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eLearning Workshop - "Integrating Multimedia into your Courses: Using Online Collections"
eLearning Workshop - "Integrating Multimedia into your Courses: Using Online Collections"
Thursday, October 1
9:45am - 10:45am
Swem Library, Cox Classroom
Paul Showalter will present on incorporating multimedia resources from Swem Library's amazing databases and collections into your courses.
eLearning Workshop - "Integrating Multimedia into your Courses: Using Online Collections"
eLearning Workshop - "Integrating Multimedia into your Courses: Using Online Collections"
Friday, October 2
12pm - 1pm
Swem Library, Cox Classroom
Paul Showalter will present on incorporating multimedia resources from Swem Library's amazing databases and collections into your courses.
Japanese Cultural Association Fall Festival (Aki Matsuri)
Japanese Cultural Association Fall Festival (Aki Matsuri)
Saturday, October 3
11am - 4pm
Sadler Center, Chesapeake A&B
Join JCA on Oct 3, 11-4PM at Sadler, Chesapeake A&B for our Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival)! There will be traditional japanese FOOD, japanese dance, and japanese games. And they are all FREE!!! Hope to see you there and let's "FALL" in love with Japan!
Study Abroad Photo Contest: Deadline Oct 23
Study Abroad Photo Contest: Deadline Oct 23
Monday, October 5 - Friday, October 23
Reves Center for International Studies
The Global Education Office invites you to submit up to three of your best photos for our annual Study Abroad Photo Contest.
Focus On: State Department Internships
Focus On: State Department Internships
Monday, October 5
5pm
Blow Memorial Hall, Room 201
Come learn about the State Department Internship process and the Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship available for interns in DC, London, or Paris.
HOPE Presents: Back 2 Basics
HOPE Presents: Back 2 Basics
Tuesday, October 6
8pm - 9pm
Blow Memorial Hall, Room 332
Come experience a sex ed crash course with HOPE to explore decisions regarding sex and sexual actions, safe sex, your and your partner's anatomies, and resources that we have on campus!
Filmabend: "Auf der anderen Seite" (Dir. Fatih Akin, 2007)
Filmabend: "Auf der anderen Seite" (Dir. Fatih Akin, 2007)
Wednesday, October 7
7pm - 9pm
Swem Library, Botetourt
A powerful film about transnational, transgenerational and and transgressive crossings.
Movie Night presented by the German House
Movie Night presented by the German House
Wednesday, October 7
7pm - 9pm
Swem Library, Botetourt Theater
Join us for the screening of "Auf der anderen Seite" (The Edge of Heaven, 2007), a masterpiece by German director Fatih Akin.
Future of Iraq Symposium
Future of Iraq Symposium
Thursday, October 8 - Friday, October 9
4pm - 12pm
Law School, Rooms 119, 124, 127
Sponsored by the Center for Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, the Reves Center for International Studies, the Kraemer Middle East Scholar-in Residence Program, and the Law School's Comparative Legal Student Scholars.
Japan's Friendship Ties Program Deadline
Japan's Friendship Ties Program Deadline
Wednesday, October 14 - Tuesday, October 20
Location not specified
The deadline for application to the Japan's Friendship Ties Program is Tuesday, Oct. 20. Selected students will travel to Japan from Jan. 6 - 14. Transportation and lodging costs will be covered by the Japanese government.
Media in Practice: Student Showcase
Media in Practice: Student Showcase
Wednesday, October 14
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Blow Memorial Hall, #332
Come and listen to past and current students as they share their internship/job experiences in the film/media industry. Listen to the available opportunities to you and network with fellow students! Everyone is welcome!
Russian Film Series: We Are From the Future (dir. Andrei Maliukov, 2008)
Russian Film Series: We Are From the Future (dir. Andrei Maliukov, 2008)
Wednesday, October 14
7pm - 10pm
Washington Hall, Room 201
The film depicts four amateur archeologists and trophy hunters from St. Petersburg who, in 2008, are transported back in time to a World War II battle in 1942, during which they learn more about themselves and the war.
UPTALK THE FEMINIST ZINE
UPTALK THE FEMINIST ZINE
Thursday, October 15
12am
Ludwell Apartments (100-700), 202 b
PLEASE SUBMIT ESSAYS PHOTOS AND POEMS ETC TO UPTALKTHEZINE@GMAIL.COM by oct 15
Apply to be a Weingartner Fellow
Apply to be a Weingartner Fellow
Thursday, October 15 - Friday, October 23
Blow Memorial Hall, Room 254
All W&M undergraduates are invited to apply to be named Weingartner Global Fellows for the 2016 calendar year. Applications are due in the Charles Center by October 23, 2015.
Rape Culture 101: Perspectives for Faculty and Staff
Rape Culture 101: Perspectives for Faculty and Staff
Thursday, October 15
12pm - 1:30pm
Sadler Center, Chesapeake A&B
This workshop (Bring Your Own Lunch!) focuses on terms, definitions, examples, what is happening on colleges around the country as well as the work done here at W&M, and how faculty and staff can be involved in such work.
Student Advocacy Training: For Gender Violence Reduction
Student Advocacy Training: For Gender Violence Reduction
Thursday, October 15
3pm - 4pm
Sadler Center, Commonwealth
Increase your effectiveness as a student advocate to reduce gender violence and meet like-minded peers in this exciting workshop presented by Dr. Stephanie Gilmore.
This workshop is for students only (undergraduate, graduate or exchange).
CANCELLED!!! Gil Hochberg, The Right to Look: the Israeli Occupation of Palestin
CANCELLED!!! Gil Hochberg, The Right to Look: the Israeli Occupation of Palestin
Thursday, October 15
4:30pm - 6pm
Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 220
PROF. HOCHBERG'S TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Media Analysis: What Role Do the Media Play in Promoting and Combating Gender Violence
Media Analysis: What Role Do the Media Play in Promoting and Combating Gender Violence
Thursday, October 15
7:30pm - 9:15pm
Swem Library, Ford Media Classroom (Basement)
In this workshop facilitated by Dr. Stephanie Gilmore, see and hear examples of how the media create or even disarm a rape culture.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have created a relationship-positive Spotify song list!
10th Annual iREP Africa Weekend: Dining & Dialogue
10th Annual iREP Africa Weekend: Dining & Dialogue
Friday, October 16
6:30pm - 8pm
Sadler Center, Tidewater A/B
iREP Africa 2015 will be the African Cultural Society's TENTH annual weekend celebrating the diversity and culture of the African continent and its diaspora.
Oktoberfest 2015
Oktoberfest 2015
Saturday, October 17
4pm - 6pm
Randolph Commons Area
Join us for Bats, Burgers, Kartoffelsalat and refreshments Saturday, October 17 from 4-6pm in the Randolph Complex Commons outside to celebrate Oktoberfest 2015. All are welcome!
10th Annual iREP Africa Cultural Showcase
10th Annual iREP Africa Cultural Showcase
Saturday, October 17
7pm - 9pm
Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium
iREP Africa 2015 will be the African Cultural Society's 10th annual cultural showcase celebrating the diversity and culture of the African continent. There will be music, dance, poetry and much more! {{http://bit.ly/1Lszto2, Buy $5 advance tickets now!}}
Focus ON: The Boren Scholarship
Focus ON: The Boren Scholarship
Tuesday, October 20
5pm
Blow Memorial Hall, Room 201
Boren Scholarships fund study abroad in countries underrepresented in study abroad. Language study is required - you can even start a new language. In recent years W&M students have studied in China, Kyrgyzstan, Taiwan, and Tanzania.
St Andrews University's Lorna Hutson to Speak
St Andrews University's Lorna Hutson to Speak
Tuesday, October 20
5pm
Tucker Hall, Room 123
Professor Lorna Hutson from the School of English at St Andrews University will give a lecture based on her forthcoming book, Circumstantial Shakespeare.
Peace Corps Information Session
Deutscher Filmabend: Nordwand (2008)
Deutscher Filmabend: Nordwand (2008)
Wednesday, October 21
7pm - 9pm
Swem Library, Botetourt
Alpine climbing in its most extreme form!
W&M Summer Abroad Information Session: Beijing, Cadiz, Montpellier, Potsdam, & St. Petersburg
W&M Summer Abroad Information Session: Beijing, Cadiz, Montpellier, Potsdam, & St. Petersburg
Thursday, October 22
5pm - 6pm
Washington Hall, Room 201
Information session for students interested in learning more about the W&M 2016 summer abroad language programs in Beijing (China), Cadiz (Spain), Montpellier (France), Potsdam (Germany), and St. Petersburg (Russia).
Lecture: Elise Thorsen: "Force of Habit: Modes of Time in Verse Works on the Cheliuskin Saga."
Lecture: Elise Thorsen: "Force of Habit: Modes of Time in Verse Works on the Cheliuskin Saga."
Friday, October 23
3:30pm
Washington Hall, Room 302
This lecture examines Ilia Selvinskii's epic poem about the dramatic 1934 rescue of the crew of the Cheliushkin, which became stranded in winter ice during an attempt to navigate the northern sea route.
CLTA-VA 2015 Fall Workshop
CLTA-VA 2015 Fall Workshop
Saturday, October 24
8:30am - 5pm
School of Education
Chinese Language Teachers Association of Virginia is holding the 2015 Fall Workshop on the W&M campus.
Chinese Alumni Homecoming Dinner at Peter Chang
Chinese Alumni Homecoming Dinner at Peter Chang
Saturday, October 24
5:30pm
Peter Chang Chinese Restaurant
Chinese Studies faculty will host a homecoming dinner at Peter Chang for Chinese Alumni.
Russian Film Series: Legend No. 17 (dir. Nikolai Lebedev, 2013)
Russian Film Series: Legend No. 17 (dir. Nikolai Lebedev, 2013)
Monday, October 26
7pm
Washington Hall, Room 201
The film depicts the life and career of legendary 1970s Russian hockey player Valerii Kharlamov.
Acclaimed Fiction Writer Ann Beattie to Speak
Japan Studies Tea Time and Open House
Japan Studies Tea Time and Open House
Wednesday, October 28
4pm - 5pm
Washington Hall, Room 315
Join the Japan Studies Program for tea time, and learn about new courses for Spring, the J-Studies Minor, and the AMES/East Asian Concentration. Snacks provided! Washington Hall 315, Wed., 10/28, 4:00 - 5:00
Chinese Program Open House
Chinese Program Open House
Wednesday, October 28
5pm - 6pm
Washington Hall, Room 315
Come to join the Chinese Program faculty for important information about Chinese major/minor requirements, Chinese Studies undergraduate research, summer or semester study abroad opportunities, HSK test, scholarships, internships, and much more.
Prof Monica Seger Lecture, Dept of Modern Langs & Lits, Bellini Colloquium: Narrating Italy's Dioxin
Prof Monica Seger Lecture, Dept of Modern Langs & Lits, Bellini Colloquium: Narrating Italy's Dioxin
Thursday, October 29
3:30pm - 5pm
Washington Hall, Room 315
This talk will explore the relationship between narrative practices, diseased bodies, and imperceptible chemical toxins. It will examine how literary, cinematic, and oral narratives emplot the embodied afterlives of exposure to dioxin, at 2 Italian sites.
Phi Alpha Theta Honors Thesis Workshop
Phi Alpha Theta Honors Thesis Workshop
Thursday, October 29
5pm - 6:30pm
James Blair Hall, History Department Library
Thinking about doing an Honors Thesis?
Get all the info you need at PAT's History Honors Workshop
With Prof. Homza & Prof. Corlett and current honors students Mary Andino & Brenna Ferris
Humanity Displaced: Domestic Action in the Face of a Global Refugee Crisis
Humanity Displaced: Domestic Action in the Face of a Global Refugee Crisis
Friday, October 30
10am - 3pm
Law School, Room 119
A two-panel symposium about the current global refugee crisis featuring eight experts. Please email your questions in advance to [[e|aeriley]].
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