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General Announcements
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FYI Workshop: How to Start Writing a Paper
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The Writing Workshop is now open!
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Watson/Chandler Fellowship Info Session Thursday Afternoon
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Design Your Life workshops, Saturday, 9/22
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Academic/Teaching/Research
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FYI Workshop: Learning in Lecture
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MMUF and ADRF Senior Presentations
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Travel Winter Study Info Session: Sustainable Agriculture in California, Weds. 7 p.m.
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Associate Deans’ Lunch - TODAY, September 19 @ noon
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Modeling Financial Crises by William Chen '19
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Faculty Panel on post-Williams possibilities today! Statistics faculty will share their experiences and advice on careers, grad school, and the "real world." Bring your questions!
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Economics Department Seminar: "Cournot Fire Sales"
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MQ kick-off meeting, Wednesday, September 19th, 6 pm - 7:30 pm, Paresky 220. Come collaborate on fun and challenging math problems over dinner! Free swipe.
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
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Administrative/Facilities/Dining Services
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Faculty/Student Dining Program
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Arts at Williams
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Talk Together: Cultural Appropriation
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Athletics/Fitness
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ABS Meeting Tonight! Anything but Straight in Athletics
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Campus Life/Student Organizations
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Weekly Taize Service- 9:15pm Thompson Chapel Wednesdays
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Moo-Mami Cooking Workshop Sept. 21: Vegetable Curry
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B-Team Ultimate Frisbee Interest Meeting
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Room Swap Process Open Now until October 4
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Stressbusters Presents: Welcome Back Goodrich!
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Intro to Effective Altruism
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Flag Football Club Meeting
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Come Learn to Ballroom Dance!
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Join the Aristocows!
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Graduate and Career Services
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MONDAY 9/24! Yale Law School will be visiting Williams!
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U. Michigan & U. Chicago Law Schools are coming to campus on 9/26
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Inside View with Rich Ward '89 Microsoft: Best Kept Secrets to Land a Job or Internship
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Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
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Healing, Sovereignty and Activism: Perspectives from Candomblé and the Mohawk Nation
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Student Conversation with Steven Pinker
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Palestine 101: Thursday 9/20 7pm Hopkins 002
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CES Log Lunch: To the White House and Beyond: Life of a Science Policy Wonk
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Biology Colloquium: Dr. Tarjinder Singh '12, Harvard Medical School
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Performances
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Dada Masilo: Giselle
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Religious and Spiritual Life
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Zen Practice Group Meeting TONIGHT 5pm @ Thompson Chapel
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Wed Noon Meditation (Zendo, Thompson Chapel)
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Meditation Instruction for Beginners (9/20)
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Winter Study
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Deadline to preregister for a Winter Study Travel Course, submit an independent study proposal (99), or apply for a Winter Study Fellowship is midnight on Thursday, September 27th
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SPEC 27 Social Justice, Activism, and Advocacy in New York City Winter Study Travel Course--Required Informational Meeting
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WGSS 25 Community Mobilization in Senegal for Public Health and Economic Empowerment Winter Study Travel Course--Required Informational Meeting
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ENGL 25 Journalism Today Winter Study Travel Course Required Informational Meeting
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General Announcements
- 1 . FYI Workshop: How to Start Writing a Paper
In this workshop, we’ll explore effective strategies for getting started on writing assignments.
- 2 . The Writing Workshop is now open!
All are welcome to come to the Writing Workshop to work with a peer tutor for drop-ins or scheduled appointments. Hours are Sun-Thurs 10am-midnight and Fri-Sat 10am-6pm. Located in the main foyer of Sawyer. Read below to schedule an hour-long time slot!
- 3 . Watson/Chandler Fellowship Info Session Thursday Afternoon
Open information for seniors applying for a Watson or Chandler Fellowship, Hopkins Hall 105, 9/20, 5 p.m.
- 4 . Design Your Life workshops, Saturday, 9/22
Design a life that works for you. A three-hour hands-on workshop using design thinking techniques to Design Your Life and begin to balance interests, education, and happiness. Led by Eugene Korsunskiy ‘08. Register now, space is limited.
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Academic/Teaching/Research
- 5 . FYI Workshop: Learning in Lecture
Decode the path to effective participation in lecture courses by thinking about preparation for class, and then taking notes in class.
- 6 . MMUF and ADRF Senior Presentations
The senior Mellon Mays and Allison Davis Research Fellows will be presenting their summer research on Wednesday at 7:00 pm and Thursday at 4:00 pm in Schapiro 129. All are welcome. Read on for the full schedule.
Where
Schapiro Hall, 129
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Molly Magavern, VP-InstDiversity&Equity Office
- 7 . Travel Winter Study Info Session: Sustainable Agriculture in California, Weds. 7 p.m.
TRAVEL WSP INFO SESSION WEDNESDAY: "Sustainable Agriculture in California," BIOL/ENVI 25. A hand-on experiential class in the Central Coast of California, visiting, touring, and working on a variety of farms from vineyards to vegetable and livestock farms.
- 8 . Associate Deans’ Lunch - TODAY, September 19 @ noon
Colleagues, please join us for an open topic Associate Deans' lunch TODAY, Wednesday, September 19 at noon at the Faculty House. See full message for the range of topics we will be discussing throughout the fall semester. Please charge your lunch to the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.
When
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
Where
Faculty House/Alumni Center
From
Katarzyna Pieprzak, Dean of Faculty's Office
- 9 . Modeling Financial Crises by William Chen '19
Modeling Financial Crises With Stochastic Calculus by William Chen '19, at the Mathematics Colloquium today 1-1:45 pm, Stetson Court Classroom 101.
When
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 1:00 pm
From
Marissa Barschdorf, Mathematics and Statistics
- 10 . Faculty Panel on post-Williams possibilities today! Statistics faculty will share their experiences and advice on careers, grad school, and the "real world." Bring your questions!
Faculty Panel on post-Williams possibilities! Statistics faculty will share their experiences and advice on careers, grad school, and the "real world." Bring your questions! Wednesday, September 19, 1:10 - 1:50 pm, Stetson Court Classroom 105
When
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 1:10 pm
From
Marissa Barschdorf, Mathematics and Statistics
- 11 . Economics Department Seminar: "Cournot Fire Sales"
Assistant Professor Greg Phelan will present an Economics department seminar based on joint work with Thomas Eisenbach of the NY Fed: "Cournot Fire Sales".
When
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 4:00 pm
Where
Griffin Hall, 6
From
Helen McShane, Economics Department
- 12 . MQ kick-off meeting, Wednesday, September 19th, 6 pm - 7:30 pm, Paresky 220. Come collaborate on fun and challenging math problems over dinner! Free swipe.
MQ kick-off meeting, Wednesday, September 19th, 6 pm - 7:30 pm, Paresky 220. Come collaborate on fun and challenging math problems over dinner! Free swipe.
When
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 6:00 pm
From
Marissa Barschdorf, Mathematics and Statistics
- 13 . Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Known for his verve, his wit, and his profound ideas, Steven Pinker helps non-specialists understand the science behind human thought and action.
When
Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 7:30 pm
Where
Chapin Hall
From
Carrie Greene, Dean of Faculty's Office, Phi Beta Kappa
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Administrative/Facilities/Dining Services
- 14 . Faculty/Student Dining Program
A reminder about the Faculty/Student Dining Program for Faculty Members. This program (formerly referred to as the CUL snacks and Faculty Advisor Meals program) encourages interaction between faculty and students outside of the classroom, over an occasional snack or a meal.
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Arts at Williams
- 15 . Talk Together: Cultural Appropriation
This student-led community dialogue will offer space to surface and dig into issues of cultural appropriation in art from both historical and contemporary contexts.
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Athletics/Fitness
- 16 . ABS Meeting Tonight! Anything but Straight in Athletics
Do you consider yourself an athlete? Do you identify as LGBTQ? Just curious about we we do? Come to our weekly ABS meeting. ABS is a safe, confidential, and relaxed space to support LGBTQ athletes. THERE WILL BE FOOD! This Wed. 8pm, 9/12, Athletics Offices Lounge 2nd Floor Lasell
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Campus Life/Student Organizations
- 17 . Weekly Taize Service- 9:15pm Thompson Chapel Wednesdays
The structure, music and words of this service comes from the French Taize community with roots in social justice & humanitarian services. Join us on Wednesday nights at 9:15 in the tranquility of candle-light in Thompson Chapel for a half-hour of music, spirit and prayer! All are welcome.
When
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 9:15 pm
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 9:15 pm
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 @ 9:15 pm
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 @ 9:15 pm
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 @ 9:15 pm
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 @ 9:15 pm
Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 @ 9:15 pm
Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 @ 9:15 pm
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 @ 10:15 pm
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 @ 10:15 pm
Wednesday, November 21st, 2018 @ 10:15 pm
Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 @ 10:15 pm
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 @ 10:15 pm
Where
Thompson Memorial Chapel, Main Chamber
From
Chen-Yi Hung, The Feast
- 18 . Moo-Mami Cooking Workshop Sept. 21: Vegetable Curry
On Friday, Sept. 21 at 5pm, Moo-Mami will be meeting in the Zilkha Center Kitchen to make delicious vegetable curry! Please sign up and come if you have any interest in learning how to cook or just want to spend some time with great people! Sign-up at: https://goo.gl/forms/8hmf4GNuWB1xcM662.
- 19 . B-Team Ultimate Frisbee Interest Meeting
Come to the Mark Hopkins Living Room at 9pm on Wednesday, September 19th to learn more about the best that Williams has to offer in terms of outrageously fun, low-stakes, noncompetitive mixed ultimate. Email Eli Miller, Judah Devadoss, Maya Spalding-Fecher, or Kendall Allen if you have any questions!
- 20 . Room Swap Process Open Now until October 4
Seniors, Juniors, & Sophomores who wish to swap rooms with each other may do so through the Room Swap process that is open now through October 4. Follow the link to more details & the application form. (First-year students may not do a Room Swap.)
- 21 . Stressbusters Presents: Welcome Back Goodrich!
They're back...Goodrich Coffee Bar has finally returned home!! Join us tonight from 8-10pm in Goodrich Coffee Bar to celebrate Goodrich's delicious drinks with wonderful snacks and pastries...from scones to banana bread.
We will have a $150 Goodrich Coffee Bar tab and free massages as well.
- 22 . Intro to Effective Altruism
Come join us in Griffin 5, 6pm on Thursday 20th September for our first Club meeting. We will be discussing the basics of Effective Altruism, and having a brief video conversation with the speakers from the non-profit, GiveWell. Pizza provided! Bring your friends, everyone is welcome.
- 23 . Flag Football Club Meeting
The Williams College Flag Football Club will be meeting at 4:00 on Wednesday 9/19 behind Poker Flats (Behind Mission Park). This event is open to members of the club and anyone else with an interest in football. We have members with a huge range of football experience (or lack thereof) and people from all backgrounds are welcome and encouraged to attend. This will be an informal opportunity to meet new people and learn about American Football. Contact Josh Gilkenson (jg11@williams.edu) with any questions.
- 24 . Come Learn to Ballroom Dance!
Join Williams Ballroom this Wednesday at 7PM on science quad for a weekly lesson and social dancing. All skill levels welcome, no prior experience necessary. We will be teaching swing and tango this week. See you there!
When
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
From
Ian Banta, Williams Ballroom
- 25 . Join the Aristocows!
Audition season is over, but it's not too late to sing A Capella! The Aristocows is open to all new members. Come to our next rehearsal this Saturday, or email ikb2 to learn more.
When
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 @ 4:00 pm
Where
Currier Hall, Currier Ballroom
From
Iona Binnie, The Aristocows
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Graduate and Career Services
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Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
- 29 . Healing, Sovereignty and Activism: Perspectives from Candomblé and the Mohawk Nation
A conversation circle with Candomblé and Mohawk elder/activists, Makota Valdina Pinto and Louise Herne, September 20, 4 p.m. Makota Valdina Pinto is an ethicist, environmental justice activist and an elder in the Congo-Angola tradition of the Afro-Brazilian religion, Candomblé. Ms. Pinto is also a specialist in the ritual pharmacology of the Afro-Indigenous religious traditions of northeastern Brazil. Louise Wakerakatse Herne, a Clan Mother of the Mohawk Longhouse of Akwesasne. Ms. Herne, is a respected ceremonial leader, counselor and community organizer responsible for protecting and passing on traditional spiritual and cultural teachings. She is also an activist whose work combines organizing for environmental and gender justice and advocating for the rights of indigenous people in North America.
- 30 . Student Conversation with Steven Pinker
Interested students are invited to a conversation with cognitive scientist Steven Pinker before his public lecture on Thursday, September 20th. Please join us at 4pm in Griffin 2. No prior reading is necessary.
When
Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 4:00 pm
Where
Griffin Hall, Room 2
From
Matt Carter, Biology Department
- 31 . Palestine 101: Thursday 9/20 7pm Hopkins 002
Want to learn more about the occupation of Palestine? What does it have to do with apartheid? Do you feel like you need to know more before taking a stance? Students for Justice in Palestine invites you to a Palestine 101 teach-in. There will be food! Bring your questions and a friend.
When
Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Where
Hopkins Hall, 002
From
Hattie Schapiro, Students for Justice in Palestine
- 32 . CES Log Lunch: To the White House and Beyond: Life of a Science Policy Wonk
Noel Bakhtian, Director, Center for Advanced Energy Studies, named 11th most powerful woman engineer by Business Insider in 2018. Reservations ($4) thru: https://goo.gl/forms/VhrhzLdItmXlAdNn1 or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
When
Friday, September 21st, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
Where
The Log
From
Dorothy Lewis, Ctr-Environmental Studies
- 33 . Biology Colloquium: Dr. Tarjinder Singh '12, Harvard Medical School
Join us for Dr. Singh's talk "The promise of human genetics in uncovering the biological mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders and mental illnesses" at 1:10pm in Wege Auditorium. All are welcome, light refreshments will be available.
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Performances
- 34 . Dada Masilo: Giselle
Throwing caution to the wind, Johannesburg-based choreographer Dada Masilo has indelibly remixed the classical French ballet Giselle. Drawing from contemporary idioms and traditional Tswana dance, Masilo responds with a feminist defiance to the constrained beauty of inherited balletic forms. At once subversively personal and majestically timeless, this Giselle reckons with received histories and responds with a resounding dance language of its own. South African composer Philip Miller provides a contemporary score drawn from Adolphe Adam’s iconic original. Post-show Q & A moderated by Michelle M. Apotsos, Assistant Professor of Art.
When
Friday, September 21st, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
Where
MainStage, ’62 Center
From
Willa Simon, Theatre Department
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Religious and Spiritual Life
- 35 . Zen Practice Group Meeting TONIGHT 5pm @ Thompson Chapel
Everyone in the Williams community is welcome to a zazen meditation and discussion session from 5-6:15pm led by Kyonen Jim Gordon '62. Tonight, Thompson Chapel basement. Beginners welcome. Contact zpd1@williams.edu for more.
- 36 . Wed Noon Meditation (Zendo, Thompson Chapel)
On Mondays and Wednesdays when classes are in session, there will be meditation at noon in the lower level of Thompson Chapel. 30 minutes, silent meditation. No service or instruction. All are welcome.
When
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
From
Bernard Rhie, English Department
- 37 . Meditation Instruction for Beginners (9/20)
Meditation instruction for beginners. No prior experience or knowledge is necessary. All are welcome. When/where: Thursday 9/20, 8-9pm in the Zen Meditation Room in the lower level of Thompson Chapel.
When
Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
Where
Thompson Memorial Chapel
From
Bernard Rhie, English Department
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Winter Study
- 38 . Deadline to preregister for a Winter Study Travel Course, submit an independent study proposal (99), or apply for a Winter Study Fellowship is midnight on Thursday, September 27th
The deadline to preregister for a Winter Study Travel Course, submit an independent study proposal (99), or apply for a Winter Study Fellowship is midnight on Thursday, September 27th. More information about travel courses can be found here: https://winterstudy.williams.edu/travel-courses-offerings/ More information about independent studies (99s) and fellowships can be found here: https://winterstudy.williams.edu/99s/ Question should be directed to Barbara Casey, Winter Study Coordinator (bcasey@williams.edu)
- 39 . SPEC 27 Social Justice, Activism, and Advocacy in New York City Winter Study Travel Course--Required Informational Meeting
SPEC 27 Social Justice, Activism, and Advocacy in New York City Winter Study Travel Course Students who are interested in participating in this course are required to attend an informational meeting on Thursday, September 20 at 2:30 p.m. in Hollander Hall 258. Questions should be directed to Joy James (jjames@williams.edu)
When
Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 2:30 pm
Where
Hollander Hall, 258
From
Barbara Casey, Dean's Office
- 40 . WGSS 25 Community Mobilization in Senegal for Public Health and Economic Empowerment Winter Study Travel Course--Required Informational Meeting
WGSS 25 Community Mobilization in Senegal for Public Health and Economic Empowerment Winter Study Travel Course Students who are interested in participating in this course are required to attend an informational meeting on Thursday, September 20 at 5:30 p.m. in Hollander Hall 040 Questions should be directed to Kiaran Honderich (khonderi@williams.edu)
When
Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 5:30 pm
Where
Hollander Hall, 040
From
Barbara Casey, Dean's Office
- 41 . ENGL 25 Journalism Today Winter Study Travel Course Required Informational Meeting
ENGL 25 Journalism Today Winter Study Travel Course Students interested in participating in this course are required to attend an informational meeting at 7 pm. on Wednesday, September 26 in Schapiro Hall 141. Questions should be directed to Christopher Marcisz (cm9@williams.edu)
When
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Where
Schapiro Hall, 141
From
Barbara Casey, Dean's Office
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