Leadership Center Calendar of Events

• Alumni Summer College, The American Presidency and the Election of 2012, June 1 - 3
• 6/24-6/28 Bill of Rights Institute - Dr. David Marion leads a workshop to high school teachers, Arlington, VA

July 2012

• 7/19 Constitution Academy - Dr. David Marion leads a workshop for high school students, Arlington VA

* * * * * * *Start of 2012-2013 Calendar Year * * * * * * *

August 2012

• 8/23-8/24 Pre-Orientation Freshman LeadershipWorkshop, Facilitated by Dr. John Eastby and Dr. Curt Smith  - Guest Speakers include Lt. Gen W. Gerald Boykin and Lt. Gen Samuel V. Wilson 

September 2012

• 9/10 Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, 9/11 Symposium, 7:30 PM 4th Floor Rotunda of Bortz Library
• 9/17 Constitution Day -William F. Connelly, Jr., John K. Boardman Politics Professor @ Washington & Lee University.  James Madison Rules America: the Constitutional Origins of Congressional Partisanship

October 2012

• 10/4 Dr. James Ceaser Lecture 
• 10/12 Alumni Public Affairs Program

November 2012

• 11/6 Election Watch 2012
• 11/8 or 11/15 Annual Wilson Center "Trip to the Hill"

December 2012

• 12/11 Leadership & Ethics Grand Finale - Lt. Gen Boykin & Guests, By Invitation Only
  

January 2013

February 2013

March 2013

April 2013

• 4/12 Ignat Solzhenitsyn Lecture 7:30 PM Crawley Forum
  
• 4/19 Wilson Center Annual Board of Advisors Meeting, 3 pm WC
• 4/19 Wilson Center Awards Reception & Banquet - 5:30 Chairman's Room, Board Lounge and Dining Room

May 2013

• Graduation 2013

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August 2011

• 8/10 Planning Session, 1 pm in Hampden House
• 8/18-19 Pre-orientation Freshman LeadershipWorkshop, Facilitated by Dr. John Eastby and Dr. Curt Smith   Application
• 8/30 Shakespeare's Henry V in Pop Culture - Film Series, Dr. Steele Nowlin

• 8/31 Wilson Center Dedication, 4 pm
• 8/31 Wilson Center Dedication, 7:30 pm General Stanley A. McChrystal - "Plywood Leadership: Leading in the post 9/11 World" keynote address

• 9/1 Shakespeare's Henry V in Pop Culture - Film Series, Dr. Steele Nowlin
• 9/3 Summer College Planning Session - Wilson Center, 10 am
• 9/3 HSC v Averett Wilson Center Open House
• 9/6 Henry V at the Movies: "Henry V" with Kenneth Branagh Film Night I - Film Series, Dr. Steele Nowlin
• 9/12 10th Anniversary of 9/11 - "The Historical Significance of 9/11/01" John Bonin, Ph. D. USAWC 7:30 pm in Parents & Friends
• 9/13 10th Anniversary of 9/11  "U.S. National Security After 9/11/01: A Tenth Anniversary Assessment"  Moderated by Lt. Gen Samuel V. Wilson with Lewis Robinson '91, Hal "Trey" Lackey '85 and LTC Karl Schneider '91 Crawley Forum, 7:30 Crawley Forum
• 9/17 Family Weekend - Cookout at the Center
• 9/20 Henry V at the Movies: Film Night II - "Band of Brothers" Film Series, Dr. Steele Nowlin
• 9/22 College Rotaract Club 6 pm Wilson Center   www.rotaract.org
• 9/26 "Careers in the Foreign Service" - Bill Lucas, State Department's Diplomat in Residence Program, 7:00 pm, Bagby #217
• 9/27 Spring 2012 Planning Session - Wilson Center Faculty & Staff, WC 4 pm
• 9/28 Current Events Seminar Ciaran Buckley "Broken Europe: Sovereign Debt Crisis, Political Indecision" 4 pm Wilson Center
• 9/29 Models of Leadership in Shakespeare's Henry V American Shakespeare Center, Workshop, Winston Hall, 4 PM

• 10/1 Sterling Whitehead, "Job Opportunites in Government Contracting" 10 am, Wilson Center
• 10/1 HSC v Catholic Wilson Center Open House
• 10/3 Mark Suzman, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 4 pm @ Wilson Center
• 10/7 Alumni Public Affairs Forum  Capt.Thomas Dickens '99 & Lt.Col Patrick Howard '88  "Rule of Law Project in Iraq" - 4 pm, Wilson Center, Lt. Col. Rucker Snead '81-moderator
• 10/8 HSC v Bridgewater **Homecoming Weekend** - Cookout at the Center
• 10/8 Dedication of the Rondi Arlton Room, 10 am - Wilson Center
• 10/14 Notices will be sent to all H-SC sophomores inviting them to apply to the Military Leadership/National Security Studies Program. Application form   
• 10/26 Leadership and Henry V - "Leadership Styles" Lt.Col. Rucker Snead, 7:30 Wilson Center
• 10/30 Dr. Gail Funke - Freshman Leadership Workshop

November 2011

• 11/1 Faculty Oversight Committee - lunch meeting in Settle Hall, noon
• 11/3 - 11/4 Henry V Production 8:00 PM Johns Auditorium
• 11/4 Dedication of the LTC John F. Hillen (USA Retired) Seminar Room, 6:15 Wilson Center
• 11/5 HSC v W&L Wilson Center Open House
• 11/8 Election Watch 2011 - Wilson Center, 9 pm
• 11/8-11/9 Dr. David Marion, Guest Instructor at workshop for high school teachers from Prince William County Public Schools, Montpelier, James Madison Home in Orange County
• 11/12 Veterans Wreath Laying Ceremony at Memorial Gates, 11:30 am
• 11/10 - 11/11 Henry V Production 8:00 PM Johns Auditorium
• 11/15 Wilson Center Annual Trip to Capitol Hill
• 11/17 Dr. Howard Hoege, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at UVA.  2:30 at the Wilson Center
• 11/17 Henry V - "Good Men, Good Citizens and Shakespeare's Henry V" Dr. Paul Cantor, English Professor at UVA, Parents & Friends, 7:30
• 11/29 Current Events Seminar - Neil Denton with American Red Cross, 4 pm Wilson Center

December 2011

• 12/1 Symposium on the 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor 4 pm and 7:30 Crawley Forum

• 12/6 Current Events Seminar - Occupy Wall Street Movement with Profs. Carilli, Carroll and Lehman, 4 pm Wilson Center
• 12/6  "Leadership and Ethics: Grand Finale" by Lt. General W. Gerald Boykin and Guests, 5 pm Invitation Only
  

January 2012

• 1/18 Gen W. G. Boykin - France3 TV - European Film Company Interview
  
• 1/20 Public Service Program - Applications sent to all Sophomores. Deadline to submit application is 2/3/12
• 1/21 Wilson Center Retreat
• 1/24 State of the Union Address, 9 pm Wilson Center
• 1/25 Military Leadership & National Security Studies Induction Dinner - by invitation only
• 1/25 Military Leadership & National Security Studies Lecture, Alan Farrell - former professor of French, Crawley Forum, 7 pm
  

February 2012

• 2/3 Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, Lauren Gilbert, Director of Youth Programs, Class Visits and lunch meeting
• 2/5 Freshmen Leadership Program, Dr. Gail Funke, 4 pm Wilson Center
• 2/8 Capt. David Grisdale '08 USArmy, Wilson Center 4 pm
• 2/9 Frank Schaeffer, author and public speaker.  11:30 am Johns Auditorium - lecture and book signing
• 2/14 Faculty Oversight Committee, Lunch Meeting noon in Commons
• 2/14 "Impressions of Putin's Russia" Dr. James F. Pontuso, Patterson Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, 4 pm Wilson Center
• 2/15 Economics Lecture with Gray Bowditch'06, Administrative Director for the Community Free Clinic of Newport News Health Care Affordability and Access Parents & Friends Lounge, 7:30 PM
• 2/16 Freshmen Leadership Program - meeting, Chairman's Room, 7 pm
• 2/22  QEP Symposium: College Men: Making the Grade?
  MAKING THE GRADE: MALE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION--Student presentations by Taylor Pierce '12 and Devin Baker '14--Dr. Elizabeth Deis on FOCUSING ON MALE STUDENTS & LITERACY IN AN ALL-MALE RHETORICAL THEORY CLASS--Dr. Liz Rand on THE RHETORIC OF THE MALE CRISIS IN EDUCATION
  Crawley Forum, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  QEP Symposium: College Men: Making the Grade?
  AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL--the whole symposium is on MAKING THE GRADE: MALE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION--with Presidents: Dr. Christopher B. Howard, Hampden-Sydney College; Dr. Patrick E. White, Wabash College; Dr. Jo Ellen Parker, Sweet Briar College--Moderator: Dr. Jennifer L. Braaten, President of Ferrum College
  Crawley Forum, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
• 2/23 QEP Symposium: College Men: Making the Grade?
  ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS--the whole symposium is on MAKING THE GRADE: MALE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION--H-SC Professors: Mr. C. Frank Archer, Jr. '73, Dr. Kristian M. Hargadon '01, Dr. Justin P. Isaacs '95, and Dr. Warner R. Winborne '88--Moderator: Dr. James F. Pontuso
  Crawley Forum, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
• 2/24 - 2/27 BSA Merit Badge Weekend, Lagoon Field and Wilson Center
• 2/29 Politics in Washington Lunch with Clay Doherty '97 and Wilhelm Meierling '04- Veterans of the political scene.  South Dining Room of Commons at noon
• 2/29 International Development with Clay Doherty '97 Deputy Director, Office of Public Engagement, US Agency for International Development and Wilhelm Meierling '04 Communications Director, United Way Worldwide, 4 pm Wilson Center

March 2012

• 3/1 Public Service Program Interviews, Chairman's Room & Faculty Lounge 5 pm
• 3/1 Public Service Program Welcome Dinner for Class of 2014 Minors, 6:30 pm Chairman's Room
• 3/8 WC Planning Session, Noon
• 3/9 - 3/11 Dr. David Marion, Guest Instructor at workshop for high school teachers, Montpelier, James Madison Home in Orange County
• 3/20 Military Leadership Reception & Dinner, Captain Steven Knott '82, Settle Hall Board Lounge 5:30 pm
• 3/20 Captain Steven Knott '82, USN, "Robert E. Lee & Leadership" Military Leadership Lecture, Crawley Forum, 7:30 pm
• 3/21 Ken Myers - COGITO 7 pm Wilson Center
• 3/26 Horn of Africa Symposium- Ambassador Lange Schermerhorn and Lt Gen Samuel Helland(ret), Bortz Library 4th Floor, 7:15 pm

April 2012

• 4/2 Mason Brooks/Senior Analyst with Dept. of Defense Inspector General - 1 pm Wilson Center
• 4/3 Kevin F F Quigley, "A Conversation with..." Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow. President of the National Peace Corps Association 4 pm in the Wilson Center
• 4/5  Dr. Edward Lengel, Editor-in-Chief of the Papers of George Washington, will give the Society of Cincinnati address, "George Washington: Soldier and Leader" Crawley Forum, 7 pm
• 4/12 Congressman Robert Hurt '91 An Informal Session, 4 pm Wilson Center
• 4/15 David Martin, President, Martin Branding, Freshman Leadership Program Special Event, WC 4 pm
• 4/20 Wilson Center Board Meeting, Wilson Center, 3 pm 
•   4/20 Wilson Center Awards Banquet - Reception and Dinner, 5:30 pm, Settle Hall
• 4/23 Freshman Leadership Program - "Leadership & the Law" Julious P. Smith '65, WilliamMullins Law
• 4/27 Richmond Trip, Meetings with City & State Officials 

May 2012

• 5/1 "Leadership and Ethics: Grand Finale" by Lt. General W. Gerald Boykin and Guests, 5 pm Invitation Only
  

June 2010

• 6/23-24 and 6/30-7/1: NEH Workshops on the Bill of Rights for high school teachers from across the country. Dr. Marion, guest instructor.
• Summer: Public Service student internship site visits done by Dr. Marion, Washington, D.C.

• 7/21-22, 7/28-29  Collaboration with The Bill of Rights Institute on two Constitution Academies for high school students, Arlington VA.

• 8/10  Wilson Center delegation represented HSC at the Defense Intelligence Agency's ribbon cutting ceremony in Charlottesville.
• 8/18-20  Pre-orientation leadership skills workshop for incoming students.

• 8/30  Group meeting for public service students(6pm,Wilson Center).

• 9/1  Current Events Series: China and the Global Economy, Economics Professor Jinzhuo Jhao, 4pm, Wilson Center.
• 9/9  Leadership Farmville opening session(Settle Hall --welcoming remarks by Pres. Howard).
• 9/10  9/11 anniversary program featuring John Hillen, former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs "Nine Years from Sept 11th.Perspective on the First Decade of an Enduring Conflict" - 7 p.m. Crawley Forum.
• 9/11  Wilson Center Open House (to be finalized).
• 9/16  Constitution Day Program(Wilson Center, 4p.m.)
• 9/18  Wilson Center Open House and Cookout, 11:30AM - 1PM.
• 9/21-22  Special program on the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War.
• 9/23  Leadership Farmville, Session ll - Local Government
• 9/26  Freshman Leadership Program, Open Session, Dr. Gale Funke.
• 9/27  Reminisces of a War Correspondent, Joe Galloway, 4PM, Wilson Center.
• 9/29  "The Financial, Economic and Political Challenges Facing the European Union," Prof. Ciaran  Buckley, Champlain College, Dublin(Ireland), 4PM, Wilson Center.

• 10/15 2010 Alumni Public Affairs Forum, Thomas F. Wilcox '81, Policy Analyst, Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries and James Van Ness '93, VP Luck Stone Operation Support, Luck Stone Corp, Wilson Center, 4 pm
• 10/16 Homecoming Open House and Cookout 
• 10/14 Leadership Farmville, Session III - Economic Development
• 10/18 General Robert Neller,"The Role of Intelligence in Modern Warfare," The Chairman's Room, 7 pm
• 10/12 "Why Iraq Can't Form a Government," Dr. James F. Pontuso, Proessor of Government and Foreign Affairs
• 10/25 Alexander Dyer, "Boardroom Leadership in An Era of Globalization," Wilson Center, 4 pm
• 10/26 Wilson Center Student Focus Group Sessions, Dr. Dale Jones, 3-6 pm
• 10/27 "Reflections on the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program," Wesley Julian '08,Wilson Center 4:15 pm
• 10/28 Leadership Farmville, Session IV - Healthcare
• 10/30 Wilson Center Briefing for Trustees and Wives, Middlecourt, 9 am
• 10/30 Wilson Center Open House

• Wednesday - Thursday, 7/22-23 & 7/29-30: Constitution Academy, Marymount College, Arlington, VA, for high school students from across the country. Sponsored by the Bill of Rights Institute. Dr. David Marion, scholar in residence.
• Friday, 7/24: Dr. Marion and D.C. area Wilson Center summer interns meeting for lunch.

• Friday - Saturday, 8/13-14: Landmarks of American History teachers workshop, Mt. Vernon, for high school teachers from across the country. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Marion, visiting scholar.
• Wednesday, 8/19: Deadline for faculty/staff to apply for enrollment in Leadership Farmville this year. If you are interested or have questions, please email Rucker Snead at rsneadn@hsc.edu or 6325 or David Marion at damarion@hsc.edu or 6240 by 5:00 PM. To get an application, click HERE.
• Thursday - Friday, 8/20-21: Pre-orientation student workshop, "Leadership Skills." Facilitated by Dr. John Eastby. Presenters include Lt. Gen. William G. (Jerry) Boykin (USA ret), Dr. John Eastby, H-SC President Christopher Howard, Dr. Curtis Smith, Mr. Rucker Snead, and Lt. Gen. Samuel V. Wilson (USA ret) (USA ret). Pictures from the session and cookout with Wilson Center students
• Tuesday, 8/25 (tent): First meeting for all Public Service students, 4 PM, Wilson Center
• August - May: Residency by the First Wilson Center Fellow and former Wheat Chair Lt. General Samuel V. Wilson (USA ret.)
• August - May: Wheat Chair Lt. Gen. William "Jerry" Boykin (USA ret.) will teach An Overview of US National Intelligence as well as An Advanced Seminar on Leadership and Ethics
• Monday, 8/31: Public Service Program - first class meeting of INDS 377 - 6 PM, Wilson Center. Dr. David Marion, instructor

September 2009

• Thursday, 9/3: "Careers in the Intelligence World" Information Session - Bagby 217, 7:00 PM. Topics to be included: Agencies in the Intelligence Community; possible career opportunities; security clearances; possible paths to get into that world; things to do at Hampden-Sydney; things not to do at Hampden-Sydney; and internships. Additional Q and A with LTG Sam Wilson (USA, Ret) former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
• Saturday, 9/5: Wilson Center students/staff cookout, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, before the first home football game. By invitation.
• Tuesday, 9/8: Notices will be sent to all H-SC sophomores inviting them to apply to the Military Leadership/National Security Studies Program. Application form
• Tuesday, 9/8: Notices will be sent to all H-SC sophomores inviting them to apply to the Public Service Program. Application form
• Wednesday, 9/9:H-SC Alumni Luncheon with honored guest, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, new Secretary General of NATO - attended by Dr. David Marion, Dr. John Eastby, Lt. Col. Rucker Snead (USA ret), Dr. James Y. Simms, Jr. & Ms. Rondi Arlton. Sponsored by the Wilson Center. sponsored by the Wilson Center for Leadership
• Thursday, 9/10: Society of '91 Opening Dinner and Meeting - 7 PM, Board Room & Chairman's Room. For more info, contact D. Fahrner, phone 6128
• Friday, 9/11: "2009 Global Intelligence Assessment" - an address by Lt. General Patrick Hughes (USA ret), former director of the DIA. Crawley Forum, 7:30 PM. Free and open to the public.
• Thursday, 9/17: "The Last Best Hope of Earth?" - Government and Foreign Affairs Professor Dr. Roger Barrus. A talk to commemorate Constitution Day. 4:00 PM, Wilson Center. Free and open to the public.
• Monday, 9/21: "The September Elections in Japan" - Current event discussion with History Professor Dr. Eric Dinmore, 4 PM, Wilson Center. Free and open to the public.
• Tuesday, 9/22: "The Liberal Arts Meets the Dark Side of Man: A Discussion about War" - 7 PM, Crawley Forum. Free and open to the public.
  Participants:
  • Lt. Gen. Samuel V. Wilson (USA ret) - President Emeritus & Wilson Center Fellow, H-SC (Multidisciplinary)
  • Dr. Sharon I. Goad - Director of the Library, FICC & Academic Computing, H-SC (Anthropology)
  • Dr. Alexander J. Werth, Elliott Professor of Biology, H-SC (Biology)
  • Brig. Gen. Alan Farrell, Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures, Virginia Military Institute (Humanities Perspective)
  • Dr. James Y. Simms, Jr., Elliott Professor of History & Director of the Military Leadership/National Security Studies Program - Moderator

• Thursday, 10/1:"Is Teaching in a Chinese University More Fun?" - with Chemistry Professor Dr. C. William "Bill" Anderson, visiting Professor in China last year. Wilson Center, 4:15 PM. Free and open to the public.
• Saturday, 10/3: Family Weekend - Wilson Center Cookout (12:00 - 1:00 PM) and Open House (12:00 - 4:00 PM)
• Sunday, 10/4: Kickoff program for Freshman Leadership Program, 4:00 PM, Chairman's Room.
By application/invitation. Speaker: David N. Martin '52, founder of the famous Martin Agency and Martin Branding Worldwide. For more information, contact Dr. Curt Smith.
• Friday, 10/9: Military Leadership/National Security Studies Applications due
• Friday, 10/9: Public Service Program Applications due
• Tuesday, 10/13: Gathering of Prospective Students down on the Peninsula - Mike's Place in Newport News, 6:00 PM. LTC Rucker Snead (USA ret) will represent the Wilson Center. By invitation; contact John Axsom '05.
• Thursday, 10/15: Liberty Fund Workshop on the American Founding - Dr. David Marion, opening speaker. Hyatt Arlington, Arlington, VA. By invitation, for high school teachers.
• Friday - Saturday, 10/16 - 17: The Wilson Center is assisting with the H-SC Veteran's Reunion Activities all weekend.
• Friday, 10/16: Annual Public Service Alumni Forum: "Careers in the Military" Participants include Col. William T. "Bill" Anderson '67 (USMCR Ret), Dr. Doug Spitalny '88, and Maj. Tom Jervey '81 (USAF Ret) - Parents & Friends Lounge, 4:00 p.m. Co-sponsored by Career Development. Free and open to the public.
• Friday, 10/16: Informal gathering with Veterans Reunion group at the Tiger Inn, 7:30 PM. Wilson Center will provide refreshments.
• Saturday, 10/17: Panel Discussion: "Changing Face of War" - veterans from various eras talking about their experiences. Chairman's Room, 9:30 AM. Free and open to the public.
• Saturday, 10/17: Wreath Laying ceremony at the Memorial Gates, 11:00 AM.
• Saturday, 10/17: Homecoming Cookout for Military Alumni/families, Wilson Center Alumni/families and currents Wilson Center students - Wilson Center (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) and Open House 12:00 - 4:00 PM
• Saturday, 10/17: Football Game vs. W & L; Recognition Ceremony for Veterans at Halftime - football field.
• Saturday, 10/17: Reception for Military Alumni & invited guests - Snyder Hall, 4 PM
• Tuesday, 10/20: Wilson Center Faculty Oversight Committee Meeting, 11:30 a.m., North Dining Room, to review Public Service Applications.
• Thursday, 10/22: Lunch program with Laura Neidert to discuss internship options, dining hall, 11:30 AM. For Juniors in the Public Service Program.
• Tuesday, 10/26: "East Asian Affairs" - Speaker: Misha Auslin, Director of Japan Studies, Resident Scholar in Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute. 7:30 PM, Parents and Friends Lounge. Co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Wilson Center. Free and open to the public.
• Tuesday, 10/27: Public Service Program candidate interviews, Board Room. Interviews begin at 4:00 P.M.
• Thursday, 10/29:
• "How Should the World's Flattest Country Deal with Rising Sea Levels? - A Case Study in Leadership" with Dr. Alex Werth, Biology. Wilson Center, 4:15 PM - Free and open to the public.

• Tuesday, 11/3: Bill of Rights Workshop for high school teachers - Dr. Marion, lecturer. Hosted by The Wakefield School, location TBA. Attendance by registration.
• Tuesday, 11/3: Annual Election Watch - Tiger Inn, 9:00 p.m. Refreshments and political analysis provided. Free and open to the public.
• Wednesday & Thursday, November 4 & 5: HIV and AIDS Symposium. Sponsored in part by the Wilson Center. Free and open to the Public, Crawley Forum. Spearheaded by visiting QEP scholars Dr. Monwabisi Gantsho and Dr. Moloko Ramashala-Gantsho.
• Saturday, 11/7: Hall of Fame Weekend - Wilson Center Open House; 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday, 11/8: Freshmen Leadership Program: Presentation by Gail Funke, 4:00 PM, Chairman's Room, Settle Hall. Dinner to follow at La Parota. By invitation.
• Tuesday, 11/10: "20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall" panel discussion, 4 PM, Gilmer 019.Free and open to the public.
• Thursday, 11/12: Annual Wilson Center Trip to the Hill, Washington D.C.
• Thursday, 11/19: "Neither Red Nor Blue: The 2009 Elections and the New Politics of the Old Dominion" - Mark J. Rozell, Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University - 4 PM, Parents and Friends Lounge. Free and open to the public.
• Monday, 11/23: Senior Presentations and dessert reception. 4:00 PM, Wilson Center

• Tuesday, 12/1: What Should the U.S. Policy Be in Afghanistan? - with Lt. General Samuel V. Wilson (USA ret.), Lt. Rucker Snead ''81 (USA ret) and Dr. Warner R. Winborne '88, Dr. James Y. Simms, Jr. (moderator) - 4 PM, Parents & Friends Lounge. Free and open to the public.
• Thursday, 12/10: Wilson Center Ice Cream Social/Study Break. For all students, staff and faculty of the Wilson Center.
• Tuesday, 12/8: Wilson Center Faculty Oversight Committee Meeting, 11:30 a.m., South Dining Room.

• Thursday, 1/14: Dr. James Y. Simms, Jr. represented the Wilson Center at an Admissions Event in Newport News.
• Monday, 1/25: Spring recruitment: Notices will be sent to all H-SC sophomores inviting them to apply to the Public Service Program Application form
• Tuesday, 1/26: The Military Leadership/National Security Studies initiation dinner, Settle Hall Board Room 5:30 PM. By invitation only.
• Tuesday, 1/26: "Courage: The Original Value" Speaker: Col. Douglas A. MacGregor, Ph.D (U.S.A. ret). Crawley Forum, 7:30 PM. Free and open to the Public. Sponsored by the Military Leadership/National Security Studies Program of the Wilson Center
• Tuesday, 1/27: 9:00 p.m. - T.I. - Watch the State of the Union Address.

• Wednesday, 2/3: "US Foreign Policy in Asia" with Christopher W. Bishop '95, State Dept. Parents & Friends Lounge, 7:30 PM. Free and open to the public.
• Thursday, 2/4 "Careers in the State Department" with Christopher W. Bishop '95, State Dept. Bagby 217, 4:00 PM. Free and open to the public.
• Wednesday, 2/10: "Haiti: Where Should Things Go from Here?" - panel discussion with Dr. Kenneth Lehman (Dept. of History), Lt. Col. Rucker Snead (USA ret) (Career Services), and Rev. Dr. William E. Thompson (College Chaplain), Parents & Friends Lounge, 4:15 PM. Free and open to the public.
• Monday, 2/22: "Science Explores the Past: How Modern Technology Reveals Past Cultures, Climates, & Crimes" with David G. Sullivan, Professor of Quaternary Studies, Palynology, Biogeography, Geomorphism, and Environmental Change at the University of Denver. Co-sponsored by the Wilson Center, Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Sigma Phi, the Western Culture Program, the Lectures and Programs Committee, and the departments of Biology, Classics and History - Crawley Forum, 7:30 PM. Free and open to the public.
• Tuesday, 2/23: "Have Chinese-American Relations Entered a New Era?" with Dr. Warner Winborne and Dr. Eric Dinmore, Wilson Center, 4:15 PM. Free and open to the public.
• Friday, 2/26: Public Service Program Applications due

• Monday, 3/15: Visit by Dean of the Batten School of Leadership at the University of Virginia. Reception for students and the Dean followed business meeting at 1:00 PM.
• Tuesday, 3/16: Public Service Program Spring Applicant interviews: 4:00 - 5:30 PM, Board Room Lounge followed by 5:30 dinner with applicants in the Board Room Lounge
• Sunday, 3/21: Simulation exercise led by Dr. Gail Funke of the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville.
• Wednesday, 3/24: Presentation by Julious P. "Joey" Smith, Jr., newly retired head of the Williams Mullen Law Firm, Parents & Friends, 7:00 PM. Free and open to the public.
• Tuesday, 3/30: "Report on the Peace Corps and Southeast Asia" with Jason Bart '07. 4:00 PM, Wilson Center. Free and open to the public.

• Wednesday, 4/14: Society of '91 Closing banquet and presentation. Board Room and Chairman's Room. For more information, contact D. Fahrner, ext. 6128.
• Thursday - Saturday, 4/15-17: Symposium, "The 65th Anniversary of World War II" - sponsored by the Military Leadership/National Security Studies Program of the Wilson Center. Follow-up article/photos
• Friday, 4/16: Wilson Center Board Meeting. Parents & Friends Lounge, 3:30 p.m.
• Friday, 4/16: Wilson Center Patrick Henry/Public Service/Military Leadership Awards Banquet, 5:30 p.m. Reception - Chairman's Room; Dinner - Board Room. By invitation.
• Friday, 4/23: Annual Public Service Program meetings at with State and City officials, Richmond
• Thursday, 4/29: Wilson Center Spring Ice Cream Social/Study Break - by invitation, 3:00 PM.

• College Commencement, Sunday, May 9 at 10 a.m.