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Past Events
September 2018

Join us for the first Teaching Lunch of Fall 2018! Nate Kornell is our guest speaker: Five Myths about Education.
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
- Cost
- Free
This coming Wednesday, Sept 12th, join us for the first Teaching Lunch of the fall semester. Nate Kornell, Ph.D. will discuss: Five Myths about Education. The lunch is from Noon-1:00 in the downstairs lounge of the Faculty House. All are welcome. Lunch is provided. RSVP sengel@williams.edu
Find out more »October 2018

October 5th Friendly Friday. Beer tasting with Bright Ideas Brewing!
Join Williams' Alum, Orion Howard, owner of Bright Ideas Brewing, as he does a beer tasting for us.
Living Room | 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
$5.00 for non-members and guests

Teaching Lunch Wednesday October 10th: Informal Learning and Children's Museums
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
- Cost
- Free
Join us for a Teaching Lunch Wednesday Oct 10th. Helen Hadani, Ph.D. Head of Research at the Bay Area Discovery Center, will talk about children's creativity, informal learning, and children's museums. Noon-1:00, Faculty House Downstairs Lounge, Lunch is provided, all are welcome.
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Dinner + Lecture: The Global Politics of Energy Nationalization
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
- Cost
- Free
The Stanley Kaplan Program in American Foreign Policy will be hosting a 3-course dinner and a lecture by Professor Paasha Mahdavi on "The Global Politics of Energy Nationalization" on Wednesday 10/17 at the Faculty House at 6:30pm. RSVP by Friday 10/12 at 12pm!
Find out more »November 2018

Dinner & Panel on St Oscar Romero and Liberation Theology
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Come join the Chaplain's Office as we discuss the life and recent canonization of St Oscar Romero, who as Archbishop of San Salvador placed social justice and advocacy at the heart of his faith and work. We will also consider liberation theology as an international and interfaith movement.
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Friendly Friday is November 9th!
Please join us for this town/gown event. join your colleagues and meet other club members. Appetizers are complementary.
Living Room | 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
$5.00 for non-members and guests
Appetizers to be served at 4:45 pm

Teaching Lunch this Wednesday. Omo Moses, Founder of The Young People's Project and Math Talk will discuss how to bring math into the lives of young children and their families.
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
- Cost
- Free
Join us for the November Teaching Lunch. Omo Moses, founder of The Young People's Project and Math Talk will tell us how Math Talk brings math into the lives of young children. Wednesday November 14th Noon-1:00 Faculty House Downstairs Lounge. Lunch is provided. All are welcome.
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Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Lunch Buffet at the Faculty House on Thursday, November 15, 2018
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- General Announcements
Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Lunch Buffet at the Faculty
House on Thursday, November 15, 2018. Lunch hours are from 11:30
am until 1:30 pm. The price for members is $12.00 and for
non-members $14.00. Reservations are not taken. See the full
message for the menu.
December 2018

December 7th is Friendly Friday at the Faculty Club!
Living Room | 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
$5.00 for non-members and guests
Appetizers to be served at 4:45 pm

A Retirement Celebration for Bob Volpi…
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- General Announcements
Honoring our friend and colleague who will be retiring on January 4th after sixteen and a half years of dedicated service to the college as Director of Dining Services.
Find out more »January 2019

Faculty Lecture with Professor James McAllister: After Victory…
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Please join us for a discussion about the 2020 Presidential election.
Find out more »February 2019

February 1st, Friendly Friday: Chinese New Year themed appetizers.
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- General Announcements
Enjoy the warmth of friendship and a fire in the fireplace as we celebrate Chinese New Year with the Asian Studies Department.
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Tea and Conversation at the Faculty Club
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- General Announcements
Gather around the fireplace and enjoy the company of your friends and colleagues!
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February 16th is Cupid’s Culinary Feast! Reservations needed by February 6th.
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- General Announcements
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Williams College | Faculty House
6:00 PM Cash Bar | Dinner 6:30 PM
$45 members, $60 non-member guests.
March 2019

Join us for the Second Teaching Lunch of Spring 2019!
On Wednesday, March 6, join us for the second Teaching Lunch of the spring semester. Prof. Susan Engel will be leading a roundtable discussion on "“How to Have Difficult Conversations in the Classroom, and Should We?” Lunch is provided.
Find out more »April 2019

Presidential leadership – now and then.
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- General Announcements
Please join us for a fireside chat with Presidents Mandel and Oakley to speak on the topic of presidential leadership. What does the future of the college look like? What challenges remain the same? Coffee, tea and cookies provided.
Find out more »September 2019

Teaching Lunch! What do hospitals and schools (doctors and teachers) have in common?
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Welcome and welcome back to The Program in Teaching. Join us for a roundtable discussion and find out more about the Program in Teaching. Wed September 18, Noon-1:00. Faculty House Lounge. All are welcome. Lunch is provided.
Find out more »October 2019

Program in Teaching Lunch - "Being a Principal"
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Join us for the October Program in Teaching Lunch featuring Claire Shin '99, Founder and Director of Achievement First Schools. All are welcome!
Find out more »November 2019

Program in Teaching Lunch – “The World of Middle School”
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Join us for the November Program in Teaching Lunch featuring Alex Jones '14, a Sixth Grade Teacher at The Advent School in Boston. All are welcome!
Find out more »February 2020

Program in Teaching – Making Art with Students: Interdisciplinary Studio in Our Climate Reality
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Pallavi Sen, Assistant Professor of Art, will discuss Making Art with Students: Interdisciplinary Studio in Our Climate Reality during the February Program in Teaching Lunch.
Find out more »March 2020

Program in Teaching – “Addressing Unconscious Bias in Local Classrooms”
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
The Science Fellows at NAPS will present “Addressing Unconscious Bias in Local Classrooms” during the March Program in Teaching Lunch. All are welcome - lunch is provided. RSVP sengel@williams.edu
Find out more »April 2021

Virtual Baby Animals Tour with Hancock Shaker Village
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- General Announcements
The Faculty Club Board invites you to celebrate the CUTEST season and welcome spring with BABY ANIMALS ON THE SHAKER FARM. Meet the newest farm additions – baby lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kids (goats, that is).
Find out more »November 2021

Faculty Club Talk with Charles Guiliano: November 19th, 7PM
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
On November 19th at 7 pm, critic, curator, artist, and
art historian Charles Guiliano will join us at Faculty Club to
talk about his new book: "Publishing as a Late Bloomer."
January 2022

Zoom talk with Dustin Griffin, ’65 P’93 ’91 : The Presidency of Phinney Baxter-January 18th, 6PM
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
The Faculty Club Board is pleased to welcome Dustin Griffin as speaks about The Presidency of Phinney Baxter, President of Williams College, 1937-1961
WHEN: Tuesday, January 18th at 6:00 pm
ZOOM LINK: https://williams.zoom.us
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