Arts & Sciences Events

Now showing in the Andrews Gallery: ODD JOB: Assorted Works by Michael Draeger Surfaces, Legs & Coverings

Brinkley Lecture guest speaker Emily Teeter, The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Illinois.

Colloquium talk by Zhenming Liu, Princeton

Title: Constructing a National Model Village in the Films The Young People in our Village (1959) and its Sequel (1963) Speaker: Yu Zhang (Assistant Professor of Chinese Studies, Randolph-Macon College)

Dr. Justin Stevens, Jefferson Lab, Title of Talk: Exploring gluonic degrees of freedom in the meson spectrum

Prof. David Abergel, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, Title of Talk: Dipolar exciton condensation

Gernot Eichmann ( Giessen, Germany) Title of Talk: From quarks and gluons to the structure of hadrons

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

Colloquium talk by Lei Jiang, AMD

Please join us for Isaiah Wooden, Assistant Professor for Performing Arts at American University. His talk is titled, "Tarell McCraney?s The Brothers Size and the Queerness of ?Doing Time.?? All are welcome, lunch will be provided.

Please join us to discuss Ph.D. Candidate Holly White's dissertation draft chapter, "Girls her age" are considered as children: Regionalized Conceptions of Age, Life Stage, and Youth Culture in the Early Republican Mid-Atlantic"

Title: Big Graph Mining with All Three: Bounded Computing Time, High Confidence, and Near-optimal Guarantees

Dr. Anselm Vossen, Indiana University, Title: Exploring QCD Dynamics and Proton Structure in Polarized p-p Scattering and e+e- Annihilation

This spring break service trip is a chance to teach and encourage students in inner city Wilmington. Put on by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, we welcome anyone of any religious background to join us in serving these kids.

Alessandro Principi, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Title of Talk: Stripe glasses in ferromagnetic thin films

The Committee on Sustainability is now accepting proposals from faculty/staff advisors and their students for Green Fee funded Summer Research Grants.

The William & Mary Confucius Institute presents a class on the ancient Chinese instrument--Pipa, which is similar to a gourd flute. All skill levels welcome!

Dr. David Abergel, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, Title of Talk: 2D materials and their heterostructures

William & Mary Confucius Institute presents a course on China's World heritage Sites. Students will explore cultural, historical and geographic elements of China using photos and research. Government will also be discussed.

New digital tools allow for collaborative annotation environments that facilitate active exploration of texts.

Aisling Tierney, a Ph.D. student from the University of Bristol, will give a talked entitled, The Outrage of the Hell-Fire Clubs: Sex, Satanism, and Shenanigans.

Come and learn more about the Master of Accounting Program and hear from current students about their experience in the program. Pizza will be provided. {{http://forms.wm.edu/25384, Please RSVP.}}

New digital tools allow for collaborative annotation environments that facilitate active exploration of texts.

Rebekah Sterling, Visiting Professor of Government, will give a talk titled, "Too often moved but not moving: freedom as flight and detachment in the work of Gabrielle Suchon." All are welcome! Light refreshments served.

TEDx Talk by Chimamande Ngozi Adiche in celebration of International Women's Day.

Geology Department Seminar Dr. Elizabeth Canuel Virginia Institute of Marine Science

The Swiss-German author Christian Kracht wrote the screenplay for this ensemble piece with twelve main characters who are gradually shown to interconnect with each other.

Taught by local Chef Ed McMahon, the WMCI Chinese Cooking classes are an excellent way to experience Chinese culture. The class will teach students how to prepare various authentic Chinese foods.

Come hear Prof. Suzanne Raitt from the Department of English talk about her experiences with blended learning. A blended class involves face to face learning combined with online instruction. Prof. Raitt's experiences and insights should prove valuable.

Featuring prominent election attorneys, policy analysts, and a current EAC Commissioner, the Election Law Symposium addresses the topic "Fixing the Lists: Data Accuracy and Voting in the 2016 Election."

Reception for ODD JOB: Assorted Works by Michael Draeger

Gregory Tepper Lecture Series continues with Moscow-based writer, Anna Arutunyan, author of The Putin Mystique.

Please join us to celebrate the publication of "Modernism and Authority, Picasso and His Milieu around 1900" by Charles Palermo. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing by Art History Professor Palermo.

In his talk, Jorge Cham recalls his own experiences as a graduate student. Through humor and empathy, Jorge examines the source of graduate student anxieties and explores the guilt, the myth and the power of procrastination. FREE TO W&M COMMUNITY!

Performance tour of the W&M Choir. Conductor - James Armstrong Admission: Free Open to public

The annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) is a unique educational and networking event, encouraging exchange between disciplines and bringing together students from William & Mary and regional universities.

On Friday, March 18, the Center for Legal and Court Technology will try U.S. v. Chiu, an experimental high technology (simulated) trial. The case will begin at 10 A.M. in the McGlothlin Courtroom, the world's most technologically advanced courtroom.

This year's BORJ Symposium will explore Magna Carta's legacy between its issuance in 1215 and its revival in the seventeenth century.

Global Studies is delighted to present Dr. R. Benedito Ferro who will deliver a brown bag talk: Painted Itineraries: Portuguese India and the Postcolonial Imaginary

Joseph Jones, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at William & Mary, will be presenting a talk entitled, "Detecting Diaspora: Reconstructing geo-ancestry and environmental health from skeletal remains"

Title: The Role of Statistics/Analytics in Industry

Corinna Schindler of the University of Michigan presents "Iron(III)-Catalyzed Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis Reactions"

Help us say goodbye to the old greenhouse and celebrate our move to ISC!

Come to Confucius Institute on Friday, March 18th from 4:30 to 6 PM for a special China Night! Listen to WMCI Professor Qiong Yang and intern Gillie Cuda speak about Chengdu and Chongqing, two up-and-coming cities in Southwest China. Free pizza provided!

The 15th Annual Graduate Research Symposium invites all William & Mary students to join us for a screening of The PHD Movie 2: Still in Grad School. Seating is limited so please come early. NOTE: DATE CHANGE TO 3/18

The Department of Philosophy at William & Mary will hold its fifth annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on March 19th & 20th.

Women & the Viol in the 18th Century

Join the AISA for our Second Annual Powwow! Experience Native American dancing, drumming, and singing, as well as vendors selling their craft. Admission is FREE with a W&M ID!

Laura Dickinson, Applied Science - Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Title: Characterization of Interfacial Interactions by Functionalized AFM Probes Advisor: Dr. Hannes Schniepp

Midori Campbell, P.E. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Join Criminology professors Tracy Sohoni and Graham Ousey for a discussion on race and crime and the policy behind it. Hosted by Roosevelt Institute.

Sean Schofield, Assistant Director of Career Center, will come to talk to interested students about job opportunities and career development in China-related fields.

A visit with Robert Davidson, Guud San Glans, Eagle of the Dawn, Haida Artist & Activist

Would you like to turn your daily walk to class into something restorative? We invite everyone to partake in this practical application of meditation and mindfulness to the daily activity of walking. Escalate all three activities, as they intersect.

"'She Takes up Music as a Profession': Southern Women Musicians in Post-Civil War America" A lecture by Professor Candace Bailey. Admission is free and open to the public

Continuing NTE or Tenure-eligible faculty are invited to send in your application to serve as Fellows in the Center for the Liberal Arts.

John F. Manning, Deputy Dean and Bruce Bromley Professor at Harvard Law School, will present the 2016 Cutler Lecture on Thursday, March 24, at the Law School. Title: "The Living Constitution and the Dead Hand." Free and all are welcome.

Talk by Samantha Smith, United States Foreign Service Officer Assistant Cultural Coordinator for the Bureau of African Affairs

Swem Library and the Cohen Career Center are pleased to host a panel of alumni from William & Mary's graduate programs in American Studies, Anthropology, and History, who are returning to campus to discuss their careers off the tenure track.

Student choreographers present an exciting array of dances inspired by stories from their lives, their surroundings, and the unknown. Members of the Orchesis Dance Company perform original works.

Please join us to discuss Professor Brett Rushforth's chapter draft, title TBD.

Title: Signed Graphs and Their Matroids

James Landers and Brandon Thompson of the University of Virginia present "The PCL Method: A Simple and Rapid Fabrication Approach for Cost-effective Centrifugal Microfluidic Systems"

All are invited to a colloquium talk on March 25th, by Al Mele, William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Philosophy of Science and Self-Control Project.

Prof. Diana Vaman, University of Virginia, William & Mary (Spring 2016), Title of Talk: String Holograms

Student choreographers present an exciting array of dances inspired by stories from their lives, their surroundings, and the unknown. Members of the Orchesis Dance Company perform original works.

Admission: Free An Evening of North African Andalusi Music with The William & Mary Middle Eastern Music Ensemble in collaboration with Nasr-Eddine Chaabane, Amina Bensaad, and members of the Association Ahbab Cheikh Salah of Oudja, Morocco.

Come out for an African rendition of Disney classic High School Musical! Tickets are $3 in advance and there's a free after party!

Student choreographers present an exciting array of dances inspired by stories from their lives, their surroundings, and the unknown. Members of the Orchesis Dance Company perform original works.

The William & Mary Debate Society invites you to our first annual student debate workshop and tournament! {{https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Lf9itriOP-x0r0eIBD9g_OyQF0P05ofJvfrhBOsLRgs/viewform, RSVP here.}}

We are starting off the Black Lives Matter Conference Week with a bang, Franchesca Ramsey will be coming to William and Mary! Franchesca Ramsey, also known as Chescaleigh, is an American comedian, activist, television and YouTube personality, and actress,

March 27th, Sunday 5pm-7:30pm. Commonwealth Auditorium.

Guest lecture by Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter.

Come view presentations by the students who traveled to Oman in January 2016 on an interdisciplinary study abroad program of the music and geology departments.

The English Department presents a Brown Bag Lunch Reading and Book Signing with Patrick Dacey, Adjunct Lecturer of Creative Writing and author of We?ve Already Gone This Far. Please bring your own lunch; dessert and drinks will be provided!

Former Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, Kenneth R. Feinberg has been hailed by National Law Journal as "the Leader in Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution." Admission to this talk is free & all are welcome.

Leonidas Aliaga-Soplin , Physics - Final Oral Exam for the Ph.D. Title: Neutrino Flux Prediction for the NuMI Beamline

CLA Fellows to host a COLL 100 Workshop on Wednesday, March 30 at 12:00 in Swem Library Ford Classroom.

Please join us for a brown bag talk with GSWS major, Duenya Hassan. Her talk is titled, "Women and ISIS: A complicated Relationship." All are welcome! Light refreshments available.

This training course will consist of 5 two-hour sessions starting on March 30 from 3-5pm. Mental Health First Aid training teaches the skills necessary to help a classmate or colleague going through a crisis and to recognize signs of distress.

W&M Bike Alliance Welcomes Jennifer Billstrom: Creator of Cycle to Farm Jennifer is a female entrepreneur that started Cycle to Farm, a popular series of organized group rides that promote local, sustainable food and agritourism in the south.

The Center for the Liberal Arts is proud to announce the on-campus COLL 300 themes for Fall 2016 through Spring 2018, along with our call for proposals for supporting visitors.

CLA Fellows to host a COLL 100 workshop on Thursday, March 31 at 12:30 in Swem Library Ford Classroom.

Take a break from your work and come meet other IR majors and faculty, while you enjoy great food from the Sushiya Restaurant.

Join Dr. Bryan Watts, Director of the Center for Conservation Biology, as he highlights efforts to study this wide-ranging shorebird and the importance of its springtime stopover on Virginia's Eastern Shore.