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[[Category:Guides]]
''See [[Williamstown Summer 2010]] for the scoop on this upcoming summer, including a list of student residents.''
So you're thinking about summering in Williamstown? It seems that many scoff at the idea of spending any more time in this rural haven than is absolutely necessary, but summers in Williamstown can be quite enjoyable. The school itself offers a variety of lucrative employment positions and there is plenty to do in the surrounding area as well.
==Jobs at Williams==
A large percentage of the students who stay in williams for the summer are employed through various academic [[departments ]] doing research for their [[thesis|theses]], although working on campus doesn't exactly require a such a project. Many departments will provide housing but no meal plan or perhaps the other way around, housing is generally around $35 per week and meals in packages of 5, 10, 14, and 21. Inquire to the department of your major for summer job opportunities; usually to get the job you must stay here for most of the summer. Another employer during the summer at Williams is the [[Conference Office]]. Although application deadlines have passed for Summer '06, information Information about the Summer Conference Office can be found on their website: [http://www.williams.edu/admin/conference/their website]. After ''Before'' spring break each year, the conference office jobs are posted on the website, [[daily messages ]] and through campus mailings.
Research jobs include:
Apart from research, there are plenty of other jobs on campus:
* The environmental studies department provides positions for Caretakers in [[Hopkins Forest]], librarians in the CES library, and occasionally a gardner for the grounds around [[Kellog Kellogg House]].
*Both [http://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Sawyer_Library Sawyer] and [[Schow]] have student positions, although obviously fewer than during the school year. Library work is tedious, but pay is decent and it's all air conditioned.
*[http://oit.williams.edu/oit/ OIT] conducts the summer [http://cf.williams.edu/oit/wit/ Williams Instructional Technology (WIT)] program
Often students living in summer housing will have to purchase a meal plan; 5 is the smallest. Meal plans cost $5 per meal; i.e. the 5-meal plan is $50 per two week pay period (the cost is automatically deducted from your paycheck). Every summer there is some upset about the lack of [[Kitchens|kitchen]] facilities, as the school prioritizes summer conferences and allocates many of the dorms with the best resources to programs like Nike Tennis Camp.
Still, Williams students find a way to eke out their existence. People who want to cook for themselves can us the [[CES]] kitchen in [[Kellog Kellogg House]], the kitchen in [[Rice]], and, if open, the kitchen in whichever [[Greylock Quad|Greylock]] dorm is in student use.
One [[dining hall]] is open for student use over the summer, and [[Grab and Go]] provides their usual lunch options during the week. Dining halls are shared with [[Williamstown Theatre Festival]] staff as well as summer sports students. [[Dining Services]] has been known to try out new menu options over the summer.
==Summer People==
===Regular Guests===
==Things To Do==
Surprisingly, the Berkshire region offers a fair amount of things to do during the summer. The most popular activities include:
*Fourth of July fireworks (in North Adams)
*[http://www.wtfestival.org/ Williamstown Theater Festival] (Free tickets for ushering)
*Concerts **at [http://www.tanglewood.org/ Tanglewood]**at MassMoCA**at the Clark (outdoor summer shows)*Outdoor sports & games:**[http://www.steeplecats.net/ Steeple Cats] games and other summer fun in [[Things to do in North Adams|North Adams]]*Fourth of July! (the fireworks in North Adams are awesome)*[[Guide to Waterways|River]] kayaking or tubing (for example, at [http://www.zoaroutdoor.com/ Zoar Outdoor] on [[Route 2]])*[[Green River]] swimming*[[WUFO]] maintains a summer pick-up listserv (last year: vindiesel@wso)*[[Green River]] swimming, tons of green river swimming, at all times of day
*Eat every flavor of ice cream at [[Lickety Split]] at least once.
**Eat at Lickety Split for 16 straight days.
*Watch every movie that comes to [http://www.imagescinema.org/ Images]
*Lots of good [[beers|beer]]-drinking outdoors, during the most beautiful time of the year.
**Outdoor [[beirut]]! The rooftop stadium behind the [[Harrison Gallery]] is a perfect spot.
*Play the empty [[Taconic Golf Club]] every day at dusk until 9pm
*[[Karaoke]] in North Adams at [[Gringo's]] Restaurant on Friday nights
*Outdoor [[beirut]]Contra dance at the Grange in Greenfield! The rooftop stadium behind the [[Harrison Gallery]] is a perfect spot.*Turn blue from blueberries*Cook with friends
