THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

The University Library, located directly behind Washington
Hall on the University's back campus, was completed in 1979. It has
individual study carrels for more than 600 students, 31 locked
studies for faculty doing research and students writing honors
theses, conference and seminar rooms, and a 100-person auditorium
for campus and community cultural events. The University Library
includes four departmental collections (chemistry, geology,
journalism and mass communications, and physics and engineering)
and a reading room in the School of Commerce, Economics, and
Politics.
During the 1991-92 academic year, an automated library system
was installed to support an online catalog and the cataloging,
circulation, acquisitions, and serials functions in both the
University Library and Law Library. Students and faculty have
access to the online catalog from terminals located throughout both
libraries, workstations on the campus network, and dial-in access
from dorm rooms and off-campus locations. The library is a member
of the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) and uses the OCLC
national database for cataloging and interlibrary loan purposes.
The University Library is open 24 hours daily when classes are
in session. Individual reference assistance is available 60 hours
per week. In addition, the reference librarians lecture to specific
classes and teach formal courses in bibliographical resources in
the following disciplines: art, biology, chemistry, East Asian
studies, economics, English, history, journalism and mass
communications, politics, religion, Russian studies, sociology, and
Spanish. The Media Center provides a wide range of audiovisual
services to the University community. The Special Collections
Department includes rare books and manuscripts and the University
archives, with a collection emphasis on the history of the
University and Rockbridge County, of the Confederacy, and the
settlement of the Shenandoah Valley.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

The University offers a variety of programs of exceptional
academic merit, intellectual stimulation, and practical value.
These programs include:
Honors majors
University Scholars Program
Robert E. Lee Undergraduate Research Program
Combined plan programs in engineering and in forestry and
environmental studies
Independent work and interdepartmental majors
The Seven College EXCHANGE Consortium with area colleges
East Asian, Russian, and other area study programs
Program in Society and the Professions: Studies in Applied
Ethics
Foreign study programs
Baccalaureate degree programs in combination with first-year
law studies
(The details of these programs will be found in the sections
on the College and the School of Commerce, Economics, and
Politics.)
SPECIAL FEATURES

Sciences: Washington and Lee's facilities for teaching and
research in the sciences are of a quality seldom found at the
undergraduate level. Parmly Hall and Howe Hall have well-equipped
classrooms and laboratories for general instruction, special
laboratories for faculty and student research activities,
departmental libraries, and museums. Additional features include an
observatory in physics, a vivarium and greenhouse in biology, an
instrumental analysis laboratory in chemistry, and a seismograph
and scanning electron microscope with analytical capabilities in
geology.
Many members of the science faculty participate in on-campus
research programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation and
other organizations. Undergraduates often assist professors in this
research, and students in the sciences are frequent participants in
the University's pioneering Robert E. Lee Research Program.

The Arts: The Art Department offers a major with courses in
studio art and art history. It is housed in duPont Hall and Howe
Annex. The department has special accommodations for viewing its
collection of over 100,000 color slides of representative art.
Regular exhibitions of paintings, sculpture, prints, and
photographs are held in the gallery of duPont Hall.
The Music Department is also located in duPont Hall and offers
a comprehensive major. Courses in theory, composition, and music
history are offered as well as instruction in piano, voice,
strings, woodwinds and vocal and instrumental ensembles. Its
collection of some 4,000 recordings on discs and tapes and
facilities for listening are located in the Anderson Music Room in
duPont Hall. Through the Concert Guild and Sonoklect, the annual
new music festival, the department makes numerous professional
concerts available to the University community each year.
The Theatre Department offers courses in all areas of dramatic
art as well as a major. Several productions a year by the
University Theatre not only utilize talent from the entire
University but also provide important laboratory experience for
theatre majors. The department is located in the Lenfest Center for
the Performing Arts.

Art Collection: The University possesses a large collection of
art, including the C. W. Peale portraits of George Washington and
Lafayette, the Lee collection of American portraits in oil, the
Vincent L. Bradford collection of oil paintings, and many valuable
book collections on art subjects. A valuable acquisition in 1967
was the gift by Mr. and Mrs. Euchlin D. Reeves of a fine collection
of 18th and 19th-century Chinese export porcelain. This collection,
along with the paintings of Mrs. Reeves (Louise Herreshoff), is now
housed in a museum on campus.

Language Laboratory: This modern electronic audio-visual
learning center is used by all modern foreign language departments
and by other departments wishing to offer independent use of audio
or visual materials. The laboratory offers students and faculty an
ever increasing variety of current materials and the opportunity to
work with the newest electronic systems. The language lab is
available approximately 60 hours per week with 42 audio positions
in the Tandberg IS-10 lab. It is open for individual student use
and may also be used as an audiovisual classroom. The facility is
further enhanced by color graphic personal computers which offer
programs for students of Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin,
and Russian and which may additionally be used for typing and spell
checking papers in French, German, and Spanish. There are also
eight Digital VT-220 online terminals in the language lab which run
drills and tests written by the foreign language faculty for
students in Chinese, French, German, and Spanish. Also available
for student use is the Apple IIGS computer which is used primarily
for tutorial assistance in German and Latin. The language lab has
a Macintosh SE-30 which is used for word processing in several
languages, as well as for developing and executing video
interactive exercises with the Pioneer 4200 laser disc player.
International satellite television is available for student
viewing, and in particular, students have access to television news
broadcasts in 38 languages via the SCOLA (Satellite Communications
for Learning) network.

Journalism and Mass Communications: The Lee Memorial
Journalism Foundation was established at Washington and Lee in 1925
through an endowment inaugurated by the Southern Newspaper
Publishers Association. The foundation honored General Lee because
of his interest in promoting college-level instruction in
journalism. The Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
supervises the operation of WLUR-FM, the campus radio station, and
Cable Nine, a television studio and control room serving as a
laboratory for television courses.

UNIVERSITY COMPUTING

The University's central academic computers, its numerous
microcomputers, and the network that links all academic computing
resources are available to students and professors for
instructional and research purposes and for independent study and
self education. Computing based on sharing the use of one central
"mainframe" is no longer a model that describes academic computing
at Washington and Lee. Instead, diverse computing resources in
every corner of the University are being linked by a high-speed
network that makes them available to the users who need them. The
major programming languages, electronic mail systems, powerful
statistical packages, electronic spreadsheets and databases, and
sophisticated document-preparation programs are present in this
environment. These tools are available to everyone in the
University community and complement other, discipline-specific uses
of computers, like vocabulary drills in language instruction,
financial models in commerce, finite element packages in chemistry,
or legal reference services in law. The University network links
not only its academic computing resources but also the on-line
catalog of its libraries, available to every linked computer or
terminal and to any student- or faculty-owned computer equipped
with a telephone-line modem. Students and faculty can also exchange
computer mail, files, information, and access with thousands of
locations on the global Internet. General instruction in computing
applications is supported by the Academic Computing staff, whose
mission is to facilitate the free and unrestricted use of all
academic computing resources.

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

Washington and Lee University is a member of the
Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, one
of only a few undergraduate institutions of its size to be
affiliated. Membership in the ICPSR makes available to students in
political science, law, sociology, and journalism courses a large
body of original data on national elections, including presidential
election surveys since 1952, census data, legislative roll calls,
elite studies, and international opinion surveys. Using the PRIME
9955 Computer, students analyze such data in class projects, term
papers, and honors theses. Recent projects include examination of
voting behavior patterns, the impact of Watergate, the effect of
the mass media, the impact of urban crime, and people's images of
presidential candidates. Classes and individual students use
computer simulations to study population trends, the anticipated
effects of energy policies, and the consequences of budgetary
decisions. Seniors who acquire facility in data processing may
undertake significant original research under the Robert E. Lee
Research Program. Others undertake internships with local and state
government, with the political parties and on Capitol Hill. Social
Science research is supported with the use of the University
Library's Automated Information Retrieval System (AIRS) in
conducting sophisticated bibliographic searches through the DIALOG
and BRS systems. Computerized data resources are available through
the TELENET, DATABASE, and CITIBASE systems.


SHENANDOAH

Since 1950, the University has published Shenandoah: The
Washington and Lee University Review. Starting as a folio
publication, Shenandoah's initial issues were edited by students,
with faculty members acting in an advisory capacity. Among the
young men who founded the magazine and contributed to its pages
were Tom Wolfe and William Hoffman, who have taken their places
among the best writers in the nation. Early contributors to
Shenandoah also included e. e. cummings, Arnold Toynbee, Caroline
Gordon, G. S. Fraser, and W. H. Auden.
Since its illustrious beginning, Shenandoah has increased in
size and circulation to become the 120-page international literary
quarterly it is today. Its reputation for high-quality fiction,
poetry and essays from new and established writers continues to
attract the best talent in the world. The work of people such as
James Dickey, Katherine Anne Porter, Eudora Welty, Daniel Hoffman,
Robert Lowell and Seamus Heaney have routinely graced its pages,
and its fiction and poetry are annually selected for inclusion in
award volumes, including The Pushcart Prize, The O. Henry Awards,
and The Best American Essays.
Shenandoah offers three annual awards: The Jeanne Charpiot
Goodheart Prize for Fiction, The Thomas H. Carter Prize for the
Essay, and The James Boatwright III Prize for Poetry.

LECTURES AND CONFERENCES

Throughout the year, many important lectures and panel
discussions are presented on scholarly, specialized subjects and on
issues current in public life. In addition to delivering public
lectures, visiting speakers often remain on campus for a day or
two, and sometimes longer, meeting with students in classes, in
small groups, at meals, and in other informal settings for
face-to-face exchange of ideas. A number of these lectures and
programs are endowed. These include the following, listed with the
names of some recent speakers:
The Phi Beta Kappa-Society of the Cincinnati Lecture: Among
those who have delivered this lecture are Henry A. Turner, Jr.,
'54, professor of history and master of Davenport College at Yale
University, and Robert O. Paxton, '54, professor of history at
Columbia University.

The ODK-Founders' Day Lecture: Recent speakers have included
John D. Wilson, president of the University, and former president
Robert E. R. Huntley.

The Tucker Lecture: This lecture was named for the late John
Randolph Tucker, dean of the School of Law, president of the
American Bar Association, and member of Congress. The inaugural
lecture was delivered by the late Hon. John W. Davis, 1892, 1895L.
Since its establishment by the Board of Trustees in 1949, the
annual lecture has been given by notable judges, academics, and
members of the bar throughout the nation.

The Glasgow Endowment: Established in 1960 by the late Arthur
G. Glasgow, the program has brought to Washington and Lee many
distinguished novelists, poets, dramatists, and critics, including
Katherine Anne Porter, Robert Penn Warren, Mary McCarthy, Reynolds
Price, Walker Percy, Edward Albee, Robert Lowell, Howard Nemerov,
James Dickey, and poet Robert Pinsky.

The Philip Fullerton Howerton Fund for Special Programs in the
Department of Religion: In 1985 this fund sponsored an important
conference on the theology of James Gustafson. More than 180
theologians, philosophers, ministers, and sociologists came to the
campus from as far away as South Africa for a series of meetings
culminating in an address by Gustafson himself.

The Shannon-Clark Lecture in English: Established in 1982, the
program was named in honor of both a longtime head of the
University's English department and a relative of the donor. The
inaugural lecture was delivered by the son of one of the honorees,
Edgar Finley Shannon, Jr., '39, professor of English and former
president of the University of Virginia, and a Trustee Emeritus of
Washington and Lee.

The Telford Lectures: Recent guest lecturers were economist
Mancur Olson of the University of Maryland and Dr. Richard S. Ross,
dean of the medical faculty at Johns Hopkins University.

The Elizabeth Lewis Otey Lectures: This program is designed to
bring to the campus women of outstanding achievement. The inaugural
lecture in this series was delivered early in 1987 by Rep. Patricia
Schroeder (D.Colo.).

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Fellows
Program: Washington and Lee is a charter participant in this
nationwide program, which brings visitors to the campus for a
week's stay. One recent Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow was Gunther
Gillessen, senior editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeiner.

Departmental Lecturers: Some recent lecturers under this
program have been Craig K. Bailey of the U.S. Naval Academy,
mathematics; Bruce Carney of the University of North Carolina,
astronomy; Elmer W. Johnson, general counsel of General Motors,
business ethics; Justice Herbert Ma of the Supreme Court of Taiwan,
law school; Dina Rasor, director of the Defense Procurement
Project, journalism; the Hon. William B. Spong, Jr., former senator
from Virginia and former dean of the law school of the College of
William and Mary, legal ethics; and William Wimsatt of the
University of Chicago, biology and philosophy.

Contact, a program financed and administered by a committee
representing the entire student body, has brought to the campus
such diverse speakers as Louis Rukeyser, David Broder, Truman
Capote, and Gordon Liddy.

The Minority Student Association similarly arranges visits
each year of speakers of their own choosing. Recent examples have
been Stokely Carmichael, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, Tony Brown, and
Dr. Alvin Poussaint.

MOCK CONVENTION

Washington and Lee's famous Mock Convention is held in the
spring of every presidential-election year. The entire student body
participates in this political exercise aimed at choosing the
presidential candidate of the party out of power in the White
House. The Mock Convention has achieved a remarkable record of
accuracy and is considered to be the most realistic event of its
kind in the nation. Every student has an opportunity to participate
in at least one Mock Convention during a four-year career at
Washington and Lee. The next Mock Convention is planned for March
1996.

MILITARY PROGRAMS

Washington and Lee will maintain a Department of Military
Science through 1993-1994. The instructors are officers of the U.S.
Army assigned to Virginia Military Institute. The Army ROTC program
is closed to new students.
Other military opportunities for Washington and Lee students
include participation in the Nuclear Power Officers' Candidate
Program, Seaman/Airman Program and the Ready Mariners Program
sponsored by the U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders
Class sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps. Further information on
these programs may be obtained by contacting the local Navy and
Marine recruiters.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT
AND PLACEMENT

The Career Development and Placement Office provides full
career services to assist students in planning their futures.
Available to students from freshman through senior year, these
services include career counseling, testing, and assessment; advice
about graduate and professional schools; guidance in selecting
academic majors and establishing career goals; direction in seeking
and applying for internships; job search training and advice; a
credentials service; on-campus recruitment and vacancy listings;
and job search referrals to alumni and community resources.
Various nationally recognized companies and agencies recruit
on campus to fill full-time positions, summer employment needs, and
internship opportunities. A series of training and application
workshops prepares students for a systematic job search: resume and
cover letter preparation, interviewing training, practice
interviews, and resume critique sessions. Career awareness is
enhanced by the availability of the career library, career
lectures, career and job fairs, and the alumni advisory network.
Students needing assistance with any career concerns may
arrange to see the appropriate staff member of the Career
Development and Placement Office in the University Center.
Announcements and notices are posted on the bulletin boards near
the office, and the newsletter W&L Careers is published each month
of the academic year.

ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE
HANDICAPPED

Washington and Lee's academic and other programs are made
fully available to handicapped students. The University's newest
buildings_law school, library, gymnasium, Gaines Residence Hall,
and commerce school_are accessible to the handicapped as are some
of the older buildings including the dormitories, dining hall, and
art gallery. The University is systematically carrying out a plan
to make other areas of the campus similarly accessible. Washington
and Lee seeks to treat each handicapped student as an individual,
and when necessary adapts schedules, changes class locations, and
makes other arrangements to accommodate the handicapped student's
curricular program.

LEARNING DISABILITIES

The University will make reasonable academic accommodations to
otherwise qualified individuals with a handicap when evidence of
the handicap is supported by the appropriate diagnostic testing.
Where possible, instructors will make adjustments in course formats
and pedagogical methods to offset the special problems of these
students. It is the individual's responsibility to bring to the
attention of the University the need for reasonable academic
accommodation due to a qualifying disability. Where there is
evidence that a student may be handicapped by a learning
disability, the University may make arrangements for diagnostic
testing at the student's expense through the Office of the Dean of
the College.

THE CAMPUS

The Washington and Lee campus is renowned for its beauty,
charm, and historical significance. In 1972, the front campus was
designated a National Historic Landmark by the Department of
Interior, only the third college campus in the country to be so
designated. The main campus consists of approximately 50 acres. In
addition, there are about 40 acres of playing fields, 215 acres of
unimproved land, and 17 acres in various sections of Lexington.
The Washington College Group comprises the three oldest
buildings on the campus: Washington Hall, Robinson Hall, and Payne
Hall. These three buildings together with Newcomb Hall and Tucker
Hall, general academic buildings, form the Colonnade, one of the
University's most picturesque features.
Lee Chapel, constructed under President Lee's supervision,
faces the Colonnade. Its auditorium seats approximately 600
persons. The Chapel was completely restored in 1962-63 and has been
designated a National Historic Landmark. General Lee and many
members of his family are buried in the Chapel.
Other principal buildings on the front campus are the
President's House, also built to Lee's specifications, four
antebellum houses (including the Reeves Center for Research and
Exhibition of Porcelain and Paintings, the Morris House, the
University's guest house and seminar/reception center, and the
Gilliam Admissions House) and the Alumni House, a former faculty
house renovated through the contributions of alumni.
Buildings on the back-campus mall include the home of the
School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, the University
Library, dupont Hall, Howe Hall, Parmly Hall, and Reid Hall.
The Graham-Lees Freshman Dormitory is located near the
University Store, which contains a supply store, bookstore, and
snack bar.
Nearby is another freshman dormitory complex including the
Frank J. Gilliam Dormitory, Newton D. Baker Dormitory and John W.
Davis Dormitory. Adjacent to those dormitories is the Francis P.
Gaines Residence Hall. Woods Creek Apartments, located on the back
campus, provide additional housing.
Across Nelson Street from Gaines Hall is the Lenfest Center
for the Performing Arts, which was completed in 1991.
Letitia Pate Evans Dining Hall is adjacent to the dormitory
complex and is connected to the Early-Fielding University Center,
containing facilities for student organizations and recreation.
Lewis Hall, on the northern edge of the campus, houses the
School of Law.
Athletic and physical education facilities include Doremus
Gymnasium, Jonathan Westervelt Warner Athletic Center, Wilson
Field, Alumni Field, and Smith Field, and other athletic
facilities, including over a dozen tennis courts.

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Washington and Lee is fortunate in its natural surroundings.
The environment is primarily rural, and Lexington remains
remarkably free from the problems associated with highly
industrialized and urbanized areas.
In 1805, a Washington Academy professor, surveying the
countryside from atop the college building, exclaimed: "If this
scene were set down in the middle of Europe, the whole continent
would flock to see it!" More recently, the English poet John
Drinkwater said Washington and Lee's setting was the most beautiful
of any college in America.
Washington and Lee people become quickly at ease with their
surroundings_the mountains, the rivers and lakes, the forests.
Goshen Pass, where one can picnic or study on the banks of the
beautiful Maury River_ or swim in it, or sun on a rock in its
middle_is a favorite student retreat. The Pass is a half hour's
drive from the campus. But the Maury offers other opportunities for
swimming and fishing within walking distance of the campus.
Other nearby recreational areas include Sherando and Cave
Mountain Lakes, both administered by the U.S. Forest Service, and
several state parks. The Blue Ridge Parkway, noted for its scenic
beauty and breath-taking panoramas, is nearby. Skiing facilities
are available within easy driving distance. The George Washington
and Jefferson National Forests surround Lexington and guarantee
that this priceless environment will be preserved.
Just west of Lexington, House Mountain stands with its
striking twin ridges in the midst of rolling countryside. It is a
popular hiking area for Washington and Lee students. Deer, bears,
turkeys, birds and other game are plentiful in hunting season, and
fish are abundant in the many streams in the area.
With an altitude of 1,100 feet, Lexington enjoys a varied and
delightful climate. Summers are comfortable, and there is frequent
snow in winter.
Washington and Lee students regard this remarkable and
pleasurable environment_ and the broad opportunities to develop a
close relationship with it_as one of the many advantages of
Washington and Lee University.


STUDENT LIFE

The University's curricular and extracurricular activities are
so numerous and diverse that students must budget their time
carefully to achieve a desirable balance among the academic,
social, and recreational phases of their college experience.
The same code of honor that governs academic life also governs
student conduct. The University over the years has adopted many
rules and regulations covering academic matters and student
deportment. But if students conduct themselves honorably at all
times they will have little trouble with the University's
disciplinary rules.
Washington and Lee students are courteous to each other and to
visitors on the campus. Both students and faculty traditionally
exchange greetings with one another and with others as they pass on
the campus (the "speaking tradition").
Washington and Lee graduates believe that the University's
superior academic preparation combined with the character building
responsibilities of student life mark Washington and Lee students
with special distinction.

ORIENTATION PROGRAM

The Orientation Program is conducted each year to acquaint new
students with all phases of life at the University. It is held in
September before the opening of the fall term. The program provides
an introduction to the work, recreation, friendships, traditions,
and ideals of the University. Orientation and counseling sessions
are conducted by faculty members, dormitory counselors and
upperclass students. New students learn what the University expects
of them and what they can expect of the University. Attendance at
the Orientation Program is expected, and students are notified
during the summer of the dates of the program.

COUNSELING

At no point during their undergraduate career at Washington
and Lee are students without access to counseling on any problems,
social or academic, which they may encounter. Students are
encouraged to seek the advice of the Dean of Students and his
associates, the academic deans, faculty adviser or the head of the
department in which they are majoring, the University registrar,
the University chaplain, physician, or psychologist, in any matter,
academic or personal, when they feel advice may prove helpful.


WHERE STUDENTS LIVE

Because a common living experience has been found to be
valuable during the first year of college, all freshmen are
required to live in dormitories maintained by the University.
Exceptions to this requirement must be obtained in advance from the
Dean of Freshmen, but exceptions are usually granted only to
students who wish to live at home or with relatives in Lexington.

The freshman residences are divided into sections of 15 to 20
students, with each section supervised by an upperclass counselor,
capable of giving sympathetic and informed guidance to new
students. In keeping with the traditions of student life at the
University, the regulation of dormitory life is based on the
principle of student self-government. Except for regulations
pertaining to health and safety, regulations governing dormitory
life_quiet hours, intervisitation policy, for example_are
formulated by the residents of each individual dormitory section in
statements of social responsibility.
Approximately 60% of the freshman dormitory rooms in Gilliam
Dormitory, Davis Dormitory, Baker Dormitory, and Graham-Lees
Dormitory are singles; the remainder are double rooms. Rooms with
facilities for handicapped students are available in both singles
and doubles. Each student is provided with a closet, a study desk,
a desk chair, a mirror, and a single bed of standard length.
Students provide their own bed clothing and other furnishings as
desired.
Many upperclass students live either in fraternity houses or
in private homes or apartments. Several varieties of upperclass
accommodations are offered by the University. For upperclass and
law students seeking on-campus, apartment-style accommodations, the
Woods Creek Apartments feature three-, four-, and five-student
apartment units, each with kitchenettes, living rooms, and single
occupancy bedrooms. There are 40 such apartments accommodating a
total of 178 students who live in a convenient but secluded part of
the central campus. The Francis P. Gaines Residence Hall is a
248-bed facility that provides housing, primarily in attractive
apartment-like suites, for upperclass students. This residence hall
will accommodate students who request to be grouped together by
interest. The International House and the John Chavis Minority
Student Center also provide limited residential accommodations.
Since University liability insurance does not provide coverage
for lost, stolen, or damaged property in University residences,
students and their families are advised to see that their insurance
coverage is adequate for such risks.

WHERE STUDENTS DINE

Evans Dining Hall
Freshmen are required to take their meals together in Evans
Dining Hall. Upperclassmen and law students may dine in Evans as
well. The main hall can accommodate approximately 550 persons.
Smaller dining rooms are available for luncheon and dinner meetings
of various student and faculty groups.
All three meals are served cafeteria style, with menus
carefully planned to provide well-balanced, nutritious meals. Many
special holiday and theme meals, along with exam time "monotony
breakers," are served throughout the year.

General Headquarters Restaurant and
The Snack Bar
Many upperclass, law students and other members of the
University community dine at the "GHQ" or the Snack Bar. The Snack
Bar, commonly referred to as the "Co-op" is located in the
Bookstore building near the Graham-Lees Freshmen Dormitory. General
Headquarters, a full service on-campus restaurant, is located in
the Early-Fielding Student Center. GHQ frequently offers
entertainment, including live bands, provided by the Student
Activities Board.

STUDENT HEALTH AND
MEDICAL CARE

The University retains two Lexington physicians who have
general responsibility for student health and medical needs. They
have an office and a clinic in the Student Health Center on the
lower floor of Davis Dormitory.
The physicians' office connects with the 12-bed student
infirmary on the lower floor of Gilliam Dormitory. The infirmary is
used for in-patient, bed care of non-critical illnesses and
injuries that occur during the college year, excluding holiday and
vacation periods.
The University physicians have office hours in both the
morning and the afternoon, Monday through Friday. Their services
are available to students without charge, throughout the academic
year. Emergencies at night and on weekends are treated in the
Emergency Room of Stonewall Jackson Hospital, located just one mile
from campus; regular hospital and physician charges are assessed
for such emergency care.
A staff of six registered nurses assists the University
physicians in maintaining around-the-clock supervision of the
clinic and the infirmary when classes are in session. Outpatient
services offered by the medical staff include diagnosis, short-term
treatment of non-critical illnesses and injuries, rehabilitative
services, and referral to medical specialists.
Individual and group counseling is available to all students
on a confidential basis. Two counseling psychologists work with
students on a wide range of topics including self-esteem
development, concerns with relationships, academic problems,
sexuality issues, depression, eating disorders, incidents of sexual
assault, and substance abuse. Appointments are made through the
receptionist in the University Center. A consulting psychiatrist is
available to students on a referral basis for evaluations. The
professional counseling staff is also involved in educational
programming for dormitory counselors, resident assistants, peer
counselors, health educators, student leaders, and student
organizations.
By University policy, all entering students are required to
provide evidence of some form of health and hospitalization
insurance coverage to supplement the medical care provided by the
University Health Service. This coverage may be in the form of an
individual policy already in effect, inclusion in a family policy,
or enrollment in the optional group program of accident and
sickness insurance provided specifically for Washington and Lee
students.
In the Warner Athletic Center, the Department of Athletics and
Physical Education maintains a training room for the treatment of
bruises, sprains, and minor injuries that do not require the
attention of a doctor. The training room is used most frequently by
participants in athletic and physical education programs. A
certified, professional trainer, who works closely with the
University physicians, is in charge of the facility.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Washington and Lee students are accorded a large measure of
self-government. The faculty and administrative officials give
organizations of student government full cooperation and support in
the discharge of their responsibilities.
The chief agency of student government is the student-elected
Executive Committee of the Student Body. The Executive Committee
and its appointed official committees are responsible for
administering the Honor System and supervising nearly all
student-related campus activities. Academic and law classes elect
officers each year.
Consideration of possible breaches of the Honor System is a
primary function of the Executive Committee. The Honor System at
Washington and Lee is based on the fundamental principle that a
spirit of trust pervades all aspects of student life. The freedom
given students stems from the understanding that persons attending
this University will act honorably. Any student found guilty of a
violation of the Honor System by the Committee is required to
withdraw permanently from the University. The only appeal from the
Committee's decision in an Honor System case is a public hearing
before the student body.
Any student who enters Washington and Lee is assumed to accept
the obligations of the Honor System as a way of life and conduct
and to recognize the full responsibility of the Executive Committee
for handling Honor System offenses.
A thorough Honor System orientation is provided by the
Executive Committee for all entering students during the
Orientation Program. No freshmen will be permitted to attend fall
term classes until they have attended that orientation and have
acknowledged in writing their understanding of the philosophy and
policies of the Honor System.

OTHER STUDENT COMMITTEES

The Executive Committee of the Student Body conducts student
body elections and appoints a number of other committees to
administer special affairs. Important among these are the Student
Activities Board, the purpose of which is to provide entertainment
and social activities for the student body; the Financial
Relations Committee, charged with disciplining students whose
checks are returned for insufficient funds; and the Student Conduct
Committee, an all-student committee composed of class officers,
which has jurisdiction in cases of alleged student misconduct at
Washington and Lee, in Rockbridge County, and on other campuses.
The decisions of the Student Conduct Committee may be appealed to
the Board of Appeals. Also serving the University in important
ways are the Women's Forum, Minority Student Association,
International Club, the Outing Club, the Student Recruitment
Committee, Mock Convention Steering Committee, Contact Committee,
Kathekon (student alumni association), and other student
committees.

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

In addition to the committees mentioned above, students also
participate in the decision-making processes of the University
through membership on a number of University committees. The
Student Affairs Committee, with responsibility in the general area
of student life, is composed of equal numbers of students and
faculty-administrators. Students are voting members on the Faculty
Executive Committee, the Committee on Courses and Degrees, the
Registration and Class Schedules Committee, the Lectures Committee,
the University Athletic Committee, the Student Health Committee,
the Library Committee, and the Faculty Committees on Admissions and
Financial Aid.

GREEK LIFE

Sixteen national men's fraternities are represented on the
Washington and Lee campus, including Kappa Alpha, founded here.
They are Beta Theta Pi, Chi Psi, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha,
Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta,
Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, and Sigma Phi Epsilon.
All of the men's fraternities maintain chapter houses.
Slightly more than 80 percent of Washington and Lee male students
affiliate with fraternities which operate dining rooms and provide
lodging for many members in the chapter houses. In addition, a
large portion of the social life at Washington and Lee centers
around the fraternity chapters.
Four national women's fraternities are represented on the
Washington and Lee campus_Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa
Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi. The system of women's fraternities,
originally established at Washington and Lee in January of 1989, is
continuing to evolve in a manner which is responsive to the needs
and interests of the women students.
Greek organizations are under the supervision of the
Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council, the Associate
Dean of Students for Greek Affairs, and the Student Affairs
Committee.

INDEPENDENT UNION

Many Washington and Lee students do not affiliate with
fraternities. The Independent Union provides a framework for the
participation of non-fraternity students in intramural athletics
and for the sponsorship of social and recreational activities.

UNIVERSITY CENTER ACTIVITIES

The Early-Fielding Memorial University Center includes the
Fairfax Lounge, meeting rooms, the Arlington Women's Center, office
space for student organizations, and the General Headquarters, an
on-campus restaurant. A varied program of social, recreational, and
cultural activities is provided under the general supervision of
the Associate Dean of Students for Student Activities, the Student
Activities Board, and the management of the General Headquarters.

UNIVERSITY FEDERATION

The University Federation sponsors organizations for religious
and community volunteer service. It is a nondenominational group
in which all students are welcome to participate, regardless of
church or creed. Over the years the Federation has sponsored a
variety of programs of significant social and religious interest,
including cooperative programs with Lexington churches, clothing
drives, lectures, and seminars, work with underprivileged children,
tutoring in Lexington schools, and volunteer work with mental
patients. The activities of the Federation are coordinated by the
Associate Dean of Students for Student Activities.

RELIGIOUS LIFE

The general supervision of campus religious life is the
responsibility of the University Chaplain. The University
recognizes the importance of holy day celebrations and encourages
all faculty to make any accommodations necessary for students'
observances.
Lexington churches also serve the religious needs of
Washington and Lee students. Several of these churches have
ministers whose primary work is with students at Washington and Lee
and the Virginia Military Institute. Churches in Lexington include
Anglican, Assembly of God, Baptist, Church of Christ, Episcopal,
Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and various
independent churches.
The Hillel Association, provides cultural, social, and
religious activities for Jewish students and for students
interested in Judaic studies. Events include monthly Sabbath
dinners, lectures, films, discussions, a Passover seder, High Holy
Day services, and social functions. A member of the faculty of the
Department of Religion serves as adviser to Jewish students. Jewish
congregations in Roanoke, Staunton, and Lynchburg welcome students
to attend services at their synagogues. Transportation for High
Holy Day services is available through the office of the Dean of
Students.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a nationally
affiliated, nondenominational Christian organization that has had
a chapter at Washington and Lee since 1964. The Fellowship
emphasizes the bond between athletes and religious faith.
Washington and Lee's InterVarsity Fellowship is a campus-wide
organization open to Christians of all backgrounds. Its purpose is
to provide a meeting time on campus for both fellowship and
instruction to help students better understand their faith.
Campus Crusade for Christ is an interdenominational movement
designed to serve college students in all aspects of spiritual
growth and leadership development.

HONOR SOCIETIES

Many honor and professional societies have branches at
Washington and Lee.
The Phi Beta Kappa Chapter, Gamma of Virginia, was installed
at the University in 1911. Each year it elects a limited number of
students of outstanding character and superior academic records
from all undergraduate divisions of the University.
Phi Eta Sigma is a national honor society for the recognition
of high scholastic attainment among freshmen.
Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor fraternity for students having
distinguished records in business administration. The Washington
and Lee chapter was founded in 1933.
The Order of the Coif recognizes distinguished scholarship
among seniors in the School of Law. The University's chapter was
founded in 1950.
Omicron Delta Kappa, a national honor society, was founded at
Washington and Lee in 1914. The society recognizes leadership in
campus activities_scholastic, athletic, social, religious, and
literary.
Omicron Delta Epsilon is a national honor society that
recognizes high scholastic achievement in economics.
Pi Sigma Alpha is a national honor society recognizing
scholarship in the field of politics.
Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha is a national society for
recognizing leadership in forensic activities. Washington and Lee's
chapter was founded in 1961.
Mu Beta Psi is a national honorary fraternity recognizing
leadership in the field of music.


PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Washington and Lee has chapters of several national
professional fraternities. Members are elected on the basis of
interest and distinction in the field related to the fraternity.
The fraternities include Sigma Delta Chi in journalism; Alpha
Epsilon Delta in premedical studies; Phi Delta Phi, Delta Theta Pi,
and Phi Alpha Delta in law; and Psi Chi in psychology.


PUBLICATIONS

The University Publications Board, composed of student, alumni
and faculty representatives, is responsible for the student
newspaper, yearbook, and student literary and political magazines;
it appoints the editors and business managers of these
publications.
The Ring-tum Phi, the student newspaper, is published and
staffed entirely by students. It is independent of direct control
by the faculty or administration. It reports on all campus matters
and provides a forum for student opinion.
The Calyx is the University yearbook. It is a pictorial
summary of student life and events during the year.
Ariel is a student literary magazine published three times a
year. It contains works of fiction, poetry, and criticism. Any
student may submit manuscripts for consideration.
Political Review is a non-partisan student publication devoted
to the consideration of current political issues.
The Journal of Science is a student publication dedicated to
the discussion of current scientific, psychological, sociological,
medical and bioethical issues.
The costs of these publications are included in the Student
Activities Fee.
The Student Handbook, which is compiled and edited by
students, is available at the fall term matriculation. It contains
a listing of all student organizations and their officers, the
constitution of the Student Body, and certain University policies
and regulations. It serves as a useful guidebook to various aspects
of student life at Washington and Lee.

WLUR-FM

WLUR-FM, the campus radio station with studios in Reid Hall,
is a project of the Department of Journalism and Mass
Communications. The station functions as a laboratory for students
in certain broadcasting courses, but staff positions are open to
all qualified students. It offers an education-information format
with a variety of programs ranging from popular to classical music,
discussions and documentaries, public affairs and news. The station
broadcasts approximately 19 hours daily. A faculty member serves as
general manager of the non-commercial station, and students make up
the entire supervisory, programming, and news staffs. Daily news
programs are compiled and broadcast by students, using state,
national and world news from the Associated Press and local news
gathered by students enrolled in journalism courses.
CABLE NINE

Cable Nine is a fully equipped television studio and control
room that serves as a laboratory for television courses and
presents daily news and public affairs programming to the Lexington
community through the Lexington cable television system. The
station is operated entirely by students under the direction of a
journalism faculty member.

MUSIC AND DRAMATIC
ORGANIZATIONS

The University Chamber Singers is a select 24-member mixed
choir devoted to performing the finest choral repertoire and, in
even-numbered years, touring abroad.
The University Chorus is the largest and oldest existing
choral organization at Washington and Lee. Comprised of 90
undergraduate and law students, the group performs frequently in
the Lexington area and on campus. Highlights of the past year
included the world premiere of Fred Thayer's Ave Maria, Rutter's
Requiem, and Mendelssohn's Elijah with the University-Rockbridge
Symphony Orchestra.
JubiLee is composed of 13 specially auditioned women from the
choruses and performs light and pop music for University and alumni
events. The group tours regularly.
Southern Comfort is composed of 12 specially auditioned male
singers of the choruses who perform everything from barbershop to
the Beach Boys. The group appears regularly at banquets and alumni
gatherings at the University and elsewhere.
The Concert Guild, a student organization, sponsors the
appearances of internationally renowned classical artists in the
Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts. The events last season
included the Charleston Pro Musica; the Berlin Philharmonic
Quartet; Richard Stoltzman, clarinetist; William Sharp, baritone;
and the Moscow Soloists with Julian Lloyd Webber, cellist.
Sonoklect, an annual week-long new music festival, features
world-renowned composers who give seminars and master classes
critiquing the work of W&L students and selected composition
students from other universities. The music of these composers and
of the students is presented in concerts by faculty and student
performers and professional musicians from various cities.
Composers have included George Crumb, Earle Brown, Chinary Ung, and
Jacob Druckman.
The University-Rockbridge Symphony Orchestra, is comprised of
university students, residents from the community, as well as
professional musicians from the area. Students who play an
orchestral instrument may join the U-RSO. The orchestra performs
three or four times a year and plays a wide variety of literature.
In the past, the U-RSO has hosted internationally known guest
soloists and conductors and has presented concerts in collaboration
with the University choruses.
The University Wind Ensemble consists of wind and percussion
players who perform outstanding band repertoire in concerts on and
off campus. In the past, the Wind Ensemble has toured overseas
during the winter term vacation.
Chamber Ensembles, small chamber groups consisting of
vocalists and instrumentalists, are created to perform music from
various historical periods. Occasionally, student ensembles play
for banquets, weddings, and other University and community events.
University Theatre activities are open to all students who may
wish to participate in any capacity. Auditions are held at the
Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts and are open to all members
of the student body, faculty, and staff. The productions are free
to students.

DEBATE ACTIVITIES

The University's Forensic Team has achieved outstanding
recognition in recent years. The team engages in 8 to 10
tournaments a year, using Lincoln-Douglas, and audience-style
formats. Yearly exhibition debates with British debaters are
sponsored. The University supports Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha
(the national speech honorary).


CONCERTS AND DANCES

The Student Activities Board sponsors a number of concerts,
dances, and other entertainment during the academic year. These
events bring to the campus popular recording groups, name bands,
and individual performers.

FILM SOCIETY

The Washington and Lee Film Society, an organization including
both students and faculty, each year presents a motion picture
series which includes a number of critically acclaimed foreign and
American works. The series is designed to expose both campus and
community to noteworthy film achievements and to present students
with a variety of perspectives on contemporary society.

ATHLETIC PROGRAM

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical
Education administers a program which features intercollegiate
athletics, intramural sports, club sports, and physical education
courses for men and women. These programs provide students fitness
and recreation which complement the academic curriculum. A
University Athletic Committee composed of faculty, alumni, and
students oversees the intercollegiate athletic program and advises
the Director of Athletics and the President of the University.
Intramurals: Recent studies indicate that 75 percent of
Washington and Lee students participate in the broad intramural
sports programs. W&L has a three-phase program with coed activities
and sports for men and women offered. In the past, various
undergraduate and law school student organizations have fielded
teams for competitions in basketball, bowling, cross-country,
football, golf, handball, lacrosse, racquetball, soccer, softball,
swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and
wrestling. An aerobic dance program is also provided. Participants
pay a small fee which covers trophies and fees for referees and
officials.
Physical Education: All undergraduates, unless physically
disqualified by the University's physician, must satisfactorily
complete five activity courses to qualify for their degrees. More
than forty courses are offered. The courses emphasize physical
skill development, sportsmanship, and game rules and regulations.
Intercollegiate Athletics: The University's intercollegiate
teams all follow the guidelines and philosophy established for the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, which
calls for an institution's financial aid to be awarded on the basis
of family need and academic merit. The result at Washington and Lee
is a strong, diverse athletic program in which participants are
motivated by their love of the game and their desire to excel in
competition.
Washington and Lee sponsors 13 varsity sports for men: cross
country, football, soccer, and water polo in the fall; basketball,
swimming, indoor track, and wrestling during the winter; baseball,
golf, lacrosse, tennis, and track and field in the spring.
The Athletic Department currently sponsors eight
intercollegiate sports for women at Washington and Lee: cross
country, soccer, tennis, and volleyball in the fall; swimming and
indoor track during the winter; lacrosse, tennis, and track in the
spring. The women's sports program may continue to grow as student
interest dictates.
Most teams are directed by coaches who hold faculty status in
the physical education department. Student-athletes enjoy
first-quality equipment, uniforms, facilities, and support-staff
attention. Sports schedules feature challenging opponents from
colleges along the Eastern Seaboard and Appalachian regions.
The University is a charter member of the 13-college Old
Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), founded in 1976 and composed
of small, private institutions which belong to the NCAA Division
III. W&L sports which compete in the ODAC are men's baseball,
basketball, cross-country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer,
tennis, indoor track, and outdoor track and field. The women's
sports that compete in ODAC are cross-country, lacrosse, soccer,
swimming, tennis, and volleyball. The conference recognizes team
champions, a player-of-the-year, and a coach-of-the-year in each
sport and selects a recipient for Scholar-Athlete awards for men
and women.

ATHLETIC AND
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

Washington and Lee is proud of its array of fine athletic
facilities.
The J.W. Warner Center which is connected to Doremus
Gymnasium, the University's original athletic center, comprises the
indoor facilities. The five-story complex includes a 2,400-seat
main arena, the Cy Twombly Pool and its 500-seat gallery, a
fully-equipped weight room, first-rate training room,
handball/racquetball/squash courts, sauna, exercise rooms, and
locker rooms.
Wilson Field is the center of the outdoor facilities. The
natural turf field surrounded by a 400-meter artificial surface
track and bordered by a 7,000-seat stadium is home for the
Generals' track, football, and lacrosse teams. The University also
offers Smith Baseball Field, a 14-court tennis area with two
lighted courts, five-mile cross country course, Liberty Hall Field
for men's and women's soccer and women's lacrosse, and several
practice fields.
Washington and Lee students may play golf on the par-71
Lexington Golf and Country Club course and may skate and ski at The
Homestead, Massanutten, Wintergreen, and other nearby resorts.