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The 4th Annual Diversity & Inclusion Symposium will be a day-long event focused on advancing the conversation on diversity & inclusion within higher education.
The One Day Immersion in Media, Entertainment, and Technology Conference is an annual event aimed at connecting executives, professionals, and students within the media and entertainment fields and spreading knowledge of current topics within the field.
Our 3rd Annual TechDay is Friday, November 1st.
Are you an instructor who is concerned about the impact of high textbook costs on your students? Explore possible alternatives by attending a workshop and discussion on Friday, Nov 1 from 12-1:30 and writing a short review of an open textbook.
We will be hosting a language exchange in Room 141 on November 1st between 12:45pm to 1:45pm. The topic of discussion will be Halloween and the holidays, and the languages covered will be Chinese, Japanese, English, Korean. Lunch will be served!
Matt Mutka , Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, and Program Director of Division of Computer and Network Systems, Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation
Running out of juice to blame your positively purposeful existence on? Or have you just been on the lookout for some fresh fruity fuel? AMP’s got your back!! Swing by Lodge 1 this Friday to destress and share some smoothies n’ smiles with your friends!
Dr. Jorge Piekarewicz, Florida State University, Title of Talk: “Nuclear Astrophysics in the New Era of Multimessenger Astronomy”
Join us for the special Halloween-themed edition of Cycle Barre: half Barre, half Cycling.
The W&M Badminton Club is hosting its annual Badminton Open Tournament! A Great Chance to have fun and meet people from all over Virginia and North Carolina.
The Bike Alliance will team up with the Center for Student Diversity to co-sponsor a bike ride where we hope to bring together the student community.
Don't let your jack-o-lantern rot in your dorm room! Bring your carved pumpkin, smash it, and learn about how it will be composted.
Help MVLS raise money for a local non-profit, Vethouse Incorporated, which houses and rehabilitates homeless veterans in the Area.
Sign up to help table or bring baked goods HERE!
Join the Entrepreneurship Center for our final Innovator’s Toolkit, in which we will learn the building blocks of social innovation and sustainability for both for-profit and non-profit organizations.
Does your bike need some maintenance? Don't know how to fix something? The Bike Alliance hosts a mechanic to help you work on your bike!
William & Mary will host the 10th Biennial Conference of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD) Nov. 5-9, 2019, in the Williamsburg Lodge.
Join this lunch panel for a discussion on the variety of challenges to free speech, free press, and dissent in the current era with Professor Tim Zick, Professor Nadine Strossen, and Robert Corn-Revere.
In this event sponsored by ACS, the Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources will discuss Medicaid Expansion in Virginia, other efforts to expand access to care, and other healthcare law topics with us over the lunch break.
Our next blood drive is Tuesday, November 5th from 1:00-7:00pm in Trinkle Hall!
Fidelity - Learn the Basics of How and When to Claim Social Security
Reset DOC and Reset Dialogues in partnership with William & Mary present a roundtable discussion about the uncertain future of liberal democracy.
In Milan, a waiter cycling home from working at a prestigious private school's gala is hit by a car. The driver flees, leaving the waiter lying in the street badly injured. The next day, two well-known families' lives are connected by the incident.
Interested in the Shark Tank? Join us for an Info Session!
New offering for Van Certification training.
Jasmeen Patheja's lecture at W&M.
Join us for Game Nights at Swem Library.
The exhibit will feature works from African American and Native American emergent and established artists in a variety of media.
Share breakfast with Dr. Mark DeHaven from UNC-Charlotte and members of the W&M and Williamsburg community to draw on Dr. DeHaven's experience with community-based research and community health improvement.
Interested in learning more about careers in Social Work? Come speak with Sarah Parks '03 and ask questions about graduate school, career paths, and more! You must RSVP for this event, please sign up for a 20 minute time slot on Tribe Careers!
VRS - Hybrid Retirement Plan
Learn more about your summer study abroad options.
Learn strategies for conducting fundable community-based participatory research (CBPR), the CommUniversity and community health science model that DeHaven has developed, and receive guidance on how to conduct community engaged work.
The William & Mary Tax Conference offers lawyers and accountants an in-depth look at current topics in tax law. Please plan to join us for our 65th conference.
Let's talk about finals! Join LHS & WLS to discuss tips, strategies and resources for preparing for and taking final exams.
Join the Muslim Law Students Association (Co-sponsored by APALSA) for some laughs and lunch! We will be watching clips from comedians Aasif Mandvi, Mo Amer, Ramy Youssef, and K-Von that discuss family, culture, and society.
Join MVLS for lunch as we hear from 1LT Shaela Pino, who will share her a brief history lesson on the importance role JAG officers serve in the military. Lunch will be provided!
VRS - Are You Ready to Retire?
Tomos Llywelyn Evans, a doctoral student in Anthropology, will present an Emerging Scholars Series talk for the public. Presented through partnership between the A&S Graduate Center and the Williamsburg Regional Library.
Community Discussion on Medicaid Expansion in Virginia
Associate Director of Admissions at University of Maryland Carey School of Law will meet wit interested students to discuss applications, personal statements, and the Carey School of Law.
VRS - Individual appointments
VRS - Are You on Track? (VIMS)
The Student Intellectual Property Society hosts a patent-law luncheon with Nikki Sanford in Room 133 this Thursday (11/7).
Join President Rowe and the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a hands-on session to design a pilot summer semester program.
The Global Research Institute and TRIP present: Foreign Policy Journalism in the Trump Era: A Panel Discussion.
5:00pm on Thursday, November 7 in Tucker 127A . This event is open to the public.
Dr. Dylan Rogers of the University of Virginia will present a lecture on "Water and Sensory Experience: Reconstructing the Procession of the Eleusinian Mysteries."
Lecture by Ayodeji Ogunnaike, co-sponsored by Africana Studies Department & the Reves Center for International Studies
The Muscarelle Museum and W&M Libraries invites William & Mary students to the opening of our 1619/2019 exhibition. The student opening will include light food and non-alcoholic beverages. Exclusive access to the museum will be offered to attendees.
Leadership is all about relationships and your ability to connect and communicate with others to accomplish tasks and achieve goals. Come to this workshop to learn more about ways to increase your effectiveness as a leader!
Join MVLS for great deals on beverages and even better company!
Come out and join us for our Jonas Brothers themed Homebrew!! Complete with fun decor and snacks inspired by their music and of course, a new line-up of talented student performers--this is an event you don't want to miss!
The Muscarelle Museum of Art invites W&M Faculty, Staff, and Students to join us for Coffee & Culture. We hope you will take this opportunity to meet W&M community, enjoy a cup of coffee or tea with fresh pastries, and view 1619 / 2019.
Join Wix staff to learn more about creating your online portfolio website. We’ll cover how to plan a website, how to use the Wix platform, and explore professional design features.
APIA-W&M is proud to present a talk by Dr. Kita Douglas that explores the fulcrum of the fine arts, queerness, and the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience.
Professor Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Maryland, will do a workshop on his books Divided Memory and Undeclared Wars with Israel on Friday
Professor Merritt B. Fox will present a lecture titled "The New Stock Market: Law, Economics, and Policy" based on his latest book. The lecture is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law and Markets. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Building Tomorrow at William & Mary is hosting a petting zoo to raise money to build primary schools in Uganda! We will bring fainting goats, baby bunnies, a pony, and more, all with pizza from Domino's. RSVP in advance to save $1 off admission!
Professor Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Maryland, will give a public lecture on "Germany and Jewish Questions in the Revolution and Unification of 1989-1990--and Since"
Cardio conditioning, body-weight plyometrics, and strength training come together for this hour-long class that will keep you on your toes (figuratively) and guessing as to what is going to happen next!
The William & Mary community will gather at the Law School to celebrate the retirement of Faye Shealy, Associate Dean, Law School Admissions.
Ta-Nehisi Coates Lecture
Join Pointe Blank for our fall show, I Wanna Dance with Somebody! Our performance consists of student-choreographed pieces in a wide range of styles--from pointe-work to hip-hop, and everything in between!
Celebration of Diwali (A Hindu festival)
Volunteer for Community Service Projects in Williamsburg
A one-day Leadership program, where members of the W&M Leadership Advisory Council will come together to lead sessions for W&M students.
Join Buddy and his friend, Ballerina, on their super hero quest to save the doomed books.
30 Jahre Mauerfall - Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
A celebration of fall with games, crafts, food and more in the Sunken Garden!
Join the Alumni Association, Wren Traditions and W&M Athletics after football takes on Rhode Island and before Women's Basketball tips-off against Maryland-Eastern Shore for a tailgate on the Kaplan lawn.
AMP presents 2019's critically-acclaimed THE FAREWELL directed by Lulu Wang and starring Awkwafina. Tickets are $5 and include the screening and a dinner catered by Hong Kong Restaurant.
Experience the cult classic hit The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Satanic Mechanics, William & Mary's annual student-led Shadowcast! $5 entry
Join us for an afternoon with television actor and film director, Tim Reid, on Sunday, November 10 at 11 a.m.
Start your Veterans Day off with a good breakfast. All undergraduate, graduate, faculty, and staff veterans are invited to attend.
BLSA is hosting a thank you card drive to raise money for our canned food drive collection.
Join us as we thank our military students, faculty, staff, and executive partners for their service! Refreshments will be served.
Please join the IBRL in discussing President Trump and his Administration's ethics crisis with Noah Bookbinder.
Event to dedicate a new flagpole and patio at the Law School in honor of all who served our country and in memory of the late Dean Lizbeth A.S. Jackson. Free and all are welcome to attend.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to create a stylistic portrait out of fabric utilizing non-sewing methods.
Join us for a meetup with Andrew Brown '12, a policy specialist interested in the sustainable use and conservation of natural resources.
Join us at a student-led panel discussing everything business! This is an informational panel for individuals intrigued by business. This event is open to all students regardless of major, minor, or social class. Dress code is casual, come as you are!
TIAA - Healthy Numbers
We want to meet you and hear from you!
Swing by the Graduate Programs Fair in the Miller Hall Lobby from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12th. All W&M students are invited to come and speak with our Admission Teams to learn about the many graduate program offerings available!
The purpose of this event is to spend some time getting to know each other, and discussing a brief article about how women can help lift each other up in the workplace.
Join other students and faculty/staff members for a campus walk with visiting COLL 300 scholar, Nancy Frey. Nancy is a cultural anthropologist who studies and leads pilgrimage walks along the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
AMES ~ The Program in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies presents: "Indonesia & the Hajj Pilgrimage & Politics in Historical & Contemporary Perspective" with Professor Dadi Darmadi , Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta, Indonesia
Information session to learn more about the four amazing research teams at geoLab and how you can get involved. All majors and years are welcome! Free pizza will be provided.
How to handle and active shooter event. What to do and what not to do.
Join Greater City for a panel discussion and Q&A on poverty and homelessness in Williamsburg. Panelists include Fred Liggin from 3e Restoration, Charvalla West from United Way, and Becki Wildenberger from Williamsburg House of Mercy. Come care with us!
Come out to the annual Chemistry Club Magic Show! Experience the wonders of science all under the magical theme of Cinderella. Watch them all live scientifically ever after!
Office of Sponsored Programs & the Reves Center International Travel and Security Manager are pleased to announce a joint informational session on US Export Controls. A representative from the Dept. of Commerce will answer your Export Control questions.
We welcome your attendance and voice.
Come join the Center for Geospatial Analysis in celebrating the world of GIS!
Brown-Bag Lunch Series
The Washington Center invites faculty to join a lunch discussion about the Study in DC opportunities available for faculty. Learn how you can partner with the Center to bring your class up for a day, teach a hybrid course, host a meeting, and more.
Please join the W&M Federalist Society in learning more about the current Hong Kong Protests and U.S.-China Strategic Competition from Ms. Ying Ma.
Stop by Muscarelle @ Merchants Square (440A W Duke of Gloucester St above Williams-Sonoma) to engage with artist Steve Prince and make your own take-away memento!
Philosophy majors are invited to this information session where we will discuss the steps and deadlines for doing an Honors thesis and for applying for summer research funding at the Charles Center--both Honors funding and general research funding.
Information session to learn more about the four amazing research teams at geoLab and how you can get involved. All majors and years are welcome! Free pizza will be provided.
Join other students and faculty/staff members for a campus walk with visiting COLL 300 scholar, Nancy Frey. Nancy is a cultural anthropologist who studies and leads pilgrimage walks along the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
Jesse Spencer-Smith of Vanderbilt University will discuss the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and art.
Join us for a discussion on November 14 from 4-5 in the McGlothlin courtroom on the present and future of Online Dispute Resolution with Justice Constandinos Himonas of the Utah Supreme Court and Professor Nicolas Vermeys of the University of Montreal.
A talk by John Osborn
Join us for Botetourt Book Talks at Swem Library! On November 14, we welcome Crystal Morrison-Joseph '09, clinical professional counselor and author of PoundCake & Private Practice: 5 Things I Learned During My First Year.
Join us in a TechTalk about the intersection between technology, ethics, and liberal arts with the president of our university, President Katherine Rowe.
In 2019, Taiwan became the first nation in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. This talk explores the development of both pro-gay and anti-gay activism in contemporary Taiwan behind the celebratory note.
It's Everybody's Birthday on 11/14!! Come to Tidewater B in Sadler Center on November 14th from 5-7 pm and CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY! Bring your friends to eat some cake, play some games, and party!
Join us at the Entrepreneurship Center on November 14th from 5:30-7pm as we kick off our Alumni Founders Series. It's a great opportunity to connect with alumni as they return to campus to share their story with students. All majors and classes welcome!
The Virginia Coastal Policy Center at William & Mary Law School will host its 7th annual conference. Info on program & registration details can be found at the link below. Please note conference will be held at W&M School of Education.
Yongsen Ma, Computer Science - Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Title: Improving WiFi Sensing and Networking with Channel State Information
Advisor: Dr. Gang Zhou
VRS - Individual appointments
Professor Ken Knappenberger, Jr. of Pennsylvania State University presents
"Observing Energy Transfer in Light-harvesting Metals Using Laser Spectroscopy"
Data Science and the Dawn of Artificial Intelligence: How Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science are Reshaping Our Lives.
Talk Title: "Creating protected areas for endangered species in the tropics: An introduction to Rainforest Trust's trusted model for biodiversity conservation"
DR. AZIZA BACCOUCHE, Title of talk: Having Vision
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics at Duke University, will give a colloquium talk. All interested are invited.
Solar experts, activists, homeowners, and supporters from all over the Commonwealth of Virginia will be converging in Williamsburg this November. We’ll discuss the state of solar in Virginia in 2019 and celebrate the progress made so far.
Grad student Write-ins are writing retreats hosted by GWRC on Saturday mornings. Come once, or come every week! We provide snacks. You should bring your own beverage and a can-do attitude!
Join us for dinner, live performance, and more! Proceeds from the event will benefit our philanthropic partner ZanaAfrica Foundation
Are you a parent? We invite you to join us for brunch to meet and form connections with other student-parents and their children.
This week BLSA continues the tradition of the 1L Thanksgiving Basket Competition. If you're a 2L or 3L feeling left out of the opportunity to give, DON'T! Bring in your canned and boxed food donations throughout this week.
The Reves Center and W&M Dining Services join forces to bring you a week of global culinary experiences!
Join us as Ms. Patricia Larsen, a 30-year veteran of the Intelligence Community, who now works for the Director of National Intelligence, shares her career path and knowledge of the 16+ agencies that comprise the Intelligence Community in the U.S.
Did you know the second-oldest building on William & Mary's campus was home to an Indian School? Come learn more about the Brafferton, its origins and its legacy.
The MBAA Finance Club organizes the info session for the ‘Second Annual Stock Market Simulation Competition’ on November 18, 2019.
Attendant will be provided with information about competition rules and investment knowledge.
An utterly charming tale of good food, feisty ladies and unlikely friendships during a very Roman holiday.
Learn about the new St Andrews summer study abroad session!
VRS - Are You on Track? (VIMS)
This is a joint video session between W&M and St Andrews career centers. It will provide students with information on internships, the internship search, and the related resources available at each career center.
This Lemon Squeeze is an opportunity for our dear friends in the Class of 2021 to come together in mutual anguish, rage, apathy--maybe even hope?--and share what's sucked for them this semester as well as what has helped them hold on and even overcome.
Join ACS, LLSA, and ILSS for a panel of W&M Law community members discussing the asylum process, the status of DACA, day-to-day issues in the practice of immigration law, and personal perspectives on reform.
William & Mary's Green Zone Training will provide a facilitated curriculum and a panel of student, faculty, and staff veterans who will share their experiences when they transitioned from the military to the university.
James Wolpaw, an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker will be coming to W&M on Tuesday November 19th.
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE at Swem Library for a night of Marvel trivia. This will be a satisfying semester finale to Swem's epic 2019 trivia series.
From 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 20th, Lawyers Helping Lawyers will be serving mulled cider in front of Faculty Room 130. Take a short break from whatever ails you and smell the traditional spices of the season!
Stop by Muscarelle @ Merchants Square (440A W Duke of Gloucester St above Williams-Sonoma) to engage with artist Steve Prince and make your own take-away memento!
Cornerstone Learning Admin - Basic
On Wednesday, November 20, we will hold a panel discussion on work faculty and students are doing to make W&M's classrooms more inclusive and equitable. The discussion will be held from 5-6pm in Tyler Hall 114. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
This 4 part collaborative panel series will open a dialogue about job searching for specialized populations.
Come celebrate the work of our student researchers with community, friends, and free food! Join us Wednesday, November 20th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm on the third floor of the Global Research Institute at 427 Scotland Street.
W&M Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, William & Mary Libraries, Charles Center Community of Scholars, the Department of Music, Students of Hip-Hop Legacy, and Black Student Organization presents A Conversation with Omar Offendum with Live DJ Set.
The Hindu, Sikh, and Jain Association of William & Mary presents Diwali 2019: our annual celebration of one of India's most important holidays. There will be free food and dance performances! Bring your friends! All are welcome!
Join the Whole of Government Center of Excellence and Applied Science for a guest lecture by Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO). Students welcome - no RSVP required.
A lunchtime gathering building knowledge of how to make more sustainable decisions on campus! This month's topic will be "Having the Talk...Climate Change". One of the most important things you can do to act on climate is to talk about it.
Join the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Legal Society in hosting Beth Burgin Waller.
Christine Marran, University of Minnesota, discusses how reading for "biotropes" highlights the role of nonhuman entities in texts. She will discuss how particular approaches to storytelling highlight the material world to perform a critique of culture.
Join W&M Amnesty International to write letter in support of human rights defenders, those unjustly imprisoned, or those facing abuses.
Dr. Joerg Schlatterer of the American Chemical Society presents
"Taking the Lead in Your Career Planning"
Prof. Denys Poshyvanyk from CS@W&M
Talk Title: "Exploiting species specificity to understand the human tropism of a Staphylococcus aureus toxin"
Calling all Harry Potter fans! In the spirit of the podcast, "Harry Potter and the Sacred Text", we will select a chapter from the Potter books, read it using a chosen a theme.
Amy Nicholson, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Title of talk: Exploring beyond the Standard Model with Lattice QCD
Abstract writing workshop for undergraduate students.
The William & Mary Middle Eastern Music Ensemble presents: Omar Offendum in An Evening of Music & Poetry in Celebration of the Arab-American Experience
Mosaic Crafting Event!
This time of year is a time for giving thanks...AND GETTING STUFFED. Come out to Sandbox Improv's last show of the semester as we stuff ourselves full then attempt to make you laugh. All are welcome! Have we mentioned it's FREE improv comedy?
Free Thanksgiving meal during break at the Wesley House and sponsored by the Campus Food Pantry!
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Ongoing Events
An exhibition of rare books on early American law from the collection of Sid Lapidus at the Wolf Law Library at William & Mary Law School.
Almanacs are annual guidebooks, used as a calendar and sometimes as a diary, for looking up astronomical data or astrological signs, and even as a weather forecast.
The Campus Food Pantry is OPEN for all WM students, faculty and staff- so please come take some free food to get through finals- featuring canned goods, household items and microwavable meals!
Hours: Monday 330-530, Thursday 430-630, and Saturday 1-3
In 1991, the Women's Studies program emerged, and in 2013, the program was renamed Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, a change that reflects the program’s aspirations for the growth of feminist research and activism at William & Mary.
On December 4, 1779, George Wythe became the first professor of law in America, a professorship created at William & Mary by the Board of Visitors at the urging of Thomas Jefferson. Various events will commemorate the 240th anniversary of that event.
Join the VBA on Wednesday, October 6th, to learn more about the VBA Law School Council, upcoming networking and interview prep events, as well as 1L and 2L opportunities to get involved.
