Campus Newshttp://www.wm.edu/news/rss/news.xmlCampus News RSSWed, 16 Jul 2008 10:47:53 -0400Cascade Serverwebmaster@site.comReveley to alumni: Lifelong ties key to W&M successhttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/reveley-to-alumni-lifelong-ties-key-to-wm-success-132.phpWilliam & Mary president Taylor Reveley spoke to alumni about the magnitude and implications of recent cuts in state funding.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500Student builds contrabass recorderhttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/student-builds-contrabass-recorder-123.phpCallaway spent most of his summer building a contrabass recorder, with the finished product being only slightly shorter than he is. His creation will make its public debut during the William & Mary Early Music Ensemble's fall concert on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Wren Great Hall.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500W&M as a liberal arts university: the conversation has begunhttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/wm-as-a-liberal-arts-university-the-conversation-has-begun-987.phpMore than 150 members of the College community attended the first of a year-long examination into the question.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500W&M professor wins Neil Miner Award http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/william--mary-geology-professor-wins-distinguished-neil-miner-award-123.phpHeather Macdonald, Chancellor Professor of Geology at William & Mary, has been proclaimed the winner of the Neil Miner Award by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT).Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500Tribe Baseball volunteers with The Archttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/tribe-baseball-volunteers-at-the-arc-123.phpThe William and Mary Tribe baseball team reached out into the community on October 20, participating in Fitness Night at The Arc of Greater Williamsburg.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500McLaughlin: Fusion of graduate and undergraduate experienceshttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/mclaughlin-fusion-of-graduate-and-undergraduate-experiences.phpVirginia McLaughlin, dean of the School of Education at William & Mary, says the College is "large enough" and "small enough."Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500Veterans Society of W&M here to helphttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/the-veterans-society-of-william-and-mary-is-here-to-help-123.phpNot many know it by its real name, but the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 changed the fate of the World War II generation and the America they called home.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500W&M to host veterans benefits workshophttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/wm-to-host-veterans-benefits-workshop001.phpWilliam & Mary's Veterans Society will host a veterans benefits workshop at the W&M Law School Nov. 12.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500Behind the vision: Juxtaposing the W&M ampersandhttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/behind-the-vision-juxtaposing-the-wm-ampersand.phpAs members of the W&M community began constructing a strategic plan, many received inspiration from the ampersand.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500'Long live DoG Street'http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/reveley-long-live-dog-street-123.phpDuke of Gloucester Street, which links Colonial Williamsburg's reconstructed Capitol building to William & Mary's ancient campus and its historic Wren Building, was officially recognized Saturday as one of the "Top 10 Great Streets in America."Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500Homecoming '09: A W&M family reunionhttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/homecoming-2009-123.phpThis weekend, alumni from all classes and regions of the country gathered back at William & Mary to tailgate, talk with old friends, and reminisce about everything from favorite local restaurants to campus pranks.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400W&M receives federal grant to expand science and engineering educationhttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/wm-receives-federal-grant-to-expand-science-and-engineering-education-123.phpA College of William and Mary program to encourage science and engineering education in middle schools will now be taken to the national level after receiving $900,000 in federal funding.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400Donaldson: Lynching and American culturehttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/lynching-and-memory-donaldson-discusses-the-narrative-123.phpSusan Donaldson discusses lynching, Abu Ghraib prison, Barack Obama and the illusion of a post-racial America.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400Globalization of an American traditionhttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/globalization-of-an-american-tradition123.phpAn annual event at the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies introduces international students and faculty to the American tradition of pumpkin carving.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400Inaugural Bolin Fellowships announcedhttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/inaugural-bolin-fellowships-announced123.phpThe Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy, the William & Mary Law School and the National Center for State Courts have collaborated to create the Bolin Fellowship which provides tuition and a paid internship for minority students enrolled in the college's joint master of public policy and juris doctorate program.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400VIMS assists in oil-spill drillhttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/vims-assists-in-oil-spill-drill-123.phpFaculty and staff of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, participated in yesterday's oil-spill exercise on the York River, which was designed to help federal, state, and local emergency-management teams better coordinate their individual and collaborative responses to such an event.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400What does it mean to be a liberal arts university?http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-liberal-arts-university-123.phpThe William & Mary community is invited to attend a "Campus Conversation" Thursday on what it means to be a liberal arts university in the 21st century.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400Cadets compete in Army ROTC's 'varsity sport'http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/cadets-compete-army-rotcs-varsity-sport-111.phpFive cadets from William & Mary competed in the 4th Brigade, Eastern Region Ranger Challenge Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 23-25.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400Dintersmith Fellows explore many different worldshttp://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/dintersmith-fellows-explore-many-different-worlds-123.phpSix seniors and their faculty mentors immerse themselves in yesterday, today and tomorrowMon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400MA project may jumpstart market for offshore wind energy http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/ma-project-may-jumpstart-market-for-offshore-wind-energy-123.phpThe pending approval of a major wind farm off the southern coast of Massachusetts will send a "market signal" that is likely to jumpstart development of other wind farms in the nation's coastal waters, including those off Virginia.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400