• Arts & Sciences
• Sharpe Community Scholars Program
• Living-Learning Community

Living-Learning Community

A transformational learning community within W&M

All Sharpe Scholars have at least one thing in common: they are interested in community engagement and research. Since “Sharpies” live together (in Cedar Hall) and share classes in the program, their frequent interactions in mentor groups, seminars, community engagement projects, and social events fulfill the following goals:

1. Deepening students’ social integration into the university and peer interactions related to academics outside the classroom.
2. Increasing meaningful connections to co-curricular opportunities that will enhance their academic and community engagement.
3. Building students’ skills for collaborating effectively, ethically, and responsively with others in community work.
4. Increasing students’ capacity to describe academic relevance for engaging communities intellectually, in action and research.
5. Fostering transformational, collaborative learning among students from a variety of backgrounds and identities. 

There are plenty of benefits to living in a Living-Learning Community:

Sharpe Scholars Program Information

Cedar Hall  All Sharpe Scholars live in the newly built Cedar Hall! Residents enjoy the learning commons, study rooms, program rooms, and lounges throughout the building plus an outside patio. For more information about Cedar Hall and its amenities, see here.

An assigned Sharpe Fellow and mentor group Fellows are regularly available to answer academic questions and help you navigate your first year in the program. Mentor groups meet throughout the year and participate in activities together such as going to see visiting speakers, attending sports events, nature walks, dinner dialogues, and much more.

Popcorn with Professors Faculty are invited to come to the residence hall for an intimate discussion about their research, their department and their experiences in academia. In this setting students are able to access faculty they may not take courses with and ask them questions about community-based research and/or academic advice generally.

Community engagement as a community Sharpies have the opportunity to participate in multiple community projects as an entire cohort, with their mentor group, in their Sharpe COLL class, and in many of their workshops.