Join us for the following events. Early arrival is recommended to allow time for parking. Parking is available in areas designated for visitors and, after 5 p.m., in yellow spaces reserved for faculty and staff.
For information on events open to the public, please call the Office of Public Relations, 434/544-8325, 800/621-1669, or sterne@lynchburg.edu.
For information on athletic events, please call the Sports Information Director, 434/544-8495, e-mail: carpenter@lynchburg.edu, or www.lynchburg.edu/athletics.xml.
3/15 - 4/18
Daura Gallery Exhibition †
"From Protest to Peace: Murals by The Bogside Artists of Northern Ireland." Digital reproductions by Bogside Artists Tom and William Kelly and Kevin Hasson of murals that serve as expressions of cultural and political identity in Northern Ireland and as mediums to advance the peace and reconciliation process. On loan from the Georgia Southern University Museum and organized in association with the University Honors Program and Center for Irish Studies and the Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) at the University of Ulster. Opening reception: March 16, 4 p.m. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center.
3/16
Baseball
LC vs. Rhodes College (Tenn.). Fox Field, 3 p.m.
Faculty Lecture Series
"Gay Fathering: A Personal Life Choice or Progressive Cultural Option?" Daniel Farr, sociology/doctoral candidate, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY). Sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs. Hopwood Hall Auditorium, 4 p.m.
Graduate Studies Information Session
Information about Lynchburg College’s D.P.T. (Doctor of Physical Therapy), M.S.N. (Master of Science in Nursing), M.A. (English, history, and music), M.B.A., M.Ed. (community and school counseling, curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, reading, science education, and special education), and teacher licensure programs: course sequences; application procedures; and financial aid. Faculty representing graduate programs available for preliminary advising. Application fee ($30) waived for students submitting a completed application for admission during this program. Reservation and information: 434/544-8383 or gradstudies@lynchburg.edu. Alumni House Lounge, 6:30 p.m.
3/17
Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI)
Open Water Scuba Certification. Sponsored by Lynchburg College New Horizons: The Outdoor and Adventure Leadership Development Program. Information and cost: 434/544-8224.
Baseball
LC vs. Franklin & Marshall College (Pa.). Fox Field, 3 p.m.
History Seminar
"’Read All About It!’ The Role of the British Press in the Construction of the Cult of Domesticity, 1840-1870." Jonathan Shipe, history graduate student. Sponsored by the History Department. Information: 434/544-8624. Room 231, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 4:30 p.m.
Film Series
"Power of Community." Cuba’s economy after the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1990; creating solutions and thriving in spite of decreased dependence on imported energy; and an inspiring vision of hope. Discussion following. Sponsored by the Lynchburg College Transition Group and Alliance For Energy Awareness (AFEA). Hopwood Hall Auditorium, 6 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse
LC vs. University of Scranton (Pa.). Shellenberger Field, 7 p.m.
3/18
Enrollment Open House for Transfer and Access Students
Presentations on the application process, admission requirements, merit scholarships (or Access tuition discount), and student life. Receive unofficial transfer credit evaluation, financial aid package estimate, and transfer advising. Application fee ($30) waived for students submitting a completed application for admission during this program. Reservation and information: 434/544-8300 or www.lynchburg.edu. Alumni House Lounge, 6 p.m.
Ida Wise East Memorial Lecture
"My Provenance: From Aunt Gertrude to Sydney Freedberg." Bruce Cole, president and CEO, The American Revolution Center, Philadelphia; former chairman, The National Endowment for the Humanities. Sponsored by the Ida Wise East Memorial Lectureship. Hopwood Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Rosel Schewel Lecture in Education and Human Diversity †
"Reclaiming Kids Who Outwit Adults." Dr. John Seita, associate professor of social work, Michigan State University; advocate for foster children; formerly a child in the Michigan child welfare system, homeless person, and shoplifter. Sponsored by the Rosel Schewel Lecture in Education and Human Diversity, the Lynchburg College School of Education and Human Development, and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Central Virginia. Information: 434/544-8381. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, 7:30 p.m.
3/19
Baseball
LC vs. Tufts University (Mass.). Fox Field, 3 p.m.
Lynchburg College Belk Astronomical Observatory Public Viewing
Astronomical binoculars, 8-inch telescopes, and the 20-inch Margaret Gilbert Telescope. Admission by ticket only (four tickets per person/family; limit of 24 persons per viewing). Tickets available by emailing katherine.r.hix@gmail.com beginning at 6 p.m., Monday, March 1. Information: sumerlin@lynchburg.edu. Weather postponement announcements: 434/544-STAR (7827). Lynchburg College's Claytor Nature Study Center, 8 p.m. (Rain date: Saturday, March 20)
3/20
Family Caregiver Training
Five-hour training program: coping with day-to-day care, memory loss and dementia, end-of-life issues, resources available, and managing stress. Cost: $20 (workshop, training manual, and adult care). Sponsored by The Genworth Foundation and Lynchburg College Beard Center On Aging. In collaboration with AARP Virginia, Adult Care Center of Central Virginia, Home Instead Senior Care, Alzheimer’s Association of Central and Western Virginia, Centra, Hospice of Virginia, Central Virginia Area Agency on Aging, Central Virginia Caregiver Alliance, HC Manor Care/Medical Care Center, and Generation Solutions. Space available on first come/first served basis. Registration/information: 434/544-8456 or scruggs.dr@lynchburg.edu. Adult Care Center of Central Virginia, 621 Court Street, 8:30 a.m. (check-in); 9–11:30 a.m.
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field
Lynchburg College Invitational. Shellenberger Field, 9 a.m.
Softball
LC vs. University of Mary Washington. Aubrey Moon Field, 1 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse
LC vs. Stevenson University (Md.). Shellenberger Field, 7 p.m.
3/21
Contemporary, Non-denominational Fellowship
Contemporary, Non-denominational Fellowship – Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 10:30 a.m.
Select Sunday in the Daura Gallery †
"Irish Culture." Dr. Kate Gray, associate professor of English, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center, 2 p.m.
Roman Catholic Mass
Snidow Chapel, 4:30 p.m. Followed by supper, Spiritual Life Center, 500 Brevard Street.
3/22
Senior Symposium Lecture
"The Global Food Crisis." Dr. John Abell, professor of economics, Randolph College. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, noon.
3/23
Richard P. Gifford Lecture in Business Ethics
"Green Marketing in a Bad Economy." Mark Glickman, President, The Glickman Group. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, 7 p.m.
3/24
Medieval and Renaissance Evening
Presentations and performances by Lynchburg College students and faculty and community members. Sponsored by the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Minor Program. Information: 434/544-8714. Brewer Town House (lower level), 7:30 p.m.
3/25
Thornton Reading
Cleopatra Mathis, award-winning poet, author of White Sea (2005), and Frederick Sessions Beebe '35 Professor of the Art of Writing, Dartmouth College. Sponsored by The Richard H. Thornton Endowment and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Hopwood Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
3/26
Concert
Fort Lee Army Ensemble. Performance of selections representing a wide range of composers and musical styles, from Gabrielli to Hindemith; from Bach to the Beatles; and from blues to modern jazz. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.
3/27
Baseball
LC vs. Virginia Wesleyan College. Fox Field, 1 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse
LC vs. Guilford College (N.C.). Shellenberger Field, 1 p.m.
Softball
LC vs. Emory & Henry College. Aubrey Moon Field, 1 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse
LC vs. Christopher Newport University. Shellenberger Field, 4 p.m.
Family Caregiver Training
Five-hour training program: coping with day-to-day care, memory loss and dementia, end-of-life issues, resources available, and managing stress. Cost: $20 (workshop, training manual, and adult care). Sponsored by The Genworth Foundation and Lynchburg College Beard Center On Aging. In collaboration with AARP Virginia, Adult Care Center of Central Virginia, Home Instead Senior Care, Alzheimer’s Association of Central and Western Virginia, Centra, Hospice of Virginia, Central Virginia Area Agency on Aging, Central Virginia Caregiver Alliance, HC Manor Care/Medical Care Center, and Generation Solutions. Space available on first come/first served basis. Registration/information: 434/544-8456 or scruggs.dr@lynchburg.edu. Adult Care Center of Central Virginia, 621 Court Street, 8:30 a.m. (check-in); 9–11:30 a.m.
3/28
Contemporary, Non-denominational Fellowship
Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 10:30 a.m.
Softball
LC vs. Eastern Mennonite University. Aubrey Moon Field, 1:30 p.m.
Palm Sunday Roman Catholic Mass
Snidow Chapel, 4:30 p.m. Followed by supper, Spiritual Life Center, 500 Brevard Street.
3/29
Senior Symposium Lecture
"Current Issues in Nursing: Was Florence That Far Off?" Marianne Hess B.S.N., R.N., C.C.R.N. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.
3/31
Baseball
LC vs. Hampden-Sydney College. Fox Field, 3 p.m.
Film Series
"Coal Country." Modern coal mining in Appalachia; understanding the meaning behind promises of "cheap energy" and "clean coal"; and the devastation of mountain top removal mining. Discussion following. Sponsored by the Lynchburg College Transition Group and Alliance For Energy Awareness (AFEA). Hopwood Hall Auditorium, 6 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse
LC vs. Randolph-Macon College. Shellenberger Field, 7 p.m.
4/7
Faculty Lecture Series
"What Does America Sound Like? Aaron Copland and the Reflections of a Common Man." Lynchburg College professors Dr. Oeida Hatcher, associate professor of music and director of music education/instrumental studies, and Dr. Cynthia Ramsey, assistant professor of music. Sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 4 p.m.
4/8
Film
Bloody Sunday (2002). Dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972. "R" rated; no one under age 17 admitted. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center, 7 p.m.
4/8 - 4/10
Theatre (Cancelled)
Senior Project Plays. Directed by Lynchburg College theatre majors. Adult language and mature themes. Latecomers cannot be seated. Studio Theatre, Room 100, lower level, Dillard Fine Arts Center, April 8, 9, and 10, 7 p.m.
4/8
John M. Turner Lecture in the Humanities (Postponed until Fall 2010)
Dr. Bruce Gordon, professor of church history, Yale Divinity School, speaking on John Calvin and his age. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.
4/11
Select Sunday in the Daura Gallery †
"High Art and Hillbillies: Reclaiming Cultural Identity in the Appalachian South." Dr. David Butler, executive director, Knoxville Museum of Art. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center, 2 p.m.
4/15
Lynchburg City Council Candidate Forum
Opportunity for city residents to hear from candidates appearing on the ballot in the May City Council election and to ask them questions. Sponsored by Lynchburg College, the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, and WSET-TV. Memorial Ballroom Hall Campus, 4 p.m.
Film Series
"Idiocracy." Sci-fi comedy by Mike Judge, one of the creators of Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill, and Office Space. After a government hibernation experiment goes awry, Joe Bowers (played by Luke Wilson) awakens in 2505 finding a society dumbed down by mass commercialism and mindless TV programming. Discussion following. Sponsored by the Lynchburg College Transition Group and Alliance For Energy Awareness (AFEA). Hopwood Hall Auditorium, 6 p.m.
Concert
Lynchburg College Handbell Choir and Brass Ensemble Concert. F. Johnson Scott III and Mark Campbell, instructors of music, Lynchburg College, conductors. Snidow Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
4/16
Lynchburg College Belk Astronomical Observatory Public Viewing
Astronomical binoculars, 8-inch telescopes, and the 20-inch Margaret Gilbert Telescope. Admission by ticket only (four tickets per person/family; limit of 24 persons per viewing). Tickets available by emailing katherine.r.hix@gmail.com beginning at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 1. Information: sumerlin@lynchburg.edu. Weather postponement announcements: 434/544-STAR (7827). Lynchburg College's Claytor Nature Study Center, 9 p.m. (Rain date: Saturday, April 17)
4/19
Geraldine Lyon Owen Lecture
Catherine Waitinas, assistant professor of English, California Polytechnic State University; published author on T. S. Elliot’s poetry; composer, Unit 16, Norton Anthology of American Literature’s American Passages project (http://www.learner.org/amerpass/). Alumni House Lounge, 6 p.m.
4/22 - 4/25
Theatre
Lynchburg College Production of Is He Dead? by Mark Twain, adapted by David Ives. Farce in which a young, starving artist feigns death to escape poverty and marry the girl he loves. Tickets: $10, adults; $8, seniors (60+); $5, students. Box office opens April 19: 434/544-8380. April 22, 23, 24, 7:30 p.m.; April 25, 2 p.m. Theatre, Dillard Fine Arts Center.
4/23 - 4/25
Westover Alumni Society Weekend 2010
Classes of 1950, ’55, ’60, and ’65 in Reunion. Information: 434/544-8293, 800/621-1669, alumni@lynchburg.edu, or www.lynchburg.edu/alumni.
4/23 - 4/24
Gifts for Gulu Jammin’ Jamboree
April 23: Soccer kick-off; April 24: Lacrosse, Big Brother/Big Sister Day in the Dell, service-learning projects, music, and educational tents. Information: olsen.t@lynchburg.edu or 434/544-8491.
4/23
Classical Spring Concert
Featuring the Lynchburg College Wind Symphony and Orchestra. Dr. Oeida Hatcher, associate professor of music and director of music education/instrumental studies, Lynchburg College, conductor. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.
4/24
Concert
Lynchburg College Choral Union. "Mendelssohn and Duruflé." Felix Mendelssohn's Te Deum and Hymn, Hör mein Bitten, Herr (Hear My Prayer, O Lord) and Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, Op. 9. Dr. Jong Kim, professor of music and director of choral activities/graduate studies in music, Lynchburg College, conductor. Tickets ($12, adults; $6, students) available at LC Bookstore, Givens Books, and Aylor’s Farm and Garden. Snidow Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
4/27 - 5/15
Senior Art Thesis Exhibition and Annual Student Art Show
Thesis projects by senior graphic design and studio art majors and juried selections of work by students enrolled in visual arts courses during the 2009-2010 academic year. Opening reception: April 27, 4 p.m.; awards announcement, 4:30 p.m. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center.
4/27
Concert
Lynchburg College Jazz and Percussion Ensembles. Harry Farmer and Brian Smith, instructors of music, Lynchburg College, conductors. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.
4/28
Film Series
"No Impact Man." Colin Beavan and No Impact Project, a year off the grid in New York City. Intersection of sustainability and human quality of life. Discussion following. Sponsored by the Lynchburg College Transition Group and Alliance For Energy Awareness (AFEA). Hopwood Hall Auditorium, 6 p.m.
4/30 - 5/2
Dance Concert
Lynchburg College Dance Works Ensemble Production of "Weather." Staff and student-choreographed pieces in a variety of dance styles. Theatre, Dillard Fine Arts Center, April 30 and May 1, 7:30 p.m.; May 2, 2 p.m.
5/1
Concert
Lynchburg College Choirs. Dr. Jong Kim, professor of music and director of choral activities/graduate studies in music, Lynchburg College, conductor. Snidow Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
5/3
Jennie Cutler Shumate Lecture on Christian Ministry
Dr. James Joseph, former U.S. ambassador to South Africa, and Professor of the Practice of Public Policy Studies, Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University. Snidow Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
5/4
Concert
Concerto Competition Showcase. Featuring performances by vocal concerto winner Jackie Sitathammavong '10, Mozart's Zauberflöte (Magic Flute) 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' and 'Der Vogelfänger Bin Ich Ja'; instrumental concerto winner Matthew Booth '11, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37; and honorable mention recipients. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Information
- All activities are open to the public without charge unless noted otherwise.
- Early arrival is recommended to allow time for parking. For evening events, parking is available in areas designated for visitors and, after 5 p.m., in yellow spaces reserved for faculty and staff.
- Events open to the public: Office of Public Relations, 434/544-8325, 800/621-1669, or E-mail: sterne@lynchburg.edu
- Athletic events: Sports Information Director, 434/544-8495, E-mail: carpenter@lynchburg.edu, or http://www.lynchburg.edu/athletics
† Lynchburg College has designated the 2009-10 academic year as the Year of Alliances and Diversity. Numerous events and activities will focus on the importance of working together to appreciate differences.