Williams Club

09/22/2023

Recently, the Williams Club Tabled at an event for Seniors in Goodrich Hall at Williams College. We handed out brochures and informed everyone who stopped by about the club. More than 60 students talked to us & took our informative brochure about membership benefits. Our wonderful previous summer interns, Jaskaran Singh ‘25 and Grayson Brooks ‘25 helped out. Please check the link to learn more about the Club and how it might best benefit you: www.williamsclub.org

09/22/2023

In August Williams College Alumni Engagement hosted a reception at the Williams Club for the incoming class of 2027 and their parents. Attendees were treated to a nice selection of refreshments, Williams merch, and a good time in our spacious Presidents and Provost Room. Lots and lots of smiles from everyone. Director of Alumni Engagement, Rob Swann ‘90, spoke to the incoming class and gave valuable advice along with Williams alum Bishoy Yacoub ‘23 and our summer intern Jaskaran Singh ’25. Learn more about the Williams Club: www.williamsclub.org

08/08/2023

Last spring, the Hobart and Williams Smith alumni organization hosted an event at the clubhouse. Assistant professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, Craig Talmage, and Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurial Studies, Tom Drennan, presented How HWS Does Business. This took place in our spacious Tarnopol Room at the club and here are some photos showcasing the event. As always, all alumni and friends of all 35 affiliate schools on our membership list are welcome to join the Williams Club. Please check visit our webpage: https://www.williamsclub.org/site/ to learn more about membership at the Williams Club. Also please check out our new landing page for Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges: https://www.williamsclub.org/site/hobart-and-williams-smith-college/

07/25/2023

Last winter, the Dickinson College alumni relations hosted a holiday party at the clubhouse. Here are some photos showcasing the fun. It was a lovely reception in the spacious President’s and Provosts’ Room. As always, all alumni and friends of all 35 affiliate schools on our membership list are welcome to join the Williams Club.

Please check the link in the bio for more information on our website. Also check out our new landing page for Dickinson alums: https://www.williamsclub.org/site/dickinson-college/

06/27/2023

Attention NESCAC school grads: because you went to an Affiliate school of ours, you can join the Williams Club in mid-town Manhattan. Membership benefits include a robust schedule of social and content driven events; handsome accommodations; access to 150+ private clubs around the world; two restaurants for fine & casual dining; a bar; a comfortable, attractive lounge for socializing; a Business Center provides a convenient place to work between appointments; rentable event space; and a well equipped & FREE gym.

Note that parents, grandparents, siblings, spouse/life partners, uncles, aunts can all join as well because of their connection to a NESCAC grad!

To learn more about the Club, visit our web site, www.williamsclub.org or write [email protected]

Exclusive events, athletic facilities, private dining, overnight rooms, & more! Special membership offers for current students.

06/23/2023

Williams Club's summer intern this year, Jaskaran Singh, ’25, helped out as a “Ranger” during the recent Williams reunion. He’s pictured with Brooks Foehl ’88, Director of Alumni Relations

05/17/2023

Attention NESCAC school grads: if you’ve not yet had the chance to experience the Williams Club, and would like to explore membership, please be encouraged to join us on Monday, June 5th when we will have a reception with tours for interested individuals. This reception runs from 5:30pm to 7pm. There will be wine, beer and soft drinks as well conviviality with alumni/ae of Williams, Smith, & other Williams Club Affiliate schools.

Registration is required via this link https://tinyurl.com/2faxjetd for this free but capacity-constrained event.

Membership benefits include a robust schedule of social and content driven events (one recent week seen here https://tinyurl.com/bdhb5632); accommodations lovely for friends, family, colleagues (seen here https://tinyurl.com/y4jhe3sza); access to 150+ private clubs (https://tinyurl.com/4nejzjps); two restaurants for fine & casual dining; a bar; a comfortable, attractive lounge for socializing; a Business Center provides a convenient place to work between appointments; and a well equipped & free gym.

We welcome as members NESCAC alumni/ae plus Smith, Wellesley, Mount Holyoke, Boston College, UNC/Chapel Hill and other schools (https://tinyurl.com/4cpebca8) and their parents, grandparents, siblings, spouse/life partners, & grad students.
To learn more about the Club, visit our web site, check out the benefits list https://tinyurl.com/ybz2kbtd, or write [email protected]

11/13/2022

Photos from today's viewing at Slattery's Midtown Pub by Amherst and Williams alums of the 136th Williams/Amherst football game. Our favorite is the baby spontaneously reading a Williams Club promotional brochure! A good time was had by all.

10/18/2022

Brains and Brawn–The NESCAC at 50:

Pondering the Past and Future of the Sweatiest
of the Liberal Arts

A Williams Club program at
The Penn Club, 30 West 44th St, NY, NY
reception at 6:00pm; program at 6:30pm, November 2nd, 2022

Fifty years since its founding, the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) has combined NCAA Division 3 athletic and academic excellence in way that conforms to an ideal of college sports that has been widely abandoned at higher levels. The 11 NESCAC member institutions are all among the most selective in America, and its athletic teams and individual performers reliably among the most successful. It is a place where “student-athlete” is neither an oxymoron nor a punchline. Our panel will examine how NESCAC has found the sweet spot between the classroom and the playing field, and also discuss the significant challenges that lie ahead, as college sports undergoes an historic transformation.

NESCAC schools
Amherst Bates Bowdoin Colby
Connecticut Hamilton Middlebury Trinity
Tufts Wesleyan Williams

Panelists Bios

Moderator, Tim Layden, a 1978 graduate of Williams College and former mediocre student-athlete, is an award-winning and nationally recognized sports journalist with more than four decades' experience. Layden is currently a Writer-at-Large for NBC Sports, following a 25-year career at Sports Illustrated. Before that, he worked at daily newspapers in Schenectady, NY; Albany, NY; and New York City.

Dr. Daniel Covell is author of The New England Small College Athletic Conference: A History, which was published in 2022 by McFarland & Company to mark NESCAC’s 50th anniversary. Covell played football at Bowdoin and is Professor of Sport Management in the College of Business at Western New England University. Education: Ph.D., University of Massachusetts; M.S., University of Massachusetts; B.A., Bowdoin College (1986)

John Biddiscombe served on Wesleyan's athletic staff for 38 years, the final 24 as its director. He was named Division III Athletic Director of the Year for the Northeast Region by the National Association of College Athletic Directors in 1999-2000.

David Hixon is a legendary Amherst College head men’s basketball coach, who holds the record for number of wins in a single sport while coaching at Amherst. During his storied 42-season career at his alma mater, Hixon ’75, was the third coach in men’s basketball history across all National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) divisions to surpass the 800-win mark.

Dr. Joanne Berger-Sweeney is Trinity College’s President. An accomplished neuroscientist and experienced leader in higher education, she is the 22nd president of Trinity College. The first African American and the first woman to serve as president of the college, she received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Wellesley College, her M.P.H. in environmental health sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Ph.D. in neurotoxicology from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

Tickets

Admission only with prior registration & includes a wine reception. Williams Club Members’ tickets are $ 15 and non-members, $ 25. Club Members register via the Members app; non-members register via this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brains-and-brawnthe-nescac-at-50-tickets-439692210237

If any questions about this program or Williams Club membership, write Dale Riehl ’72, Director, at [email protected] or call 212-697-5300

12/22/2021

Join other Ephs in NYC to watch an exciting game of Williams men’s basketball, currently 9-0 and ranked 17th nationally, when Williams will play at #1 ranked Yeshiva University (currently 14-0) on January 2 at 5:00 PM. Yeshiva’s current win streak has now reached 50 games.

Both teams are NCAA Division III.

Yeshiva University's Sports Dept is setting aside space for an Eph audience and friends, so registration ensures space that also locates alums together.

Here is the link to register for FREE tickets & more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unfeated-ephs-mens-basketball-plays-yeshiva-with-44-wins-on-jan-2-tickets-231095632257

If any questions about this event or Williams Club membership, write [email protected]