Arts & Sciences Events

Looking for something to do during spring break? Take a science road trip to tour labs and talk with scientists in Richmond, VA. Contact Don Snyder in the Cohen Career Center if you are interested. Sign-up deadline is February 26.

2014 Africana-Mellon Distinguished Lecturers

We are seeking enthusiastic graduate and undergraduate students to serve as International Peer Leaders for Graduate and Undergraduate International Student Orientations in August 2014. Apply by March 10.

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.

Applicants for summer 2014 Charles Center summer scholarships are encouraged to bring their essays in for review by Peer Scholarship Advisors. Please bring three hard copies.

The English proverb tells us that "first impressions are most important." Just in case this is true, we want to make the best possible professional first impression. In this workshop, learn how to make and keep up a solid professional image.

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.

Wim Cosyn from the University of Gent, Title of Talk: The nucleus at short distances

This lecture on Indian music is based on recent research by ethnomusicologist Niyati Dhokai.

The English proverb tells us that "first impressions are most important." Just in case this is true, we want to make the best possible professional first impression. In this workshop, learn how to make and keep up a solid professional image.

Brian Tiburzi, Title of Talk: Neutron in a strong magnetic field and effects from finite volume

Haider Ala Hamoudi, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is the 2014 Kraemer Scholar-in-Residence.

The Sociology Department's Schmidt Lecture on Technology and Society: Competing Visions of the Internet and Why They Matter. This year's speaker is Stephanie Ricker Schulte. Thursday, March 13th at 3:30pm in Blow Hall 201.

Professor Russel Zanca (Northeastern Illinois University)

The presentation assesses what it means to speak of successes and failures according to both Central Asian and international standards and norms, and questions whether citizens are motivated or mobilized by nationalist conceptions of Turkic-Muslim unity.

Join the 'Social Costs of Climate Change' classes, professors, and community members for a lecture by Janelle Know-Hayes on the culture of carbon markets and the relationship between our economy and our environment.

Will Brightly Geology Brown Bag

Performance tour of the W&M Choir. Conductor - James Armstrong

This exciting symposium will look at the development of the law from Atkins v. Virginia, where the Supreme Court took the position that the execution of mentally disabled persons was a violation of the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

The Essential Role of Phase Delayed Inhibition in Decoding Synchrony within the Brain

Jeremy Starr, Pfizer, presents "Siderophore Conjugated Lactivicin Compounds with Activity Against Gram-Negative Pathogens"

Haider Ala Hamoudi, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is the 2014 Kraemer Scholar-in-Residence.

On March 14th Michael Tooley will give a colloquium to the philosophy department in Blow 332 from 3:30 to 5:30pm.

"How cells destroy their own proteins"

Wally Melnitchouk, Jlab, Title of Talk: Nucleon structure from global QCD analysis of parton distributions

Senior Project in Music Recital: Arianna Zell, mezzo-soprano, with Nick Starr, piano. An art song recital, featuring music of Rossini, Schumann, and Beach.

The Muslim Students Association invites you to learn more about Islam.

Dr. John Flynn will lecture on a project dedicated to preserving the Congo River Basin Ecosystem.

A Lecture by Diane L. Wolf, University of California, Davis Beyond Anne Frank: Hidden Children, Jewish Families and the Myth of Holland's Resistance during the Holocaust Monday, March 17th, Tucker 127A 5-7pm

This Focus ON is designed to acquaint students with the etiquette associated with communicating with professors on professional and personal levels and will include advice from a panel of faculty members.

The German Studies Program of MLL presents a Symposium "Wim Wenders' Early Films" featuring Documentary Filmmaker Marcel Wehn (Berlin) who will screen and present his "One Who Sets Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years" with discussion to follow.

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.

Title: Geospatial and temporal modeling of pandemics: insights into HIV and influenza Speaker: Brian J. Coburn, Center for Biomedical Modeling, Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

Cloud Lecturer Mark Edmundson, University of Virginia, talking on "The Soul of the Humanities".

Red Meat in Black and White: Imperial Cult in the Fire Station at Ancient Ostia

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.

Michael Cronin, Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies, will speak on the topic of "National Drag: Crossed Genders and Alternation Histories."

Professor Brian Z. Tamanaha of Washington University School of Law in St. Louis will present the 2014 Wythe Lecture titled "The Third Pillar of Jurisprudence: Social Legal Theory" on March 20. Free & all are welcome.

A talk by Dr. Stephen Woolf

Guest Lecture "Taxes and the Modern Citizen. How Taxes in Russia, the USSR, and the World Shaped Governments, Peoples, and Persons in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries" by Pro. Yanni Kotsonis (NY University)

The English proverb tells us that "first impressions are most important." Just in case this is true, we want to make the best possible professional first impression. In this workshop, learn how to make and keep up a solid professional image.

William & Mary alum Elizabeth Winder, a poet and biographer, will join former Writer-in-Residence Catherine Bowman in a program focusing on Sylvia Plath.

Celebrate the first day of spring with a concert of classical and jazz, performed by W&M Music faculty. Free admission, no tickets required.

Evening of Dance is a concert in which students have the opportunity to explore and develop original choreography performed by their peers under the mentorship of W&M Dance faculty.

"Strong Artificial Intelligence" An Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion of 'Future' Technology

A unique educational and networking event, the GRS encourages interdisciplinary exchange, bringing together students from the sciences and the humanities at William & Mary and other surrounding regional universities.

The 13th annual installment of the Graduate Research Symposium will be held this Friday and Saturday 21/22 March in the Sadler Center.

Joachim Katchinoff Geology Brown Bag

The Transformative Power of Data

A tour for W&M students of the Millington Greenhouse. Faculty and staff are welcome as well.

Would you like to spend a post-W&M Fulbright year teaching abroad? Come to this session to learn how to put together a competitive application for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.

Come put your newly-improved networking skills to use at the Graduate Research Symposium! Refreshments will be served.

William & Mary Confucius Institute presents its first concert of Chinese traditional and folk music in Ewell Recital Hall at 7 pm on Friday, March 21st.

Evening of Dance is a concert in which students have the opportunity to explore and develop original choreography performed by their peers under the mentorship of W&M Dance faculty.

"How Astronomers Measure the Distances to Planets, Stars, and Galaxies"

Students taking Russian at the College of W&M are going to compete with each other in Jeopardy-style game, act out skits in Russian, and recite famous Russian poems. Winners will receive unpretentious prizes!!!

Evening of Dance is a concert in which students have the opportunity to explore and develop original choreography performed by their peers under the mentorship of W&M Dance faculty.

$10/general public, $5/students, tickets at the door.

Putting Together Your Career Tool Kit: Hispanic Studies and Intercultural Competence.

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

Learn about exciting volunteer and internship opportunities across a variety of departments at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News. Opportunities include: Animal Care, Aquarist, Development, Herpetology, and Volunteer Services.

Blood in the Dust, Death in the Dark: Combat and Chemical Warfare at Roman Dura-Europos, Syria

IR Scholar Austin Strange & AidData Director Brad Parks will present on China Aid to Africa.

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

Please note: RSVP is required. Please see within. Dr. Kelly Crace discusses authentic excellence versus fear-based excellence and how they relate to resilience, fulfillment and productivity!

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.

Margartha von Trotta's film about Hannah Arendt focuses on Arendt's coverage of the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem, the subsequent publication of her controversial book, and the consequences.

An illustrated and Linear Algebraic Approach to Special Relativity and Its Paradoxes

Whether you are working on your Honors project or considering one, this workshop can help you learn exactly what a successful Honors project entails. Dinner is included for those who sign up here: {{https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ConsiderHonors032614}}

Writing a personal statement for a scholarship, graduate school, etc., is not easy. Come to this session to learn how to present your best written self to the review committees.

Speak About It is a performance about consent, boundaries and healthy relationships.

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 Dr. Paul Santi Colorado School of Mines

Sound artist and abstract turntablist Maria Chavez focuses on the values and lessons derived from chance encounters, accidents, and improvisation in her art practice.

Interested in making public service your career? The Truman Scholarship may be for you! Candidates apply in the junior year for this prestigious award which supports graduate school. A demonstrated record of leadership is required.

Interested in a career in commercial banking? Join us Thursday evening, March 27th from 5:30 - 6:30pm for a panel discussion on commercial banking! The panel will feature W&M alumni!

Join the 'Social Costs of Climate Change' classes, professors, and community members for a lecture on the impact that climate change has on indigenous populations in North America.

Interested in pursuing a business career in the healthcare industry? Looking to explore various career paths within the field such as healthcare management, administration, consulting, or marketing? Then attend this event!

Chuck Bailey Geology Brown Bag

Title: Quantitative uniqueness of elliptic equations

"Pneumococcal serotype replacement: can strain biology help predict the future?"

Speaker: Margaret Murnane, JILA William Small Distinguished Lecture, Title of Talk:Science at the Timescale of the Electron: Ultrafast X-Rays and Applications

TribeHacks is the first-ever hackathon held at William & Mary. This 24-hour coding and design marathon is set for March 29-30 in Swem Library.

Making a Living, Making a Difference is William & Mary's largest government and non-profit career planning event including speaker panels for advocacy, environmental and federal careers.

Join us for a talk by the Honorable Albie Sachs, Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa (retired).

Come and receive 1:1 advice for registration during the add/drop period!

Join us for a talk by The Honorable Albie Sachs, Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa (retired).

Come and receive 1:1 advice for registration during the add/drop period!

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.