(THE PICKET) – The following is a schedule of events for the week of Oct. 4 – 10.
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015:
All Day: #ShepherdFallColors Instagram Photo Contest. Follow @Shpherdu and hashtag “#ShepherdFallColors” to enter. Grand prize is a $50 gift card from the Shepherd University Bookstore and a feature on the Shepherd University website
6 p.m.: International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education Great Lakes Regional Assembly Conference Kick-Off Dinner in the Dining Hall
Monday, Oct. 5, 2015:
All Day: #ShepherdFallColors Instagram Photo Contest
All Day: First day of midterm exams
All Day: John Bachner Collection in the Center for Contemporary Arts II (Phaze 2 Gallery). For hours, contact the Gallery Director Evan Boggess at eboggess@shepherd.edu. Sponsored by the Department of Contemporary Art and Theater.
8:15 a.m.: International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education Great Lakes Regional Assembly Conference, “Technology and Innovation in Business Education,” in room 111 of Erma Ora Byrd Hall until 4:30 p.m. Cost: $75. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. in the Dining Hall
10 a.m.: Midterm’s Monday in the Ram’s Den until 2 p.m. Sponsored by Program Board
7 p.m.: “Civil Rights, Human Rights,” Lecture/Discussion with Dr. Julia Sandy in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium. Sponsored by Appalachian Writer-in-Residence Project
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015:
All Day: #ShepherdFallColors Instagram Photo Contest
All Day: John Bachner Collection in the Center for Contemporary Arts II (Phaze 2 Gallery).
8:30 a.m.: Café Society Discussion Group in the Student Center (Rumsey Room) until 10 a.m. Sponsored by Lifelong Learning Program
8:30 a.m.: International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education Great Lakes Regional Assembly Conference, “Technology and Innovation in Business Education,” Site Review Training in room 111 of Erma Ora Byrd Hall until 4 p.m. Cost: $400
11:30 a.m.: Let’s Talk About Mental Health Panel Discussion in the Student Center (Cumberland Room) until 1 p.m.
12:30 p.m.: Teach-In: Immigration Crisis? A Broader Perspective. Lecture featuring Dr. Robert Anthony, Dr. Max Guirguis, Dr. Aart Holtslag, Dr. Stephanie Slocum-Schaffer, and Dr. Jacob Stump in the Erma Ora Byrd Hall Auditorium until 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Department of Political Science
2:30 p.m.: Women’s Soccer at West Liberty University
7 p.m.: “A Celebration of Appalachian Storytellers and a Musical Interlude.” Readings from The Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Homer Hickam, Volume VII, with anthology contributors and West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, until 9 p.m. Sponsored by Shepherd University Foundation, Shepherd Appalachian Studies Program, Scarborough Library, and West Virginia Center for the Book
7 p.m.: Women’s Volleyball vs. Fairmont State University
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015:
All Day: #ShepherdFallColors Instagram Photo Contest
All Day: John Bachner Collection in the Center for Contemporary Arts II (Phaze 2 Gallery)
10 a.m.: Depression and Anxiety Screening Day in the Ram’s Den until 2 p.m. Sponsored by Counseling Services
Noon: Martinsburg Center Open House and Job Fair at the Martinsburg Center until 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Martinsburg Center
12:30 p.m.: “SkyTruth,” Brown Bag Luncheon Lectures in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Multipurpose Room until 2 p.m. Cost: $15; free for Lifelong Learning members
7 p.m.: “The Writing Life, with Nikki Giovanni” in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium until 9 p.m. Reception to follow. Sponsored by Shepherd University Foundation and Appalachian Writer-in-Residence Project
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015:
All Day: #ShepherdFallColors Instagram Photo Contest
10 a.m.: “Stand Up” to Prevent Suicide in the Midway until 2 p.m.
11 a.m.: PB&J Day at the corner of Knutti until 2 p.m. Sponsored by Program Board
4 p.m.: Ryan Ward Exhibit Opening Reception in the Center for Contemporary Arts II (Phaze 2 Gallery) until 6 p.m. For hours, contact the Gallery Director Evan Boggess at eboggess@shepherd.edu. Sponsored by the Department of Contemporary Art and Theater.
4:15 p.m.: Inspire Support Group for Students in the Student Center (Potomac Room) until 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Michael Monsma at 304-876-5053 or mmonsma@shepherd.edu
8 p.m.: Scarborough Society Lecture and Awards Ceremony. “Chasing Appalachia, Looking for Home,” with featured speaker Nikki Giovanni, the 2015 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence. Event located in Erma Ora Byrd Hall until 10 p.m. Followed by reception and book signing. Sponsored by Shepherd University Foundation, West Virginia Humanities Council, West Virginia Center for the Book, and Appalachian Writer-in-Residence Project
8 p.m.: Music Salon Series: Atlantic Reed Consort in the W. H. Shipley Recital Hall of the Frank Center. Sponsored by Department of Music
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015:
All Day: #ShepherdFallColors Instagram Photo Contest
All Day: Last day of midterm exams
All Day: Ryan Ward Exhibit in the Center for Contemporary Arts II (Phaze 2 Gallery)
All Day: Freedoms Run Race Expo and Event, Wellness Center and Midway. Sponsored by Shepherd University
2:30 p.m.: Women’s Soccer vs. Fairmont State University
7 p.m.: Screening of “DamNation,” by Ben Knight and Travis Rummel in Reynolds Hall. Event followed by discussion led by Jeff Feldman. Sponsored by the Scarborough Society, the Shepherdstown Film Society, and the American Conservation Film Festival
7 p.m.: Twentieth Annual Appalachian Heritage Festival, featuring old-time stories from Appalachia with Ballad Singer and Storyteller Sheila Kay Adams. Event located in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium. Sponsored by Appalachian Writer-in-Residence Project
7 p.m.: Women’s Volleyball vs. Wheeling Jesuit University
8 p.m.: Camp Frame Haunted Asylum Trip until 11 p.m. Sponsored by Program Board
8 p.m.: Appalachian Heritage Celebration: Community Square Dance. More details will be posted on www.shepherd.edu/passweb. Sponsored by Performing Arts Series at Shepherd and Shepherdstown Visitors Center
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015:
All Day: #ShepherdFallColors Instagram Photo Contest
All Day: Freedoms Run Race Expo and Event. Expo location: Wellness Center and race location: Midway. Sponsored by Shepherd University
11 a.m.: Twentieth Annual Appalachian Heritage Festival: Storytelling and Poetry with Adam Booth and Kirk. Event location: Shepherdstown Town Run Brewing Company. Sponsored by Appalachian Writer-in-Residence Project
Noon: Twentieth Annual Appalachian Heritage Festival: Gospel Sing with the Como Mamas. Event location: Reynolds Hall. Sponsored by Appalachian Writer-in-Residence Project
1 p.m.: Football at Glenville State College
1 p.m.: Women’s Volleyball vs. West Liberty University
1:30 p.m.: Twentieth Annual Appalachian Heritage Festival: Banjo Workshop with Sheila Kay Adams. Event location: Shepherdstown Town Run Brewing Company. Sponsored by Appalachian Writer-in-Residence Project
3 p.m.: Twentieth Annual Appalachian Heritage Festival: Old-time String Band Contest. Event location: Reynolds Hall. Sponsored by Appalachian Writer-in-Residence Project
8 p.m.: Twentieth Annual Appalachian Heritage Festival Showcase Concert in the Frank Center Theater. Tickets: $15, general admission; $10, faculty, staff, and seniors; free for age 18 and under and Shepherd students with Rambler ID. Tickets available at the Bookstore (304-876-5219). Sponsored by Performing Arts Series at Shepherd
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