In honor of James Phinney Baxter III '14, who during his tenure as President of Williams College (1937-1961) helped the College to make significant improvements to life on campus, the Office of Campus Life instituted the Baxter Fellows Program in hopes of further enhancing student life at Williams. 

Baxter Fellows are hired for their energy and interest in building community life at Williams--they will be leaders living within student residences while at the same time collaborating with the Neighborhood Governance Boards to foster a larger sense of community within the Neighborhoods. This is accomplished through local house responsibilities, such as snacks and serving as a communication point for residents, as well as through collaborating with one another on neighborhood-wide activities that address several community-development areas. 

The Baxter Fellows are a creative, enthusiastic, and motivated group student leaders - in - training who are excited about being involved in their neighborhood community on many levels—from building smaller communities in their houses, to planning large-scale events for the neighborhood.  They are trained in team-building and event planning, and are open and available to talk to their residents about community and diversity issues, problem solving, and time management.

For more information on the Baxter Fellows Program, please contact Aaron Gordon, Assistant Director of Campus Life - Residential Programs and Housing , or your Neighborhood's Residential Life Coordinator (RLC).