William & Mary Impact

W&M Students Serve It Up
SHOW Day is an opportunity for new William & Mary students to volunteer with community agencies and nonprofit organizations - not only to lend a hand but also learn a little about their new community in the process.

The Write Stuff
The History Writing Resource Center (HWRC) is a little known William & Mary asset making a huge impact on campus and beyond.

Nickeling, but not Diming
"Professor Lockwood, do you know whose face is on the nickel?," the student asked with an impish grin. "Ahh, Thomas Jefferson..." Lockwood replied, a little nonplussed.

One Nail at a Time
When the black SUVs rolled onto the tiny street in Petersburg, you knew that this was the arrival of no ordinary volunteer.

Backstage Pass
Not many professors can claim to have uncovered the real man behind a great American myth, let alone count Bruce Springsteen as their friend.

From Williamsburg to the World
There are moments in life when words fail you. For Lydia Dambekalns '81, one of those moments was in rural Kenya, a few months into her service as a Peace Corps volunteer, talking to the leader of a local women's group in broken Swahili about her sick chickens.

VIMS Researchers Take Tidal Predictions to the Streets
Weather along the banks of the Chesapeake Bay can change overnight. One day you're enjoying warm sand between your toes and the fragrant hint of coconut in your SPF 45. The next day you're digging out your rain gear and hoping that the power will stay on.

Alma Mater of the National Bird
Seeing a bald eagle is a thrill that never wears thin and some of the best places on the East Coast to see our national bird are within a few minutes drive of William and Mary's campus.

Four Times as Fabulous
After decades of scrounging for space on and off campus, Education is relocating to a new, state-of-the-art facility.