July 25, 2006
Vol. 10   No. 2

Community News


2007 Fiske Guide names WWC one of nation's “Best Buys”

The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2007 has selected WWC as one of its 26 “Best Buys” among private colleges and universities nationwide. Only one other private institution in NC, Elon University, was so designated.

The schools “qualify as Best Buys based on the quality of the academic offerings in relation to the cost of attendance,” according to the guide. With tuition and fees totaling about $20,000 for the 2006-07 academic year, Warren Wilson is rated as “inexpensive” compared with other private schools in the selective guide.

In the introduction to its narrative on the College, the guide calls Warren Wilson “the best of schools where students combine academics, community service and on-campus work. Roots in the culture of Appalachia combine with a strong international orientation to give Warren Wilson its unique flavor.”

The narrative states in the closing paragraph: “Success at Warren Wilson is measured not only by grades, but by community service and a sense of stewardship…. Students who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty will see this small liberal arts college as a valuable place that combines the notion of thinking globally and acting locally.”

In addition to giving the College high marks for its academics and social life, the Fiske Guide awards WWC the highest possible rating for its overall quality of life: five stars, as opposed to the norm of three for schools included in the guide.

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Environmental Leadership Center receives Reynolds Foundation grant  

The ELC has received a $25,000 general operating grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, specifically in support of the ELC’s Applied Services initiative. Applied Services extends the resources of the College to the community and beyond through the delivery of meaningful, data-driven research projects and organizational consulting. The initiative seeks to foster regional problem-solving and nonprofit effectiveness. More information can be found at http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~elc/services.shtml.

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Jensen renovation

The renovation of Jensen is set to begin with the drilling of geothermal wells as part of the new energy efficient heating and air conditioning system. The drilling is scheduled to begin on Wed., July 26 in the road and parking spaces behind Jensen. The drilling is expected to last about seven working days, so it should be finished by Fri., August 4. Workers will be drilling a total of 14 wells, two per day. The campus should be aware of the following:

* The drilling will be very loud.

* FMTS will close the road just past Orr Cottage the morning drilling begins. The road will be closed until the drilling finishes. Signs will be posted at strategic locations along the road to alert and detour drivers.

* The drilling will start down by Orr Cottage and move up the hill in the direction of the Pavilion. FMTS will need to close several parking spaces to begin, including the Admission visitor spaces, and will move up the hill each day closing even more. Toward the end of the drilling the entire parking area behind Jensen will be closed.

* The drilling will produce large volumes of water. FMTS will be placing sandbags to divert water into drains and to keep it out of Orr Cottage and Orr Cottage landscaping. Landscaping has installed hay bales downslope from where the stormwater drains release the water in an effort to catch sediment, reduce erosion and slow the flow of water, so that, as good land stewards, we avoid sending silt into our river. Once the project is over, the straw bales will be removed.

FMTS will continue to update the campus about this project. For information on this and other construction projects on the campus, please visit: www.warren-wilson.edu/~fmts/construction.shtml.

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ELC to co-host showing of An Inconvenient Truth

Sat., July 29, 4 p.m. The Environmental Leadership Center is partnering with GenerationEngage to show An Inconvenient Truth at A-B Tech, followed by a Q & A with Al Gore via Apple iChat. There is no cost for this event, but RSVP is required to adrian.dellinger @generationengage.org. For more information visit  http://www.GenerationEngage.org

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Swannanoa Gathering dates

July 23-29 - Old-Time
July 23-29 - Performance Lab
July 30- Aug. 5 - Guitar and Contemporary Folk  Week
August 6-12 - Fiddle

Info: http://www.swangathering.org

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All-l during summer

As most of you know by now, the All-l Digest is not published during the summer. Instead, look for announcements and events on the Inside Page. All-l will be reserved for critical announcements only. WWC This Week is published on alternating Tuesdays during the summer. Send your submissions to jbowers@warren-wilson.edu. Info: ext. 7004.

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WWC Garden market

The Warren Wilson Garden Market runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday in front of Gladfelter. The Tuesday Farmer's Market is held at the Garden from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Info: Karen, ext. 3066.

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Trees to be removed

The Business Affairs Committee reports that two prominent trees on campus will have to come down this summer because of serious disease.  One is an oak tree between the art buildings and the new residence halls.  The other is the dogwood in the lower formal gardens. Tom LaMuraglia is available to answer specific questions about these trees, their demise, their replacements and the timetable for their removal.

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Safety Tip of the Week: Stop Motion Sickness

During the early stages of motion sickness, a person produces excess saliva that drips down into the stomach causing nausea. You can avoid this by eating olives (they produce tannins) or crackers or sucking on lemons, and to help reduce the affects if you stare at the horizon or the furthest point you can see, this will reduce motion sickness as well. Please feel free to call Susan Quigley, at the Safety and Training Office (STO), ext. 3017 for any workplace safety or training questions.

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WorldWide
Upper Dodge
Ext. 3057

Going abroad this summer? Visit the Travel section of the U.S. State Department's website at http://www.travel.state.gov for safety tips, travel warnings, consular information sheets and more. If you are planning to travel to the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico or Canada, be aware that passport requirements for travelers to and from those areas have recently changed.

First Year Seminar instructors, WorldWide staff will be happy to visit your class for a brief workshop on cross-cultural interaction, followed by a discussion of study abroad and WorldWide course opportunities. If you're interested in scheduling a presentation, contact the WorldWide office at ext. 3057 or swithrow@warren-wilson.edu.

If you do not have a valid passport and you are planning to participate in a WorldWide course or study abroad next year, you should apply for a passport this summer. To obtain a passport for the first time, you need to apply in person at a passport office with two photographs of yourself, proof of U.S. citizenship (such as an original birth certificate), and a valid form of photo identification such as a driver’s license. You may download a passport application and read more about the application process at www.travel.state.gov/passport.

Check out the WorldWide website at http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~worldwide for announcements, information on study abroad and WorldWide courses, travel tips and photos from our travelers!

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Scholarly Achievements

Ali Climo participated in the invitation-only John A. Hartford Foundation/American Federation of Aging Research Interdisciplinary Scholars Communications Conference in Chicago. She presented a pilot project that she’s involved in between Mission Hospitals and the Council on Aging of Buncombe County, Inc. on supporting at-risk elderly patients in the transition from hospital discharge to successful return to home. Dr. Climo was one of 35 social workers, physicians and nurses involved in Hartford-funded scholarship on aging selected for this conference.

Don Collins’ photo of a moving lenticular cloud has just been published on Earth Science Picture of the Day for July 17, 2006. You can view the photo at http://epod.usra.edu/archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=313824.

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In The News

The lead story in the July 20 issue of the Black Mountain News, “Valley biodiesel use on the rise,” features the College Farm and a picture of tractor-riding Tommy Otey. As of July 24, the article has not yet appeared on the paper's website, but it may be coming to the following link soon: http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=blackmountainnews

State Government Radio (http://www.stategovernmentradio.com) aired an interview with Paul Braese on the College's conversion to 100 percent green power. The interview aired as part of the service's education segments. State Government Radio is a round-the-clock Internet broadcast service dedicated to the news and business of North Carolina government.

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Send Us News
WWC This Week is published on alternating Tuesdays during the summer. Send submissions to jbowers@warren-wilson.edu. For more campus news, visit http://www.warren-wilson.edu/internal/index.php.