Deadline: Apply to Graduate in May or August 2024
Thursday, February 1
All day
Blow Memorial Hall

If you plan to graduate in May or August 2024, you must apply to graduate using the University Registrar’s online Graduation Application by this deadline. The form closes after February 1, each year. For guidance, see the Graduation Application website.

    Writing a Research Grant Workshop    
    Thursday, February 1
    12:30pm - 1:30pm
    Swem Library, Ford Classroom


    Last day to add/drop
    Friday, February 2
    All day
    Location not specified
      The Disputed Formality of Traditional Islamic Legal Education
      Friday, February 2
      1pm
      Reves Center for International Studies, Reves Room

      Professor Devin Stewart is William & Mary's 2024 Kraemer Middle East Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence. 

      Cheminar "Fundamental Reaction Kinetics Studies for Low-Temp Astrochemistry" L. Dodson, Univ MD
      Friday, February 2
      3pm - 4pm
      Integrated Science Center (ISC), Room 1127

      Cheminar by Leah Dodson of University of Maryland,

      "Fundamental Reaction Kinetics Studies for Low-Temperature Astrochemistry Applications"


        Withdrawal period begins
        Saturday, February 3
        All day
        Location not specified

        Withdrawal period begins. Last day to withdraw from a full-term course is March 25, 2024

          Writing and Communication Center Open for Spring Semester
          Monday, February 5 - Friday, May 10
          1pm - 10pm
          Swem Library, https://wm.mywconline.net/

          At the Writing and Communication 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. 

            2024 Thomas Jefferson Awards, Monroe Prize & 2024 Plumeri Awards Announcement Ceremony
            Monday, February 5
            4pm - 5:30pm
            Alan B. Miller Hall (Business School), Brinkley Commons

            Please join the President and Provost for a ceremony & reception celebrating the recipients of the 2024 Thomas Jefferson Awards,

            James Monroe Prize, and announcement of the 2024 Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence.

            Summer '23 Internship Fellows Discuss Their Experiences
            Tuesday, February 6
            5pm - 6pm
            Chancellors Hall (formerly Tyler Hall)

            Summer 2023 Internship Fellows discuss their internship experiences. 

            Mark Graber Book Signing
            Wednesday, February 7
            11am - 12:30pm
            Law School, Penny Commons

            Mark Graber will be meeting students and signing copies of his new book Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty: The Forgotten Goals of Constitutional Reform After the Civil War. Copies will be available for purchase at the W&M bookstore and on site.

              Physics Colloquium - Stuart James Masson
              Wednesday, February 7
              4pm - 5pm
              Small Hall, Room 111

              Dr. Stuart James Masson, Columbia University New York City, Title: Collective decay in ordered arrays of quantum emitters

              Writing the Personal Statement for Medical or Dental School
              Wednesday, February 7
              7pm - 8:30pm
              Swem Library, Ford Classroom

              In this workshop, Dr. Bev Sher and Dr. Lori Jacobson will provide strategies and guidance for writing a successful personal statement for the health professions. 

              Gates: American Grand Strategy
              Thursday, February 8
              3pm - 4pm
              Ewell Hall, Room 107

              Join Chancellor Robert Gates in an exciting moderated discussion on United States' responses to China and Russia's challenges to the Liberal International Order!

              RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/Ed3uxjuetyhntCkP6


              NEW Leadership Virginia Virtual Information Session
              Thursday, February 8
              4:30pm
              Location not specified

              NEW Leadership Virginia is a non-partisan six-day residential program for women interested in American policy and politics. 

              Physics Colloquium - Jose D'Incao
              Thursday, February 8
              4:30pm - 5:30pm
              Small Hall, Room 111

              Jose D'Incao, Associate Fellow JILA, Title of talk: The complex nature of few-atom interactions: the physics of forbidden molecules

              Meet Up: Engineering & Arts = Thrills!
              Thursday, February 8
              5:30pm - 6:30pm
              Cohen Career Center
                Nascent Themes from a Conversation of Fragments: Recent Collages by Clive Knights
                Friday, February 9 - Saturday, May 18
                Daily Grind

                Twenty-five works by English collage artist Clive Knights will be on view in the Daily Grind from February 9 through May 18. 

                Brown Bag Talk
                Friday, February 9
                12:05pm
                McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 230


                  CHEMINAR Intro to Merck 5 Lessons Learned- Coming Full Circle, Ramona Amaro, Merck Biopharmaceutical
                  Friday, February 9
                  2pm - 3pm
                  Integrated Science Center (ISC), Room 1127

                  CHEMINAR: Introduction to Merck 5 Lessons Learned- Coming Full Circle

                  Ramona Amaro, Associate Director of Project Management at Merck, a premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company.

                    Charter Day Ceremony
                    Friday, February 9
                    4pm
                    Kaplan Arena

                    Charter Day marks the 331st anniversary of the awarding of the Royal Charter from King William III and Queen Mary II of England establishing William & Mary. Tickets are not required to attend.

                    Black History Month Movie Night
                    Friday, February 9
                    5pm - 8pm
                    Tucker Hall, Tucker Theatre 127A

                    The English Dept. cordially invites you to our Black History Month kickoff event: a screening of the 2020 film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” on Friday, Feb. 9th at 5 PM! 

                    Belvedere Series Trio - Ewell Concert Series
                    Friday, February 9
                    7pm
                    Music Arts Center, Music Building, Recital Hall

                    The Belvedere Series Trio will play at the Music Building Recital Hall on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 7:00 pm.

                    Book Talk with Stephen Tang ’82 - "A Test for Our Time: Crisis Leadership in the Next Normal"
                    Saturday, February 10
                    1pm - 3pm
                    Wren Building, Great Hall, Leadership Gallery and Blue Room

                    Book Talk, Signing and Reception with Stephen Tang ’82

                    Myrna Brinkley Studio Recital
                    Sunday, February 11
                    1pm
                    Music Arts Center, Comey Recital Hall
                    The Climate Generation: Born into Crisis, Building Solutions
                    Monday, February 12
                    4pm - 5pm
                    Blow Memorial Hall, Grimsley Board Room (Room 201)

                    Join the Charles CenterReves Center for International Studies, and the Pulitzer Center in welcoming journalists Stephanie Hanes and Sara Miller Llana, as their reporting for  "The Climate Generation: Born into Crisis, Building Solutions."

                    Speed Friending: an icebreaker
                    Tuesday, February 13
                    4pm - 5pm
                    DuPont Hall, The Pit
                    St Andrews Exchange Program Info Session
                    Tuesday, February 13
                    4:30pm
                    James Blair Hall, Room 206

                    Learn what it's like to study abroad at St Andrews!

                    NASA DEVELOP Information Session
                    Tuesday, February 13
                    5:30pm - 6:30pm
                    Cohen Career Center
                      Hart Gallery "Figuring Out" Exhibition Opening
                      Tuesday, February 13 - Friday, March 8
                      6pm - 8pm
                      Sadler Center, Hart Gallery

                      The Hart Gallery's exhibition "Figuring Out" will be opening Tuesday, 2/13 with a reception 6-8 pm. This exhibition presents artworks by W&M students, focused on the human figure. The show will run through 3/8, open during Sadler building hours.

                      Geology Department Seminar
                      Wednesday, February 14
                      4pm - 5pm
                      McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 219

                      Dr. Stewart Edie from the Smithsonian will be giving a talk on his research on bivalves!

                      Physics Colloquium - Izabella Lovas
                      Wednesday, February 14
                      4pm - 5pm
                      Small Hall, Room 111

                      Izabella Lovas, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Title of talk: Information spreading in quantum many-body systems

                      Year of the Arts: Washington Ballet’s “Jazz Icons: A Fine Romance”
                      Wednesday, February 14
                      8pm
                      The Kennedy Center | 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566

                      Celebrate William & Mary's Year of the Arts in Washington, D.C. with alumni, students, faculty, staff and Karen Gruber Shepherd '00, interim managing director of the Washington Ballet!

                      Deadline: Intent to Graduate Form for A&S Graduate Students
                      Thursday, February 15
                      All day
                      Blow Memorial Hall

                      By no later than February 15, 2024,  all graduate students planning to graduate in either May or August 2024 MUST submit the Intent to Graduate form to the Office of Graduate Studies.


                        Research in Progress: STEM Talks for Faculty & Staff - Dr. Stephanie Caligiuri
                        Thursday, February 15
                        3pm - 5pm
                        Tribe Square Entrepreneurship Hub, Main Hall, 249 Richmond Road

                        Join us for Research in Progress: STEM Talks supported by the Provost's Office and Arts & Sciences.

                        The Settler Movement and the War on Gaza: Political Impasses and Beyond 
                        Thursday, February 15
                        4:30pm - 6pm
                        Integrated Science Center (ISC), Room 1127

                        Professor Hagar Kotef, SOAS University of London, will speak on the settlers' movement influence on the past, present, and perhaps future political possibilities in Palestine & Israel.  

                          How Should the United States Respond to China's Rise?
                          Thursday, February 15
                          5pm - 7pm
                          Alan B. Miller Hall (Business School)

                          Over the past 20 years, scholarship and public commentary have increasingly focused on the challenges that China’s rise could pose to U.S. national interests. But how, precisely, does China’s rise threaten those interests, and how should the US respond?

                          CGA GeoData Event Guest Speaker: Pete Berquist
                          Friday, February 16
                          12pm - 1pm
                          Swem Library, Ford Classroom

                          Join us to hear from Pete Berquist '01 who will be talking about his education and career path with a focus in GIS. 

                          2024 Spring Career & Internship Fair
                          Friday, February 16
                          12pm - 4pm
                          Sadler Center, Chesapeake & Tidewater Rooms
                            CGA GeoData Expo
                            Friday, February 16
                            12pm - 4pm
                            Swem Library, Ford Classroom

                            Join the Center for Geospatial Analysis on February 16th from 12 PM - 4 PM in the Ford Classroom!

                            Physics Colloquium - Ahana Chakraborty
                            Friday, February 16
                            4pm - 5pm
                            Small Hall, Room 111

                            Ahana Chakraborty, Rutgers University, Title of talk: Open Quantum Systems: A new frontier of many-body physics

                            The Fullness of Fragements: Clive Knights Lecture & Reception
                            Friday, February 16
                            4pm - 5pm
                            Tucker Hall, 127A

                            In conjunction with an exhibition of his works, join us for a lecture by English collage artist Clive Knights in Tucker Hall Theatre, followed by a reception and viewing of the exhibition in the Daily Grind.

                              Schroeder Summer Research Fellowship Deadline
                              Monday, February 19
                              All day
                              Location not specified

                              The deadline for the Schroeder Summer Research Fellowship is February 19, 2024. 

                                2024 Catron Scholars Exhibition
                                Monday, February 19 - Friday, February 23
                                Andrews Hall, Andrews Gallery

                                2024 Catron Scholars Exhibition

                                  Transforming Communities: The Evolution of Health Centers from Challenges to Triumphs
                                  Monday, February 19
                                  2pm - 3pm
                                  Blow Memorial Hall, Room 201

                                  The Sharpe Community Scholars program welcomes Tracy Douglas, CEO of the Virginia Community Healthcare Association, to delve into the remarkable trajectory of health centers within our communities.

                                  The Power of the Arts as a Diplomatic Tool 
                                  Monday, February 19
                                  5pm
                                  Music Arts Center, Comey Recital Hall

                                  The Reves Center presents Carla Canales -- musician, performer, leader, advocate and entrepreneur -- to deliver the 2024 McSwain-Walker Lecture.

                                  Scholarly Perspectives: Spring 2024 Speaker Series on the Middle East - Lina Kassem
                                  Tuesday, February 20
                                  3:30pm - 4:50pm
                                  Tucker Hall, 127A

                                  Unraveling the Historical Landscape of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict


                                    Alexander Hamilton Society and Dr. Daniel Runde: The American Imperative
                                    Tuesday, February 20
                                    5pm
                                    Blow Memorial Hall, Room 332

                                    If you missed our previous Gates event, don't worry! AHS has another event on Feb. 20, 5:00 PM (Blow Memorial Hall 332) with Dr. Dan Runde from CSIS. Join us for a discussion on America's imperative to create a new grand strategy based on soft power.

                                    Emerging Scholars: “What Do Bacteria Talk About? Exploring New Ways to Treat Bacterial Infections”
                                    Wednesday, February 21
                                    2pm - 3pm
                                    Stryker Center (412 Boundary St.)

                                    Jesse Derringer, Chemistry: “What Do Bacteria Talk About? Exploring New Ways to Treat Bacterial Infections”

                                    Offered in partnership between the Graduate Center and the Williamsburg Regional Library.

                                    Physics Colloquium - Gregory Bentsen
                                    Wednesday, February 21
                                    4pm - 5pm
                                    Small Hall, Room 111

                                    Gregory Bentsen, Minerva University, Title of talk: Harnessing entanglement with cold atoms

                                    Asian Group Therapy (free)
                                    Wednesday, February 21 - Wednesday, April 17
                                    4pm - 5:30pm
                                    School of Education, 2nd floor in the Flanagan Counselor Education Clinic

                                    The purpose of this weekly, free counseling group is to provide a safe space for Asian students to explore issues of mental health as it intersects with racial/ethnic identity, while fostering community, empowerment, & resilience. 

                                    Michelangelo: Divine Architect
                                    Wednesday, February 21
                                    5pm - 6pm
                                    Tucker Hall, 127A

                                    This lecture by Adriano Marinazzo will explore Michelangelo's unique and fascinating architectural career.

                                      20 Days In Mariupol (Mstyslav Chernov, 2023) Film screening
                                      Wednesday, February 21
                                      5pm - 8pm
                                      Washington Hall, Room 201

                                      This film is part of our student-run film series, and it will be introduced by Volodymyr Shalkivskyi, Ukrainian diplomat (ret.).

                                      VR Exhibition "War Up Close"
                                      Thursday, February 22
                                      11am - 3pm
                                      Swem Library, Front Lobby

                                      The exhibition presents 360-degree images and videos of the towns liberated from the Russian occupying forces and documents the devastation caused by Russian bombardment and occupation.

                                      Manufacturing Freedom by Elena Shih 
                                      Thursday, February 22
                                      3:30pm - 7pm
                                      Blow Memorial Hall, Room 201

                                      Yin Q's Flim Screening "Fly in Power" and book talk Manufacturing Freedom: Sex Work, Anti-Trafficking Rehab, and the Racial Wages of Rescue with Dr. Elena Shih.

                                      Arts & Sciences Inclusive Inquiry Speaker Series Day 1
                                      Thursday, February 22
                                      5pm - 8pm
                                      Sadler Center, Commonwealth

                                      Join the Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office on Feb. 22 & 23 for our 2nd annual Inclusive Inquiry Speaker Series! The two-day film festival will feature award-winning films from Cadence Theatre Company & keynote speaker writer-director, Omar Kamara (ECON, '15)

                                      Gap Year Job Panel for Pre-Health Students
                                      Thursday, February 22
                                      5:30pm - 7pm
                                      Cohen Career Center, Virtual
                                        The Patrick Hayes Writers Series presents Dave Gunton
                                        Thursday, February 22
                                        6:30pm - 7:45pm
                                        Tucker Hall, Tucker Theatre 127A

                                        Please join us on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM in Tucker Theatre for a reading with Dave Gunton.

                                         This reading is free and open to the public.  A reception will follow.

                                        Lunch with Dr. Elena Shih 
                                        Friday, February 23
                                        12pm - 1pm
                                        Blow Memorial Hall, Room 201

                                        Elena Shih is Manning Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University, where she directs a human trafficking research cluster through the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice. 

                                        Student Diversity & Inclusion Symposium
                                        Friday, February 23
                                        2pm - 7:30pm
                                        Sadler Center

                                        Join us for the fourth annual Student Diversity & Inclusion Symposium. This year's topic is Embracing Diversity, Fostering Inclusion: Nurturing Holistic Success in Higher Education. Registration is required by 5pm on February 17. Space is limited.

                                        CHEMINAR: Bo Li, UNC Chapel Hill - Biosynthetic Machineries Of An Opportunistic Pathogen
                                        Friday, February 23
                                        3pm - 4pm
                                        Integrated Science Center (ISC), Room 1127

                                        I will discuss our work on elucidating the biosynthetic pathway that transforms glutamate to AMB via the action of two nonribosomal peptide synthetases, which are multidomain protein machineries used by microbes to make numerous natural products. 

                                          Physics Colloquium - Yanzhu Chen
                                          Friday, February 23
                                          4pm - 5pm
                                          Small Hall, Room 111

                                          Yanzhu Chen, Virginia Tech, Title of talk: Moving the barrier to practical quantum computing on two fronts

                                          Arts & Sciences Inclusive Inquiry Speaker Series Day 2
                                          Friday, February 23
                                          4:30pm - 8:30pm
                                          Sadler Center, Commonwealth

                                          Join the Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office on Feb. 22 & 23 for our 2nd annual Inclusive Inquiry Speaker Series! The two-day film festival will feature award-winning films from Cadence Theatre Company & keynote speaker writer-director, Omar Kamara (ECON, '15)

                                          Black History Banned Book Jam
                                          Friday, February 23
                                          5pm - 7pm
                                          Tucker Hall, Tucker Theatre 127A

                                          Please join the W&M Department of English for our Black History Banned Book Jam on February 23, 2024 at 5 PM in Tucker Theatre.  There will be featured readings from students and faculty from across campus.

                                          Duo Del'Ato - Ewell Concert Series
                                          Saturday, February 24
                                          7pm
                                          Music Arts Center, Music Building, Concert Hall

                                          Duo Del'Ato will perform at the Music Building Recital Hall on Friday, February 24, 2024 at 7:00 pm.

                                          Amrita Ghose, voice recital
                                          Sunday, February 25
                                          1pm - 2pm
                                          Music Arts Center, Comey Recital Hall
                                            Virginia Symphony Orchestra
                                            Sunday, February 25
                                            3pm
                                            Music Arts Center, Concert Hall
                                            COLL 100/150 Proposal Workshop
                                            Monday, February 26
                                            1:30pm - 3:30pm
                                            Blow Memorial Hall, Blow 201
                                            Death and Ritual in Statius’ Silvae by Professor Antonios Augoustakis
                                            Monday, February 26
                                            5pm - 6:30pm
                                            Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 220

                                            Professor Antonios Augoustakis, from  the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign presents Death and Ritual in Statius’ Silvae
                                            In this presentation Prof. Augoustakis examines the role of lament in Statius’ lyric poems, the Silvae (late 1st century CE).

                                            Global Scholars Program Info Session
                                            Monday, February 26
                                            6:30pm
                                            Cohen Career Center, Cohen Career Center Presentation Room
                                            Physics Colloquium - Dr. Ebubechukwu ILO-OKEKE
                                            Wednesday, February 28
                                            9am - 10am
                                            Zoom Link

                                            Dr. Ebubechukwu ILO-OKEKE, Shanghai New York University, Shanghai, China, Title of talk: Quantum information with neutral atoms: From Time transfer to finding ground state of many-body atoms

                                            An Iranian Seminarian Woman Navigating Conservatism and Secularism
                                            Wednesday, February 28
                                            12pm - 1pm
                                            Washington Hall, Room 101

                                            Amina Tawasil of Columbia University will give a lecture discussing the narrative of a young woman in Iran and the interplay of religious conservatism and secularism having a role in self worth and belongingness. 

                                            By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
                                            Thursday, February 29 - Sunday, March 3
                                            Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall

                                            Take a seventy-year journey through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong African-American maid and budding actress, and her tangled relationship with her boss, a white Hollywood star desperately grasping to hold on to her career.

                                            Understanding the Ethics and Power of AI in the Workplace
                                            Thursday, February 29
                                            12pm - 1pm
                                            Online

                                            Join industry experts Kira Allmann ’10 (William & Mary), Gabrielle Hibbert ’17 (New America) and Catherine Gregory ’09 (Ada Lovelace Institute) for an insightful exploration of the impact and ethics of AI in the workplace.

                                            Panel Discussion: Health Starts at the Kitchen Table: Housing, Food & Water Policy 
                                            Thursday, February 29
                                            4pm - 6pm
                                            Blow Memorial Hall, Room 201

                                            Join us for a panel discussion on social determinants of health and the ways that public policies not directly related to healthcare, specifically food, housing, and water policy, can shape population health. 

                                            Susana Falcón: Bilingual Poetry Reading
                                            Thursday, February 29
                                            6:30pm - 7:45pm
                                            Tucker Hall, Tucker Theater 127-A

                                            A selection of poems from Susana Flacón's most recent book about Francisco Franco's  feminicide during the Spanish Civil War

                                            Tim Olbrych- Lute, Renaissance and Baroque guitars
                                            Thursday, February 29
                                            7:30pm
                                            Music Arts Center, Comey Recital Hall

                                            Tim Olbrych is performing in the Comey Recital Hall on February 29th, 2024 at 7:30 pm.  The concert will be live-streamed on the WM Music Department YouTube.

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                                            Muscarelle Student Photography Contest Exhibition
                                            Wednesday, January 24 - Thursday, February 29
                                            Stryker Center

                                            The Muscarelle Museum of Art is proud to present an exhibition of student photography submitted as part of a competition held in the fall semester of 2023.

                                            Big World: the 2024 Faculty Exhibition and Spring Semester Celebration
                                            Wednesday, January 24 - Friday, February 9
                                            Andrews Hall, Andrews Gallery

                                            The Department of Art and Art History and Andrews Gallery are pleased to present BIG WORLD: the 2024 Faculty Exhibition and Spring Semester Celebration. 

                                            Add/Drop period begins
                                            Wednesday, January 24 - Friday, February 2
                                            Blow Memorial Hall

                                            Add/Drop period begins  at 1pm

                                            Textbook Pickup
                                            Tuesday, January 16 - Tuesday, February 20
                                            11am - 4pm
                                            Campus Center, Campus Center 159

                                            Pickup your textbooks from the Official William & Mary Spirit Shop and Bookstore at Campus Center 159

                                            Registration for New Students Spring 2024
                                            Tuesday, January 2 - Friday, February 2
                                            Blow Memorial Hall

                                            Registration for Spring 2024 begins January 2, 2024. Tuition and fees will be billed December 11, 2023 and due January 1, 2024.