Tribe Family Guide

Family Orientation

Family Orientation is scheduled from 2 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012 to Noon on Saturday, August 25, 2012.  A detailed schedule will be available on June 1, 2012. 

Guiding Principles

There are several broad principles that are fundamental to William & Mary’s approach to undergraduate education. Simply put, these are:

1. That the liberal arts are the foundation of higher education. Each student, regardless of his or her major, must take two full years of work in liberal arts.
2. That the College should seek to educate the whole person. Therefore, the environment outside the classroom is meant to contribute as directly and importantly to a student’s development as do the academic activities.
3. That living in residence halls enhances the growth of the student.
4. That the criterion of excellence in teaching and learning, in class and out of class, is at the heart of the educational process.
5. That students are adults and should share adult rights and responsibilities. They should participate at appropriate levels in decision-making, and they are expected to conduct themselves in a mature and responsible fashion, both on and off campus.

The activities, programs, services, and regulations of the College are all planned with these objectives in mind.

Read letters of welcome from:

• Vice President of Student Affairs Ginger Ambler
• Co-chairs of the Parent & Family Council Michael and Lisa Murphy