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EcoDorm certified first LEED Platinum Existing Building on a college campus 6/18/2009 - 8:53 WWC’s iconic EcoDorm has become the first building on a college campus to achieve LEED Platinum certification in the Existing Buildings (EB) category. [more]
Mark your calendar for Homecoming 2009 from Oct. 2-4 7/1/2009 - 13:20 Return, reconnect and reminisce with Warren Wilson alums during homecoming activities and reunion celebrations. [more]
New students: Welcome to the Warren Wilson community 5/15/2009 - 16:32 You have chosen to be a part of a very special community and we are excited to have you join us this fall. [more]
Join us July 10 at our Summer Open House for prospective students 5/22/2008 - 12:58 Warren Wilson College will host its Summer Open House for prospective students and their families on July 10. [more]
Save the dates Oct. 2-4 for Family Weekend at Warren Wilson 7/1/2009 - 13:30

Warren Wilson hosts its annual Family Weekend for current students and their families Oct. 2-4.

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MFA Program for Writers schedules public readings, lectures July 2-11 6/10/2009 - 9:27 The MFA Program for Writers has announced the public schedule for its summer residency. [more]
CommonWealth Magazine features WWC in Spring 2009 issue 4/23/2009 - 15:49 The WWC work program takes center stage in an article by Alison Lobron titled "Labor lessons," in CommonWealth's "What Works" feature. [more]
Warren Wilson is No. 4 nationwide on Sierra Club's "10 Coolest Schools" list 8/21/2008 - 9:53 A recent surge in green initiatives by public universities couldn’t dislodge WWC from another top four ranking among Sierra Magazine's "10 Coolest Schools." [more]
2009 Fiske Guide names Warren Wilson one of nation's "Best Buys" 7/8/2008 - 13:06 The Fiske Guide to Colleges has chosen Warren Wilson as one of its 26 “Best Buys of 2009” among private colleges and universities nationwide. [more]
Second Village residence hall achieves LEED Gold certification 5/26/2008 - 14:23 Warren Wilson, the first college or university in North Carolina with a LEED Gold Certified Building, now has a third Gold building. [more]
EcoTeam receives grant for news lessons on energy and climate 6/26/2009 - 13:22 The EcoTeam program of Warren Wilson College’s Environmental Leadership Center has been awarded a grant from Progress Energy Carolinas to help expand its curriculum to include new lessons on energy and climate. [more]
2009 WWC Commencement Address by Ray Anderson: "A Moment in Time" 5/20/2009 - 9:44 Read the complete text of the 2009 Address by Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface Inc. [more]
Song by Billy Edd Wheeler '53 is USA Today's "weather song" May 20 5/19/2009 - 10:02

"The Rainbow Tells Me So" by WWC alumnus Billy Edd Wheeler is the "Wednesday weather song" on the USA Today website May 20.

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Fifteen WWC students selected for social work honor society 5/8/2009 - 14:30 Fifteen Warren Wilson College students have been selected as charter members of Pi Omicron, the new WWC chapter of Phi Alpha, the Social Work National Honor Society. [more]
WWC professor receives fellowship for Salzburg seminar 5/1/2009 - 10:04 John Brock, Ph.D., chair of the chemistry department at Warren Wilson, has received a Mellon Fellowship through the Appalachian College Association to attend the Salzburg Global Seminar Session titled, “Greening the Minds: Universities, Climate Leadership and Sustainable Futures.” [more]
WWC professor named Fellow at Institute for Emerging Issues 3/6/2009 - 12:00 Alison Climo, social work program director at WWC, has been selected as a GlaxoSmithKline Faculty Fellow at N.C. State's Institute for Emerging Issues. [more]
Three WWC professors receive funding for scholarly work abroad 2/19/2009 - 15:00 Three Warren Wilson College professors have received awards and funding that will take them and Warren Wilson students to various parts of the globe. [more]
There's nothing like a visit to campus for focusing your college search 2/10/2009 - 14:44 There is a straightforward way to sort through your numerous options and focus your college selection process: visit. Click here to learn more about visiting WWC. [more]
WWC named to President's Community Service Honor Roll 2/9/2009 - 15:39 Warren Wilson College, a higher education pioneer in service-learning, has been named to the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction. [more]
Owl & Spade Winter 2009 issue is now online as well as in print 2/6/2009 - 9:06 You can read the winter issue -- and some back issues too -- of the Warren Wilson College magazine by clicking here.
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WWC student selected as National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology Fellow 12/16/2008 - 15:10 Gideon Burdick, a Warren Wilson College junior from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has been selected as a 2008 National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology Fellow. [more]
The Swannanoa Gathering wins 2008 Players' Choice Award 12/15/2008 - 9:30 The Swannanoa Gathering, a series of folk arts workshops held each summer on the Warren Wilson campus, has won a 2008 Players’ Choice Award in competition sponsored by Acoustic Guitar magazine. [more]
Asheville mayor's proclamation recognizes Warren Wilson program 10/29/2008 - 15:16 Coinciding with National Weatherization Day, Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy proclaimed Oct. 30 to be INSULATE! Day in the City of Asheville. [more]
College guide by WWC assistant dean wins "Best Books" award 10/28/2008 - 10:26 USABookNews.com has selected a book by Tawan Perry, assistant dean of student life at Warren Wilson College, as the winner in the “College Guides” category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards. [more]
WWC Environmental Leadership Center receives Quality Forward award 10/27/2008 - 10:13 Quality Forward, the longtime Keep America Beautiful affiliate in Asheville and Buncombe County, has presented its Hall of Fame Award 2008 to the Environmental Leadership Center of Warren Wilson College. [more]