The academic year has nearly come to a close and our students are about to become William & Mary graduates. It has been a pleasure serving as chairs of the Parent & Family Council last year and your Class of 2022 Representatives this year!

We want to congratulate you on reaching this special milestone as a family and thank you for your support of William & Mary. Graduation marks the start of new opportunities, but one thing remains constant: you are now, and forever will be, part of the William & Mary family!

We look forward to seeing many of you at Commencement, May 19-21.

Mary Hallahan Kushan ’85, P ’22 and Jeffrey Kushan ’85, P ‘22

May 2: Fall 2022 schedule adjustment begins for continuing students

May 6: Last day of classes

May 7-8: Reading periods

May 9-13: Exam periods

May 14-15: Reading periods

May 16-17: Exam periods

May 20-22: Spring degree conferral and Commencement Ceremony

We are excited to share our Parent & Family Calendar for the 2021-2022 Academic Year! This calendar contains important academic dates, highlighted resources, and William & Mary

traditions.

We hope you will use this calendar as a resource to connect with your student and support their W&M experience.

The William & Mary Parent & Family Resource Guide is designed to be an interactive overview of frequently referenced resources.

The digital pdf will be updated once per year and posted for those who wish to print out our Resource Guide. For the most up-to-date information contained in this guide, revisit this website.

Check out our posts from the past academic year. More posts will continue to be shared throughout the summer & next year!

To celebrate the end of the semester, Parent & Family Programs is doing an inventory clean-out! Some of your favorite items from throughout the academic year are available for purchase.

William & Mary unveiled a long-term comprehensive plan Thursday to modernize and revitalize its residential and dining facilities. The 10-year project is part of a comprehensive strategy to address aging housing and dining facilities and ensure they advance the integration of living and learning on campus.

“A welcoming residential experience for students is essential to a William & Mary education,” said President Katherine A. Rowe. “Consistent with Vision 2026’s goal of ‘Evolving to Excel,’ we will shift from planning to implementation this spring. We aim to ensure that university housing and dining facilities will enhance William & Mary’s academic mission for generations to come.”

One Tribe One Day (OTOD), the university’s biggest day of giving back and paying it forward, reinforced once again the incredible generosity and kindness of the entire William & Mary community. Last month, more than 9,550 students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends collectively gave over $3.8 million to more than 730 areas across the university.

“One Tribe One Day is a special annual tradition — a time when we share our gratitude for specific programs and people in real and immediate ways,” said President Katherine Rowe. “We can see small gestures of enthusiasm adding up. We can feel the community coming together over the course of 24 hours.”

Students are required to check out of their residence hall no later than 48 hours after their final academic commitment. ALL Residence Halls officially close for the spring semester at 10 a.m on Monday, May 23. 

Your last chance to reserve your moving and storage at Dorm Room Movers while there’s still time for your student to receive their boxes is approaching. Their trucks have limited capacity so reserve your spot before it’s too late!

Don’t miss out and get stuck moving and storing all your student's stuff! If you need items moved, stored, or shipped this summer. Book your pick up now!

Sign up now and Dorm Room Movers will:

Dorm Room Movers also provides a 'store & ship' option for graduating seniors as well as a general shipping option if you would like boxes shipped anywhere domestically.

Join us virtually for our fourth W&M Writers of Washington event on May 12 at 4PM with Brian J. Morra ’78, author of the recently released book “The Able Archers” — a historical thriller based on real events. The discussion will focus on the history of the Cold War period depicted in the book and connections that can be drawn to the present-day Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially what it means for the potential of nuclear war. The conversation will be moderated by Ryan A. Musto, director of forums and research initiatives at William & Mary’s Global Research Institute.

Encourage your students to take this survey. It is short and simple, but very important, and will help tell your class story and inform rankings. By completing the survey, your student has the opportunity to share their most meaningful experience, name W&M faculty/administrators/staff who influenced their experience and raise their hand to be a mentor to future members of the Tribe.

We're not working to reduce stress, we're aiming to manage it. Knowing that we can't feel stress about things that aren't important to us, when we have healthy coping skills we can manage stress in a healthy way, instead of being overwhelmed. The McLeod Tyler Wellness Center offers classes throughout the week, like yoga, art therapy, pet therapy, and more to help students develop healthy coping skills. If they haven't already, you can encourage your student to activate their FitWell membership to access our offerings. Visit 'memberships' at wellness.wm.edu or let them know to stop by our front desk for help.

Graduation is a tremendous achievement — a time for you and your student to be very proud. Giving back is a long-standing William & Mary tradition, and a great way to commemorate their W&M experience is to make a Senior Family Gift. Best of all, a Senior Family Gift not only celebrates your student's achievements and lifelong connections, it helps generations of future W&M students experience their own life-changing education. Please take a moment now to honor your graduate by making a gift to the Parents Fund or the university initiative that is significant to you and your student. Whether you give $20.22 or $2,022 or beyond, your gift will have significant impact on the lives of our students.

The Center for Legal & Court Technology (CLCT) at William & Mary Law School has developed a summer series of introductory law classes for high school and university students. This program gives students the opportunity to learn remotely using an interactive videoconferencing platform. Classes are offered from mid-June through the end of July, and last from 8 to 14 hours. They are designed for students who have an interest in law and government studies.