Seeger, director of student activities.
What’s new at the bike shop?
That’s about to change, though. Xenia Pantos, one of only two crew members who held over from last year’s crew, was looking through some old Bike Shop records when she made a discovery: a system that streamlined the pickup and drop-off of bicycles.
Bountiful Labors (A Farm Report)
The farm correspondent retells the summer action.
Recycling crew recieves award
“a business, government agency, school, organization or large-scale facility that designed and implemented a composting or organics-recycling program that has been in operation for one year.”
Plumbing to install shower timers
As part of an ELC Campus Greening Seed Grant, 5 minute hourglass timers are set to become a fixture in all bathrooms to help students become more conscious of their water use.
Upcoming Events
- Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival June 19, 2013The Swannanoa Chamber Music festival returns to Warren Wilson for another summer filled with beautiful music. The concert series will include performances some of the most elegant chamber music ever written, such as great standards by Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, and Dvorák as well as many other interesting selections that will be sure to please and delight ou […]
- Conference Schedule June 19, 2013Check out the 2013 summer conference schedule. […]