Adult Education Week Regional Event

Schoonover Center 145 20 East Union Street, Athens, OH, United States

Everyone deserves to celebrate success! Join the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Higher Education in celebrating Adult Education Week, starting June 20th! Adult Education Week celebrates the statewide successes that come with a high school diploma or equivalency, while bringing awareness to the many options available to Ohioans currently without. We... Read More

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Roger May, Looking at Appalachia

Schoonover Center 145 20 East Union Street, Athens, OH, United States

The School of Visual Communication will be hosting Roger May, director of Looking at Appalachia, for a talk and gallery exhibit. The accompanying exhibit is now up in the School of Visual Communication Gallery, Schoonover Center Room 140 and will be up until Feb. 28th.

Presentation By Photographer Monica Stevenson

Schoonover Center 145 20 East Union Street, Athens, OH, United States

Lecture followed by question & answer time from Monica Stevenson in Schoonover 145, from 7-9pm. Open to the public. Free admission. ___________________________ The School of Visual Communication proudly presents the fine art photography of Viscom alumnus Monica Stevenson. Monica Stevenson is a photographer with an unbridled affinity for capturing the equine tradition. Her memorable images... Read More

Leadercast

Schoonover Center 145 20 East Union Street, Athens, OH, United States

Leadercast Athens 2018 is your ticket to becoming the best leader you can be—NOW and in the future. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience, yet it’s also part of a leadership journey in which individuals and groups come back to “re-ignite” year after year. Take advantage of this local, affordable, renowned professional development seminar. Invest in yourself... Read More

$125

Wheelchair Basketball: Lecture, Book Signing, and Exhibit

Schoonover Center 145 20 East Union Street, Athens, OH, United States

Dream Shot: The Journey to a Wheelchair Basketball National Championship by Josh Birnbaum   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2017, AT 7 P.M.Lecture in Schoonover 145, with book signing and gallery reception immediately after. Open to the public. In 2008, the men’s wheelchair basketball team at the University of Illinois set out to achieve their sport’s pinnacle: a college national... Read More

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The Afterlives of Torture: Putting the U.S. ‘War on Terror’ in Historical and Global Context

Schoonover Center 145 20 East Union Street, Athens, OH, United States

Dr. Lisa Hajjar, Professor of Sociology at the University of California Santa Barbara, discusses “The Afterlives of Torture: Putting the U.S. ‘War on Terror’ in Historical and Global Context” on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Schoonover 145. President Donald Trump campaigned and won on an electoral platform that included the pledge to... Read More

Screening of a New Documentary. Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond The Mask

Schoonover Center 145 20 East Union Street, Athens, OH, United States

A new documentary on the life and legacy of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the first African American to achieve national fame as a writer, will be screened as part of the Scripps College of Communication's annual Communication Week activities. Born to former slaves in Dayton, Ohio, Dunbar is best known for his poem, "We Wear The... Read More

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