Warren Wilson College has received a $400,000 gift for the purpose of establishing the Irene Pennington Broyles and Glenn Boone Broyles Fellowship, in order to help preserve and manage the Warren Wilson College Forest in perpetuity. Irene Broyles, a Somerset, Ky., resident who had survived her husband, Glenn, made the gift before her passing on […]
January 22, 2014
This award honors alumni who have achieved distinction in their chosen fields and who embody the principles for which the College stands, particularly the triad of study, work, and service as well as concern for the brotherhood of all people. Recipients may have been widely recognized or be leading lives of quiet service in obscure […]
August 23, 2013
Warren Wilson and Sodexo Dining Services have signed the Real Food Challenge Commitment, partnering to become the first college in the Southeast to sign the agreement. President Solnick and Dining Services General Manager Brian O’Loughlin signed the commitment April 15 in a ceremony on campus. The agreement, augmenting previous sustainability commitments by the College, states that WWC will […]
April 22, 2013
Laura Lengnick, Ph.D. Ever wonder just how much a professor’s sabbatical can contribute to a discipline’s body of knowledge, or for that matter to society as a whole? Consider the sabbatical of Laura Lengnick, Ph.D., Warren Wilson professor of sustainable agriculture and environmental studies, who spent the 2011-12 academic year as a visiting scientist on […]
April 10, 2013
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 […]
June 12, 2012
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 […]
October 28, 2010
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 […]
June 18, 2009
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. […]
January 20, 2009
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 […]
November 15, 2006