VIMS Overview - Get to Know Us

First Steps, First!

Quick links: New Employees (W&M Human Resources); VIMS Check-In Instructions (pdf)

William & Mary Human Resources provides information and resources related to employment, including general onboarding, required forms and paperwork, orientations, and what to expect in the first days as a new employee.  

In order to obtain a VIMS e-mail account and obtain required VIMS safety training, all new VIMS employees should initiate the VIMS Check-In process (pdf) as soon as possible. 

Volunteers and visiting scientists, postdocs, and students receive VIMS safety training and may receive a VIMS email account.  The Volunteer/Visiting Scientist/Visiting Student/Visiting Post-Doc Check-In Form (pdf) is available through the Faculty & Staff Gateway and should be returned to VIMS' Assistant Director of Outreach & Engagement.  See the form for details.

Getting to Know Us

Quick links:  VIMS - At a Glance; VIMS Campus Services; Getting to know William & Mary

Get to know VIMS better by visiting At a Glance, where you can learn a bit of VIMS history, watch the VIMS Anthem video and explore the VIMS photo galleries. 

The VIMS Strategic Plan outlines our institutional Values and Strategic Priorities.  

The VIMS Principles of Community were endorsed by faculty, staff and students in 2016.  We continue to strive to be a friendly, supportive and inclusive community.   We encourage you to explore the many ways to connect with co-workers and colleagues on the VIMS and W&M campuses.

Getting to know William & Mary will introduce you to William & Mary and its traditions.

Campuses

Quick links: VIMS Campus Map; VIMS campus photo tour I; VIMS campus photo tour II; Eastern Shore Lab; Kauffman Aquaculture Center

VIMS campuses include the main campus in Gloucester Point, the Eastern Shore Laboratory in Wachapreague, Virginia and the Kauffman Aquaculture Center campus in Topping Virginia.

Williamsburg Campus: W&M Campus Map Note: Arts & Sciences and the School of Business are located on the central W&M campus.  The Schools of Law and Education are in Williamsburg near to main campus.

Organizational Structure

Quick links: VIMS Directory

Three Academic Research Sections are designed to support research and discovery around core focus areas where VIMS is addressing grand challenges and leading science for solutions to address global change:

• Coastal & Ocean Processes - connecting global trends and local drivers to understand and address environmental change 
• Ecosystem Health - connecting physical, chemical, biological, and socioeconomic systems to address environmental and community vulnerabilities
• Natural Resources -  providing translational science for sustainable management of coastal socio-ecological systems, especially fisheries and aquaculture
  

Learn more about the organizational structure in this Q&A with Dean & Director Aday. While VIMS faculty, staff, and students affiliate with a primary section for administrative processes, we are highly collegial and collaborative, and interactions across sections are encouraged.  

Research & advisory centers - Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center (ABC), Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Marine Advisory Program (MAP)

Partnership programs - Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (CBNERR), Virginia Sea Grant 

Supporting units

• Academic Affairs
• Analytical Services
• Communications & Marketing
• Facilities Management
• Finance
• Hargis Library/W&M Swem Library
• Information Technology & Network Services (ITNS)
• Marine Operations
• Office of the Dean & Director (Administration, Human Resources, Inclusive Excellence)
• Research & Advisory Service
• Safety and Environmental Programs
• Sponsored Programs