Living
Students live together in Somers Hall on the Mount Vernon campus during their first year, sharing WLP classes and co-curricular experiences. Community building activities are an integral part of the program structure, with these events taking place both inside the dorm and across campus. Students develop a strong supportive peer network that lasts throughout their college experience, and often beyond. Leadership skills grow out of these shared events and the supportive WLP environment.
Community Building
The Women’s Leadership Program is more than just a curriculum. WLP extends far beyond the classroom, and includes a plethora of student leadership groups, extracurricular events, and volunteer opportunities. Each cohort’s Graduate Teaching Assistant develops events in the residence hall and out in the nation’s capital, building community that forms bonds between the students that that will last well beyond their first academic year.
Housing, Somers Hall
The Women’s Leadership Program is a living and learning community. WLP students live on the Mount Vernon Campus in Somers Hall with their respective academic cohort, including each cohort's Graduate Assistant. This housing arrangement fosters an intellectual community beyond the classroom, provides academic and social support, and creates a strong network for WLP students.
The Mount Vernon Campus
If you love being close to everything the city has to offer, but also want a more traditional college campus experience, then Mount Vernon Campus will win your heart.
“The Vern,” as it’s affectionately known, provides open green spaces and access to athletic facilities including a gym, tennis courts, soccer/lacrosse and softball fields and even an outdoor pool. The campus is home to other amenities including Eckles Library, a black box theater and classroom and laboratory spaces.The tight-knit community atmosphere among the six residence halls also helps residents forge bonds that last throughout their time at GW and beyond.
Events
The WLP hosts a wide variety of events both inside the dorm and outside in the great Washington DC community, from Kennedy Center performances to program-wide birthday parties, exploring the city with your class or hiking the Shenandoah Valley with your Graduate Teaching Assistant. These events engage the students outside the classroom and bring leadership activities into practice, creating community, identifying professional opportunities, and engaging peers in collaborative work. The WLP believes it is imperative to support students as they become active citizens within the community.
