2015 Claiming Williams All-Day Events Celebrating our Identities: A Photo Installation Henze Lounge, Paresky Created by two friends on a cold night in a Dodd room, the Williams photo campaign project aims to celebrate our community members’ unique and complex identities while respecting the quote and presentation of one… Continue reading »
2015 Claiming Williams Solidarity Walk and Community Gathering, 9:30 p.m. Walking as One Beginning from Chapin Hall In collaboration with the Claiming Williams Steering Committee, Aseel Abulhab ‘15, and Salma Mohammad ‘16 of the Minority Coalition are coordinating a solidarity walk as the closing event of Claiming Williams Day. Continue reading »
Claiming Williams Events, Feb 5, 2015: Dinner Dialogues: 5:45 – 7:30 p.m. International Narratives Dodd House, Living Room Come hear three students talk about their international experiences at Williams and beyond. Speakers will include Alpha Nyarera ’16, Corbin Chu ’15, and Amina Awad ’18. … Continue reading »
Scriptures Unbound 5-6 p.m., Sawyer Library Forum Scriptures Unbound celebrates the diversity of faith traditions observed by members of the Williams community. Come join as students and chaplains will present sacred texts from their faith traditions to the new library and share their scriptures with a… Continue reading »
Williams Unbound: Imagining the College from Scratch 1:15 – 3:15 p.m., ’62 CTD, Directing Studio What would Williams be if you could design it from scratch? What would the the student body look like? Would we charge tuition? Have a very different curriculum? Drop in any… Continue reading »
Stone Soup: What is the taste of Williams? 12-4 p.m. Paresky Steps As the classic story goes, many contributions to one shared pot result in a delicious soup. On Claiming Williams Day, our campus stone soup will reflect the generosity, diversity, and cooperation students, staff, and… Continue reading »
Claiming Williams Events, Feb 5, 2015: 10:45a.m. – noon Confronting Ourselves:Promoting Cultural Competence and Inclusive Excellence at Williams and Beyond In this dynamic, interactive presentation, participants will be challenged to look at themselves and their biases, in order to develop new philosophies and practices that break down barriers and… Continue reading »
2015 Claiming Williams Opening Event, Feb 5, 2015 The PEAK: A Williams Talk Show Location: MainStage, ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance The Peak is a one-time Williams talk show borrowing Barbara Walters’ conception of ABC talk show, The View, that has run for 18 years. Like The View, The… Continue reading »