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HIST 301: The Historians Craft (Sheriff, Spring 2024)

Library Ambassadors

Please join the W&M Libraries Student Ambassadors (LA)

Who are we?

W&M Libraries Student Ambassadors (LA) is an official W&M student organization that provides a student perspective to library administration and helps promote library services, resources, and events.

We welcome all students from all majors and class years! If you love our campus libraries and want to see them get better every year, join our group. This is a great way to share your ideas, suggestions and concerns with those in the library who make change happen!

Our executive committee for 2023-2024:

  • President – Linna Cui ’24
  • Vice President – Stephanie Choi ‘25
  • Secretary – Agavni Mehrabi ‘26
  • Social Media – Rhea Vidyababu ‘25

What do we do?

We meet monthly to discuss and plan special events and library-related projects. We invite guest speakers from the library to our meetings to discuss library initiatives and share updates on projects.

Spring 2024 meeting schedule: 

  • Wednesday, Jan. 31; 5-6PM
  • Wednesday, Feb. 21; 5-6PM
  • Wednesday, Mar. 20; 5-6PM
  • Wednesday, April 17; 5-6PM

How to join

Email libraryoutreach@wm.edu or just come to one of our monthly meetings!

One Tribe One Day

Please consider given any to any dept!

If 500 students across campus donate to any unit on campus, a mysterious benefactor will give $111,111 to the library. 

Research Prize

Every year, the W&M Libraries offer Libraries Undergraduate Research Awards.

The Undergraduate Library Research Awards recognize creative and original library research completed by William & Mary undergraduate students. Prizes will be given to the students whose papers best illustrate exemplary use of W&M Libraries tools and resources, and the development of information-gathering skills. 

The four awards will be granted in two categories (freshman/sophomore and junior/senior). First prize winners in category will each receive $750, and second prize winners will receive $500.  

Awardees will be asked to deposit their research paper into Scholar Works and meet with library staff to create a short video about their research to be shared on library social media. 

Eligibility (for next round)

Applicants must:

  • Be undergraduates enrolled in a degree program in any discipline at William & Mary.
  • Have completed a research paper for a William & Mary credit course offered during either the Spring 2024, Summer 2024, or Fall 2024 semesters. 
  • Individual and group papers are eligible, but works co-written with faculty are not permissible. Groups with students that cross the categories (ex. freshmen and juniors) will be placed in the junior/senior category.

At this time only written papers and projects are accepted.