Dining Services began their new food waste collection and composting program on Monday, cutting down the amount of waste from dining facilities by up to forty percent. This initiative arose through collaboration between Aramark Food Services and COS (Committee on Sustainability), who purchased the compost collecting bins used on campus. (0) comments
This month the College began offering a marine science minor for undergraduate students featuring classes taught by W&M faculty from VIMS (Virginia Institute for Marine Science). The minor will initially be a 3-year pilot program limited to only 20 students a year and will have eighteen required credit hours. (0) comments
Approximately 45 W&M students spent Martin Luther King Day in Petersburg, Virginia participating in community service projects created in partnership with the non-profits Habitat for Humanity, ElderHomes, and Pathways. SPICE (Students' Petersburg Initiative for Community Engagement) and the Office of Community Engagement and Scholarship's Branch Out program was created last year to provide service opportunities with an integral learning component. (0) comments
The College has merged two departments, the Web Communications team in IT and the Office of Publications, to create the Office of Creative Services. The new department will provide the College with creative services that can be applied to the College's communication and marketing initiatives, and will operate within existing budgets. (0) comments
W&M Law School Lee Professor William W. Van Alstyne and seven other constitutional law scholars have signed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court case McDonald v. Chicago. Van Alstyne's brief supports the Second Amendment's right to bear arms against state and local governments. (0) comments