2009 Current Events

September 5 - November 30 | Student Health Center
Flu Shots are now available at the Student Health Center for $20 for students, faculty and staff. Flu shots will be given Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while the supply lasts.

September 25 - February 7 | Nancy Marshall Gallery and Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library
A new exhibit from the collection of the University Archives, "Healthful and Recreative: Fields for Fitness, Courts for Competition, and Arenas for Athletics, 1900-1970," explores the growth of athletics at William and Mary in the 20th century.

October 14 - January 24 | Muscarelle Museum of Art
An inside glimpse of Andy Warhol's infamous Factory from the perspective of renowned photographer Nat Finkelstein, who worked there in the 1960s capturing daily activities ranging from Warhol at work to live performances of rock band Velvet Underground.

November 2 - November 23 | Campuswide
The Hourly and Classified Employees Association is again stuffing 50 Salvation Army Christmas stockings for local senior citizens. Stocking contributions must be received by Monday, November 23.

November 7 - January 24 | Muscarelle Museum of Art
An exhibition featuring over 100 of Warhol's photographs, films and silkscreens of glamorous celebrities, socialites and artists of the 1960s and 1970s, including Edie Sedgwick, Dennis Hopper, Bon Dylan and Salvador Dali.

November 13, 8:00 PM - November 22, 2:00 PM | Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall
Music by Alan Mencken; Book by Howard Ashman; Directed by Christopher Owens; Musical direction by Gary Green It's a tough sell down at Skid Road Florists, even for a botanical nerd like Seymour, until a mysterious plant arrives that changes everything. Suddenly customers ( and girls) are breaking down the doors to see this wonderful specimen. There's only one problem - its " diet" is well...blood. Great 60's style music, outlandish comic characters, and creepy special effects combine to keep you on the edge of your seat. Performances at 8 p.m., Nov. 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 and 22.

November 18, 5:00 PM - December 2, 6:00 PM | Blow Hall, Charles Center
The Boren Scholarships were designed to provide American undergraduates with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experience in countries and areas of the world critical to the future security of our nation.

November 22, 2:00 PM | Kaplan Arena, W&M Hall
The William and Mary women’s basketball team will return to action when it hosts Davidson.

November 24, 3:30 PM | Board Room, Blow Hall

November 25, 7:00 PM | Kaplan Arena, W&M Hall
The William and Mary men's basketball team will take on Hampton University.

December 1, 5:00 PM | Brinkley Commons Room, Alan B. Miller Hall
Join the William and Mary Mason School of Business in welcoming Bob Seelert, Chairman of Saatchi and Saatchi and author of "Start with the Answer," as an MBAA Distinguished Speaker and Executive in Residence.

December 1, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Alan B. Miller Hall
Please join the William and Mary Mason School of Business in welcoming Bob Seelert, Chairman of Saatchi and Saatchi and author of Start with the Answer, as an MBAA Distinguished Speaker and Executive in Residence.

December 1, 7:00 PM | Kimball Theatre
Academy Award-Nominated Director and Screenwriter Michael Radford will visit campus for a screening of his 2004 adaptation of "The Merchant of Venice."

December 1, 7:00 PM | Kimball Theater
Michael Radford, best known for his Academy Award-nominated film Il Postino (The Postman), will appear at a special screening of his 2004 adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice at The Kimball Theater on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at 7 p.m.

December 1, 7:00 PM | Kimball Theatre
Acclaimed director Michael Radford (director of "1984" and "Il Postino") will present his 2004"Merchant of Venice" (starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons) and take questions about the film and his filmmaking.

December 2, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Sadler Center, Tidewater Room A
Does Research Bring Us Together? The Blend of Teaching and Research in W&M in the 21st Century

December 2, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Brinkley Commons Room, Alan B. Miller Hall
Mason School faculty and William and Mary Law School faculty will provide insight to the current economic situation in a panel discussion.

December 2, 7:00 PM | Kaplan Arena, W&M Hall
The William and Mary men's basketball team plays Longwood.

December 3, 7:00 PM | Kaplan Arena, W&M Hall
The William and Mary women’s basketball team plays Richmond.

December 4, 5:00 PM | Andrews Hall, room 101
In conjunction with the ongoing Andy Warhol exhibit at the Muscarelle Museum of Art, Harvard University professor Robin Kelsey will present a lecture, "Mechanical Pressures: Warhol and Photography in America during the Cold War."

December 4, 11:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Sadler Center, Colony Room
Come hear Erica Chiusano speak about IFES, an independent non-governmental organization providing professional support to electoral democracy. She will also speak about passing the foreign service exam for the State Department.

December 5, 12:00 PM | Kaplan Arena, W&M Hall
The William and Mary men's basketball team vs. Virginia Commonwealth University.

December 5, 9:00 PM | Alize Bistro
W&M faculty and staff are invited to gather at Alize Bistro for a holiday party. Live music by Charlie McGovern (American Studies faculty) and his great band, the B-Sides.

December 8, 12:00 PM | Sadler Center, Chesapeake Rooms A, B and C
Annual holiday luncheon and musical entertainment.

December 11, 7:00 PM | Alumni House
Ring in the holiday season this year, with the Christopher Wren Singers' 3rd annual "Sounds of the Season" Holiday Banquet. Dinner includes a four-course meal, hot cider, and cash bar. Following dinner, guests will enjoy the group's beautiful holiday repertoire which includes arrangements by some of William and Mary's very own! Tickets are $45/plate and may now be ordered through any member of the Wrens.

December 12, 6:00 PM | Wren Courtyard
Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board invite the College community to welcome the holiday at this traditional event.

December 19, 1:00 PM | Kaplan Arena, W&M Hall
The William and Mary men's basketball team plays Vassar College.

January 15, 5:00 PM | Muscarelle Museum of Art
A talk on copyright issues in the art field using the ongoing Andy Warhol exhibition at the Muscarelle as an example. Presented by Director's Fellow, Christina Carroll.

January 20, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Management Skills for Public Service Careers is a carefully coordinated series of ten workshops designed to introduce you to the core management concepts crucial in public service careers. We bring professionals from the non-profit and government sectors with expertise in each subject to teach the workshops. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5pm, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27.

January 23 | Campus
Sponsored by the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William & Mary.

February 13 - March 27 | Center for Gifted Education
Join our program on seven Saturdays for K- through 9th-grade students. Students will have opportunities for in-depth learning through hands-on activities from professionals or gifted teachers in the area of arts, humanities, math, technology and science.

March 26, 8:00 AM - March 27, 1:30 PM | Sadler Center