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Welcome to the Frontlines of the Battle Against Poverty

Those are the words used to welcome my group of W&M students from W&M’s DC Summer Institute to DC Central Kitchen.  A week later,

DCSI-LCE Week 1: I Can’t Tell Where the Journey Will End, But I Know Where to Start

This past Wednesday, Professor Stelljes asked all of us within the Leadership and Community Engagement Institute (LCE) of William & Mary’s D.C Summer Institute (DCSI) to

Words from an Active Citizen

From these experiences with Branch Out I learned that service is a continuous process rather than a single act, one that must be approached

Newbies step up

The MANOS students had reason for concerns about language proficiency and depth for the annual project trip.  Two of our most talented and experienced teammates would

Start Where You Are, Use What You Have, Do What You Can

Arthur Ashe, one of the first African-American tennis players, spoke these words –”Start Where You Are, Use What You Have, Do What You Can”

W&M Alumni Living the W&M Vision – Changing the World

In this entry, Charlotte Mabon ’15, serves as guest blogger. Below is her reflection from a recent Community Engagement Lunch Discussion. 2002 William &

Chaguite, Cuje, Clinic

We have worried about the value of our annual clinic since we first opened the doors in 2007.  We intended NOT to be a

It’s Not Linear; 2/28/14

In November 0f 2009, I wrote that SHC was becoming MANOS and that the timing seemed more than incidental.  (And, it happened even before

Persistence and Partnering. 2/27/14

The MANOS advance team (Johnathan Maza ’15; 5th project trip); Stephanie Wraith ’15, fourth project trip; Sarah Martin ’17, 1st project trip; and me,