Arts & Sciences Events

The English Department/Creative Writing Program offers three annual $3,000 scholarships: one in Fiction, one in Creative Nonfiction, and one in Poetry.

Faculty members are invited to participate in small group discussions to brainstorm ideas and consider how to develop full proposals for future on-campus COLL 300 themes. We'll provide lunch and a few Fellows to help seed the discussion.

Cristina Rodriguez, Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale, will deliver the Wythe Lecture on Nov. 3. The title of her lecture is "Policymaking through Enforcement--in Immigration Law and Beyond." Free and all are welcome.

A fascinating documentary journey down the Danube from the Black Sea to its alleged source near Donauschingen, Southwest Germany, following the thought of Martin Heidegger and dealing with questions of technology and prosthetics.

Faculty members are invited to participate in small group discussions to brainstorm ideas and consider how to develop full proposals for future on-campus COLL 300 themes. We'll provide lunch and a few Fellows to help seed the discussion.

Dr. Gina Ralph of Old Dominion University will discuss the status and future plans of the Global Marine Species Assessment.

The Reves Global Lecture Series hosts Professor Jeffrey Kaplow.

Ghanaian-Italian documentary filmmaker Fred Kuwornu will speak about his latest project, "Blaxpoitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Film" and share an extended clip from the film.

The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply.

The lecture uses the Japanese prefecture of Akita to examine the four distinct features of the traditional diet. Japanese snacks will be served.

Join CSO in celebrating this year's Chinese Lantern Festival! Illuminate the night sky with your personalized floating lanterns and share a special evening with friends and loved ones!

Faculty members are invited to participate in small group discussions to brainstorm ideas and consider how to develop full proposals for future on-campus COLL 300 themes. We'll provide lunch and a few Fellows to help seed the discussion.

Upon Seeing William H. Johnson's Jitterbugs V or Bobby and Enid and the Marital Dance 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, November 5th Blow Hall 201 Please bring your lunch--drinks and desserts will be provided!

Join the Human Security Law Center over pizza lunch for a presentation by Dr. Suzannah Linton. Her talk will focus on gender equality in the international criminal justice system.

Buddhini Waidyawansa (JLab), transverse single-spin asymmetries in electron scattering

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to polish your etiquette skills, so you can put your best foot forward in varied business and social situations.

Fall 2015 Table Talk Series, with free Chipotle: - 11/5-Miley, What's Good?: Hairstyles and How We See Ourselves -11/10-Beyond the Fork: Understanding Food & Food Culture -11/17-1693 in 2015: Does Respecting the Past Mean Disrespecting the Present

Join the Department of Music for a Music in American Culture Series lecture by Tim Brooks, author of the book "Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919." This lecture is free and open to the public.

Faculty members are invited to participate in small group discussions to brainstorm ideas and consider how to develop full proposals for future on-campus COLL 300 themes. We'll provide lunch and a few Fellows to help seed the discussion.

Please join us for a Q&A with Ntozake Shange. All are welcome. Food and drinks will be available.

Please join us for Visiting Professor Emily Gioielli's mock job talk, title TBA.

Title: Computational Topology based Image Segmentation and Application to Firn

Kathy Franz of Duke University presents "Conditional Surrender: Designing Molecules to Put Biological Metals in Their Place" Friday, November 6 at 3 pm in ISC 1127 Refreshments before the seminar

"Write science using the movies"

It's never too early to think about your Fulbright application. Come to this session to learn about the nuts and bolts of applying and hear from special guest alum Addie Schafer, just back from doing a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia.

Mark R. Pederson, Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Title of Talk: Self-Interaction Corrected Density-Functional Theory with Unitary Invariance: Applications to Molecular Magnets

Office of Sustainability Programs presents the Sustainability Summit: Water! held on Nov. 7 2015 from 9-2 at the Mason School of Business. {{http://forms.wm.edu/23122, To register.}}

Help William & Mary Medical Relief get to Nicaragua this winter by competing in a capture the flag tournament!

Schedule a direct connection with a peer advisor

Dr. Healy Hamilton, chief scientist of NatureServe, will speak on "The Value of Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World" as part of the Center for Geospatial Analysis/AidData Geospatial Lecture Series. A reception will follow the lecture.

An open forum for individuals to talk about their own experiences with gender discrimination and sexism at the university and discuss possible remedies.

Join Psi Chi, the psychology and neuroscience honor fraternity, as we welcome Dr. Laurie Craigen, a William & Mary alumna back to the 'Burg and hear her insight on mental health counseling as well as post-graduate opportunities.

Film maker Laurie Coyle is coming to campus on November 9th to show and discuss, Adios Amor, her film in progress.

This is our final departmental seminar of the semester! (Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 5:00 p.m.) Our speaker will be Dr. Anjana Shah, a geophysicist with the U.S.G.S. in Denver. This promises to be an interesting talk!

Join Swem Tuesday evenings this fall for the 2015 Independent and International Film Series. This evening's screening features "Traitors," directed by Sean Gullette.

Come to the Open House and find the program that's right for you!

Election Law Society: Megan Sowards Newton is general counsel for Jeb 2016. She was general counsel to the Republican Senatorial Committee during the 2014 election cycle; deputy general counsel to Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.

Join CSO on our RESCHEDULED night in celebrating this year's Chinese Lantern Festival! Illuminate the night sky with your personalized floating lanterns and share a special evening with friends and loved ones!

Set in a provincial Russian city, this film traces the increasingly immoral decisions the police force makes in order to cover up an accident.

Presentation by Dr. Elsa Fornero, Professor at the University of Turin and former Italian Minister of Labor, Social Policies, and Gender Equality.

Simona Malace is research assistant professor at Norfolk State University, Title of Talk: "Nucleon Structure: First Year of 12 GeV Physics in Hall C at Jefferson Lab."

You are invited to celebrate a new exhibit at Swem Library that showcases the work of William & Mary's English Department faculty.

Join the Cohen Career Center and their Employer Advisory Board for a panel discussion on "The Interviewing Process."

A lecture by Fahad Bishara

The W&M Global Film Festival invites you to the first Fall Mug Night Screening at the Kimball Theatre! Come enjoy the classic film Wet Hot American Summer with great friends and great Alewerks beer at 7 p.m. on November 12!

Please join the Health Outreach Peer Educators for an open, judgement-free, discussion and education session about Internet pornography and sexual health. Bring yourself, bring your partner, bring a friend, bring anyone!

Join us as anthropologist, filmmaker, and author Sam Low screens his award-winning documentary of where Polynesians came from and how they may have navigated without charts or instruments across 10 million square miles of empty sea.

The hit Broadway puppet-musical by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx will take the stage for two weekends this fall. Directed by Laurie Wolf, this laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless tale of a recent college graduate, who moves to a shabby apartment in NY.

Performance by the W&M Gallery Players under the direction of Susan Via.

Register for the Virginia Coastal Policy Center Annual Conference

Please join us to discuss Professor Kathrin Levitan's paper, I Expect the Ship to Sail Every Day: Convicts and the Post in Nineteenth-Century Britain and Australia.

In this Geology Department Brown Bag, senior Geology majors Paige and Blair Stuhlmuller will give a talk on their geoscience education internship at VASC this past summer.

Presentation by faculty who received 2015 COLL Innovation Grants

Title: Estimating L1-Norm Best-Fit Hyperplanes and Lines for Robust PCA

Colloquium talk by Maurits van der Veen

Eric Sanderson, Senior Conservation Ecologist, will speak on his book, "From Mannahatta to Visionmaker: Perspective on the Past, Present, and Future of New York City's Nature" as part of the Center for Geospatial Analysis/AidData Geospatial Lecture

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Dr. Glen Pettigrove, Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, will give a Philosophy Department colloquium paper on November 13th, 2015. All interested are invited. Students welcome!

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James Maxwell, MIT/JLAB, Title of Talk: "Development of a Polarized Helium-3 Ion Source for an Electron Ion Collider"

The hit Broadway puppet-musical by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx will take the stage for two weekends this fall. Directed by Laurie Wolf, this laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless tale of a recent college graduate, who moves to a shabby apartment in NY.

Performance by the W&M Women's Chorus and Botetourt Chamber Singers. Free and open to the public.

The hit Broadway puppet-musical by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx will take the stage for two weekends this fall. Directed by Laurie Wolf, this laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless tale of a recent college graduate, who moves to a shabby apartment in NY.

Performance by the W&M Music of India Ensemble under the direction of Max Katz.

The hit Broadway puppet-musical by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx will take the stage for two weekends this fall. Directed by Laurie Wolf, this laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless tale of a recent college graduate, who moves to a shabby apartment in NY.

Combined concert of the W&M Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Woody Beckner and the W&M Jazz Combo under the direction of Harris Simon.

Learn how to get involved with a new project researching and documenting LGBTIQ history in Virginia! Meet Charles Francis, President of the Mattachine Society of D.C., the W&M faculty advisors, and watch the documentary "Uniquely Nasty"!

Performances by students of the Department of Music at William & Mary.

Louis E.Catron for Artistic Development presents the annual "Catron Scholars Exhibition"

Presentation by faculty who received 2015 COLL Innovation Grants

Workshop for students interested in applying for fellowships and grants, with a particular focus on the Virginia Space Grant Consortium graduate research fellowship and undergraduate research scholarship. Pizza will be provided.

Join Swem Tuesday evenings this fall for the 2015 Independent and International Film Series. This evening's screening features "The Chambermaid," directed by Ingo Haeb.

Dr. Kevin Friedland of NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center will discuss the layered effects of parental condition and larval survival on the recruitment of neighboring haddock stocks

Learn more about the W&M Summer Program to Cape Town, South Africa.

Elizabeth Losh, Associate Professor of American Studies and English will give a talk titled, "Public Spheres and Safe Spaces: GamerGate and Online Misogyny." All are welcome!

Kalyan Allada, postdoctoral fellow at MIT, Title of Talk: A Transverse Look into the Nucleon

Allen Jih currently resides in Las Vegas, where he works as an acrobat specializing in aerial straps. He has performed on "America's Got Talent" and has worked with Cirque Du Soleil in their annual "One Night for One Drop" charity event.

Prof. Angeliki Tzanetou of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, will deliver a lecture entitled "No Pity for Hecuba: Euripides' Hecuba and the Athenian Empire." The lecture is free and open to the public.

Angeliki Tzanetou lectures on "No Pity for Hecuba: Euripides' Hecuba and the Athenian Empire"

Please join us for the 2015 Catron Scholars Exhibition Reception on November 19th, from 5 to 7:00 pm in the Andrews Gallery Foyer.

The hit Broadway puppet-musical by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx will take the stage for two weekends this fall. Directed by Laurie Wolf, this laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless tale of a recent college graduate, who moves to a shabby apartment in NY.

The program will include arias, duets and ensembles from various operas. Admission: $5

Scott Ickes, Professor of Kinesiology, will give a talk titled, "Community-Based Research in Western Uganda: Understanding Maternal Support Needs to Improve Nutrition." All are welcome!

Title: A gradient flow approach to Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations modeling ionic transport

Please join us for Visiting Professor's Dajeong Chung's mock job talk, "The Invention of Humanitarian Food Relief, 1953-1962: UNICEF and CARE Milk Feeding Programs in South Korea."

Park Award candidate talk by Jesse Laeuchli, W&M

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Dr. Bogdan Wojtsekhowski, Jefferson Lab, Newport News, VA Title: "Speed of light Isotropy and Lorentz Force"

The role of biotic interactions in species invasions: The good, the bad and the ungulate

Join the W&M Global Film Festival as it launches its theme of Film & Community with screenings of West Side Story and Tokyo Tribe.

Performance by the W&M Voil Consort under the direction of Dr. Sarah Glosson.

The hit Broadway puppet-musical by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx will take the stage for two weekends this fall. Directed by Laurie Wolf, this laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless tale of a recent college graduate, who moves to a shabby apartment in NY.

Performance by the W&M Middle Eastern Music Ensemble featuring guest artist Jamal Sinno on Qanun (Arabic zither).

The Undergraduate Chapter of the Black Law Students Association is bringing together legal professionals to participate in a panel and network with students.

Salsa club will be hosting a FREE workshop on November 21 from 1-3 with Christelle Khattar, a professional salsa instructor coming all the way from D.C.! All levels welcome and encouraged to come! Contact [[e|salsa]] for more information.

The hit Broadway puppet-musical by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx will take the stage for two weekends this fall. Directed by Laurie Wolf, this laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless tale of a recent college graduate, who moves to a shabby apartment in NY.

The hit Broadway puppet-musical by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx will take the stage for two weekends this fall. Directed by Laurie Wolf, this laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless tale of a recent college graduate, who moves to a shabby apartment in NY.

Joshua D. Devan, Physics - Final Oral Exam for the Ph.D. Title: Measurement of Neutrino and Antineutrino Charged-Current Inclusive Cross Sections with the MINERvA Detector

Major Exploration Appointments on Monday Evenings

Come and join us for the weekly cooking class at the German House. This week we are making "K?sesuppe" :)

Dale Ho, Director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project, Presents: Voter Suppression Litigation after Shelby County Monday, November 30th 12:50-1:50 Room 141 Lunch will be served!

Info. Session and Dinner

Learn the skilled and delicate craft of Chinese Paper Cutting! Classes will run between October 20th and November 12th, occurring Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5:00-6:00 pm.

Learn how to play the ancient Chinese "fiddle"! Classes run from October 19th to November 11th, Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00- 6:00 pm.

Andrews Gallery Exhibition: Curated by John Lee, Assistant Professor, Painting October 14- November 6, 2015 Reception: October 29, 4-6 pm

Peer advisors from the Reves Center are in Swem Library

During the fall 2015 semester, CLA Fellows are available for informal discussion with faculty about COLL course development. Come have coffee on us. What's on your mind? See the full schedule.

Recent works of the teaching studio art faculty including visiting instructors and emeriti professors of William & Mary will be featured in an exhibition Faculty Show 13 at the Muscarelle Museum of Art from September 12, 2015 through January 17, 2016.