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
- Break Out Trips (formerly Alternative Spring Breaks)
- 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!
- Opportunities in Africa
- Positive Pathways Partnership (P3)
- Public Affairs and Nonprofit Fieldwork Winter Study Course
- Public Humanities
- Racial Justice Community Outreach Fellowship (Academic Year)
- Refugee Advocacy Initiative & No Lost Generation – Williams College
- Sentinels Summer Research Fellowship
- Sixth Grade College Visit
- 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 2020-2021 Academic Year
- Alhambra Consulting Group
- The Aristocows
- Asian American Students in Action (AASiA)
- The “Assist” Program
- Berkshire Doula Project
- Black STEM Student Association
- BFAIR Buddies
- Black Student Union (BSU)
- Brayton Afterschool Tutoring Program
- Chinese American Student Organization (CASO)
- Circle of Women
- Coalition for Immigrant Student Advancement (CISA)
- College Democrats
- Converging Worlds
- Effective Altruism (EA) @ Williams
- EOS Mentoring for At-Risk Youth
- Ephs at the Clark
- EphVotes
- Feminist Collective (FemCo)
- Friendly Visitors
- Jazz at Williams
- Justice League
- Lehman Community Engagement
- Masculinity, Accountability, Sexual violence, and Consent (MASC, formerly Men for Consent)
- Matriculate (formerly Leaders Working)
- Mental Health Committee (MHC)
- Muslim Student Union
- No Lost Generation
- Organization for Under-Represented Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Psychology, and Economics (OURSTEM+)
- Peer Health
- Purple Bike Coalition
- QuestBridge
- Rape and Sexual Assault Network (RASAN)
- Ritmo Latino
- Sankofa Step Team
- Sexual Wellness Advocacy Network (SWAN)
- Sisterhood
- The Society of the Griffins
- Storytime
- Students for Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue (SIPD)
- Students of Caribbean Ancestry
- Student Veterans Association
- ¡Vive!
- Williams Animal Awareness Group (WAAG)
- Williams College Gospel Choir
- Williams College Jewish Association (WCJA)
- Williams College Law Society
- Williams College Oral Health Society
- Williams College Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA)
- Williams Environmental Council (WEC)
- Williams for Williamstown (W4W)
- Williams Forum
- Williams Initiative for Israel (WIFI)
- Williams Medical Corps
- Williams Outing Club (WOC)
- Williams Ski Patrol
- Williams Sustainable Growers
- Winter Blitz
- Williams Recovery of All Perishable Surplus (WRAPS)
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
- Meals on Wheels
- MS Support Foundation
- The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Home
- Northern Berkshire Community Coalition (NBCC)
- The Nutrition Center
- Pittsfield Prevention Partnership / Berkshire United Way
- 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
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