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Published
June 12, 2012

Growing into a career in the garden 

Story and Photo by Paul Clark. Photos courtesy WWC Yearbook Crew. This article is part of The Story Behind, a regular series that features extraordinary photos from Warren Wilson life. (Click here to see more.) Tall and rangy and wearing bright red pants, Dylan Watters looked a lot like the cherry tomato plants he was […]
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Published
October 28, 2010

The Story Behind: Studying Art in Italy 

This article is part of The Story Behind, a regular series that features extraordinary photos from Warren Wilson life. (Click here to see more.) Italy offers a remarkably rich experience for artists. Students in the spring 2010 study abroad course Art in Italy, taught by WWC art faculty Leah Leitson and Dusty Benedict, experienced this […]
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Published
June 18, 2009
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EcoDorm certified first LEED Platinum Existing Building on a college campus 

By: Ben Anderson Warren Wilson’s iconic EcoDorm, which opened in 2003 as a pioneering model of energy-efficient building designs and renewable-energy technologies, has become the first building on a college campus to achieve LEED Platinum certification in the Existing Buildings (EB) category. Platinum certification is the highest rating level a building can receive under the LEED […]
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Published
January 20, 2009

Connecting with the community through INSULATE! 

As students at Warren Wilson College, Rachel Buedel and Nina Otter are a long way from their homes in Pennsylvania and Vermont respectively. But the work they and other students are doing in homes near Warren Wilson is having a positive impact on the Asheville area, as do so many of the College’s service activities. […]
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Published
November 15, 2006

What The Outside World Says About Warren Wilson College 

Warren Wilson is indeed number one… #1 in the Southeast on Sierra Magazine’s list of “10 Coolest Schools” in the fight against global warming, and #4 nationwide. #1 nationwide in the National Wildlife Federation report “Campus Environment 2008” as the “Leading School for Waste Reduction and Recycling.” #1 in becoming the first college or university […]