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Spotlight Event

Spotlight Event

AMP / Atwater Lecture with Jeannette Walls

March 26
7pm - 8pm
Sadler, Commonwealth Auditorium

Celebrate the power of storytelling at this year’s Atwater Lecture & Banned Book Fair on March 26th! Join AMP in Commonwealth Auditorium to hear from Jeannette Walls as she explores themes of childhood and resilience in her talk.

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Why Students Cheat: Assessment design and GenAI March 26
12pm - 1pm Swem Library, Cox Classroom View Full Event
GRI Book Launch: Activism in Hard Times in Central and Eastern Europe: People Power March 26
4pm - 6pm Swem Library, The Ford Classroom View Full Event
AMP / Atwater Lecture
AMP / Atwater Lecture March 26
7pm - 8pm Sadler, Commonwealth Auditorium View Full Event
Research in Progress:  Joshi & Karakaya-Stump March 27
3:30pm - 5pm Swem Library, Ground Floor, The Hive Events Space View Full Event
oboc 2025
One Book One Community 2025  March 27
7pm - 8:30pm Williamsburg Regional Library (412 N. Boundary St Williamsburg, VA 23185 United States) View Full Event
Images of displaced members of the Williamsburg community
Displaced from the Birthplace of America March 28
5:30pm - 7pm Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall, Studio Theatre View Full Event
An image showing the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Virtual Book Talk: Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling March 30
2pm - 4pm Zoom View Full Event
Food Drive volunteers and donation boxes.
2025 Spring Food Drive Kickoff Celebration March 31
11:30am - 12pm Swem Library, Lobby View Full Event
Swem Library
Play Ball! Japanese Baseball Culture after World War II April 1
5pm - 6:30pm Swem Library, Special Collections Research Center View Full Event
One Tribe One Day
One Tribe One Day: Party on the Patio April 2
12:30pm - 3:30pm Swem Library, Conservation Patio View Full Event
A sketch of a young man
Michelangelo & Titian: A Tale of Titans April 8
5pm - 8pm Muscarelle Museum of Art, Event Hall View Full Event
Sara Daniele Rivera
Hayes Writers Series -Sara Daniele Rivera April 8
7pm - 8pm Tucker Hall, Tucker Hall Theater View Full Event
2024 ARII Winners being announced
ARII Winner Reception April 9
4pm - 5:30pm Swem Library, The Hive Event Space - Ground Floor View Full Event
Students sitting at tables in Ford Classroom
W&M Libraries Student Ambassadors Meeting April 9
5pm - 6:30pm Swem Library, Cox Classroom View Full Event
Swem Library
New Books, New Stories April 11
12pm - 1:30pm Swem Library, Ford Classroom View Full Event
Why Students Cheat: Assessment design and GenAI
Wednesday, March 26
12pm - 1pm
Swem Library, Cox Classroom

Many of us are concerned about generative AI and its influence on our ability to maintain the integrity of the ways we assess student learning.

GRI Book Launch: Activism in Hard Times in Central and Eastern Europe: People Power
Wednesday, March 26
4pm - 6pm
Swem Library, The Ford Classroom

Join GRI for the launch of Activism in Hard Times in Central and Eastern Europe: People Power (Routledge, 2024), co-written by Paula Pickering. Co-sponsored with W&M Libraries, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, and Government.

AMP / Atwater Lecture
Wednesday, March 26
7pm - 8pm
Sadler, Commonwealth Auditorium
    Research in Progress:  Joshi & Karakaya-Stump
    Thursday, March 27
    3:30pm - 5pm
    Swem Library, Ground Floor, The Hive Events Space

    The Global Research Institute presents the Research in Progress:  Joshi & Karakaya-Stump

    One Book One Community 2025 
    Thursday, March 27
    7pm - 8:30pm
    Williamsburg Regional Library (412 N. Boundary St Williamsburg, VA 23185 United States)

    Williamsburg Regional Library and William & Mary Libraries partner for One Book One Community, an annual event that encourages our community to come together to have a shared reading experience. 

    Displaced from the Birthplace of America
    Friday, March 28
    5:30pm - 7pm
    Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall, Studio Theatre

    The Art & Science Exchange hosts Displaced from the Birthplace of America, a multimedia presentation of local history and music, sculptural art, and film led by The Local Black Histories Project (LBHP). 

    Virtual Book Talk: Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling
    Sunday, March 30
    2pm - 4pm
    Zoom

    Director David Brashear will join New York Times-bestselling author Ross King for a Zoom-based conversation about his book Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling.

    2025 Spring Food Drive Kickoff Celebration
    Monday, March 31
    11:30am - 12pm
    Swem Library, Lobby

    Join our assembly volunteers as we gather in the Swem Library Lobby to kick off our first SPRING Food Drive! 

    Play Ball! Japanese Baseball Culture after World War II
    Tuesday, April 1
    5pm - 6:30pm
    Swem Library, Special Collections Research Center

    Join us on Tuesday, April 1 for panel discussion on baseball culture in Japan during the 20th century in Swem Library’s Special Collections Research Center.


    One Tribe One Day: Party on the Patio
    Wednesday, April 2
    12:30pm - 3:30pm
    Swem Library, Conservation Patio

    One Tribe One Day, the university's day of giving is Wednesday, April 2. Mark your calendar and join us to celebrate with free Ben & Jerry's ice cream, live music and adorable therapy dogs on the Swem Patio from 12:30-3:30pm!

    Michelangelo & Titian: A Tale of Titans
    Tuesday, April 8
    5pm - 8pm
    Muscarelle Museum of Art, Event Hall

    William E. Wallace, an internationally recognized authority on Michelangelo, will introduce scholarship from his upcoming book about the 40-year rivalry between Michelangelo and Titian.

    Hayes Writers Series -Sara Daniele Rivera
    Tuesday, April 8
    7pm - 8pm
    Tucker Hall, Tucker Hall Theater

    Hayes Writers Series -Sara Daniele Rivera

    ARII Winner Reception
    Wednesday, April 9
    4pm - 5:30pm
    Swem Library, The Hive Event Space - Ground Floor

    Join us for a reception for the 2025 ARII winners!

    W&M Libraries Student Ambassadors Meeting
    Wednesday, April 9
    5pm - 6:30pm
    Swem Library, Cox Classroom

    Do you love libraries? If so, join the Library Ambassadors, a student group here at W&M. We have monthly dinner meetings, learn about what's happening in the libraries, and give feedback on how to make our campus libraries even better. 

    New Books, New Stories
    Friday, April 11
    12pm - 1:30pm
    Swem Library, Ford Classroom

    Join us for an exciting discussion about two new books chronicling local Black history!


    Ongoing Events

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    Writing and Communication Center Open: Spring 2025
    Monday, February 3 - Friday, May 2
    1pm - 4pm
    Swem Library, https://wm.mywconline.net/

    At the Writing and Communication Center, trained peer consultants offer individual assistance with writing, presentation, and other communication assignments across disciplines and at any stage, from generating ideas to polishing a final product. 

    Students working together at the Writing and Communication Center.
    Writing and Communication Center Open: Spring 2025 February 3 - May 2
    1pm - 4pm Swem Library, https://wm.mywconline.net/ View Full Event