W&M Featured Events

Jidong Xiao, Computer Science - Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Title: Understanding and Leveraging Virtualization Technology for Computer Security Ph.D. Adviser: Dr. Haining Wang

Haitao Xu, Computer Science - Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Title: Characterizing and Detecting Fraudulent Activities in Online Business Advisor: Dr. Haining Wang

Winter break is worth more than extra sleep and catching up on your laundry.

You'll be interviewing from time to time throughout your life - come learn how to do it well!

Please join ENSP 249: Campus Parks Research class as we present the results of our semester research project examining the effectiveness of ecotherapy on the W&M campus. Food & beverages will be provided. Reception: 3:30-3:45 Presentation begins at 3:45

Bring your charged laptop with you to learn how to strengthen your career documents and online professional identity.

AMP & the Student Assembly Freshman Class present FREE HOT CHOCOLATE on the Terrace! Tuesday, Dec. 1st: 4:00pm-6:00pm Wednesday, Dec. 2nd: 9:00am-1:00pm FREE hot chocolate, FREE swanky AMP mugs (on Tuesday), and Terrace chillin'. You know what to do.

Information session for students interested in learning more about the 2016 W&M Prague (Area Studies) summer abroad program.

This forum gives graduating students the basics of preparing for graduation and Commencement Weekend. Topics include major weekend events, registration, tickets, the main ceremony, departmental ceremonies, regalia, accessibility, parking, and more.

As the holiday season approaches, SchoolHouse Block encourages you to think critically about how food insecurity and malnutrition can serve as barriers to educational attainment, individual growth, and international development.

Join Swem Tuesday evenings this fall for the 2015 Independent and International Film Series. This evening's screening features "God's Slave," directed by Joel Novoa.

Are you interested in pursuing an internship or career in the music industry? Come to the second annual music industry panel! This year we are excited to be hosting three panelists coming from a diverse range of industry experience and expertise.

This forum gives graduating students the basics of preparing for graduation and Commencement Weekend. Topics include major weekend events, registration, tickets, the main ceremony, departmental ceremonies, regalia, accessibility, parking, and more.

The W&M Guitar Orchestra will present a concert Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Wren Building. It is free and open to the public.

We've heard much about consent, but do you question what you're saying yes to? Are you grateful for what you avoided? Or do you sometimes wonder what you missed out on? We invite you to discover the intersectionality of HIV, Title IX, and pleasure.

Join the Operations Subcommittee and working groups to learn more about the sustainability initiatives on the W&M campus.

A great (free!) conference and professional development opportunity taking place right here on campus.

Winter break is worth more than extra sleep and catching up on your laundry.

Join Emily from the Peace Corps in open office hours in the Cohen Career Center atrium to discuss opportunities, ask questions, and get advice about the Peace Corps.

You'll be interviewing from time to time throughout your life - come learn how to do it well!

Bring your charged laptop with you to learn how to strengthen your career documents and online professional identity.

Dr. Kimberley Bell from the University of Calgary.

This forum gives graduating students the basics of preparing for graduation and Commencement Weekend. Topics include major weekend events, registration, tickets, the main ceremony, departmental ceremonies, regalia, accessibility, parking, and more.

Discussion of constitutional rights sponsored by the Institute of Bill of Rights Law of William & Mary Law School. This session's topics are Recent and Upcoming Cases (Adults and Students).

This forum gives graduating students the basics of preparing for graduation and Commencement Weekend. Topics include major weekend events, registration, tickets, the main ceremony, departmental ceremonies, regalia, accessibility, parking, and more.

Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Please remember that representation at these meetings ensures your program remains eligible for GSA conference funding.

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Title "Street-Level Predictive Modeling of Nuisance Flooding around Norfolk in Fall 2015", by Derek Loftis, VIMS

Come learn how to stay fit and relieve stress with chair strength training/stretching and laughter yoga!

Despite varying degrees of cultural and linguistic assimilation, Acadian identity today is particularly prevalent in Maritime Canada, Louisiana, & even in parts of Western France. How do notions of Acadian identity differ, particularly in New Brunswick?

Guest lecture by Erik Bleich, Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College. Bleich's current areas of research focus on race and ethnicity in West European politics.

Join the William & Mary DC Metro Chapter for an interactive LinkedIn workshop led by William & Mary?s new Director for all alumni career management and professional networks, Michael Steelman.

We cordially invite you to us at a special reception for alumni and current students of the Raymond A. Mason School of Business Flex MBA Program to celebrate the season

William & Mary Night in Merchants Square marks the official opening of the holiday season in Colonial Williamsburg!

Spotlight Show Choir is hosting an open mic night! Come out and sing your favorite song! We will also have a karaoke book with songs to choose from! Everyone is welcome!

The African Cultural Society is hosting a benefit dinner & auction on themed gift baskets in the spirit of the holidays! All of the proceeds from the event will go to The Water Project. Tickets to the event are $3. ACS will be tabling after Thanksgiving.

James Pellerite, former principal flutist for the world-renowned Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, will give a lecture-recital in the Wren Chapel at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 3.

Performance by the W&M Appalachian Music Ensemble under the direction of Tripp Johnson.

Don't let the stress of finals drive you crazy! Take a break and come have a laugh with Trippin' on Brix at our final show of the semester, Fall 2: Winter. This show will be a mixture of sketch and short-form improv, and is guaranteed to make you laugh.

Come out to our last Homebrew of the semester to see some of our favorite student performers and help us ring in the winter season!

with Mary. All classes are free during exam week!

with Jill and Molly P. All classes are free during exam week!

Faculty will meet four times throughout the fall semester to discuss online course design as it applies to teaching and learning. Please contact Ali Briggs if you're interested in participating in a future online course design seminar series.

Barbara McLennan's newest historical fiction takes place after the events of her previous novel, The Wealth of Jamestown, and features the same characters as they struggle to remove a governor that has been sent to Virginia by the English Board of Trade.

Park Award candidate talks by Mario Linares Vasquez and Ed Novak, W&M Optimizing Energy Consumption of GUIs in Android Apps: A Multi-objective Approach Physical Media Covert Channels on Smart Mobile Devices

with Sarah and Eryn. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Molly P. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Joanna and Terry. All classes are free during exam week!

Free during exam period!

Join the Center for Student Diversity for this annual end-of-the-semester community celebration. Kwanzaa is a winter holiday that celebrates family, community and culture.

Performance by the William & Mary Symphony Orchestra. Admission: $10/general public, free for students, children under 12, and veterans.

Come join AMP the Last Day of Classes for Inflatables, Cookie Decorating, Holiday Crafts and MORE!!!

with Chelsea and Eryn. All classes are free during exam week!

with Melanie and Maya. All classes are free during exam week!

with Leslie and Lizzie. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Emily. All classes are FREE during exam week

Performances by the W&M Choir, Botetourt Chamber Singers, and Women's Chorus. General admission/$10, Students/$3.

We are thrilled to host Callista & Newt Gingrich for a special Grand Illumination book signing.

Alle sind herzlich eingeladen zu einer Winterparty im Deutschen Haus, Samstag, den 5. Dezember um 16 Uhr

Come join local William & Mary San Francisco/Bay Area Alumni for our annual Ocean Beach Yule Log event. We will be reliving the tradition of throwing ceremonial sprigs of holly into the fire to for good luck as we move through the holiday season into the

Performances by the W&M Choir, W&M Women's Chorus, and Botetourt Chamber Singers. Tickets: General Admission $10; Students $3. Tickets can be purchased through the PBK Box Office at (757) 221-2674.

Ms. Hosegood is an award-winning watercolorist, whose prints capture the essence of Colonial Williamsburg and William & Mary. Take one home today!

Collecting stories, memories and traditions from the Shenandoah Valley to the Eastern Shore, this new book is sure to put you in the Christmas spirit.

with Ellie and Malorie. All classes are FREE during exam week.

Voice students of Phaedra McNorton will perform standards and jazz standards and musical theatre selections.

All are welcome to join CCMers in Christmas Caroling at Brookdale Senior Living Home!

with KC. All classes are FREE during exam week!

Performance by the William & Mary Wind Ensemble. Admission: $10/general public, free for students with ID.

with Matt. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Molly A. All classes are FREE during exam week

with Rachel. All classes are FREE during exam week!

Please come celebrate one of William & Mary's most cherished traditions - the annual Yule Log ceremony, relocated to central Houston! There is no monetary price, but please bring a dish to share.Also, we will collect canned goods/non-perishables to donate

An evening of musical theatre selections from over the years.

With Kim, Doug, or Molly A. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Eryn & Honor. All classes are FREE during exam week.

With Paul & Leslie. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Lindsay. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Andrew and Megan. All classes are FREE during exam week!

Daniel Graham, Computer Science - Dissertation Title: Enhancing the Sensing Capabilities of Mobile and Embedded Systems Advisor: Dr. Gang Zhou

with Jill. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Molly A. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Rachel. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Sarah. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Jessica Ann Lloyd, Owner of the Laughing Budda.

Life is better when you're laughing, try a different kind of yoga for free in the Group Fitness Studio at the Student Recreation Center.

with Doug and Justine

with Ayana. All classes are FREE during exam week!

With Joanna and Susanne. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Lindsay. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with KC. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Mary. All classes are FREE during exam week!

Instructional videos are increasingly popular in higher ed courses. Face-to-face, blended, and online courses can benefit from instructional videos that support students' access to content for review and enrichment.

Dachuan Liu, Computer Science - Dissertation Proposal Title: Investigating Power Saving and Privacy Issues on Smartphone

with Julia. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Malorie and Lizzie

with Melanie. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Honor and Sarah. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Molly P. and Jill. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Melanie and Maya. All classes are FREE during exam week

with Monica. All classes are FREE during exam week!

Join Swem Tuesday evenings this fall for the 2015 Independent and International Film Series. This evening's screening features "Human Capital," directed by Paolo Virzi.

with KC. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Sam. All classes are FREE during exam week!

Instructional videos are increasingly popular in higher ed courses. Face-to-face, blended, and online courses can benefit from instructional videos that support students' access to content for review and enrichment.

with Lizzie and Megan. All classes are FREE during exam week!

The CLA cordially invites faculty members who helped to pilot a COLL 100 last year, are teaching a COLL 100 this fall, or are scheduled to teach a COLL 100 next spring to an end-of-semester celebration.

with Mary. All classes are FREE during exam week!

W&M's Women's Network is hosting an end of semester Happy Hour celebration on December 9th from 5-7:00pm. Please come enjoy some cocktails and conversations with your colleagues.

with Matt. All classes are FREE during exam week.

With Kim. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Joanna. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Doug and Terry. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Ayana. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Sarah and Maria. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Molly A. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Leslie and Ellie. All classes are FREE during exam week!

w/ Chelsea. All classes are FREE during exam week!

This painstakingly researched new book examines the oft-neglected roles of 26 remarkable first ladies in shaping our country's destiny.

with Cindy. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Terry. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Ayana. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Malorie and Susanne. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Rachel. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Emily. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Melanie and Justine. All classes are FREE during exam week!

Please join Philadelphia-area alumni, family, and friends to celebrate this much loved College tradition and toss sprigs of holly from campus into the fire for good luck. $40 Ticket includes access to full open bar, hot & cold hors d'oeuvres, and cake des

with Julia. All classes are FREE during exam week!

Join fellow DC-area alumni in the timeless campus tradition of the Yule Log Ceremony. Cast your holly into the fire and banish your woes of yesteryear to prepare for a great 2016! Space is limited.

2015 Graduate Feicen Zhou (Flora), Senior Exhibition December 11-18, 2015 Reception: December 11, 5-7pm Andrews Gallery

with Susanne and Paul. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Mary. All classes are free during exam week!

with Emily and Julia. All classes are free during exam week!

with Sarah and Eryn. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Emily. All classes are FREE during exam week!

2015 Graduate Feicen Zhou (Flora), Senior Exhibition Reception: December 11, 5-7pm Andrews Gallery

with Joanna and Terry. All classes are free during exam week!

with Malorie. All classes are FREE during exam week

with Leslie and Andrew. All classes are FREE during exam week!

Join William & Mary Maryland-area alumni, family and friends to celebrate this much-loved College tradition.

Come enjoy this annual tradition that includes holiday music and a special Dr. Seuss reading. Then, cast a holly sprig into the Yule log fire for good luck.

Collecting stories, memories and traditions from the Shenandoah Valley to the Eastern Shore, this new book is sure to put you in the Christmas spirit.

with Ellie and Leslie. All classes are FREE during exam week.

with KC. All classes are FREE during exam week!

with Matt. All classes are FREE during exam week!

With Paul & Leslie. All classes are FREE during exam week!

Join William & Mary Boston-area alumni, family and friends to celebrate this much-loved College tradition and toss sprigs of holly from campus into the fire for good luck.

Don't miss William & Mary's Online Networking Hour! Connect with fellow members of the W&M Tribe from all over the world to share your experiences, exchange career tips & build your professional network!

Please join us for the New York City Yule Log Reception.

Join Swem for the final evening of our fall 2015 Independent and International Film Series. This evening's screening features "The Iran Job," directed by Till Schauder.

Melissa Ann Cummings, Physics - Final Oral Exam for the Ph.D. Title: "Investigating Proton Spin Structure: A Measurement of g2p at Low Q2"

Barbara McLennan's newest historical fiction takes place after the events of her previous novel, The Wealth of Jamestown, and features the same characters as they struggle to remove a governor that has been sent to Virginia by the English Board of Trade.

Ms. Hosegood is an award-winning watercolorist, whose prints capture the essence of Colonial Williamsburg and William & Mary. Take one home today!

This painstakingly researched new book examines the oft-neglected roles of 26 remarkable first ladies in shaping our country's destiny.

Collecting stories, memories and traditions from the Shenandoah Valley to the Eastern Shore, this new book is sure to put you in the Christmas spirit.

Major Exploration Appointments on Monday Evenings

Louis E.Catron for Artistic Development presents the annual "Catron Scholars Exhibition"

Come learn skills for relaxation and mindfulness.

Using art materials we will explore feelings and work on relaxation.

Peer advisors from the Reves Center are in Swem Library

During the fall 2015 semester, CLA Fellows are available for informal discussion with faculty about COLL course development. Come have coffee on us. What's on your mind? See the full schedule.

Recent works of the teaching studio art faculty including visiting instructors and emeriti professors of William & Mary will be featured in an exhibition Faculty Show 13 at the Muscarelle Museum of Art from September 12, 2015 through January 17, 2016.

Interested in getting involved in a Christian ministry? Wanting to solidify your beliefs as separate from your parents'? Seeking answers? Have questions? Join us Wednesday nights in James Blair 205 at 7pm for Cru. Small groups meet throughout the week.

The exhibit features documents, photographs, and selected ceramic works from the Joseph Palin Thorley Papers in Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center.

Visit Swem Library for exhibits from the "From Fights To Rights" project commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. Exhibits rotate at least twice each year.