W&M Libraries Events

Use assignments like "Pink Time" and "unessays" to encourage students to take charge of their learning and to focus less on grades.

This session will focus on questions of diversity and inclusion in the foreign language classroom with an emphasis on issues of representation, accessibility, and engagement.

Join Mike Blum, Roy Petersen, and Troy Davis as they discuss and demonstrate the basics of producing your own professional-looking videos for engaging your students and developing instructor presence. 

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.

On Feb. 22 W&M Libraries hosted a virtual book talk with Jason Reynolds, author of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You. We are hosting a follow-up discussion of his talk on Friday, March 5 from 2-3 p.m. 

Join Peiyu Yang as she introduces several strategies for guiding students through a digital story map assignment, with an emphasis on classes in the humanities.

A reading group for those who don't have time to read!

Join Anne Rasmussen as she explores university-supported technologies used to practice editing, uploading, presenting, organizing, and storing audiovisual materials from her own ethnographic research. 

Alumni, parents, family, friends and book lovers are invited to hear from author Sarah Glosson '98, MA '09, Ph.D '15, author of "Performing Jane: A Cultural History of Jane Austen Fandom."

Join Mike Blum, Roy Petersen, and Troy Davis as they discuss and demonstrate the basics of producing your own professional-looking videos for engaging your students and developing instructor presence. 

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. 

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.

In this collaborative learning lab, participants will learn the basics of all aspects of Google Suite and how to best use its features to collaborate with students and colleagues.

The W&M Global Film Festival, in partnership with W&M Libraries and the Reeder Media Center, is proud to host the 17th Annual 24 Speed competition!

This workshop will show you a peek behind the curtain at the art of sound design, providing a zoology of various sound effects, how to find them or make them yourself, and how it’s not always about what sounds real, it’s about what sounds right.

In this workshop, we will explore the little-known but essential role of Production Managers.

TV is a writer’s medium and in this workshop we’ll walk through the logistics of how scripted television gets made from a writer’s perspective – from pilot development through series production. We’ll also discuss the TV writing career ladder.

For the creative student who can’t decide whether to major in writing, film, business, music, theater, or cultural anthropology — have you considered a job in marketing?

For those interested in pursuing an entertainment career, as well as those generally interested in the present and future of TV/film/streaming, this workshop will aim to provide more clarity and accessibility to a distinctly opaque industry.

In this workshop we’ll discuss how to strategically leverage (almost) any resume into your first internship or entry-level role – no theatre major necessary.

In this workshop, we’ll focus on concepts and strategies for crafting effective interviews. 

A reading group for those who don't have time to read!

Plan to walk away with some newly generated writing and additional creative tools to jumpstart your writing process.

Join us as we kick off the 2021 festival with a collection of short films created by students in only 24 hours. 

As streaming platforms continue to expand and demand for content is at an all-time high, we will delve into how to find your footing and anticipate change in the rapidly evolving digital media landscape of online content distribution.

In this collaborative learning lab, participants will learn the basics of all aspects of Google Suite and how to best use its features to collaborate with students and colleagues.

 In this workshop, comedian and author Sara Schaefer will share tools to help you beat that negative voice into submission, so you can finally write that screenplay, memoir, stand up routine, or whatever medium inspires you the most. 

“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.

Students will learn about the art of camera movement as we film a scene using several different techniques.

Students will witness and participate in the creation of a fight scene (over Zoom).

This workshop will provide aspiring actors with everything they need to know in obtaining an on-screen talent agent/manager, particularly in the NY/LA market.

Documentary editors are writers! For my workshop, I’ll detail my process for writing a documentary, and show the development of a scene from first draft to final cut.