Multiple events will take place on campus in March as Wofford observes Women’s History Month. February ends with a Women’s Leadership Lunch, while March sees attention-grabbing talks, amazing gallery exhibitions and the Southern Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in Asheville, North Carolina.
Additionally, March 1 marks the deadline for submissions for April’s Conference on Gender. Submissions can be sent to Dr. Nancy Williams at williamsnm@wofford.edu or Dr. Carey Voeller at voellercr@wofford.edu.
Exhibitions in the gallery that opened in February will continue through March, with “Progressions: The Evolution of Style and Subject in the Work of Julia Elizabeth Tolbert” and “Artists Collecting Artists” both spotlighting the work of women.
More information on all events can be found in the Daily Announcements or at calendar.wofford.edu.
EVENTS
Thursday, Feb. 29
Women’s Leadership Lunch
11:30 a.m., Gray-Jones Room, Burwell Building
Lunches are open to faculty or staff that identify as women and are provided by Women’s Leadership, so please check in with the cashier. If you would like to be added to the email distribution list, please email womensleadership@wofford.edu.
Thursday, March 7
Chapman Speaker: AI and Human Values - The Alignment Problem
7 p.m., Leonard Auditorium, Main Building
Brian Christian digs deep into the issues surrounding AI and higher education to assess how we can anticipate alignment problems between AI and humanity in teaching and learning, and how to solve them before it’s too late. Christian’s talk will be part of Wofford’s year-long effort to understand the ways that rapidly developing generative AI will impact our campus community and how a liberal arts college can prepare students, faculty and staff for this new reality.
Tuesday, March 12
Two to Tell 2024
5:30 p.m., McMillan Theater, Mungo Student Center
Come and enjoy this creative competition of photographs and presentations by experienced international travelers. Students present their experiences overseas using six compelling images and a two-minute story. Come support your friends and help them to win the competition, as the audience assists in voting. The first prize is $500. Deadline for submission is March 5. Entries can be sent to internationalprograms@wofford.edu.
Wednesday, March 13
African American Porches and the Underappreciated Archives of Civil War Memory
4 p.m., Olin Teaching Theater (Room 101)
Dr. Hilary N. Green, James B. Duke Professor of Africana Studies at Davidson College, will give a talk titled “African American Porches and the Underappreciated Archives of Civil War Memory.” Green is the author of “Educational Reconstruction: African American Schools in the Urban South, 1865-1890.” Her work explores the intersections of race, class and gender in pre-1920 African American history, Reconstruction studies and Civil War memory. Sponsored by the Lewis P. Jones Visiting Professorship in History and the Department of History.
Wednesday, March 13
Room Swept Home: A Reading and Conversation with Dr. Remica Bingham-Risher
6 p.m., McMillan Theater, Mungo Student Center
Award-winning writer Dr. Remica Bingham-Risher is the author of four poetry collections, including 2024’s “Room Swept Home,” and one prose work, “Soul Culture: The Black Poets, Books and Questions that Grew Me Up.” Copies of “Room Swept Home” and “Soul Culture” will be available for purchase and signature. Bingham-Risher’s reading is co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Office for Civil Rights, Compliance and Community Initiatives.
Friday, March 15
2024 Senior Legacy Celebration
4 p.m., Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
Join your classmates to celebrate this significant milestone in your life. Each senior will receive a lapel pin or pendant to commemorate your time at Wofford. The ceremony will highlight the significance of these and other Wofford tokens, including class rings. Ashley Richardson Allen, a member of the Wofford College Board of Trustees, will be the guest speaker. Refreshments will be served after the ceremony.
Thursday, March 21
Dunlap Chamber Music Series - Ronn McFarlane and Carolyn Surrick
7 p.m., Leonard Auditorium, Main Building
Ronn McFarlane on lute and Carolyn Surrick on viola da gamba have been champions of their respective instruments for decades, immersing themselves in music from the Renaissance and Baroque, music from Ireland and Scotland, and also composing new works. Individually, they have been awarded, acclaimed and celebrated, and now they have become musical partners in an extraordinary journey. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
EXHIBITIONS
Feb. 6-May 18
Progressions: The Evolution of Style and Subject in Work of Julia Elizabeth Tolbert
Richardson Family Art Museum
Julia Elizabeth Tolbert was born in 1911. She graduated from Columbia College in 1933 with a bachelor’s degree in English, but it was after this that her career in art began. The artist’s progression in several areas, including her use of color and media, her experimentation with abstraction, the way she blurs the lines of painting genres and subjects, as well as her increased interest in the artistic process are subjects to be explored through the works in this exhibition. Admission is free. Curator’s talk by Olivia Hartley ’24 at 5 p.m. on March 22.
Feb. 6-May 18
Artists Collecting Artists
Richardson Family Art Museum
Featuring contemporary artwork by both local and international artists, Artists Collecting Artists is a multimedia exploration of the principles and elements of art as they intersect with the concept of identity. This exhibition offers a unique perspective on artists and their work through the lens of Jiha and Andy Moon Wilson, two established artists and collectors themselves. Admission is free. Curator’s talks by Maya Gentilin ’24 at 6 p.m. on April 11, and artist talk by Yanique Norman at 5 p.m. on April 25.
Feb. 12-May 18
The Imperial Eye: Picturesque Photography and Printed Media in the British Empire
Martha Cloud Chapman Gallery, Sandor Teszler Library
This exhibition focuses on early photographic and published media employed by the British and other European powers to document ancient religious sites and practices, with an emphasis on documentation of Buddhist and other Western cave complexes of India within the former Bombay Presidency.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS
Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville, North Carolina
The women’s tournament is scheduled for March 7-10, while the men’s tournament is set for March 8-11. Times and pairings will be announced next week.
Upcoming athletics events can be found at woffordterriers.com/calendar.