Student Programs

• Business Journalism
• Career Services
• The Shepherd Program
• Environmental Studies Program
• Study Outside of Lexington
• Washington Term Program
• Williams Investment Society
• W&L Student Consulting

Executive-in-Residence Program

As part of a continuing effort to enrich the liberal arts curriculum in combination with applied subjects such as engineering, business, and law, Washington and Lee University has established the foundation for the Executive-in-Residence Program. The program is administered through the Williams School and brings to campus outstanding executives from all sectors of society-- business, government, nonprofit groups, and the international community-- to meet and work with students and faculty.

By inviting executives to campus and stimulating student involvement with the issues and leaders of the day, we hope to bridge the gap between topics in the classroom and actual applications in the greater world of commerce, government, and international affairs.

Robert E. Lee Undergraduate Research Program

Under this distinctive program, the University provides funding to encourage well-qualified and strongly motivated students to become familiar with research tools, techniques, and methodology. Participation is an enriching and broadening experience. It is particularly valuable to students who intend to pursue graduate work, for they are introduced to the kind of research activities they will encounter at the graduate level.

Projects are chiefly of two types: assisting a professor in research or carrying out a student-planned project under the supervision of a professor. In either case, the professor and student benefit from the joint participation.

Students are normally nominated for grants-in-aid by a professor with whom they are studying. Most recipients are known as Robert E. Lee Research Assistants, or, if they have and maintain a 3.0 average, as Robert E. Lee Research Scholars. Several outstanding students in the sciences will be designated Christian A. Johnson Scholars. While participants receive no academic credit, the grants-in-aid enable them to earn a part of the cost of their education in work that has exceptional educational value.

The Robert E. Lee Research Fund was established in 1960 through a gift from the late Dr. Gustavus Benz Capitol, an 1899 graduate of Washington and Lee. Additional support has come from various sources, including the Christian A. Johnson Foundation.

Summer Internships

See the New York Intership Program