Life at Webb
Good food cooked by a real chef, light airy rooms yards from the water, and an active, close-knit, honest community: life on campus is great!
Accommodations
Webb's campus - a walled, 26-acre estate with its own private beach - is special, and Webb requires students to live and eat on campus. The men live on the second and third floors of Stevenson Taylor Hall. The women live on the second floor of the model basin and in James G. Motley Hall.
Students eat in Stevenson Taylor - three meals daily Monday through Friday. Brunch - a student favorite with eggs, quesadillas, and burritos cooked to order - and dinner are served on Saturday and Sunday. Students also use the recently renovated Student Kitchen to cook up their own food when the munchies strike.
Student Self-Management
Webb's student body is largely self-governing. Through a cooperative relationship between the Institute and the Student Organization, students actually help shape and implement the policies that govern conduct on campus. Underlying the Student Organization is an important tradition, the Honor Code, which mandates that Webbies maintain the highest standards of conduct and honesty at all times. The upshot is that students have an unusually strong voice on campus, and a sense of trust and security is widespread.
Maintenance
At Webb, students take pride in maintaining the facilities. The upkeep of the labs, shops, and other facilities is handled through a student work program called "Beaver Day" - the weekly assignments are called "beavers." The Student Organization is responsible for gathering beaver requests and assigning tasks to freshmen and sophomores.
