The 2023 PresidentialForum will kick off on Friday evening with an informal gathering and ends with brunch on Sunday. There will be no charge to attendees for program meals and activities.
The weekend agenda:
APRIL 21 – 23, 2023 | WILLIAMSTOWN, MA
FRIDAY, APRIL 21
2:30 – 5:00pm
Registration Open
3:30 – 5:00pm
Special Building Tours
Tours of the new Wachenheim Science Center, Hopper Science Center, and Sawyer Library
6:00 – 9:00pm
Casual Evening Gathering
Cocktails, buffet dinner and open bar.
TACONIC GOLF COURSE
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
8:30 – 10:30am
Registration Open
WESTON HALL, 995 MAIN STREET
8:30 – 10:00am
Class Meeting
PRESENTATION ROOM, WESTON HALL
10:15 – 11:45am
Panel Discussion: Williams Today
Who constitutes the student body and faculty today? How are they selected and what are the challenges in getting who Williams wants (tenure, housing, financial aid, etc.)? What are academic and student life like today?
PRESENTATION ROOM, WESTON HALL
12:15 – 1:30pm
Lunch with Students
WILLIAMS INN BALLROOM, 101 SPRING STREET
1:45 – 3:15pm
Panel Discussion: Williams Tomorrow
What are the college’s top priorities as articulated in the strategic plan? How might a residential liberal arts education continue to evolve in the future? How should the college respond to changing times, student interests, learning technologies, and economic realities through its curriculum, facilities and programs? Program will include a focus on the college’s diversity, equity, and inclusion and sustainability initiatives.
WILLIAMS INN BALLROOM
Afternoon free time for outdoor activities, museum visits, etc.
6:30 – 7:15pm
Cocktail Reception
FACULTY HOUSE/ALUMNI CENTER, 968 MAIN STREET
7:15 – 9:15pm
Dinner & Discussion with President Maud S. Mandel
FACULTY HOUSE/ALUMNI CENTER
SUNDAY, APRIL 23
9:00 – 10:30am
Brunch & Wrap-Up Discussion with Senior Staff Members
WILLIAMS INN BALLROOM
Schedule as of February 3, 2023, subject to change.
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