Interested in community service? Experiential learning in the curriculum?
Options at Williams are wide-ranging. We at CLiA provide and/or connect students and faculty to experiential learning opportunities in every major area of interest. To aid in your search, we categorize offerings and opportunities into a dozen action areas including arts and culture, education, community and economic development, history, government and politics, media and technology, health and wellbeing, religion and spirituality, social services and more. A sampler of options is available here. If you do not see an opportunity or resource that suits you, we’ll help you find one or build your own! Contact CLiA Director Paula Consolini at [email protected] for help.
Below, we list major programs and projects beginning with those directed by staff and faculty, followed by those run by students. Below these lists, you’ll find specific opportunities provided by outside organizations and other on-campus hosts.
For further information about the various ways in which our opportunities are categorized, please visit http://learning-in-action.williams.edu/community/glossary.
For upcoming events and late-breaking opportunities, please visit the Center for Learning in Action Events page.
Questions? Call or email us at 413-597-4588 or [email protected].
Staff-Directed Programs
- Education Outreach
- Alumni Reunion Service Projects
- BioEYES: Teaching 3rd Graders About Zebrafish (BIOL 11 Winter Study)
- Bus With Us!
- Class of 1959 Teach in New York Winter Study Program
- CLiA Community Outreach Summer Fellowship
- CLiA Community Outreach Associate (Academic Year Position)
- CLiA Office Assistant
- Food Insecurity Programs
- Give It Up!
- Leading Minds
- Opportunities in Africa
- Positive Pathways Partnership (P3)
- Public Affairs and Nonprofit Fieldwork Winter Study Course
- Public Health Engaged Learning Opportunities
- Public Humanities
- Racial Justice Curriculum Development Initiative
- Sentinels Summer Research Fellowship
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
- Where Am I?!
- Williams Poverty Initiative
Student-Run Programs
The following programs and partnerships are coordinated by student leaders, with support from the Center for Learning in Action, Lehman Community Engagement, and other campus departments. Work-study and volunteer positions are available, as are student leadership positions. We have opportunities to serve from 8:30am to 9pm. Follow the links below, or contact [email protected] for more information.
Groups Active in 2023-2024 Academic Year
* = New this year
- Alhambra Consulting Group
- The Aristocows
- Asian American Students in Action (AASiA)
- Asian Athletic Association (AAA)
- Berkshire Doula Project (BDP)
- Berkshire House of Corrections (BHOC) Book Club (formerly P3 Book Club)
- BFAIR Buddies
- Black Students in STEM+ Student Association (BSTEM+)
- Black Student Union (BSU)
- *Central Americans for Empowerment (CAFÉ)
- Chinese American Student Organization (CASO)
- Coalition for Immigrant Student Advancement (CISA)
- Converging Worlds (CW)
- Disabled Student Union (DSU)
- Ephoria A Cappella
- Ephs at the Clark
- EphVotes
- Feminist Collective (FemCo)
- Gargoyle Society
- *Kier’s Kidz at Williams College
- Lehman Community Engagement
- Masculinity, Accountability, Support, and Consent (MASC, formerly Men for Consent)
- Matriculate (formerly Leaders Working)
- Muslim Student Union (MSU)
- Native Americans Student Alliance (NASA)
- Oral Health Society (OHS)
- Organization for Under-Represented Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Psychology, and Economics (OURSTEM+)
- Peer Health
- PERIOD. at Williams College
- Purple Bike Coalition (PBC)
- Purple Ephs Cheerleading Squad (PECS)
- Purplexity A Cappella
- Rape and Sexual Assault Network (RASAN)
- Ritmo (formerly Ritmo Latino)
- Sankofa
- Senior Technology Tutoring (STT)
- *Sikh Student Association (SSA)
- Sisterhood
- The Society of the Griffins
- South East Asian Students (SEAS)
- The Springstreeters
- Student Exploration of Education at Williams (SEE)
- Students for Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue (SIPD)
- Students of Caribbean Ancestry (SoCA)
- ¡Vive!
- Wellness Advocacy Group (WAG)
- Williams Beekeepers Club
- Williams Birding Club
- The Williams College Accidentals
- Williams College Democrats (College Dems)
- The Williams College Ephlats
- Williams College Firefighters’ Association (WCFA)
- Williams College Gospel Choir (GC)
- Williams College Jewish Association (WCJA)
- Williams College Law Society (WCLS)
- Williams College Storytime
- Williams College Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA)
- Williams Effective Altruism (EA)
- Williams Empower Through Health (ETH)
- Williams Environmental Council (WEC)
- Williams Film Club (WFC)
- Williams Fishing Club (WFC)
- Williams Outing Club (WOC)
- Williams Positive Pathways Partnership (P3)
- Williams Pre-Health Society (WPHS)
- Williams Recovery of All Perishable Surplus (WRAPS)
- Williams Refugee Advancement Coalition (formerly No Lost Generation)
- Williams Rugby Football Club (WRFC)
- Williams Ski Patrol (WSP)
- Williams Student Union (WSU)
- Williams Sustainable Growers (WSG)
- Winter Blitz
- The Women’s Network (TWN)
- Zambezi Marimba Band
Outside Organizations & Other On-Campus Opportunities
Below, you’ll find entities offering to host students for volunteering, course fieldwork or in some cases, paid work. Please contact the listed liaison or the Center for Learning in Action (413-597-4588 or [email protected]) for more information.
- Berkshire Family and Individual Resources (BFAIR)
- Berkshire Humane Society
- Berkshire Immigrant Center
- Elizabeth Freeman Center
- Friends of Milne Library
- Friendship Center Food Pantry
- Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts
- Math Riddles
- MS Support Foundation
- The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Home
- Northern Berkshire Community Coalition (NBCC)
- The Nutrition Center
- Rules Change Project
- United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Berkshire County
- Timberlawn Elementary School
- The Wilderness Society
- Williams College Children’s Center
- Williamstown Chamber of Commerce
- Williamstown Community Preschool
- Williamstown Historical Society
Megamenu Social