Arts & Sciences Events

Stop by to speak with Michael Clay from the Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs! He'll answer any questions you might have regarding how best to achieve your personal and professional goals.

Join the academic advising team from the OUAA to discuss how and when to declare your major, tips for choosing a major advisor, and stigmas and misconceptions surrounding the process. 

An Evening of Dance is an annual concert in which students explore and develop original choreography performed by their peers in the Orchesis Modern Dance Company, under the mentorship of the Dance faculty.

“Studying Pleasure Spaces for Multiply Marginalized People”

The competition will feature Barr Fellows, outstanding Arts & Sciences Honors seniors, who will have just five minutes to effectively explain their research and its importance to a general audience.

Four steps are required at least two weeks before you defend. April 4 is the last day by which you may meet this requirement if you intend to graduate in May 2025.

Noah Donald, "Physics beyond the standard model and Nature’s smallest length scales"

The Spring Honors Research Symposium will feature the research of undergraduate W&M seniors from any Arts & Sciences major completing Departmental Honors in a variety of presentation formats. 

Enjoy a night of music performed by the Suspicious Cheese Lords on April 4th, 2025 at 7:30 pm.

To reserve your seat please follow this ticket link:http://wm.universitytickets.com/w/

William E. Wallace, an internationally recognized authority on Michelangelo, will introduce scholarship from his upcoming book about the 40-year rivalry between Michelangelo and Titian.

Hayes Writers Series -Sara Daniele Rivera

Jay Jolles, American Studies: “Contemporary Fiction and the Millennial Novel”

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

Join us for a reception for the 2025 ARII winners!

Tickets are FREE for students. Reserve your ticket at https://wm.universitytickets.com. 

William & Mary Theatre and Performance Second Season Presents... The Skriker. Written by Caryl Churchill and directed by Anya Ruzicka '25.

Yiqi Yang, "Exploring Electron Correlation Effects in Two-dimensional Models and Materials: A Quantum Monte Carlo Study"

Guatemalan photographer Daniel Hernández Salazar will be the keynote and final speaker of the Spring 2025 Scholarly Perspectives Series on Arts & Democracy. 

Public screening of "Choeurs Atlantiques/ Tales from the Atlantic Beyond," a documentary by Prof. Babana-Hampton (Michigan State U) on the legacies of the slave trade and slavery in the French Caribbean, mainland France, and Francophone West Africa.

Prof. Babana-Hampton (Michigan State U) will be giving this year's Fauvel Lecture on "The Historical Memory of Slavery and the Slave Trade in Emancipatory Projects by Black French Caribbean Artists Today."

Dr. Rachel Hyneman, University of Arizona, Title: Probing Higgs Boson Self-Interactions at the ATLAS Experiment 

Join the Barksdale Treble Chorus for their last concert of the semester! Tickets are FREE for students and can be reserved at https://wm.universitytickets.com. 

http://wm.universitytickets.com/w/Enjoy a night of music performed by Marcolivia on April 12th, 2025 at 7:30 pm.

To reserve your seat please follow this ticket link:http://wm.universitytickets.com/w/

No tickets required. 

Join the Botetourt Chamber Singers for a great afternoon of choir music! Tickets can be reserved at https://wm.universitytickets.com. 

Emily Simmons will present her Thesis Defense on the Mathematical Models of Petal Pattern of Mimulus (Monkeyflowers).

The Global Research Institute presents the Research in Progress: Pandey & Breydo.

Kelly O'Shaughnessy, the Director of Career Readiness Pathways, from the Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement, will discuss setting goals related to career readiness for summer experiences (internships, research, summer jobs, etc.).

Join the Brass Ensemble for their final concert of the semester! Tickets can be reserved at https://wm.universitytickets.com. 

Your defense must be scheduled and completed by this deadline.

Join the Middle Eastern Music Ensemble for their special 30th Anniversary performance “Music for a Better World” featuring Insia Malik and Gabriel Lavin. Tickets can be reserved at https://wm.universitytickets.com. 

Join Jaden Shahin & Sarha for a free Jazz show on April 19th at the Williamsburg Regional Library Theater at 3pm (doors open at 2:30pm). This is Jaden Shahin's senior project in Jazz drumming/composition.

Featuring: Victor Haskins - Cornet/EWI, Jason Arce - Saxophone, Jeff Smith - Saxophone, and Chris Brydge - Bass

Join  the Institute for Integrative Conservation, the Muscarelle Museum of Art, and Vital Impacts for a celebration of the W&M Year of the Environment as we welcome underwater photographer, whale whisperer, and National Geographic fellow Brian Skerry.

To reserve your seat please follow this ticket link:http://wm.universitytickets.com/w/

Reserve your tickets at https://wm.universitytickets.com. 

How are cities made? Block by block, brick by brick.

Final submission deadline for A&S graduate students to satisfy degree requirements for graduation in May 2025

Tickets are FREE for students and $10 for the general public. Reserve your tickets at https://wm.universitytickets.com. 

Reserve tickets at https://wm.universitytickets.com. 

Reserve tickets at https://wm.universitytickets.com. 

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. 

POSTPONED: Due to Inclement weather, the artist talk and reception will take place on Friday (2/21) from 4-7pm.  The Lecture will begin at 5pm at the Muscarelle Museum of Art conference hall next door.