Brianna Quick
Hi, I'm Brianna, and here in the office I am the Assistant to the Senior Associate Director of Admission (the fabulous Sharon Lytle). Essentially, this means I'm in charge of mail flow and application maintenence. If you have questions about these things let me know, you can reach me at bquick@warren-wilson.edu.
Here's a little more about me:
I was born and raised in Asheville and graduated from Warren Wilson in 2007 with a major in Global Studies. One of my most memorable experiences from WWC was in 2006, when I traveled with Andy Summers and five other students to Guatemala and Mexico for two months through the Study Abroad program. This was an amazing opportunity that changed my life; it's also one of the many reasons why I'm glad I studied at Warren Wilson. I'm always happy to talk about traveling with folks, it is my passion, as is just about anything having to do with religious studies, anthropology, and sociology. Just before coming back to the Admission office - I worked here on the student crew too - I was in Ladakh, India, aka "Little Tibet," visiting monasteries and falling in love with the Himalayas. That's me down below on the right, with my friend (another alum), at the world's highest motorable pass in Ladakh.
Since you've gotten this far, and hence must be bored or really excited about WWC, I'll share here some of my favorite experiences at Warren Wilson.
- As I already mentioned - all the travel I was able to do (I also studied Spanish in Mexico, Italian in Italy, and met the folks at WWC that I was able to travel to Ladakh with)... and the fact that studying abroad is actualy a requirement for the Global Studies major.
- Taking classes with titles like Politics of Indigenous Identity in Latin America, Gender and Migration, Religion, Culture, and Social Transformation in the South, Cycles of Military and Economic Violence in Guatemala and Mexico, and Goddess Traditions.
- Going on a spring break service trip to New York City to work with homeless organizations, where I first really got to know the man who is now my husband serving lunch in a soup kitchen run by French nuns.
- Getting involved with BE, the college's Buddhist group.
- Seeing the occasional stray chicken roam by the Admission office door, or in front of me on a path beside my old dorm.
- The Thursday night contra dances in Bryson Gym, which are some of the most lively on the East Coast.
- The many hours spent having potluck dinners and/or tea with faculty and staff.
- Watching the stars or sunset from Dogwood Pasture.
- Being around such ridiculously creative students - going to their shows, poetry readings, art openings, film screenings, etc... And even just sitting on their couch on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
- And last but not least, making friends with students and faculty and staff who will continue to be in my life, and who inspire and encourage me with their thoughtfulness and dedication to social and environmental justice, and of course, their humor and creativity too.
(p.s. this is the view I get to see everyday from the Admission office!)