W&M Featured Events

Want to experience a day in the life of a W&M student? Not all Friday classes can be open. You are welcome to attend any open class. Please do not attend a class that is not designated by the faculty as open. Find a full list of open classes below: 

Activate your Parent & Family Weekend FitWell Membership to enjoy a diverse range of fitness and wellness classes at the Bee McLeod Recreation Center, McLeod Tyler Wellness Center, and Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka.

Stop by to pick up your schedule, exclusive family weekend button, and have your questions answered by the Family Weekend volunteers.

Join the Office of Career Development & Professional Development for the return of our annual Career Diversity Brunch/Expo.

Enjoy a short tour and learn about the rich history of the oldest academic building still standing in the country. 

Join the Office of Career Development & Professional Development for our annual Fall Career & Internship Fair.

Free admission with guided tours of the student-curated exhibition The Human Frame: Prints by Leonard Baskin. Visitors will have the opportunity to engage with Museum Docents to learn about this collection of works by the mid-20th century artist. 

The CGA is hosting Keith VanGraafeiland as part of our fall speaker series! Keith is a product engineer with Esri and serves as the ocean curator for the Living Atlas of the World. He will discuss his work, including several oceanographic GIS projects.

Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Friday, September 23rd at 1:30 pm on the Student Life Walk at 201 Gooch Drive.

Prediction in Healthcare using Queueing and Machine Learning Models

This workshop provides an applied compliment to the first Teaching & Learning Talk of the new school year. Join STLI for a hands-on workshop on how you can incorporate experiential learning practices in your courses.

Come explore the Biology Department's rooftop teaching and research greenhouse, home to a diverse collection of over 40 plant families. 

On Friday, Sept. 23 from 3-5 p.m. come by Swem Library for a  guided tour and pick up some Swem swag!

The boathouse will be open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and family members. Participants will be required to sign a waiver, follow all Lake Matoaka rules and may check out a boat to paddle on Lake Matoaka. 

Quayshawn Spencer, Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, will give a talk entitled, "A metaphysical mapping problem for race theorists and human population geneticists."

Join us on Friday, September 23rd at 4 PM for Dinner with Dr. K! Come to the CSD conference room to meet with Dr. Kimberly Weatherly as we discuss everything from student life and academics to sports and pop culture. See you Soon!

Hyun-Tak Kim, Quantum Computing Lab., Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), South Korea, Title of Talk: Mechanism and applications of the Mott transition in vanadium dioxide (VO2)

Learn about the broad range of academic and engagement opportunities at the School of Education. Speak with faculty about undergraduate and graduate programs in teaching, counseling, and higher education!

Food, music, exclusive discounts and more!

Alma Mater Productions presents their semiannual concert series, FRIDAYS AT FIVE!

Please join us for this special event, designed for you to connect with fellow Joint Degree Programme students and families.

Offering a venue for families to interact, enjoy refreshments and benefit from a private shopping event and a 20% discount on their entire purchase. 

Join W&M South Hampton Roads for a Norfolk Society for Cemetery Conservation tour! We’ll be visiting Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk to learn about “Where the Unsolved Rest: The Cold Cases of Norfolk.” 

Join us for a musical gathering to enjoy performances by the Barksdale Treble Chorus, the William & Mary Choir, the William & Mary Wind Ensemble, and the Orchestra.

Explore the W&M campus by candlelight as your tour guide shares tales of “Old Campus” and the Historic Wren Yard. Registration is currently full for the event. Families will be contacted if more spots are made available. 

In celebration of Family Weekend 2022, visit the brewery starting on Thursday, 9/22 through Sunday, 9/25 and mention that you're in town for Family Weekend (or flash your W&M gear) for a 20% discount on all draft beer all weekend long!

Come to the Law Library and see our display for Banned Books Week! We highlighted a selection of works from the collection on obscenity law and censorship. The display is located on the first floor and open to the public.

At the Writing Resources Center, trained peer consultants offer individual assistance with writing, presentation, and other communication assignments across disciplines and at any stage, from generating ideas to polishing a final product.