The sale raised $1235.00, which will go toward purchasing new materials for the library. Many people asked how the books are acquired for the sale. Books came primarily from two sources: donations by alumni, staff and faculty and discards from the library stacks (books that are out of date, are no longer relevant or have not been checked out in the recent past). Nearly every single one of these books passed through the seemingly tireless and capable hands of Ellenor Frelick, library volunteer. Brava, Ellenor, and thanks!

For those of you curious about the details:

Number of boxes of books in the sale: ~185
Number of transactions over the two days: 263 (some of you came back over and over and over…)
Distribution of books:
~130 boxes       sold or given away to WWC community members
15 boxes      Mr. Ks Used Books – proceeds included in the total amount raised
5 boxes      Goodwill
30 boxes      Service Learning Office (for the Swannanoa Library)
4 boxes      Recycling

Catholic Encyclopedia/other Catholic books – went to The Basilica of Saint Lawrence
Encylopedia Judaica/other Jewish books – went to Congregation Beth HaTephila

For those of you that weren’t able to bring in your donations before the sale, we ask that you hold off on donations while we consider future book sales.

Liz Brace

Campus events calendar
College meetings and events (club meetings, athletic contests, public lectures, concerts, wellness activities, etc.) should be posted on the campus events calendar, which is accessible from the inside page. Student Activities Director Dan Seeger moderates the calendar. Check out these tips for planning a campus event.

Public announcements via email lists
Mass emails, those sent to All-l, employee-l and student-l, are prohibited with the exception of bereavements, emergencies, major news items and campus-wide, college-related business. The following email lists are moderated by the communications director and select staff members:

All-l is for Public Safety alerts, health alerts, emergency messages, and messages from the College president and/or designee. During crisis situations, All-l is the most expedient and effective method of getting news to the campus community. It is not a list for advertising campus events.

Student-l is for official communications from Student Life, Student Caucus and administrative offices. It is not a list for advertising campus events.

Employee-l is for announcements from human resources and other administrative offices. It is not a list for advertising campus events.

Campus-l is an opt-in email list used for discussion among students, faculty and staff. It is not a list for posting event notices, classified advertising or lost & found items. If you would like to join the list, visit the subscription page and subscribe with your WWC email address. If you want to post a message to the list, you must be a list subscriber. As with other network resources, list users must abide by the network user policy.

Classified advertising, lost and found
You can log-in and post personal goods for sale, small jobs wanted/offered, and the like to the classifieds forum. For items lost and found go here.

Emergency Text Alert System
If you haven’t registered for the emergency text alerts, you can do so here. Registering with this system allows you to receive a text (sms) notification on your mobile phone in the event of a serious campus emergency. The system will be tested twice per year, but will not be used for any other announcements. Register your mobile device.

Visual Identity and Editorial Style Guide - PDF
A clear and recognizable presentation of the College can go a long way toward communicating effectively with our audiences. Visual identity standards provide direction to those responsible for creating publications, advertisements and products that represent the College. They also help campus communicators, College Press personnel and contract graphic designers/printers consistently reproduce the name, colors and logo of the College.

For more information you can take a look at the campus communications webpage and give JB a shout.

For this research, there is no “right” or “wrong” answer. I am looking for students’ perspectives, and am interested in talking to folks from a range of different backgrounds (all genders, ethnicities, and sexual orientations).  All participants’ identities will be confidential.  If you are interested, in participating in this research, and are at least 18 years of age, please email me at: jillianmetcalfe@gmail.com.  This research is part of the Directed Research course facilitated by Siti Kusujiarti (skusujiarti@warren-wilson.edu).

Spring 2012 Break Trip options
1.) Building Sweeter Homes in Alabama – Greensboro, AL
2.) Food Systems: A Look at the Emerging Necessity for Local Food – Asheville, NC
3.) Rebuilding & Restoring New Orleans – New Orleans, LA

Check out the descriptions online and apply. There is a 40 minutes time limit when applying online, so please finish the application in one sitting.

If you have any questions, drop by the Service Program office and speak with Brooke Millsaps or Danielle Landy.

Taglit-Birthright Israel provides a gift of first time, peer group, FREE 10-day educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults age 18 to 26. Registration for summer 2012 trips opens February 15, and will close within a week.

North Carolina Hillel is excited to be running two trips in summer 2012. Preregister now at www.israeloutdoors.com. Contact Ari Gauss, Executive Director of NC Hillel, at agauss@nchillel.org with questions. Dates will be finalized by early March.

AGE 22-26: Go to www.birthrightisrael.com for more information.

Over 260,000 young adults from all over the world have been to Israel with Taglit-Birthright Israel. Taglit-Birthright Israel is a unique, historical partnership between the people of Israel through their government, local Jewish communities (Jewish Federations of North America; Keren Hayesod; and the Jewish Agency for Israel), and leading Jewish philanthropists.

Taglit-Birthright Israel’s founders created this program to send young Jewish adults from all over the world to Israel as a gift in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world; to strengthen the sense of solidarity between Israeli youth and Jewish communities throughout the world; and to promote the idea of a trip to Israel for all Diaspora Jews as a critical part of Jewish life outside of Israel.

*Preference will be given to students at North Carolina schools, though we will also accept applications from North Carolina natives studying out-of-state.

JOIN the Facebook page to get more information and latest updates:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/300973096616586/

And for a little taste of what kind of fun can happen on a Birthright trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAENnWkWwq8

Info: Daniel Arnon 347-238-7815 or Danielarnon1@gmail.com

Drew Handverger will be doing a presentation on his past trip on Birthright, on Monday, Feb. 6, 7pm, Vining A Basement/Spiritual Life Space (across from the Laundry).

IMPORTANT: The last patient will be seen at 3:30pm, so get in early to make sure you get in.

Sponsored by student health services

Steven L. Solnick, Ph.D., New Delhi Representative for the Ford Foundation since 2008, has been named by the Warren Wilson College Board of Trustees as the college’s seventh president, effective in July 2012. He will succeed Sandy Pfeiffer, who is retiring in June after six years as president.

Go here to read more about Warren Wilson’s seventh president.

Answer: I don’t fully understand Rick’s question but here goes. The acceptance rate of LOA students is 100% in that by the nature of the LOA process, they are approved for admission when granted an LAO, hence 100% of LOA are accepted and deposited at the same moment in time. For fall of 2011 we had 24 LOA accepted / deposited with 5 of them choosing not to enroll for a net of 19 LOA students reentering the College this past August.

For readmits, the former student applies and is considered among other new applications, albeit with a lesser amount of material needed as we still have test scores, transcripts, etc. on file. We had 22 readmit applications for fall 2011, 17 accepted, with 12 enrolling. The number is too small to draw any conclusions, but generaly, LOA’s have a plan and the plan includes returning to WWC at a time certain. Readmits can be as “young” as one semester and I have worked with a former student who was away from the College for 20 years or so. LOA’s are a max of two semesters.

Also, I have never seen this type of tracking in any national reporting systems…maybe it is there, but I have never seen this specific of a drill down number.  If Rick wants to chat about general LOA or readmit numbers from the admission side, I would be happy to speak with him. If Carol or Christa want to chime in about benchmark college they are welcome to, but I have never seen this data for other schools.

Richard Blomgren
Vice President For Advancement, Admission, and Marketing

The College hotline will be updated only in the event of emergencies and College closings: (828) 258-4521.

Students, keep in mind that class meetings may be canceled or work crew schedules altered if the professor or supervisor is unable to travel to campus. If your crew supervisor is not available, please report to the work program office, as the crew may still need to function without a supervisor.

Severe weather may also prevent staff from getting to the library to open it on time. In such a situation the library will open as soon as the first staff member arrives. It also may be necessary for the library to close early so that library staff can return home safely.

In those rare cases when classes are canceled, the College will continue other operations for the well-being of residential students. The best assumption in each case is that the College will be open and your classes/crews will meet as scheduled.

Alternate route to campus

In the event of snow and ice, the best route to campus is likely to be from I-40 exit 59. From U.S. 70 East, cross the Swannanoa River bridge onto Old U.S. 70 and turn left. After a short distance bear right onto Bee Tree Road. Continue on Bee Tree until you pass the sign for Bee Tree Community on your right and the road becomes Warren Wilson Road approaching Owen Manufacturing.