By: Elisabeth Nielsen ’27 and Dorothy Gao ’24 In April, 20+ teams with over 85 participants from 5 countries participated in the eighth annual William & Mary Global Innovation Challenge (WMGIC). WMGIC is a 24 hour hack-a-thon style case competition, where teams are tasked with solving an international development issue in a collaborative environment, working […]| The William & Mary Blogs
An egg, initially new and unaware but cracked open and slowly understanding what’s around me A squirrel, running around campus seeking new opportunities A mirror, allowing me to reflect and learn more about my leadership A rainstorm, one really deep experience that I wasn’t expecting completely flooded me with new information A puppy, hard to […]| The William & Mary Blogs
The W&M Geology Departmental Spring field trip left the Atlantic Coastal Plain last Sunday morning for a quick dash westward into the Piedmont: a day trip with equal measures of geology and history in the mix. As is our tradition, W&M undergraduates conducting research in a particular area lead the trip which is open to […]| The William & Mary Blogs
By Evelyn Thompson ’24 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment of a series highlighting the 2023 Fellows’ key discoveries and formative experiences. This past summer, I had the privilege of serving as a Summer Fellow in Narok County, Kenya, representing GRI’s Ignite lab. […]| The William & Mary Blogs
By Kritika Jothishankar ’25 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment of a series highlighting the 2023 Fellows’ key discoveries and formative experiences. The first time I video chatted with my would-be host family in Kathmandu, I was anxious about meeting and living […]| The William & Mary Blogs
By Sarah Wozniak ’24 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment of a series highlighting the 2023 Fellows’ key discoveries and formative experiences. Stepping out of the bustling Kathmandu airport past the great Buddha statue which greeted my arrival, I gazed at the […]| The William & Mary Blogs
The Office of Community Engagement just concluded our “Year of Transformation” focused on discerning how we want to evolve our approach to partnerships, relationships, and our work as a whole. Transformation can come in big ways (more to be announced soon!), but it can also unfold in smaller forms. As we begin to unveil the […]| The William & Mary Blogs
William & Mary boasts more than 450 officially recognized extracurricular clubs, including 200+ special interest groups and nearly 50 unique culture/identity-based clubs. Being officially recognized by the university’s Student Leadership Development department means that your club can access funding and advertisement opportunities from the school itself. The process of getting recognized may seem simple. However, […]| The William & Mary Blogs
