William & Mary Williamsburg-Peninsula Alumni Chapter

06/17/2023

The Osher Program is a nationwide educational program for people over 50 (we call them "seasoned adults"): W&M is one of 125 universities that offers courses under this umbrella organization. Here's a link to the Osher Program website in case you want to know more about it.

https://www.wm.edu/offices/auxiliary/osher/

Click on the link on the website to get a Sneak Preview of the course offerings for the fall. You'll see our campus tour listed, among a whole lot of juicy courses.

The program is seeking volunteers to lead campus tours. The two-hour tour involves just the old campus at this point -- the three original buildings and the classroom buildings and dorms surrounding the Sunken Garden. In subsequent semesters we'll expand to the New Campus, but we're not at that point yet.

Please contact Karen McPherson to volunteer or for more information.

The Osher Institute at W&M is a membership of people -- mostly age 50+ -- from a variety of backgrounds. We share a common interest in continuing learning experiences and intellectual stimulation. There are no tests or grades. Members participate purely for the joy of learning.

04/18/2023

It's One Tribe One Day, y'all...let's break records today!!!
Our goal is Engagement- we want to get the most unique donors in one day. Please consider a gift of any amount today....forego that Starbucks and give $5 to the Alma Mater of a Nation.
I always make donations in my name, Stu's name, mom's name, even Tiffany (my dog) gives on !!!
W&M alumni, parents, grandparents, friends, fans ...give now and share with your networks:

Join the W&M community from across the nation and around the world. Green states have at least one donor. Make your gift now to turn your state gold for five minutes.

05/04/2022

We had a great time at the paint night event tonight. A special thank you to VBC for hosting and AnnaLeah Wiggins for guiding us in the painting.

04/14/2022

03/31/2020

In this challenging time, it is more important than ever that
William & Mary alumni stay connected and look out for each other. Find ways to stay involved with the W&M community with new virtual engagement opportunities including online events and resources: https://a.wmalumni.com/3dI1kmj

03/12/2020

While the situation around the COVID-19 outbreak is evolving every day, we are taking additional proactive measures that will protect our W&M community, on and off campus. We are guided by these four goals:

- Support our students, faculty and staff and keep them healthy,
- Ensure students can complete their classes,
- Maintain the university’s operations and commitments, and
Join in the national effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

In light of these goals, discussions with healthcare experts and the CDC’s most recent recommendations, the university has released policies (https://www.wm.edu/news/announcements/2020/message-from-president-katherine-a.-rowe-wms-covid-19-response.php) to safeguard our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. These include canceling all university events through April 3. Some may be rescheduled or conducted virtually. We will reassess by April 1 and will keep you updated of any changes. In the meantime, please refer to our COVID-19 webpage (https://www.wm.edu/about/administration/emergency/current_issues/coronavirus/index.php) for more information and a Q&A.
Please visit https://traditionsweekend.wm.edu/ for an update on Traditions Weekend.

Until we can gather together once again, stay safe and be well.

William & Mary President Katherine A. Rowe announced modified academic operations in response to COVID-19 including interim policies for modes of instruction, events and travel in a March 11 email.