How to Join
Twice a year students meeting the criteria for membership are elected to the Society by an Advisory Council, comprising the Associate Dean, the Associate Dean of Students, the Chairs of the three Divisions (or their designates), the Curator, and the student President of the Society.
Criteria for membership include
Words of Advice to Junior Fellows
Excerpted from the remarks of Libby Cater Halaby, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the program, March 27, 2002.
- First and foremost, keep curiosity alive.
- Nourish your sense of wonder.
- Never give up hope (out of every seeming calamity some good usually comes, perhaps in the form of a new approach or a different path, thinking outside the box).
- Keep an open mind, try not to be knee-jerk judgmental (that closes too many doors.)
- Leave some space in your mind to allow the breath of fresh ideas to enter. Don't be too literal-minded to experience a leap of faith, for that is the pathway to unexplored worlds out there.
- Finally, don't shrink your horizons by always adopting the safe and sensible, the accepted wisdom. Take some chances. Stick your neck out. And as Winston Churchill told the students at Harrow School in 1941: "Never give in, never, never, never... except to convictions of honor and good sense."
- The successful completion of three semesters at Washington College or their equivalent.
- A cumulative G.P.A. of 3.6 or better.
- Evidence of participation in, or leadership of, such student activities as student government or community outreach (here you may include college and high school activities).
- Good standing by way of the Washington College Honor Code.
- Three recommendations: one from your academic adviser, and two from other faculty members who are familiar with your academic work.
To retain membership in the Society, all members must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5, regularly attend meetings of the Society, and remain in good standing with the Washington College Honor Board.
Completed applications should be submitted to Bari Lynne Kersey, Toll N117, by the deadline indicated on the application. The student is responsible both for submitting the original application form, plus six copies, and ensuring that all supporting documents are submitted as required. Application forms are available from the Society's Curator, Austin Lobo, Associate Professor of Computer Science, or from Program Administrator Bari Lynne Kersey, Toll N117.