Sustainability Events

The film Love is the Way tells the stories of these connections, and the power of the continuing efforts to keep oil companies out of the Refuge’s sacred coastal plain.

Come to this in-person event to meet campus employers, explore opportunities, and learn how to apply! Hourly and Federal Work-Study positions available. Open to all current undergraduate and graduate students.

Connect with local non-profits in need of volunteers and gain access to civic resources.

Get to know your local community, connect with other students, learn how to get the most out of being a Williamsburg resident, and receive W&M swag. The Explore Williamsburg Challenge is a civic scavenger hunt within walking distance to campus.

Offices closed. No undergraduate classes scheduled.

Undergraduate research can be done in any major and lead to some amazing opportunities - but how do you get started? Learn more about what undergraduate research entails, how to find a faculty mentor, and what funding opportunities exist. Snacks provided!

**THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO FORECASTED RAIN**  Join us for some low impact, easy hiking around the trails of Dorey Park. Afterwards, feel free to stick around to hang out with your fellow alumni and play on the playground or hike another loop. 

At the Writing Resources 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. 

Learn scientifically-based skills designed to help you manage stress and anxiety, improve focus, and enhance the quality of your life.

Interested in Studying Abroad but not sure about how the finances work? We can help!

The IIC invites W&M undergraduate students to an information session about our year-long Conservation Research Program. Open to all W&M undergraduate students, learn how you can work alongside conservation partners to advance conservation solutions.

Undergraduate research can be done in any major and lead to some amazing opportunities - but how do you get started? Learn more about what undergraduate research entails, how to find a faculty mentor, and what funding opportunities exist. Snacks provided!

Let's talk about how we talk about politics and our hopes for improving what that looks like. Join in dialogue with six other participants from across Williamsburg and W&M. Leave with new perspectives and an Extraordinary Cupcake.

Join us for a free, fun, and educational day showcasing marine science research at the VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory. We will have touch tanks, creatures under microscopes, activities and crafts, and opportunities to interact with our scientists!

Undergraduate research can be done in any major and lead to some amazing opportunities - but how do you get started? Learn more about what undergraduate research entails, how to find a faculty mentor, and what funding opportunities exist. Snacks provided!

Please join us for the first Fall '22 Teaching & Learning Talk –Engagement Through Experience. A panel of W&M faculty and their students will discuss how experiential learning has a big impact on learner engagement and learning outcomes. 

The Institute for Integrative Conservation, in collaboration with the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, presents the award-winning documentary: “INVISIBLE HAND, a “paradigm shifting” documentary about the creation of ‘Rights of Nature’.  

Join the Office of Career Development & Professional Development for the return of our annual Career Diversity Brunch/Expo.

Join the Office of Career Development & Professional Development for our annual Fall Career & Internship Fair.

The CGA is hosting Keith VanGraafeiland as part of our fall speaker series! Keith is a product engineer with Esri and serves as the ocean curator for the Living Atlas of the World. He will discuss his work, including several oceanographic GIS projects.

This workshop provides an applied compliment to the first Teaching & Learning Talk of the new school year. Join STLI for a hands-on workshop on how you can incorporate experiential learning practices in your courses.

Come explore the Biology Department's rooftop teaching and research greenhouse, home to a diverse collection of over 40 plant families. 

The boathouse will be open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and family members. Participants will be required to sign a waiver, follow all Lake Matoaka rules and may check out a boat to paddle on Lake Matoaka. 

Join us for the second ride of the semester! We'll be riding about 20 miles through the City of Williamsburg, side neighborhoods, the Powhatan Creek Trail, and the Virginia Capital Trail. Bring cash or card for a snack break at Spoke & Art.  

VIMS is joining the fun at the Annual Yorktown Folk Festival along the Yorktown Waterfront! This free, fun, family-friendly event will feature performances on five stages by local bands, musicians, storytellers and dancers.

Students and their families will explore study abroad and funding opportunities. The Study Abroad Fair features W&M faculty-led, sponsored, exchange, and third-party study abroad programs.

During Parent & Family Orientation, a concept was introduced that distinguished fear-based excellence from authentic excellence. 

The boathouse will be open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and family members. Participants will be required to sign a waiver, follow all Lake Matoaka rules and may check out a boat to paddle on Lake Matoaka.

What is sustainability? What does it look like at W&M? How can I learn more? And how can I get involved? 

Nomvuselelo ‘Mvusy’ Songelwa will present a variety of creative instruments for socioeconomic transformation that South Africa is implementing to ensure a transformed Protected Area Management Conservation

Join us for a virtual workshop designed to support you and your work through discussions on student activism, well-being, self-and community-care!

Register here: forms.office.com/r/dndDapp3f7

Join us for the 2022 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium, which will showcase hundreds of student projects across diverse disciplines! Free refreshments provided. Open to all. 

The Green Revolving Fund provides loans to W&M departments for projects that reduce greenhouse gases or resource use while producing a cost savings to pay back the loan over a set period of time.