The following events may be used for Paper #3, "Application of Standards to a Cultural Event," which is due no later than 5 pm on April 8.
No other events may be used unless Dr. K gives her explicit permission. More events will be added as the Cultural Events Committee approves them.
If you hear of an upcoming cultural event that might be useful for this assignment, please ask Dr K about it!
All events listed on this calendar are subject to cancellation or change. For more information about any event contact the phone number listed with the event.
Please check the official Cultural Events Calendar for any changes in times or locations!

List last updated on 03/31/2013.  

DATE

Time

Event

Place
Jan. 31 11 am “Foundations of Sacred Empire: Charlemagne’s Chapel in Aachen and its Relic-Cults as Definers of Medieval Kingship” a study of the 13th century cult of Charlemagne in the chapel of St. Mary’s, Aachen, Germany-Dr. Lisa Cirisi will give a lecture, the talk covers a variety of areas in the humanities: art, religion, and history to name a few, admission: free,     ext. 2661 (1 hr.) 119 Rutledge
Feb. 1 2:30 pm Rethinking Resistance: Ordinary Chinese Women in Chongquing during WWII. This event “Women in Wartime China” will invite Dr. Danke Li of Fairfield University to give a lecture on Chinese women’s life stories in the 1930s and the 1940s. Dr. Li will show a documentary of her interviews with 20 Chinese women, give a lecture, and lead a discussion with the audience, admission: free, ext. 4957 (1.5 hrs.) Kinard 018
Feb. 5 11 am Women & Leadership, Holly Gillespie Pisarik (WU 99), Director, SC Labor, Licensing, & Regulation, a member of Gov. Haley’s cabinet, will discuss her ascent to a senior level government position while maintaining a “balance” between family and work, admission: free, ext. 4834 (1 hr.) Whitton Auditorium
Feb. 6 6:30 pm York Technical College Speaker Series: Chad Lockart, Chad Lockart is a product design entrepreneur who helps businesses and their product managers succeed. He will be lecturing on his belief that originality and innovation thrive when diverse opinions come together in team work, ultimately creating people centered business solutions and systems, admission: free, ext. 2493 (1.5 hrs.) Anne Springs Close Library, York Tech
Feb. 11 7 pm “Education Under Fire” (on the persecution of Baha’is in Iran), Education Under Fire is a campaign to raise awareness about the Iranian government’s violation of Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees education as a right to education for ideological and religious reasons, admission: free, ext. 4650 (1.5 hrs.) TBA
Feb. 12 11 am Partisanship, Structure and the Quality of Representation: The Puzzle of African American Education Politics, Dr. Ken Meier of Texas A&M University, a renowned scholar of US Education Policy, will give a public lecture about his current research on African American Education in the US, admission: free, ext. 4662 (1 hr.) Dina's Place
Feb. 12 8 pm MythBusters: LGBT Edition, the program will be held February 12th which is National “Right to Marry” Day. The program will feature Sociology professor, Dr. Jeannie Haubert, speaker on society’s views of sexualities other than heterosexual and many of the stereotypes and why/how they come about, admission: free, contact info: 864-910-2978 (2hrs.) Owens G01
Feb. 14 11 am Too Much or Too Little Water on a Warming Earth-Three Perspectives, a panel presentation focusing on water quantity issues related to climate change. The panel will include Dr. Chism speaking on the melting of the Andes glaciers in Peru, Dr. Heard will discuss environmental health impacts of more frequent extreme precipitation events, and Mr. McFadden will highlight how remote sensing and mapping can be used to monitor this aspect of climate change, admission: free, ext. 4944 (1 hr.) Owens G01
Feb. 18 7 pm 12th Annual Dorothy Perry Thompson Colloquium, this program honors the life and legacy of Dr. Dorothy Perry Thompson. A professor of English, Dr. Thompson laid the foundation for the minor during the early 1990s. The keynote speaker is Dr. David Cecelski, and independent scholar, admission: free, ext. 4581 (1.5 hrs.) Whitton Auditorium
Feb. 20 12:30 pm Speaker from the National Association from Computing Machinery’s Distinguished Speaker Program, Dr. Barbara Simons will present a talk on issues with current and future electronic voting which is a topic she has been researching and publishing on form the past decade, admission: free, ext. 2691 (1.15 hrs.) Whitton Auditorium
Feb. 21 11 am Artst John Hill, John Hill will present and discuss work of fantasy like drawings with visual narratives. He is currently featured in By Way of the South and teaches at Central Piedmont Community College and Gaston College. He brings a unique way of drawing and approach to a series, admission: free, ext. 2653 (1 hr.) Rutledge 119
Feb. 21 11 am Understanding Other Cultures- They’re no Wrong, Just Different, Dr. Gary Ferraro, Professor Emeritus of Cultural Anthropology at UNC-Charlotte, will discuss the dimensions of global cultures as they apply to students’ lives today and in the future, admission: free, ext. 4804 (75 minutes) Whitton Auditorium
Feb. 21 3:30 pm   Past & Present Cultures of the Southeast, Panelists will discuss how different cultural traditions contributed to the formation of Southeastern culture. Special emphasis will be placed on Native American (prehistoric and historic), Scotch-Irish, and African-American contributions, admission: free, ext. 4656 (1.5 hrs.) Plowden Auditorium
Feb. 22 5 pm Ethical Metalsmights Lecture, Christina Miller, director of the non-profit Ethical Metalsmiths, will be speaking to the Winthrop community about the global social and environmental impacts of mining precious metals and gemstones for jewelry in a “Where am I Wearing” lecture, admission: free, contact info: 803-493-3641 (1 hr.) Rutledge 119

Feb. 25 11 am Footprints Across the Globe: TOMS “One for One Movement”, Mass Comm Week 2013 welcomes TOMS Shoes Community and Grassroots Manager Alexandra (Allie) Tsavdarides ’04, who returns to Winthrop to share the extraordinary, philanthropic vision of a company created solely to provide shoes to children in need, admission: free, ext. 4530 (1 hr.) Dina’s Place Global
Feb. 25 7 pm Do YOU have your BLACK card? This event will be a program discussing the different stereotypes associated with African American race. There will be a panel discussion on the views of the race on itself as well as how others races view African Americans, admission: free, contact info: 803-487-4587 (1 hr.) Dina’s Place  
Feb. 25 7 pm Surviving when your campus comes under attack, Chief Frank Zebedis will discuss how we can prevent guns in our schools. Chief Frank Zebedis is our current chief of campus security here at Winthrop University, admission: free, contact info: 803-980-2465 (1 hr.) Plowden Auditorium Global
Feb. 25 7 pm Syria: Hope in a Seemingly Hopeless Situation, Winthrop University will host a public lecture by Dr. Mary Mikhael, recently retired as the President of the Near East School of Theology. Dr. Mikhael will speak as a Syrian, scholar and resident of the Middle East region who has extensive personal knowledge of the civil war in Syria, admission: free, ext. 4680 (1 hr.) Withers 401 Global
Feb. 26 11 am Artist Lecture by Andy DuCett, Minneapolis based installation artist Andy DuCett will be speaking about his work and latest projects. Mr. DuCett is a young artist gaining national attention through his latest project at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis, MN. admission: free, ext. 2493 (1 hr.) 119 Rutledge  
Feb. 26 6:30 pm The World Down the Street Part 2: Immigrants’ Experiences in Rock Hill, Winthrop students will learn about the immigrant experience in Rock Hill from a group of parents of Sullivan Middle School students. They will discuss their experiences in a new culture, in the community and with the schools, admission: free, ext. 3901 (1 hr.) Plowden Auditorium Global
 
Feb. 27 11 am Mass Comm Week 2013 VIP guest speaker Dee Dixon Shares Her Pride, Dee Dixon, CEO and President of Pride Communications and owner of Pride Magazine and Pride Public Relations shares inspiring insights as publisher of a minority magazine and the fields of public relations and mass communication, admission: free, ext. 4530 (1 hr.) Dina’s Place  

Feb. 28 7 pm Who’s Afraid of Frances Fox Piven? The Professor Glenn Beck Loves to Hate, Dr. Piven will present a lecture and discussion on American politics in a global context, commenting on the relationship between social movements and electoral politics, referencing the writings that gained her such notoriety to get her on Glenn Beck’s “Tree of Revolution”., admission: free, ext. 4668 (1.5 hrs.) Richardson Ballroom Global
March 1 2 pm The Inka: Empire of the Sun, Dr. Chacon will lecture on the many cultural achievements of the Inka Empire of South America. The Inka integrated peoples from different cultural traditions to form the largest Amerindian Empire in the New World. This lecture will shed light into how a relatively small number of Spanish conquistadors were able to topple a civilization numbering in the millions, admission: free, ext. 4656 (1.5 hrs.) Plowden Auditorium Global
March 5 11 am CVPA Brown Bag Lunch Talks: Dr. Clara Paulino, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, “Power, Patriarchy, and the Female Body: Paula Rego’s “Aesthetics of Danger” admission: free, ext. 2493

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March 5 7 pm A-Dressing Jehossee: Everyday Clothing of an Antebellum Island Plantation Lecture and Exhibit, the lecture by Winthrop graduate student Alison Boulton, will describe her research and re-creation of women’s clothing worn on the South Carolina Low Country plantation Jehossee owned by William Aiken, Jr., admission: free, ext. 2334 (1 hr.) Pettus Archives and Special Collections 700 Cherry Rd.  
March 5 7 pm The Witch-hunt: Florida’s search for LGBT educators, A 24 minute documentary about the Johns Committee which hunted for gay and lesbian school teachers, University professors, and college students during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Dr. Carol Marchel will speak on contemporary LGBT issues in education and discussion will follow afterwards, admission: free, contact info: 803-240-9740 (1 hr.) Owens G02  
March 6 6:30 pm York Technical College Speaker Series: Emily Pilloton, Emily Pilloton will speak on the establishment and functioning of her nonprofit agency and work within public communities. Her efforts focus on the use of creativity within architecture to empower youth to be involved in community projects that benefit everyone, admission: free, ext. 2493 (1.5 hrs.) Baxter M. Hood Center Global
March 6 6:30 pm “Half the Sky” Movement Screening, a screening of the 45-min “Half the Sky” documentary to engage faculty, students and community members and inspire them to take action for women’s health, education, and economic opportunity, admission: free, contact info: 803-467-4463 (1 hr.) Dina’s Place Global
march 18 7 PM Justice in Motion: Responding to Changing Needs with Nicaragua’s Poor, Sarah Junkin Woodard from the Center for Development in Central America will be speaking, in her presentation she will be explaining how CDCA helps members of the Nicaragua community who are in poverty become self-sufficient and sustainable, admission: free,                  contact info: 843-601-3724 (1 hr.) Wesley Foundation Global
March 18 8 PM The Miseducation of the Motherland, the Nu Chi chapter of Phi Beta Sigma will discuss and breakdown the myths associated with Africa through interactive exchanges. This presentation will include live stories and facts from a Winthrop graduate student, admission: free, contact info: 843-847-9148 (2 hrs.) Owens G01  
March 19 11 am CVPA Brown Bag Lunch Talks: Dr. Laura Rinaldi Dufresne, “A Medieval Best-Seller: Christine de Pizan’s City and College of Ladies”, admission: free,  ext. 2493 Rutledge 119 Global
March 19 7 pm It Takes an Anchor: Meeting the Challenge of Poverty in SC Schools, this documentary viewing and panel discussion will educate the audience about the issues many youth throughout South Carolina encounter, and how factors, many times outside of the students control, effect his/her ability to succeed inside the classroom, admission: free, ext. 4375        (1.15 hrs.) Richardson Ballroom Global
March 20 7 pm Model United Nations XXXVII Keynote Speaker, Mr. Isaac Wohl, International Trade Analyst for the United States International Trade Commission will give a speech on How Economic Development is Connected to Peace and Security, admission: free, ext. 4667 (2 hrs.) Tillman Aud Global
March 26 8 pm MythBusters: LGBT Edition, the program will be held February 12th which is National “Right to Marry” Day. The program will feature Sociology professor, Dr. Jeannie Haubert, speaker on society’s views of sexualities other than heterosexual and many of the stereotypes and why/how they come about, admission: free, contact info: 864-910-2978 (2hrs.) Owens G01  
April 1 10 am Dynamics of Group Travel: Pitfalls and Personalities, students will be exposed to new findings with regards to gropus dynamics. Moreover, they will gain insight into how people from different cultural backgrounds behave in certain group situations, admission: free, ext. 4656 (1 hr.) Plowden Auditorium Global
April 1 2 pm 45 Years of Working With Indigenous Peoples: A Retrospective by Dr. John Walden, this lecture will present information on the history and cultural traditions of the indigenous peoples of Latin America. Indigenous worldviews and perspectives will be respectfully discussed, admission: free, ext. 4656 (1.5 hr.) Plowden Auditorium Global
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