Ingleside Student Honored at Washington and Lee University

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LEXINGTON, VA (12/09/2011)(readMedia)-- Washington and Lee University senior Jasmine Jimenez was recognized as a General of the Month for December at the University.

Jimenez, from Ingleside, Ill., is majoring in political science and is minoring in poverty and human capability studies. She participates in Mock Trial, is a peer tutor, an admissions volunteer and a consultant with W&L's Writing Center. She is also a member of the Washington and Lee Global Council, a student advisory group for study abroad, and she volunteers at the Lexington Office on Youth-an after school program.

She is also a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the Pi Sigma Alpha national political honor society and the Phi Eta Sigma national honor society for first-years. She is also on W&L's honor roll and dean's list for academic achievement. She studied abroad her junior year at Worcester College, Oxford University.

The Generals of the Month program is coordinated by the Celebrating Student Success (CSS) initiative and sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs to inspire engaged citizenship at Washington and Lee University. CSS seeks to recognize students who are not typically or sufficiently celebrated for the depth and breadth they add to our campus community.

Jimenez was selected by the CSS Committee, which is composed of students, faculty and staff.

Washington and Lee University, the nation's ninth oldest institution of higher education, is among the nation's premier liberal arts colleges and universities. Located in Lexington, Va., Washington and Lee provides a liberal arts education that develops students' capacity to think freely, critically, and humanely and to conduct themselves with honor, integrity, and civility. Graduates are prepared for life-long learning, personal achievement, responsible leadership, service to others, and engaged citizenship in a global and diverse society.