Arts & Sciences Events

Sophia Mortensen, mezzo-soprano, with Diane Snider, piano. A recital of art song and arias, in fulfillment of a MUSC 391 project in music.

2014 Theme: Religion in Conflict: Source of Resolution or Part of the Problem?

David Garrow, Research Professor of History and Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, will deliver a talk titled "The Civil Rights Movement and the Warren Court," Monday February 3, 5-6:30pm, Tucker Hall 127A

Janet Lord will be presenting on human rights abuses in North Korea via the UN investigation of the North Korean gulags - prison camps. When: Tuesday, Feb. 4th from 12:50-1:50pm Where: Law School Rm. 141 Free pizza will be served.

Interested in being an Office of Academic Advising Peer Advisor, but don't know what it's all about? Stop by an information session to learn more!

Professor Anthony Anemone (The New School) Illustrated talk about the life, works, and tragic death of Daniil Kharms (1905-1942)

The Dept of Art & Art History presents a Visiting Artists Talk: Cave Light: A Conversation about Creativity and Collaboration Painter Sarah Masters and Poet Kasey Jueds will discuss their collaboration and the nature of creativity.

On Feb. 5, from 6-7:30pm Test Masters will host an LSAT seminar, in James Blair Hall 221. You will have the opportunity to take practice LSAT questions and review tips and strategies for success! {{http://wmpadlsatseminar020514.splashthat.com, RSVP.}}

This presentation will provide undergraduate students with lessons and practice on creating an academic plan. Academic Advising staff will be on hand to answer student questions and provide a general review of individual plans.

Ellen Stofan, NASA Chief Scientist and W&M Geology alum will be giving a special talk as part of the Geology Department Lecture Series.

Learn & live in a language house!

2014 Africana-Mellon Distinguished Lecturers

Don Snyder Geology Brown Bag

"Phylogenetic systematics and the evolution of bioluminescence in cyanide-producing millipedes"

The Charter Day ceremony, which is open to the public, marks the 321st anniversary of the awarding of the Royal Charter from King William III and Queen Mary II of England establishing the College.

The US-UK Fulbright Commission is funding summer programs at nine UK institutions this year. Freshmen and sophomores who will be 18 before the start of the program and who have GPAs of 3.5 and over may apply.

Admission is free for everyone.

The Greater Peninsula Women's Bar Association is hosting a CLE fundraiser on Saturday February 8, 2014 at William & Mary Law School. Proceeds will benefit the Law School's Clinical Program.

A benefit concert of entertaining Broadway show tunes sung by some of W&M's finest vocal talent in the Botetourt Chamber Singers and featuring Harris Simon, jazz harmonica.

The William & Mary Global Film Festival, in partnership with the Swem Media Center, will once again bring you the 24 Speed Filmmaking competition. Teams of W&M Students and Alumni will have 24 hours to write, shoot, and edit a short film.

Learn how to tailor your resume for Federal internships and jobs.

A lecture by the Executive Director of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Mr. Mikey Weinstein.

Declaring a major can be a difficult journey. This workshop, led by Academic Advising staff, will help students learn more information about deciding on a major, navigating the declaration process, and identifying an in-major faculty advisor.

The Roy R. Charles Center for Academic Excellence and dotDemocracy present the 2014 Weingartner Digital Citizenship Forum. This event will host panelists discussing the impacts of the Internet on democracy.

This Fellowship provides opportunities to participate in an academic year of overseas travel and digital storytelling in up to three countries on a globally significant social or environmental topic.The deadline is February 28, 2014.

Film screening of "Das Versprechen" ("The Promise") by Margarethe von Trotta

Reves Hall Global lecture by Christine Scippa Bhasin, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History and Theatre.

What are you doing this summer? Come learn about the opportunities for research, internship, and study funding available from the Charles Center. Note: A session on Student IRB will follow at 6 p.m. Pizza will be served, so RSVP through the link.

The William & Mary Law School Admissions Office and Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity invite you to "An Evening at William & Mary Law School."

A film screening of one of the key silent films of the Weimar Republic, Berlin Slums, directed by Gerhard Lamprecht.

Poet, Memoirist and Biographer Quincy Troupe will present a free public reading of his work on February 12, 2014, at 8 p.m. in the Tucker Theater on the William & Mary campus.

Join us for the presentation of the 7th Annual Edmund Randolph Silver Tongue Award for Appellate Advocacy and the Bushrod Moot Court Tournament Finals. Th, Feb 13, 2014 - 4:30 - 5:30 pm Refreshments - All are welcome. McGlothlin Courtroom, Law School

Hanna Bartram Geology Brown Bag

Seminar by Dean Harman, University of Virginia is canceled and will be rescheduled.

"The Headbanger's Guide to Neuronal Degeneration and Adaptation"

Dr. D. Chris Benner, College of William & Mary, Title of Talk: Methane in the Outer Solar System: A Century and a Half Later

Join us for a night of witty operatic comedy and superb performances as Juan Diego Florez, Joyce DiDinato, and Diana Damrau take on Rossini's comic masterpiece Le Comte Ory.

This Teach-In will feature a series of "classes" taught by William & Mary faculty, staff, and student organizations on issues of sexual assault and the campus climate for women at our school.

Sponsored by the Center for Student Diversity and the Department of Music. Free and Open to the Community!

Senior Project in Music: Taylor Williams, soprano, with Diane Snider, piano, in a song recital.

The Wind Ensemble returns to the William & Mary Global Film Festival to present a concert of music for band accompanied by original film montages composed by W&M Film Studies students. Music of Holst, Grainer, and Prokofiev. Dr. Paul Bhasin conducts.

Amy Schaffman will present her History Honors Colloquium.

Through this annual event, students pursuing Honors projects have the chance to present their work to faculty members and their fellow students. {{http://www.wm.edu/as/charlescenter/honors/currentstudents/colloquium/schedule/index.php, See Full Schedule}}

Learn and practice slow smooth body movements of Qigong (a moving Toga technique) & Taiji (Tai Chi) to achieve a state of balance and relaxation of both body and mind (beginner's level).

Grant writing is a skill. Join W&M professors with past success at writing grants and learn about how to successfully write grants.

This presentation will provide undergraduate students with lessons and practice on creating an academic plan. Academic Advising staff will be on hand to answer student questions and provide a general review of individual plans.

Grant writing is a skill. Join W&M professors with past success at writing grants and learn about how to successfully write grants.

Keenan Kelley will present his Government Honors project. Ashley Napier will present her Public Policy Honors project.

The stories of Americans who were sympathetic to the Bolsheviks and provided assistance to the Soviet cause, are well known. Less well known, however, are the stories of the Americans who provided technical assistance to the Soviets.

Robin Crigler will present his History Honors research.

Rachel Taverner and Jesse Evans each present their Physics Honors Research.

Erin Gregory will present her Art History Honors Colloquium.

Christina Moore and Wendy Herbst will each present their Honors Biology research.

Which discipline will save the world from climate change? Come hear your favorite professors as they defend their discipline in the debate to mitigate climate change and environmental destruction!

An AMP-sponsored event addressing the many issues facing our biosphere--and what we should be doing about it.

Danielle Weber will present her Honors Psychology research.

Natalie Wong will present her Honors Chemistry research.

Chris Payne, Head of King's USA Office, will be on campus to talk about study abroad opportunities and the Fulbright UK Summer Institute at King's College London.

Rory Sullivan and Danielle Clarke will each present their Honors English research.

The World in Your Hand: Roman Portable Sundials

Chris Payne, Head of the Kings College US Office, will offer insight on how to make an effective graduate application to UK institutions. He'll also discuss the programs and exciting opportunities at Kings College London.

A representative of the University of Denver Publishing Institute will be on campus to speak with interested students about the Publishing Institute and job opportunities in the industry.

Please join our guest speaker Dr. Gregory Donaghy, head of the historical section of Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, as he discusses Canada and the first World War. A cocktail reception will follow talk.

Come and learn about the Peace Corps and their opportunities for William & Mary students

How do we create change together? Partly we need to understand each other and how we experience things, including the recent incidents on campus, through the lenses of our gender and other identities. And we have to learn how to be allies to each other.

Declaring a major can be a difficult journey. This workshop, led by Academic Advising staff, will help students learn more information about deciding on a major, navigating the declaration process, and identifying an in-major faculty advisor.

Rachel Lienesch will present her Honors Government research.

W&M Law Professor Nathan B. Oman will present the Law School's 2014 Blackstone Lecture titled "Shakespeare and the Predicament of Contract Theory." Admission is free and all are welcome.

"Inequality for All" a 2013 documentary featuring Robert Reich. AMP screening on Feb 20th in McGlothin St, Rm 20 @ 5PM with live, post-screening Q & A with Robert Reich.

Cassidy Reich will present her Honors Neuroscience research.

The ENSP250 Seminar Series for Spring 2014 kicks off with a presentation on the science of climate change, given by NASA Senior Scientist and IPCC panelist Dr. Bruce Wielicki.

Voyage (Coast of Utopia Part 1) By Tom Stoppard

The 2014 William & Mary Law Review Symposium Friday, Feb. 21; 1:30 pm, Law School, Room 119 Saturday, Feb. 22; 9:00 am, Law School, Room 127 This event is free and open to the public. {{https://forms.wm.edu/13060, Please register.}}

Keynote Lecture - Friday, Feb 21 at 11am in Tucker Hall 127A "The Clockmaker's Long Goodbye: Self Invention in the Era of Revolutionary Politics" by Lyman Johnson, University of North Carolina - Charlotte.

Molly Michie will present her Honors Government research.

Title: Stability and Bifurcation Analysis of Delay Differential Equations

Monica Stone will present her Honors Geology research. Sharon Hartzell will present her Honors Environmental Science and Policy research.

Title: Getting Back to the Group: Representation Theory and the Structure of Finite Groups

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Elizabeth Pelletier will present her Honors Public Policy research. Rachel Brooks will present her Honors Interdisciplinary Studies research.

"Mapping a course to effective norovirus control"

Now is the time to lay the groundwork for a competitive Fulbright research or study grant application! Come to this session to learn more, including the nuts and bolts of securing affiliations.

Speaker: Mordechai Feingold, Caltech, Title of Talk: Newton and the Origin of Civilization

Kevin Place and Rebecca Turner will each present their Honors Theatre research.

Admission is free for everyone.

Voyage (Coast of Utopia Part 1) By Tom Stoppard

Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center will be displaying a 1687 copy of Sir Isaac Newton's "Principia," plus Galileo's "Dialogo," work by Aristotle and other notable scientific works.

Ceremony to celebrate the planting of a direct descendent of the apple tree that inspired Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation. The tree is a gift of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, propagated and donated by Bill Mackintosh.

Voyage (Coast of Utopia Part 1) By Tom Stoppard

Voyage (Coast of Utopia Part 1) By Tom Stoppard

A performance by the W&M Choir. Free and open to the public. Conductor - James Armstrong

Josh Blum will present his Honors Theatre research.

James Janopaul-Naylor and Catherine King will each present their Honors Mathematics research.

WM Geology Departmental Lecture by Dr. Gail Ashley, Rutgers University on the role of climate variability plays in natural selection.

Title: Study of vector-borne disease dynamics by mathematical models

Enrique Bello and Blina Kruja will each present their Honors Psychology research.

Sarah Gilliand will present her Honors Biology research. Emily Rose Bainwol will present her Honors Neuroscience research.

Deborah Wood will present her Honors History research. Zachary Woodward will present his Honors Religious Studies research.

Hannah Barnhart and Kyla Ainsworth will each present their Honors English research.

Arlo Hollingshad and Nicholas Penthorn will each present their Honors Physics research.

Dr. Kelly Crace discusses authentic excellence versus fear-based excellence and how they relate to resilience, fulfillment and productivity!

Rachel Faith '14 Presentation on her honor thesis.

Free film screening open to all W&M students, faculty & staff.

German Filmabend will screen the film adaptation of Guenter Grass' Die Blechtrommel (Dir. Volker Schloendorff, 1979) Tuesday, Feb, 26 at 7pm in Blow 332

Join GSWS for a Brown Bag Lecture with Faith Barton, a senior in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies and Studio Art. The title of her talk is "Occupy Spaces: Other and Laughing About it." Lunch will be served.

Free film screening open to all WM students, faculty & staff.

Declaring a major can be a difficult journey. This workshop, led by Academic Advising staff, will help students learn more information about deciding on a major, navigating the declaration process, and identifying an in-major faculty advisor.

W&M Geology Lecture Series with Dr. Stephanie DeSisto of Queen's University in Canada.

Dr. Kelly Crace discusses authentic excellence versus fear-based excellence and how they relate to resilience, fulfillment and productivity!

Elizabeth Denny will present her Honors Asian and Middle Eastern Studies research. Annie Kehrli will present her Honors Theatre research.

Crosby Enright will present her Honors Hispanic Studies research. Olivia Sweet will present her Honors English research.

The epic science-fiction urban-dystopia film Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang will be screened as part of The Modern City course, co-taught by Michael Cronin and Rob Leventhal. All are welcome.

How do we create change together? Partly we need to understand each other and how we experience things, including the recent incidents on campus, through the lenses of our gender and other identities. And we have to learn how to be allies to each other.

Andrews Gallery and the Department of Art & Art History invite you to join us for: Poem Paintings and Other Works by Martha T. Jones Feb 27 - Mar 27, 2014 Reception: Fri, Feb 28, 4 - 6 p Exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public.

Maryam Kanna will present her Honors Government research. Robert Marty will present his Honors Interdisciplinary Studies research.

The annual Chinese Major Forum is going to be held on 27 Feb 2014 (Thursday afternoon). This year the theme is "Fashion, Media, and Chinese Consumer Culture."

Anne Mennen will present her Honors Physics research.

Catherine Strycharz and Corinne Tucker will each present their Honors English research.

In the complex arena that is U.S. campaign finance law, this Symposium will explore the practical impact of current trends in political giving jurisprudence and practices.

Taylor Feenstra and Margaret Schwenzfeier will each present their Honors Government research.

Join entrepreneur Rob Cotter, founder of Organic Transit, as he describes his efforts to create a zero-emissions, solar-powered bicycle as a new model for environmentally friendly urban transportation.

Performance of Hrenri Rabaud, "La procession nocturne" op.6 Claude Debussy, "Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra" Arjun Malhotra, Clarinet, winner of W&M Student Concerto Competition Intermission Franz Schubert, Unfinished Symphony, B minor, D. 759

Students who have conducted research in the sciences will present their work at the 20th Annual Science Symposium.

Title: Compressed sensing, RIP, and the null space property

As part of the course "Out of the Shadows: Women of the Civil Rights Movement," W&M students wrote biographies of women who have contributed and are still contributing to the betterment of life on the Peninsula.

Andrews Gallery and the Department of Art & Art History invite you to join us for: Poem Paintings and Other Works by Martha T. Jones Feb 27 - Mar 27, 2014 Reception: Fri, Feb 28, 4 - 6 p Exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public.

The {{http://wm4f.wm.edu, W&M French & Francophone Film Festival}} presents five award-winning French-language films at the Kimball Theatre.

As the climate changes, extreme weather events and coastal flooding are becoming more frequent and costly. This symposium will address how law and government manage these emerging risks.

Please join us for "Color: Imagined & Observed." Opens Jan. 24 - Feb. 20, 2014. Artist reception will be Thursday, Jan. 30 from 4-6pm.