Charles Center Events

Faculty will learn about trauma-informed teaching practices that include suggestions on how to draft a syllabus, provide advance notice to students regarding the subject to be discussed, and for facilitating class discussion.

Curious about GISP certification? This discussion aims to demystify GISP (GIS Professional) Certification with an overview of the what, why, and how of the process. Find out if GISP certification is something to consider in your career planning.

Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Senior Economic Education Specialist , will give a basic introduction to FRED; an overview of GeoFRED; and a demonstration of using GeoFRED data on inflation for economic analysis and instruction. 

A lecture presented by Professor Tamara Sonn, the 2021 Virtual Kraemer Middle East Distinguished Scholar-In-Residence.  Presented in celebration of the Asian Centennial at William & Mary.

Esteemed novelist and filmmaker Alia Yunis (The Night Counter) is the premiering author of Asian American Plural: Literature Across Borders, organized by Dr. R. Benedito Ferrao as part of his course OUTSIDE IN: TRANSNATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE.

“Searching for Anna May Wong,” traces the journey of actor Natasha Tina Liu, who raises the question, “If trailblazing Anna May Wong were still alive today, would she still face the same racism and challenges she experienced during her time in Hollywood?”

Chris Dunn is a licensed Missouri attorney, geospatial business owner, expert witness, and geohistorical researcher. His talk focuses on his work investigating, mapping, and modeling incidents, accidents, and crimes.

Author Paul Ocampo will speak on his short story "Butterfly" which appears in Maxine Hong Kingston's anthology, "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace (2006), as part of Dr. R. Benedito Ferrao's series Asian American Plural: Literature Across Borders.