Arts & Sciences Events

There are many potential career paths to pursue with a science degree. Learn about your options and how to best prepare to travel your chosen path.

The McGlothlin Leadership Forum brings together two generations of leaders: the next generation from the business and law schools and the McGlothlin Leadership Forum Fellows, pre-eminent leaders in their field.

Screening of "Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo" (directed by Ulrich Edel)

Following classes with business and law students, McGlothlin Forum Fellows - David Boies, John Snow, and William Weldon - wlll share their thoughts at a public forum about the state of the economy and free enterprise system.

Daniel Aldrich (Purdue U) Talk entitled "Sight Fights: How Japan Handles Nuclear Reactors"

"The Priory of St. Mace: A Benedictine View of Heaven on Earth"

On-campus screening of the new documentary film Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, followed by Q&A with film's director, Pamela Yates.

The health care industry offers a wide variety of career paths. Learn about your options from professionals representing different sectors in health care.

Bratkartoffeln mit Sauerkraut (und wahlweise Speck) ? ein Gericht f?r die Wintertage

TesterMaster Prep Service coming to campus for a FREE LSAT prep Workshop on November 3rd, 2011 at 6pm in Morton 342!!

Open to the public. Sessions meet every Thurs. 8pm-10pm. Cost is $3 per hour.

Advising tips are being offered to assist students with the Spring 2012 registration period.

The goal of the program is to engage students in a topic which they may or may not have some previous exposure and, through direct discussions with policymakers and policy practitioners, provide the opportunity for them to develop an informed perspective.

Celebrate 50 years of William & Mary Geology!

Geo alum Erik Haug ('07) returns to discuss careers in the energy industry.

This event is open to the public.

This event is open to the public.

Rui Wang (University of Massachusetts Amherst) will present new methods for Poisson disk sampling and spectrum analysis on arbitrary manifold surfaces.

"The effects of noise pollution on avian communities and ecological services"

Saskia Mordijck, William & Mary Computer Science, Title of Talk: Experimental Changes in Particle Transport from Resonant Magnetic Perturbations (RMPs) in DIII-D*

W&M Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of solo piano music performed by William & Mary faculty Maria Yefimova. Program includes music of Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff.

iPAX presents "A Lesson Before Dying" adapted by Romulus Linney from Earnest J. Gaines' novel, one of the earliest selections in Oprah's Book Club. Directed by Prof Artisia Green. Tix $5. doorside. 730PM. Friday, November 4, 2011 till Sunday, November 6,

A showcase of music and performance by members of the W&M Choir to benefit the Choir's international tours. $10 general admission/$5 student

Join Kelsey Rothera for a program featuring pieces by Vincenzo Bellini, Gabriel Faure, Wolfgang Mozart, Elizabeth Poston, George Gershwin and Francis Poulenc.

Join the W&M Chamber Orchestra for an excitingly dark music festival! The Chamber Orchestra is a musical organization run solely by students. Conductor: Tim Rivenburg; Piano Soloist: Ricky Lu

Composed of principal players from the William & Mary Wind Symphony, the Chamber Winds performs the finest serenade repertoire of the great composers. Dr. Paul K. Bhasin directs.

A showcase of music and performance by members of the W&M Choir, to benefit the Choir's international tours. General Admission: $10/$5 student

The W&M Schola Cantorum and the Christopher Wren Singers will be performing a joint concert at the Muscarelle Museum of Art, Sheridan Gallery.

Delegation and Civilian Abuse: Wartime Atrocities

Searching, Selecting, and Synthesizing Source Code Components

Rustem Ospanov, University of Pennsylvania, Title of Talk: The Search for Higgs-->WW at the Large Hadron Collider

Title: Oil Spills - What They Have in Common and How They Differ

Monday, November 7 @ 5 p.m. in Blow Hall 201 OR Tuesday, November 15 @ 6 p.m. in Blow Hall 201

Delegation visit and colloquium on U.S.-China educational practices hosted by the School of Education.

Professor David Bernstein of George Mason Law will discuss why the common wisdom on Lochner is largely unfounded. Dean Douglas will offer additional insight following Professor Bernstein's commentary.

Wir zeigen "Lola rennt" (Tom Tykwer, 1998)

The William & Mary Jazz Ensemble performs two concerts on back-to-back Tuesdays!

Our own Tom and Isil Dillig will introduce a project to certify the absence of malware in applications included in an app market.

Dr. Gerald Lampe, Senior Research Scientist (Arabic and Islamic Studies) at the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland, will speak on the best strategies for reaching advanced proficiency in Arabic.

Visit the CGA from 2.30-4:30pm and find out more about GIS services on campus. Event is open to faculty, staff, students and the public.

Please join us for the next Bellini Colloquium. Emily Wilcox, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese will be presenting her research. The title of her talk is "Inheriting the Future: The Socialist Realist Legacy in Contemporary Chinese Performance."

Elizabeth McClellan from the Dept. of Geology at Radford University will be here to speak with us about evidence in SW Virginia for Rodinian rifting.

Are you interested in gaining the skills it takes to become a successful manager in a non-profit or government organization? Then apply for MSPS! Submit your resume and a letter explaining why you want to be a part of the program by November 9.

Enjoy light refreshments before Dr. Bol's lecture on GIS in the Humanities.

Geospatial analysis can give us a global view on the past, and help us identify meaningful structures in what we see.

The Honorable Thomas B. Griffith, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, will discuss judicial humility and the appropriate role of judges in applying the law.

By Robert Tsai, American University, Washington College of Law. Thursday, November 10, 2011; 1:00 ? 2:00 pm. Room: 133, William & Mary Law School

Political Scientist Scott Edwards, of Amnesty International, will focus on new thinking in crowd-derived tools and data.

Considering a Senior Honors Thesis in Women's Studies Next Year?

Tools of Science in a Tactical Arms Race: New Frontiers for Human Rights Defense

Open to the public. Sessions meet every Thurs. 8pm-10pm. Cost is $3 per hour.

Brown Bag by Kyle Stark & Chelsea Jenkins

Speaker: Louis Yang Liu (William & Mary) Title: On sparse recovery through multiple linear system model in compressed sensing

Chen Ding (University of Rochester) will review reuse distance based models as a unifying basis for understanding the many techniques and tools that have emerged recently.

A Reves Hall Coffee Hour presentation by Dr. Camilla Buchanan.

Josh Goldberger of the Ohio State University will present "Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Materials for Energy and Medicine"

Visiting scholar Dr. Gagik Demirjian will present on the state of post-Soviet Armenian higher education. Dr. Demirjian has an interest in how information and communication technologies (ICT) can be applied in higher education.

Adam Anthony, Director of the W&M Washington Office, will be Skyping in to tell you the secrets to finding a job or internship in IR and Government, and to answer your questions!

"Song Evolution in Darwin's Finches"

Dr. Charles Tahan, Laboratory for Physical Sciences, College Park, MD Title of Talk: Quantum information technology and man-made macroscopic quantum systems in silicon

Join the W&M Early Music Ensemble for an evening of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music on period instruments. The EME will be joined by the W&M Schola Cantorum for this concert.

By Kander and Ebb Directed by Elizabeth Wiley Musical Direction by Gary L. Green Choreography by Joan Gavaler

By Kander and Ebb Directed by Elizabeth Wiley Musical Direction by Gary L. Green Choreography by Joan Gavaler

Come and join Professor Max Katz and the new Music of India Ensemble for their first concert on campus!

By Kander and Ebb Directed by Elizabeth Wiley Musical Direction by Gary L. Green Choreography by Joan Gavaler

Dr. Anne K. Rasmussen directs the Middle Eastern Music Ensemble

Join the W&M Schola Cantorum for Choral Evensong in the historic Bruton Parish Church in Colonial Williamsburg.

Joint initiative of the Departments of State and Education to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange.

Are you interested in working for change and justice in society? Join us for a panel of speakers currently working in the field of social justice.

You are invited to attend an information session about the 2012 William and Mary Summer Program in Montpellier, France.

Heather Macdonald, Chancellor Professor of Geology and one of three finalists for the Robert Foster Cherry Award given by Baylor University, will present "Behind the Scenes: From Strong Geoscience Courses to an Energized Community."

Two technical professionals from the computer science field will be conducting mock interviews in the Cohen Career Center. Get prepared and receive valuable feedback! Sign-up through the Tribe Careers website.

The Russian and Post-Soviet Studies Program is proud to present Professor Sergei Kapterev, Professor of Film Studies at the Russian Film Institute, Moscow (Russia). His lecture is entitled "Science Fiction Film in the USSR."

Have you ever considered teaching as a career path? Science and math teachers are in demand! Hear from William & Mary alumni who have found a home in the classroom.

The W&M Gamelan Ensemble will present Javanese Music and Dance with guest artists from the Indonesian Embassy.

We will screen "Gegen die Wand" ("Head-On", von Fatih Akin, 2004)

The W&M Jazz Ensemble performs at the Kimball Theatre in Merchants Square. Dr. Paul K. Bhasin directs. Also playing will be the W&M Jazz Combo directed by Harris Simon.

Professor of History and American Studies Betsy Schlabach talks about her work on Emmett Till and "Jet" magazine. Everyone welcome! Light lunch and beverages provided.

Professor of History and American Studies Betsy Schlabach talks about her work on Emmett Till and "Jet" magazine. Everyone welcome! Light lunch and beverages provided.

Announcing William and Mary study abroad program to Galway Ireland that will include a course on Irish Foreign Policy. This course will count towards the Government Major and/or IR Major Part C and Part E.

The Department of Art & Art History Distinguished Lecture Series presents: "The Rules of the Game," a lecture by artist James McGarrell.

Want FREE FOOD and an informative discussion? Come to a movie and discussion night sponsored by the Africana Studies Student Association and the African American Male Coalition.

Featuring Dr. Majid Al Harthy, Professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman With introductory comments by Anne K. Rasmussen, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Research Fellow for 2010-2011

ONE Day Only! Proceeds support visiting artist workshops and help send students to the National Ceramics Conference.

Dr. Debbie Bronk will discuss the problem of effluent organic nitrogen, and Jenna Spackeen will discuss the food web structure of two negative estuaries in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico during the VIMS Physical Sciences noon seminar series.

To celebrate International Education Week please plan to join us for International Dinner Night. Dine on food from around the world at the Commons Dining Hall, aka "The Caf."

By Kander and Ebb Directed by Elizabeth Wiley Musical Direction by Gary L. Green Choreography by Joan Gavaler

Join the Gallery Players for a concert at Bruton Parish Church, featuring works by Handel, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky. Jonathan Mott, Acting Music Director.

General Admission $3. For reservations call 221-1091. Ryan K. Fletcher, Director.

Open to the public. Sessions meet every Thurs. 8pm-10pm. Cost is $3 per hour.

Speaker: Suil O (William & Mary) Title: Matchings, Connectivity and Eigenvalues in Regular Graphs

Renata Jora, Unviersitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Title of Talk: "An approach to permutation symmetry for neutrinos"

Yuanyuan Yang (Mobile Computing Lab, Stony Brook University, NY) presents a series of efficient mobile data gathering schemes in sensor networks which aim to prolong network lifetime and shorten data gathering latency.

Dr. Grace Vanier of CEM Corporation will present: "Microwave Technology: One Tool, Limitless Possibilities"

"Proton Signaling During a Rhythmic Behavior in C. elegans"

Johnpierre Paglione, Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Title of Talk: "Tuning superconductivity and magnetism by structure manipulation in intermetallic iron-pnictides"

By Kander and Ebb Directed by Elizabeth Wiley Musical Direction by Gary L. Green Choreography by Joan Gavaler

Intense and tranquil, classic, classy and classical; jazzy and grassy, the trio delights audiences with their exciting acoustic playing.

Come watch the film "Flow," a movie about the global water crisis, to be shown in Brinkley Commons at Alan B. Miller Hall from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

Movie screening of Flow the documentary of water to increase awareness of water related issues around campus.

The W&M Women's Chorus and the Botetourt Chamber Singers perform.

By Kander and Ebb Directed by Elizabeth Wiley Musical Direction by Gary L. Green Choreography by Joan Gavaler

By Kander and Ebb Directed by Elizabeth Wiley Musical Direction by Gary L. Green Choreography by Joan Gavaler

The College of William & Mary and Libya El Hurra Charity will co-host a panel discussion, "Libya's Transition to Democracy" in the Matoaka Woods Room of the School of Education.

Announcing William and Mary study abroad program to Galway Ireland that will include a course on Irish Foreign Policy. This course will count towards the Government Major and/or IR Major Part C and Part E.

A roundtable discussion on Sudan after the secession of the South.

Join the W&M Jazz Combo, under the direction of Harris Simon, in Lodge One for a concert.

Parity-Violating Asymmetry in the Nucleon to Delta Transition: A Study of Inelastic Electron Scattering in the G-Zero Experiment Open to the public

Sexual dimorphism, diet, and body condition of Rusty Blackbirds wintering in Virginia

Microburst damage assessment and forest composition reconstruction after Hurricane Isabel in the College Woods, Williamsburg, Va.

Ian Low, Northwestern University, Title of Talk: "Interpretations of current status of Higgs searches"

The Russian Studies Program is proud to present documentary films that W&M students have made in St. Petersburg this summer.

We will screen "Jacob the Liar" (1975, dir. by Frank Beyer)

Prof. Cesar Clavero from the Department of Applied Science at the College of William and Mary will speak at the Science Museum of Virginia Science Museum of Virginia 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond

Join American Tenor, International Opera Star and W&M Alum William Joyner for a Master Class!

We will screen "Merry Christmas" (German / French with English subtitles)

If you are not sure what course to take next, please check our Spring 2012 Course Offerings