Civic Engagement Series – The NAACP in NC
Monday, February 2, 7 pm, Belk Auditorium
This event is sponsored by the MHU Chapter of the NAACP “Forward Together.” Chapter president McKay Sharpe and other members of the NAACP will talk about the history and significance of the NAACP especially in NC. This talk will be in anticipation of Rev. Barber’s visit just two days later. Students will also have the opportunity to sign up to go to the HKonJ March in Raleigh on February 14th.
Tuesday, February 3, 11 am, Broyhill Chapel
Speaker: Melvin Bray, Black History Month Celebration. Melvin Bray is the founder and director of Kid Cultivators and leader for Faith Forward. He is also an Emmy award-winning storyteller, writer, educator and social entrepreneur. See: http://melvinbray.com/about/
Melvin Bray Workshop: The Power of Narrative
Tuesday, February 3, 1-4 pm, Broyhill Chapel
Registration fee: $10 before Jan 27; $15 after Jan. 27
This workshop, primarily for ministers and ministry leaders, will be led by Melvin Bray, founder and director of Kid Cultivators and leader for Faith Forward. Bray will speak to the importance of both the telling and hearing of personal narrative in ministry and help participants understand how those narratives weave into the overall narrative of the Church. This event is sponsored by the MHU Chaplain’s Office.
Rev. Dr. William Barber Lecture
Wednesday, February 4, 7:30 pm, Moore Auditorium
Rev. Dr. William Barber is the president of the North Carolina conference of the NAACP, a member of the National NAACP Board, and chair of the NAACP’s Legislative Political Action Committee. He is an activist known for his leadership in the Moral Monday, Forward Together and HKonJ movements to protest what many see an unjust political policies in North Carolina. He is also the pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Goldsboro, chairperson of the Rebuilding Broken Places Community Development Corporation in Goldsboro, author of numerous articles and two books, and an adjunct faculty member at both Duke University and North Carolina Central University.
Closing Concert of the 67th Annual J. Elwood Roberts Choral Festival
Saturday, February 7, 2015, 4 pm, Moore Auditorium
The J. Elwood Roberts Choral Festival, now in its 67th year, has grown into one of the premiere choral festivals in North Carolina and, as far as is known, is the longest, continuously-running festival of its type in the southeast and is unique for a private college in the US. Each year more than 700 students from approximately 100 high schools audition for the Festival Choir. This year’s guest conductor is Dr. Karen Kennedy of the University of Miami (FL). The closing concert, featuring the Festival Choir, as well as MHU’s University Choir and Chamber Singers, is open to the public.
Crossroads Chapel Service
Tuesday, February 10, 11 am, Broyhill Chapel
Speaker: Rev. Andrew Hoots, Assistant Chaplain
A Faithful Response To Racism
Monday, February 16, 6:30 pm, Broyhill Chapel
Showing of the Documentary, Beneath the Skin, followed by a discussion with Dr. Emmanuel McCall, who is featured in the film. Dr. McCall previously served as vice president of Baptist World Alliance and as moderator of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, among many other roles. Also a part of the discussion (tentative) will be Dr. David Key, director of the Baptist Studies program at Candler School of Theology and member of the coordinating council of New Baptist Covenant.
This program is part of the Faithful Response series, which is sponsored by the MHU Chaplain’s Office.
Crossroads Chapel Service
Tuesday, February 17, 11 am, Broyhill Chapel
Speaker: Rev. Stephanie McLeskey, Chaplain
Unveiling Our Treasures: Creating Communities: Visionary Women of Southern Appalachia
Tuesday, February 17, 3:30 pm, Peterson Conference Center, Blackwell Hall
Join Hart-Melvin Archival Research Fellows Dr. Jonna Kwiatkowski and Art Therapy major Amethyst Strivelli as they share discoveries from their research in Mars Hill University’s Southern Appalachian Archives.
Professional Networking and Etiquette Dinner
Wednesday, February 18, 5:00 pm, Oscar Sams Dining Room
Participating students learn and practice networking with professionals (alumni, faculty, staff and community partners) in order to enhance their own career development. Alumni, community partners, faculty and staff are invited to attend as representatives of their own career field – and it’s fun! This event is sponsored by the Career Development Center, 828-689-1655.
Play4Kay Women’s Basketball Game
Wednesday, February 18, 6 pm, Chambers Gymnasium
Cost: $5. The Play 4Kay initiative allows coaches and student-athletes to come together with their local community to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. Play 4Kay is named after legendary women’s basketball coach Kay Yow, who passed away in 2009 after a 22-year battle with breast cancer. At MHU, the event includes a silent auction, raffle tickets for gift cards and prizes, a half-court shot opportunity, pink t-shirt sales and fundraising through online donations.
Proceeds directly support women’s breast cancer research through the Kay Yow Cancer Fund (KYCF). Since its inception, the Play 4Kay program has raised over $2.6 million to support women’s cancer research.
Heart and Soul: The Culture of African-American Music
Thursday, February 19, 6:30 pm, Broyhill Chapel
The final program of the current exhibition at the Rural Heritage Museum: “Our Story–This Place, The History of African American Education in Madison County, North Carolina: The Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School.” Please join the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Choir, led by Randy Weston and accompanied by Fatimah’ Rashida Shabazz to learn how song, artistic expression and history merge in gospel music to proclaim and represent African-American culture.
Play: “The Laramie Project”
February 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 pm, February 22 at 2:30 pm, Owen Theatre
Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for students
A play by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater about the reaction to the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. The murder was denounced as a hate crime and brought attention to the lack of hate crimes laws in various states, including Wyoming. The play draws on hundreds of interviews conducted by the theatre company with inhabitants of the town, company members’ own journal entries, and published news reports. It is divided into three acts, and eight actors portray more than sixty characters in a series of short scenes. Directed by Bill Gregg.
“Our Story, This Place” Exhibition
Now through February 28, Rural Heritage Museum, Montague Hall.
No charge. Mars Hill University’s Rural Heritage Museum is currently featuring an exhibition titled: “Our Story–This Place, The History of African American Education in Madison County, North Carolina: The Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School.” This exhibition traces the history of African American education in Western North Carolina, with a particular emphasis on Madison County, from Reconstruction through the period of Civil Rights legislation and the integration in the 1960s. The Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School played a large role in African American heritage and history in Madison County and Western North Carolina for a good part of the 20th century. The exhibition will focus on the day to day learning experience of the students who attended this school, along with the struggles, hopes, and dreams of their teachers and parents, in the context of the time. The legacy of the Rosenwald education and is impact on their adult lives will also be explored.
The Museum is open daily except Mondays from 1-5 p.m. and by appointment. For more information call (828) 689-1400, or visit the museum website:. www.mhu.edu/museum
Biljana Kroll Exhibition
Jan 12 – February 26, 2015, Weizenblatt Gallery
Weizenblatt Gallery, in the Moore Building at Mars Hill University, will feature the work of MHU alumna Biljana Kroll in its first exhibition of the spring semester. The exhibition will feature artistic illustrations of famous children’s stories. The public is invited to an opening reception for the exhibition on January 13 from 6 to 8 pm.
Kroll is a 2004 graduate of Mars Hill University and a current adjunct faculty member, She received a bachelor’s degree in Fashion and Interior Merchandising at Mars Hill, and later obtained a master’s degree in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design. Recently, she completed her MFA degree at Marywood University.
Weizenblatt gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 10 am – 4 pm.
