3rd Annual Suicide Prevention Walk
Saturday, October 1
8am - 10am
The Bee McLeod Recreation Center

Together, Tribe Women's Gymnastics and William & Mary's chapter of Active Minds are teaming up to lead a movement on our campus -- we are empowering students to change the perception around mental health.

    Delta Omicron Fall Music Festival
    Saturday, October 1
    2pm - 5pm
    Unity Hall

    Delta Omicron Music Fraternity is hosting a fall music festival! There will be games, food, and best of all, live music by your favorite W&M groups! You can purchase tickets (50 cents a piece) to play at the booths or just come to hear the music.

      JCA Fall Festival (Aki Matsuri)
      Saturday, October 1
      4pm - 7pm
      Sadler Center, Chesapeake A & B

      Join the Japanese Culture Association on Oct 1st, 4-7PM at Sadler, Chesapeake A&B for our Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival)! There will be traditional Japanese FOOD, performances, and Japanese games. And they are all FREE!!! Hope to see you there!

        AMP // Murder Mystery Dinner
        Saturday, October 1
        9pm - 11pm
        Sadler Center, Tidewater

        Join AMP for a night of intrigue as we uncover clues to solve an '80s themed murder mystery. Grab a friend, grab your detective gear, and grab dinner with us to kick off October. Will there be Chick-Fil-A? It's a mystery. Sign up on our Facebook page!

          Raft Debate - A W&M Tradition
          Monday, October 3
          6:30pm - 8pm
          Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall
          Described as a "delicate balance of comedy and lecture," the annual Raft Debate features four W&M faculty members from diverse disciplines, stranded on a desolate island with only a one-person life raft for escape to civilization.
            Healthy Eating 101
            Tuesday, October 4
            10am - 11am
            Sadler Center, Tidewater B

            Healthy Eating 101 focuses on the nutrition guidelines established by USDA. Our presenter, Julie Nance, is a Registered Dietition and a Certified Diabetes Educator. This is part-two of a 4-part series. All are welcome to attend.

              For New Faculty: Introduction to the College Curriculum
              Tuesday, October 4
              12pm - 1pm
              Swem Library, Ford Classroom

              An informational session for new faculty, focused on the COLL Curriculum.

                Supporting W&M?s International Community
                Tuesday, October 4
                12pm - 1:30pm
                Reves Center for International Studies, Reves Room

                The Reves Center provides W&M faculty and staff workshops that offer knowledge, skills, and resources for supporting W&M?s diverse international community.

                  American Music in the Kingdom of Hawai?i, 1793-1893
                  Tuesday, October 4
                  5pm - 6:30pm
                  Ewell Hall, Recital Hall (Rm 107)

                  Revell Carr
                  College of Visual and Performing
                  The University of North Carolina Greensboro

                    Mason School of Business Blood Drive
                    Wednesday, October 5
                    10am - 4pm
                    Alan B. Miller Hall (Business School)

                    American Red Cross Blood Drive

                    Donations: Blood and double red blood cells

                    Make an appointment at: http://www.redcrossblood.org/rcbmobile/drive/chooseDonationTime.jsp and use zip code 23185

                    Walk-ins welcome!

                      Becoming a U.S. Citizen
                      Wednesday, October 5
                      3pm - 4pm
                      Reves Center for International Studies, First Floor

                      Helen Konrad, Esq., immigration attorney with McCandlish Holton, PC., will explain the process and eligibility criteria.

                        Efficient Decision-Making and Learning from Big Ranking Data
                        Wednesday, October 5
                        3:30pm - 4:30pm
                        McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 020

                        Efficient Decision-Making and Learning from Big Ranking Data by Lirong Xia, RPI

                          The Bandung Spirit in the Geopolitics of Translation, Lecture by Prof. Lydia Liu
                          Wednesday, October 5
                          5pm
                          Blow Memorial Hall, Room 332

                          Lydia H. Liu is the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and the Director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University.

                            Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
                            Wednesday, October 5
                            6:30pm - 8pm
                            School of Education, Matoaka Woods

                            Please join us for Professor Ibram X. Kendi's visit to the School of Education to deliver a book talk: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.

                              W&M Mental Health Screening Day
                              Thursday, October 6
                              10am - 2pm
                              Sadler Center, Tidewater Rooms

                              Join members of HOPE and Health Promotion for a few hours of fun and relaxation! Take a break to relax during this busy time with some tea and snacks, and learn more about your mental well-being and best practices for stress relief and self-care! 

                                Glow with it Campus Frisbee Tournament
                                Thursday, October 6
                                8pm - 10pm
                                Busch Field

                                Come enjoy throwing glowing plastic with your friends as your team competes for the glory of trophy discs. 

                                Hosted by Women's Ultimate Frisbee 

                                  AMP // Oodles of Home Broodles
                                  Thursday, October 6
                                  8pm - 11pm
                                  Sadler Center, Lodge 1

                                  When we found out October 6th was National Noodle Day, we knew we had no choice but to pair some of our great W&M music performers of the evening with the delicacy in one perfect event: Oodles of Home Broodles.

                                    Mathematics Colloquium and EXTREEMS-QED Lecture: Daniel Vasiliu (William & Mary)
                                    Friday, October 7
                                    2pm - 3pm
                                    Jones Hall, Room 301

                                    Title: The curse of dimensionality in data analysis and some recent (hard-fought) battles against it?


                                      Intelligent Surveillance and Reconnaissance based on 3D Wireless Sensor Networks
                                      Friday, October 7
                                      3pm - 4pm
                                      McGlothlin-Street Hall

                                      Hongyi Wu, ODU

                                      October 7th, 3pm; McGlothlin 020

                                      Talk Title: "Intelligent Surveillance and Reconnaissance based on 3D Wireless Sensor Networks: Challenges and Findings"

                                        The End of Engagement in US-China Relations: A Lecture by Ambassador James Keith '79
                                        Friday, October 7
                                        5:30pm
                                        Alan B. Miller Hall (Business School), Brinkley Commons

                                        The Raymond A. Mason School of Business, with the support of the W&M Confucius Institute and the Reves Center for International Studies, presents a lecture by Ambassador James Keith '79, former US Ambassador to Malaysia.

                                          Fall Break
                                          Saturday, October 8 - Tuesday, October 11
                                          Location not specified
                                             BodyPump
                                            Monday, October 10
                                            12pm - 12:50pm
                                            The Bee McLeod Recreation Center, GFS

                                            With Megan W.

                                              Reaffirm the Honor Pledge 
                                              Wednesday, October 12
                                              1pm - 5pm
                                              Swem Library, Outside

                                              As one of the events for Integrity Week, come join the Honor Council outside of Swem from 1-5 to sign the Honor Code banner and reaffirm the pledge you first took when you arrived at W&M! There will be raffle prizes and free bookmarks!

                                                Homecoming 2016
                                                Thursday, October 13 - Sunday, October 16
                                                Alumni House

                                                This is your Homecoming. Come celebrate with us. Join us from October 13 - 16, 2016. Relive your favorite William & Mary moments and create some new ones. Browse a detailed listing of events.

                                                  ?The Production of Precarity: Labor Hierarchies in the South Arabian Sea?s Oil Industry?
                                                  Thursday, October 13
                                                  11:45am - 1pm
                                                  James Blair Hall, Room 206

                                                  Global Studies invites you to a lunch-time lecture: ?The Production of Precarity: Labor Hierarchies in the South Arabian Sea?s Oil Industry? by Prof. Andrea Wright


                                                    'The End of White Christian America' and the Role of Religion in the 2016 Presidential Election
                                                    Thursday, October 13
                                                    4:30pm - 5:30pm
                                                    Blow Memorial Hall

                                                    Lecture by Dr. Brantley Gasaway (Bucknell Univ.):  Does the 2016 election signal the end of the Religious Right?s political clout, the demise of ?the God gap? between Republicans & Democrats, and the waning of the culture wars over abortion/gay rights? 


                                                      Galen and the Culture of Dissection - Lecture
                                                      Thursday, October 13
                                                      4:30pm - 5:30pm
                                                      Small Hall, Room 110
                                                      Department of Classical Studies Lecture - Lesley Dean-Jones  on "Galen and the Culture of Dissection"
                                                        Art & Art History's  Distinguished Speaker of the Year, Elizabeth Boone '70,  to lecture
                                                        Thursday, October 13
                                                        5pm - 6pm
                                                        Ewell Hall, Room 107
                                                        Art Historian Elizabeth Boone, a specialist in the pre-Columbian and early colonial art of Latin America, with an emphasis on Mexico, will be Art & Art History's 2016 Distinguished Speaker.
                                                          Lessons Learned from Starting Software Companies: How a W&M Grad became a Software Entrepreneur
                                                          Friday, October 14
                                                          2pm - 3pm
                                                          McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 020

                                                          Jeffery Payne, Coveros, CEO, Founder

                                                          Lessons Learned from Starting Software Companies: How a W&M Grad Student became a Software Entrepreneur

                                                            2016 John Boswell Memorial Lecture: "The Beekeeper: Performing Black Southern Women Who Love Women"
                                                            Friday, October 14
                                                            3pm
                                                            Ewell Hall, Recital Hall

                                                            Lecture and performance by E. Patrick Johnson, Carlos Montezuma Professor of African American Studies and Performance Studies at Northwestern University, with a companion presentation by the W&M Mattachine Project.

                                                              7th Grade Sketch Comedy presents: Desperate Houseflies!
                                                              Friday, October 14
                                                              8pm - 9:30pm
                                                              Campus Center, Little Theater

                                                              It's the New Kids' show! Come see 7G perform brand new, original sketches and watch in awe as our new kids perform on the 7G stage for the very first time. 

                                                              Admission is $1. 

                                                                AMP // October Trivia
                                                                Friday, October 14 - Saturday, October 15
                                                                9pm - 1am
                                                                Sadler Center, Lodge 1

                                                                It's the event everyone, their mother, and their dog all TACO 'bout: ~~October Trivia~~ The Leafe Trivia doesn't have free tacos and cool prizes, but AMP Late Nite Trivia gotchu

                                                                  PhysicsFest 2016
                                                                  Saturday, October 15
                                                                  10am - 4pm
                                                                  Small Hall

                                                                  PhysicsFest is Marking Waves: light waves, sound waves, seismic waves, gravitational waves! So wave goodbye to the misconception that physics is boring and hard! 

                                                                    Vegetarian Nutrition Part 1
                                                                    Monday, October 17
                                                                    3pm - 4pm
                                                                    Sadler Center, Tidewater B

                                                                    Julie Nance, Campus Dietitian, hosts a vegetarian nutrition "class." Free to all students, faculty, and staff. Learn about nutrients that are important in a plant-based diet and how to make sure you're getting them.

                                                                     

                                                                      Free Mindful Meditation
                                                                      Monday, October 17
                                                                      4:30pm - 5:15pm
                                                                      The Bee McLeod Recreation Center, Multipurpose Studio

                                                                      With Joseph A. Garcia, M.S.

                                                                        TED Talk Tuesdays
                                                                        Tuesday, October 18
                                                                        12pm - 1pm
                                                                        Swem Library, Ford Media Class Room

                                                                        Julia Bacha's TED Talk, "How Women Wage Conflict without Violence" provides some options on the different ways we can handle conflict. Dr. Tatia Granger will facilitate our discussion.

                                                                          Breast Cancer & the Law with Rene Bowditch JD '82 and Mary Beth Gibson BA '86
                                                                          Wednesday, October 19
                                                                          12:50pm - 1:50pm
                                                                          Law School, Room 127

                                                                          Rene Bowditch, a 1982 graduate of the Law School, and Mary Beth Gibson, who received her undergraduate degree from William & Mary in 1986, will lead a discussion on "Breast Cancer & the Law."  Free and all are welcome.

                                                                            Tag Day 
                                                                            Thursday, October 20
                                                                            All day
                                                                            Sadler Center

                                                                            October 20th is Tag Day, and Students for University Advancement will be taking the time to thank W&M donors by ?tagging? people, places, and things on our campus that would not be possible without their support.

                                                                              SPARK Leadership: Conflict Management across the Academy 
                                                                              Thursday, October 20
                                                                              9am - 11am
                                                                              Sadler Center, Chesapeake AB
                                                                              Managing conflict appropriately contributes to an organizational culture based on respect, collegiality, and collaboration. We all want to work in such an environment. Wayne Blair, Ombuds, University of North Carolina, will be our presenter.
                                                                                Third Thursday Lecture: Representations of American Indians in British Art
                                                                                Thursday, October 20
                                                                                6pm - 9pm
                                                                                Muscarelle Museum of Art

                                                                                Stephanie Pratt, Ph.D., Independent Scholar, specializing in representations of American Indians in British art will speak about the Parsons, Reynolds, and Verelst paintings, among others, included in the Muscarelle's Building the Brafferton exhibition.

                                                                                  Dancevent
                                                                                  Thursday, October 20
                                                                                  7:30pm
                                                                                  Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall
                                                                                  W&M Dance and Orchesis Modern Dance Company present Dancevent.
                                                                                     APIA Studies: "Religion, Identity, and the Filipino American Diaspora" by Dr. Aprilfaye Manalang
                                                                                    Friday, October 21
                                                                                    12pm - 1pm
                                                                                    Blow Memorial Hall, Room 201

                                                                                    Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies (APIA) is proud to present its inaugural Banh Mi Lunch Lecture Series.  Attendees will be served the Vietnamese sandwich, Banh Mi. For gluten and vegetarian options, please RSVP with [[fjtang]].

                                                                                      Mathematics Colloquium and EXTREEMS-QED Lecture:  Todd Ogden (Columbia University)
                                                                                      Friday, October 21
                                                                                      2pm - 3pm
                                                                                      Jones Hall

                                                                                      Title: Functional and imaging data in precision medicine: Towards optimal treatment selection

                                                                                        Chemistry Fall Seminar
                                                                                        Friday, October 21
                                                                                        3pm - 4pm
                                                                                        Integrated Science Center (ISC), Room 1127

                                                                                        Kristine Nolin, University of Richmond presents
                                                                                        "Calcium Catalyzed Reactions of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes"

                                                                                          Screening of Including Samuel, a documentary by photojournalist,  Dan Habib
                                                                                          Friday, October 21
                                                                                          6pm - 8pm
                                                                                          School of Education

                                                                                          Please, join us for a screening of the film, Including Samuel, a documentary that features real life families and their experiences as they tackle issues of educational inclusion and disability rights.

                                                                                            Dancevent
                                                                                            Friday, October 21
                                                                                            7:30pm
                                                                                            Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall
                                                                                            W&M Dance and Orchesis Modern Dance Company present Dancevent.
                                                                                              The W&M Public Health Club presents: Clean Air, Healthy Campus--Leave no butt behind!
                                                                                              Saturday, October 22
                                                                                              12pm - 2pm
                                                                                              Sunken Garden

                                                                                              Join us as we race around campus in teams of 2 to pick up cigarette butts! The top three winning teams will get Wawa gift cards. We'll meet at the Sunken Garden and head out to lunch after. Anyone can join in on the fun and stay as long as you'd like!

                                                                                                Dancevent
                                                                                                Saturday, October 22
                                                                                                7:30pm
                                                                                                Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall
                                                                                                W&M Dance and Orchesis Modern Dance Company present Dancevent.
                                                                                                  Brickling's First Show: Be Gentle
                                                                                                  Saturday, October 22
                                                                                                  7:30pm - 8:30pm
                                                                                                  Ewell Hall, Ewell Recital Hall

                                                                                                  The Trippin' on Brix newbies will be performing their VERY FIRST SHOW! So come out to see what a rabble-rousing group of talent we've been hiding from you. And remember, it's their first time, be gentle ;)

                                                                                                    Canaan Smith Concert at The Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka
                                                                                                    Sunday, October 23
                                                                                                    1pm - 6pm
                                                                                                    Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka

                                                                                                    Conference Services has worked with Whisper Concerts to bring the Canaan Smith concert to The Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka.

                                                                                                      Dancevent
                                                                                                      Sunday, October 23
                                                                                                      2pm
                                                                                                      Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall
                                                                                                      W&M Dance and Orchesis Modern Dance Company present Dancevent.
                                                                                                        The CW House Presents Tavern Trivia at Chowning's
                                                                                                        Sunday, October 23
                                                                                                        2pm - 4pm
                                                                                                        Location not specified

                                                                                                        Join the CW House at Chowning's Tavern in the Historic Area for our very first Tavern Trivia! Gather your friends and test your knowledge on all things colonial. Students will get special discounts on tavern fare! Be sure to register by Thursday. 

                                                                                                          Impact Week 
                                                                                                          Monday, October 24 - Friday, October 28
                                                                                                          Sadler Center

                                                                                                          A week of giving that helps financially support community service projects identified by student organizations. All projects directly impact the William & Mary or Williamsburg Community.

                                                                                                            Open Access Week
                                                                                                            Monday, October 24 - Friday, October 28
                                                                                                            Swem Library

                                                                                                            William & Mary Libraries has some exciting programming in the works for the 2016 Open Access Week. Check out our full schedule below!

                                                                                                              Vegetarian Nutrition, Part 2
                                                                                                              Monday, October 24
                                                                                                              3pm - 4pm
                                                                                                              Sadler Center, Tidewater B

                                                                                                              Julie Nance, Campus Dietitian, hosts a vegetarian nutrition "class." Free to all students, faculty, and staff. Learn about nutrients that are important in a plant-based diet and how to make sure you're getting them.

                                                                                                                Free Mindful Meditation
                                                                                                                Monday, October 24
                                                                                                                4:30pm - 5:15pm
                                                                                                                The Bee McLeod Recreation Center, Multipurpose Studio

                                                                                                                With Joseph A. Garcia, M.S.

                                                                                                                  Hearing Death in Video Game Music's Silent Era: The Failure Sound of Pac-Man
                                                                                                                  Monday, October 24
                                                                                                                  7pm - 8pm
                                                                                                                  Blow Memorial Hall, Room 334

                                                                                                                  Game sound scholar Neil Lerner offers a fresh look at the history of video game music: What does the sound of a dying Pac-Man tell us about gaming, its history and its players?

                                                                                                                    Omeka for Social Justice: Digital Humanities Projects for Public Engagement
                                                                                                                    Tuesday, October 25
                                                                                                                    11am
                                                                                                                    Swem Library, Ford Classroom

                                                                                                                    This workshop introduces participants to using the archival content management system Omeka, as part of the launch of the William & Mary digital humanities initiative, to create digital projects that position social justice at the core of their mission.


                                                                                                                      FISH Costume Sale 2016
                                                                                                                      Wednesday, October 26
                                                                                                                      10am - 4pm
                                                                                                                      Sadler Center, Tidewater A and B

                                                                                                                      Looking for a cool Halloween costume? Or an elegant tuxedo? Or something completely unexpected? Stop by the annual FISH Costume Sale on Wednesday, 10/26, 10am-4pm! TWILIGHT SALE the night before - Tuesday, 10/25, 10pm-11pm! Cash and Express accepted.

                                                                                                                        Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony & Lecture: "Visible and Invisible: Aesthetics in Japanese Art"
                                                                                                                        Thursday, October 27
                                                                                                                        1pm - 4:15pm
                                                                                                                        School of Education, Room 1056 (lecture) and Dogwood Room (tea ceremony)

                                                                                                                        The Reves Center sponsors a lecture on Japanese aesthetics and a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony.

                                                                                                                          THRILLER Yoga at Matoaka
                                                                                                                          Thursday, October 27
                                                                                                                          5:15pm - 6:15pm
                                                                                                                          Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka

                                                                                                                          Gather your friends together as darkness falls across the land for a thrilling outdoor yoga experience. 

                                                                                                                            The Chemistry Club Magic Show
                                                                                                                            Thursday, October 27
                                                                                                                            8pm - 9pm
                                                                                                                            1127

                                                                                                                            Come join the Chemistry Club for a night under the big top filled with mystifying, enthralling, and talented acts! We will be performing a variety of tricks that'll be sure to entertain you and teach you something new at the same time.

                                                                                                                              AMP // Scooby-Dooby Brew
                                                                                                                              Thursday, October 27
                                                                                                                              8pm - 11pm
                                                                                                                              Sadler Center, Lodge 1

                                                                                                                              On this eerie Thursday before Halloween, come over to Lodge 1 for some spook-tastic tunes! With W&M performers like these, it's a can't miss event before your Halloween adventures. 

                                                                                                                                Cookies and Convos: Debunking the myths of Black Lives Matter
                                                                                                                                Friday, October 28
                                                                                                                                5am - 6:30pm
                                                                                                                                Pleasants Hall (Randolph Complex), Africana House,

                                                                                                                                The Africana House presents 'Cookies and Convos.' Join us for a topical and relevant discussion on the current race relations facilitated by Ph.D candidate, Travis Harris. He will be debunking the myths of Black Lives Matter. All are welcome to engage.

                                                                                                                                  Mathematics Colloquium and EXTREEMS-QED Lecture: Ming-Jun Lai,  University of Georgia
                                                                                                                                  Friday, October 28
                                                                                                                                  2pm - 3pm
                                                                                                                                  Jones Hall, Room 301
                                                                                                                                  Title: Bivariate Spline Solution to Nonlinear Diffusive PDE and Its Biological Applications
                                                                                                                                    Physics Colloquium
                                                                                                                                    Friday, October 28
                                                                                                                                    4pm - 5pm
                                                                                                                                    Small Hall, Room 111

                                                                                                                                    Atsushi Fukuyama [Hosts: S. Sen and G. Vahala] Department of Nuclear Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Title of Talk: ?Plasma, Nuclear Fusion, and Integrated Modeling of Fusion Plasmas?


                                                                                                                                      AMP // ComedyBrew
                                                                                                                                      Friday, October 28
                                                                                                                                      8pm - 9:30pm
                                                                                                                                      Sadler Center, Chesapeake

                                                                                                                                      Join AMP on Oct. 28th at 8:00 as we welcome our classmates to the stage for our semiannual ComedyBrew! This semester's show will feature sets from Hayley Wenk, Kevin Xu, Kenan Perry, Casey Neary, and Emily Schaefer!! We swear, you won't want to miss it!!

                                                                                                                                        Men's Soccer vs Drexel
                                                                                                                                        Saturday, October 29
                                                                                                                                        7pm - 10pm
                                                                                                                                        Williamsbug, Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field
                                                                                                                                          AMP// Zombie Apocalypse
                                                                                                                                          Saturday, October 29 - Sunday, October 30
                                                                                                                                          9pm - 1am
                                                                                                                                          Campus Center, All of Campus Center

                                                                                                                                          Prepare to get scared. AMP received reports of a virus affecting students across campus, and we need your help. Gather your team, find the cure and avoiding being infected by the zombie virus. This Halloween the Apocalypse comes to W&M: prepare yourself.

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