WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
PO BOX 9000, ASHEVILLE, NC 288159000 www.warren-wilson.edu

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WARREN WILSON COLLEGE'S DISTINCTIVE APPROACH TO EDUCATION INTENTIONALLY INTEGRATES ACADEMICS, WORK, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO CULTIVATE CURIOSITY, EMPATHY, AND INTEGRITY. WE EMPOWER GRADUATES TO PURSUE MEANINGFUL CAREERS AND LEAD PURPOSEFUL LIVES DEDICATED TO A JUST, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: MOST PROGRAMS RENDERED ARE RELATED TO PROVIDING STUDENTS FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS DEGREES COMBINING ACADEMIC STUDY, USEFUL AND PRODUCTIVE WORK, AND SERVICE TO OTHERS BEYOND THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY. THE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ENROLLEMNT AT THE COLLEGE DURING THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 712 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. A TOTAL OF 139 STUDENTS (BOTH GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE) STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE COLLEGE DURING THE YEAR. A LOW-RESIDENCY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CREATIVE WRITING LEADING TO A MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE IS ALSO OFFERED, AND AVERAGES AROUND 84 ENROLLEES. THE COLLEGE PREPARED STUDENTS REPRESENTING A BROADLY DIVERSE WORLD FOR SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND MEANINGFUL LIFELONG WORK AND STUDY BY OFFERING AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT ENABLES STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY, OBTAIN AND EVALUATE INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY, AND COMMUNICATE CLEARLY, INTRODUCING THEM TO A VARIETY OF WAYS BY WHICH HUMANS ACQUIRE AND USE KNOWLEDGE, AND THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP A BREADTH OF UNDERSTANDING AND TO MAKE CONNECTIONS AMONG AREAS CONSIDERED CRITICAL TO A LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM, REQUIRING THAT THEY DEMONSTRATE A DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING THROUGH COMPETENCE IN ONE OR MORE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IS THE MAJOR WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS, IN KEEPING WITH ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVE, THAT OF PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, CAMPUS OPERATIONS, POLICY, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THE COLLEGE ALSO FURNISHES STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE A VARIETY OF CULTURES, ASSISTING THEM IN DEVELOPING AWARENESS OF THE COMMONALITY OF HUMAN PROBLEMS AND THE DIVERSITY OF THE WORLD. TOWARD THESE ENDS, THE COLLEGE SPONSORED A NUMBER OF STUDY AWAY DESTINATIONS LED BY THE COLLEGE'S FACULTY AND STAFF IN CUBA TO WHICH 9 STUDENTS TRAVELED. IN ADDITION, 19 STUDENTS STUDIED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY WITH PARTNER INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER U.S. ACCREDITED PROGRAMS IN 15 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS INCLUDING LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA, AND OCEANIA. THE COLLEGE ALSO OFFERS A LOW RESIDENCY MASTER OF ARTISAN CRITICAL CRAFT PROGRAM IN THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH AVERAGED 12 ENROLLEES THIS YEAR.WARREN WILSON COLLEGE'S EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MODEL LEADS STUDENTS INTO CONSIDERED REFLECTION ON THE MEANING AND VALUE OF WORK AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, GUIDING STUDENTS IN EXAMINING THEIR LIVES AND ARTICULATING THEIR BELIEFS AND VALUES, AND PROVIDES THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL, PHYSICAL, MORAL, AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. TOWARDS THESE ENDS, THE COLLEGE ORGANIZED DIVERSE WORK CREWS IN THE COLLEGE WORK PROGRAM DURING THE YEAR, WITH APPROXIMATELY 626 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE FALL OF 2019 AND 566 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE SPRING OF 2020. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ANNUAL COLLEGE-WIDE WORK DAY SCHEDULED IN APRIL OF 2020 COULD NOT HAPPEN THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. IT NORMALLY YIELDS PARTICIPATION FROM OVER 250 STUDENTS AND OVER 50 FACULTY/STAFF. DESPITE OUR EARLY DEPARTURE FROM CAMPUS IN THE SPRING DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, IN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, 492 STUDENTS COMPLETED 24,297 VOLUNTEER HOURS AT OVER 100 LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES DURING THE YEAR. FOR THE COLLEGE'S ANNUAL SERVICE DAY IN AUGUST 2019, OVER 400 STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF PARTICIPATED AT 23 SITES CONTRIBUTING 2220 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

PUBLIC SERVICES PROGRAM: THE SWANNANOA GATHERING IS A SERIES OF WEEKLY EDUCATION SUMMER MUSIC WORKSHOPS HELD ON THE WARREN WILSON COLLEGE CAMPUS EACH JULY AND AUGUST. THE ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED, WITH AN OPEN FORMAT, WHICH ALLOWS EACH STUDENT TO SELECT THEIR OWN CURRICULUM FROM A VARIETY OF COURSES WITH DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE LEVELS AND ABILITIES. HOUSING AND MEALS FOR PARTICIPANTS IS AN OPTION. THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION HAS ALLOWED 3 HOURS OF TEACHING CERTIFICATE RENEWAL CREDITS, WITH PRIOR APPROVAL, FOR EACH WEEK OF THE SERIES. TOTAL STUDENTS IN THE SUMMER OF 2020 WERE 1,493, RANGING BETWEEN 134 AND 384 PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH OF THE FIVE WEEKS.

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