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Sigma Xi

The Williams College Sigma Xi Club elects, as Associate Members of the national Society of Sigma Xi, those Williams undergraduates who have demonstrated unusual excellence in scientific research. In addition, the Club sponsors a fall and spring Faculty Research Lecture Series and additional lectures by local and visiting scientists. The Club also sponsors a number of out-reach programs to promote science with the public and through interaction with regional grade, junior high, and high schools. The Williams College Sigma Xi Outstanding Science Student Award is made annually at Mount Greylock Regional High School on class night. The recipient of this award is chosen by the teachers at the school for demonstrated performance in science class and general interest in future work in science. The Club periodically presents an award to an outstanding regional high school science teacher. The award, consisting of a Certificate of Recognition and an honorarium, recognizes outstanding dedication to the teaching of science and the encouragement of scientific research. A High School Science Award is made to the recipient's school for the purpose of purchasing instructional equipment. The Club also cosponsors a Science Day in the spring to recognize the seventh and eighth grade winners of regional fairs. Cosponsored with the Consortium for the Improvement of Math and Science Teaching, Specialty Minerals, Inc., and GE Plastics, Inc., the Science Day provides a morning of activities and demonstrations designed to further stimulate the students' interest in science and scientific research.

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