Campus Life

The Office of Campus Life (OCL) at Williams

As a branch of the Dean of the College’s division, OCL’s role is to support students’ co-curricular experiences and leadership development at Williams, through Housing & Residential Education, and Student Involvement & Events.

In doing so, we work closely with many colleagues around campus, including those in Accessible Education, Athletics, Campus Safety Services (CSS), the Center for Learning in Action (CLiA), the Chaplains’ Office, the Davis Center, the Dean of Students Office, Dining Services, Facilities Services, Student Health & Wellness Services, the Zilkha Center, and others.

The Housing & Residential Education team provides advisement and support for the students’ residential experience, including the selection, training, and ongoing supervision of student residential leaders and their community development & programming responsibilities, all undergraduate student housing assignments & selection processes, data management, room key/code distribution and check-ins/check-outs, and the student storage program in collaboration with Dorm Room Movers. Programs include Life After Williams, Williams After Dark, Lyceum Dinners, Quiet Housing, Co-Op Housing, SwALE Housing, and the TAPSI Housing program. Several members of the HRE team participate in a rotation with several members of the Dean of Students’ office to provide after-hours on-call support for residential life student leaders and Campus Safety Services.

The Student Involvement & Events team provides advisement & support for Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), Student Government, All-Campus Entertainment (ACE), the Williams Record, and the Yearbook, and they provide logistical support for student-initiated programming & events including advisement, temporary staffing scheduling & coordination, and risk management collaboration with campus colleagues. They facilitate and execute several annual campus-wide student programs, including the big three traditional campus programming weekends (Homecoming, Winter Carnival, Spring Fling), Eph Moments of Joy, the RSO Purple Key Fair, the RSO Jamboree, and others. They oversee Senior Class Events both during the academic year and during Senior Week just prior to commencement weekend. They are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Paresky Center & Goodrich Hall, including usage parameters and prioritization, determination of tech support & staffing needs, furnishings, and vendors, and are responsible for programming at The Log as well as advising & working closely with the student management of the Goodrich Coffee Bar. They are responsible for the EMS room reservations system, both for day-to-day facilitation and overall system management with campus partners and OIT.