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.

Family Weekend features events and special programs designed to showcase life at William & Mary. Learn about world-class faculty, experience special performances from one of many talented student groups, and connect with families from across the nation.

Branch Out Alternative Breaks is hosting a series of fundraisers to benefit the William & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic. You can learn more on the fundraiser's Facebook event. You can also donate directly to their efforts at this link.

This annual Family Weekend tradition was re-imagined in Fall 2020 as a breathtaking virtual tour.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

If you placed an order for a laptop, you can pick it up at the W&M Bookstore. Purchase accessories for mobile, laptop and desktop technology and browse the Apple Store for the latest Apple innovations.

Learn more about how Auxiliary Services works with products and services like the W&M Bookstore, Parking & Transportation, Dining, and more to make your campus experience the best it can be!   

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students who are new to William & Mary -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent Coloring William & Mary. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent Coloring William & Mary. Come and go as you please!

This is the third and second-to-last opportunity for new international students in F-1 and J-1 statuses to complete International Student Orientation and  immigration check-in requirements.

This program explores the Plateau Effect, the tendency for people to stay “stuck at good,” and how the college transition can be a critical time for either breaking that pattern or cementing it further.

Understanding the community you are joining is a key to success. Join members of the Student Success staff and the Honor & Conduct Councils to learn more about how to successfully thrive in your new community.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

OAs will meet students in front of the W&M Bookstore at their designated tour time to walk through the W&M Bookstore with a store employee to learn about the process for choosing and buying books.

Here's your chance to explore Merchants Square without throngs of tourists!

Get to know campus while learning about our community through accessibility efforts. With your group, hallmates, and maybe an OA/RA to join the fun, tackle this scavenger hunt tour that will lead you to some amazing accessibility resources across campus.

Get to know campus while learning about our community through public art. With your orientation group, hall mates, and maybe an OA/RA to join in the fun, tackle this scavenger hunt tour that will lead you to some amazing art across campus.

Learn about our community through sustainability efforts. With your orientation group, hallmates, and maybe an OA/RA to join the fun, tackle this scavenger hunt tour that will lead to some amazing sustainable resources across campus.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

Non-Traditional Aged and Military Veteran new students are highly encouraged to join current students for a frank conversation about overcoming first-semester hurdles and how the student veterans group can support you through your university experience.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

All degree-seeking Class of 2024 students will be introduced to two campus resources that support a successful spring semester transition: the Office of Academic Advising and the Cohen Career Center. Supplies need: paper and a writing utensil.

All degree-seeking upper-level students will be introduced to two campus resources that support a successful spring semester transition: the Office of Academic Advising and the Cohen Career Center. Supplies needed: writing utensil and paper.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students who are new to William & Mary -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent tie-dying face masks. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent tie-dying face masks. Come and go as you please!

Join the Office of Student Transition and Engagement Programs for a Welcome to Campus Scavenger Hunt! Come with a group of you and two friends to discover locations around campus. Be the first group to travel to all locations and win a fun prize!

Each student must meet with their advisor to review and plan a schedule for spring semester. Meet during the time you arranged during Friday’s registration period. Students will receive a PIN at the end of the meeting.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

William & Mary students are diverse in talents, interests, backgrounds, and identities.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

Students will meet in front of the W&M Bookstore for a ghost tour of campus and Colonial Williamsburg. This is opportunity 1 of 2. Participation is limited to 80 students and face masks are required.

Students will meet in front of the W&M Bookstore for a ghost tour of campus and Colonial Williamsburg. This is opportunity 2 of 2. Participation is limited to 80 students and face masks are required.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

Each student must meet with their advisor to review and plan a schedule for spring semester. Meet during the time you arranged during Friday’s registration period. Students will receive a PIN at the end of the meeting.

Use this time to get to know other students who are new to William & Mary -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent decorating face masks. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent decorating face masks. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students who are new to William & Mary -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent creating rice stress balls. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent creating rice stress balls. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students who are new to William & Mary -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent creating stained glass window clings. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent creating stained glass window clings. Come and go as you please!

The choices we make at William & Mary can define and influence us as individuals, as members in our small groups and teams, and as participants in the greater Tribe community.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

Common Interest Orgs and Club Sports

Join the Office of Student Transition and Engagement Programs for a Welcome to Campus Scavenger Hunt! Come with a group of you and two friends to discover locations around campus. Be the first group to travel to all locations and win a fun prize!

Use this time to get to know other students who are new to William & Mary -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent potting an airplant for your personal space. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent potting an airplant for your personal space. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students who are new to William & Mary -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent painting positivity rocks to be placed around campus. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students who are new to William & Mary -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent painting positivity rocks to be placed around campus. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students who are new to William & Mary -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent creating zen gardens. Come and go as you please!

Use this time to get to know other students -- or spend it focusing on your own well-being. This time will be spent creating zen gardens. Come and go as you please!

Students who have not yet connected with their Pre-Major Faculty Advisors or have additional questions about their course registration/planning process can use this time to connect with a professional Academic Advisor.

Building community is everyone’s responsibility, and can often require the help of others.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

Consider the BA/MPP program and get your Master of Public Policy by adding just 1 year to your W&M bachelor’s degree! Graduates gain marketable analysis skills & work in nonprofits, government, private sector, and more. Open to ALL undergraduate majors.

This course registration timeframe has been reserved for new spring semester students only.

Add/Drop period begins. Juniors and Seniors may elect to take a course Pass/Fail or Audit.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

Use this time to get to know other students and William & Mary! This time will be spent exploring W&M and our surrounding community through a unique vantage point.

OAs will meet students on the Sadler Center Terrace and head to the Swem Library for a brief walk-through to become familiar with the building and its services.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

Please join us for this next event presented by the Mason Diversity & Inclusion Committee as part of the Perspectives series. 

Mid-Year Student Organizations and Activities Fair: Culture/Identity, Spirituality/Faith/Religion, and Performance/Arts Organizations

Looking for career advice or to network? Able to offer advice to fellow alumni? Join the alumni community for several short 1:1 text-based chats in a fun and informative hour.

Due to a scheduling conflict with Dr. Fauci’s calendar, this event has been postponed to a later date.

OAs will meet students on the Sadler Center Terrace and head to the Swem Library for a brief walk-through to become familiar with the building and its services.

All meals are provided to new students for the duration of orientation using the wristband issued during the check-in process.

This is event is part of the Tree of Life Black Faith Matters Seminar. Panelists for this seminar are Dr. McQueen Derrick, Dr. Nigel Hatton, Dr. Faith Fletcher. Moderated by Dr. Joanne Braxton.

Mid-Year Student Organizations and Activities Fair: Academic and Professional Development, Civic Engagement and Community Service, and Media and Publication Orgs

First day of classes

Non-degree seeking registration begins

Welcome back! We are excited to see everyone and get classes started!

Auditions for the W&M Symphony Orchestra for the Spring 2021 semester are happening! Returning members should let prof. Grandis know, but prospective members should email prof Grandis to audition! If you have any questions, you can email [[e|hmsnyder01]]

TIAA Virtual Counseling Day

Are you finding yourself at a breaking point with Zoom fatigue, information overload, and remote work challenges? Now that unplugging is no longer an option, it's time to explore new strategies for creating a practical sense of balance. 

Blood Drive on January 27th from 12-5:30pm at the Williamsburg City Community Building on Boundary Road.

Please use the link to register.  Masks will be required.

Co-Sponsored by W&M MBAA Community Service Committee and the William & Mary Law School.

SBA information session

21 Events!  21 Days: DIY Crafts & Live Music

Barbara Hamm Lee is familiar to Hampton Roads listeners as host and executive producer of WHRO’s Another View. She will moderate an open discussion about race and racism, its history in our region and its current effects.

Frozen Obsession follows the Northwest Passage Project team, including Dr. Donglai Gong from VIMS, on their 18-day, 2,000-mile expedition aboard the icebreaker R/V Oden in the Arctic in search of clues to understanding the effects of climate change.

Join us on the last Thursday of each month: https://cwm.zoom.us/j/91092123031 

Come join the Christian Legal Society and Dean Spencer for a Picnic on Zoom. Bring your lunch and a story to share!

20 Events! 21 Days!: Lunch Bingo

Scientists Lisa Kellogg and Eric Hilton discuss the development of the RecFish app, winner of VIMS Innovation Fund awards in 2018 and 2019. RecFish will aid in fisheries management by providing fish population data gathered by anglers.

Join members of LLSA and APALSA for a welcome back to the new semester. Students can stop by throughout the evening for fun games and to get to know other students. 

Spring 2021 Recruitment Information Session for the Interfraternity Council 

Get to know campus while learning about our community through accessibility efforts. With your group, hallmates, and maybe an OA/RA to join the fun, tackle this scavenger hunt tour that will lead you to some amazing accessibility resources across campus.

Get to know campus while learning about our community through public art. With your orientation group, hall mates, and maybe an OA/RA to join in the fun, tackle this scavenger hunt tour that will lead you to some amazing art across campus.

Learn about our community through sustainability efforts. With your orientation group, hallmates, and maybe an OA/RA to join the fun, tackle this scavenger hunt tour that will lead to some amazing sustainable resources across campus.

Mason School of Business All Grad Networking Event

20 Events! 21 Days!: SUE Game Night

Exposes high-ability learners to career opportunities related to the arts, humanities, mathematics, and sciences. The program also informs parents of considerations for effective career and academic planning.

Audition for Pointe Blank! We are a fully student-run company that includes all forms of dance such as ballet, jazz, hip-hop, tap and much more!

Assemble your team and pit it against 4 other student squads in a battle of entrepreneurial thinking & innovation. Over the course of 2 months, you'll develop creative solutions to urgent Ferguson problems, compete for internships, and a $5k grand prize!

IFC Open House session for Spring 2021 recruitment

Join fellow William & Mary alumni, parents, family and friends to read and discuss "The Jamestown Experiment: The Remarkable Story of the Enterprising Colony and the Unexpected Results That Shaped America" by Tony Williams.

20 Events! 21 Days!: SUE Sunday Funday