Claiming Williams Day
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Schedule of the Day
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9:00-10:30 AM: Our Stories, Our Responsibilities, Our Community.
Opening Remarks, President Adam Falk ~ MainStage, ’62 CTD
8:30-9:00 AM: Come for honeybuns and coffee in the MainStage lobby!
Alumni, who are now faculty and staff, tell their stories of how they came to Williams, what Williams was like when they were students, how and why they returned to Williams, and what they see as their responsibilities in building our community. Question and answer session to follow. Alumni include:
Charles Dew ’58, Jim Kolesar ’72, Mike Reed ’75, Paula Moore Tabor ’76, Juan Baena ’06, Alison Swain ’01.
11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Community Discussions and Community Building
Yard by Yard: Student Stories on the Complex Role of Athletics at Williams ~ Goodrich Hall
Life in the Majority: What It’s Like to be “Normal”~ Schapiro 129
The Road Less Traveled: Nontraditional Students at Williams ~ Griffin 3
Define, Reflect and Share: Service and Community~ Dodd House Living Room
Building Community through Interactive Games ~ Baxter Great Hall
12:30-1:30 PM: Lunch Time Dialogues
Grab & Go available in Paresky!
Student Leadership Forum: Shared Challenges and Strategies ~ Driscoll Lounge
Do We Value Ideological Diversity? ~ Paresky 220
First Generation Dialogues ~ Class of ’58 Lounge, Paresky
Inner Life, Outer Life ~ Henze Lounge
1:45-3:30 PM: Community Forums
Film: The Color of Fear with Victor Lewis ~ MainStage, ’62 CTD
Perspectives from the Front Lines of Change at Williams ~ Griffin 3
Psych in Real Life: How Social Psychology Can Help Us Claim Williams ~ Directing Studio, ’62 CTD
Unraveling the Knot of Privilege, Power, and Difference with Allan Johnson ~ Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Canceled due to weather
Let Me Tell You A (Really Fast) Story ~ Baxter Great Hall
The Art of Dialogue at the Museum ~ Rose Study Gallery, Williams College Museum of Art
3:45-5:30 PM: Community Forums
Film: Not Just a Game: Power, Politics and American Sport with Associate Producer Diane Williams ’02 ~ MainStage, ’62 CTD
Lessons from The Color of Fear ~ Directing Studio, ’62 CTD
Intergroup Dialogue on Socioeconomic Class and Rank at Williams ~ Greylock Makepeace
Exploring Contexts: Culture and Religion in Storytelling ~ Dodd House Living Room
Understanding Men’s Violence against Women and the Dynamics of Defensiveness and Denial with Allan Johnson ~ Schapiro 129 Canceled due to weather
Let Me Tell You A (Really Fast) Story ~ Baxter Great Hall
6:00-7:30 PM: Our Stories, Our Responsibilities, Our Community: Where do we go from here? (Town Hall style dinner meeting) ~ Dodd Dining Hall
8:00-9:30 PM: HerStory Performance with Question and Answer session to follow ~ MainStage, ’62 CTD
“Four women confront stereotypes and challenge so-called truths in a performance of comedic characterizations, rhythm, and chorus.”
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10:00 PM: Community Camp Fire
