BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The W - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The W X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.muw.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The W REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T190000 DTSTAMP:20260922T184811Z CREATED:20260904T161441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T184811Z UID:10012934-1790877600-1790881200@www.muw.edu SUMMARY:Who Gets to Tell the Story? The Power of Public Media in Mississippi DESCRIPTION:In this installment of the Gordy Honors Forum series\, Lauren Allbright\, Director of Communications at Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB)\, will offer insights about how public media connects communities across the state. With over 15 years of experience in communications\, digital marketing and creative strategy\, Ms. Allbright brings a passion for thoughtful storytelling and meaningful audience engagement to her work. \nFor more information about this event or others in the Gordy Honors Forum series\, contact honors@muw.edu or 662.370.0758. URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/who-gets-to-tell-the-story-the-power-of-public-media-in-mississippi/ LOCATION:Nissan Auditorium\, Parkinson Hall CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Honors Forum,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.muw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/L-Allbright-e1788538129328.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260928T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260928T130000 DTSTAMP:20260923T194412Z CREATED:20260824T193546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T194412Z UID:10012914-1790596800-1790600400@www.muw.edu SUMMARY:Public Talk: "Making It Personal: Reading the Correspondence Between Lydia Maria Child and Gov. Wise and Mrs. Mason\, of Virginia" DESCRIPTION:Dr. Bonnie O’Neill will present “Making It Personal: Reading the Correspondence Between Lydia Marie Child and Gov. Wise and Mrs. Mason\, of Virginia” in September 28\, 2026\, at the downtown branch of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.​​ \n​In the weeks following John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry\, newspapers published a clutch of letters between the well-known abolitionist Lydia Maria Child\, Virginia Governor Henry Wise\, and Margaretta Mason\, the wife of a Virginia Senator. Widely reprinted in both northern and southern papers\, the letters revisited familiar arguments on both sides of the slavery debate. More than that\, they addressed the perennial question of how Americans ought to discuss controversial political issues—and who gets to participate in those discussions. These letters reveal the intensely personal nature of public life in a time of national crisis and the incivility that presaged armed conflict. \nDr. Bonnie O’Neill is professor of English at Mississippi State University. She is the author of “Literary Celebrity and Public Life in the Nineteenth-Century United States” (Georgia\, 2017)\, which explores how an expanding celebrity culture affected authorship and civic discourse.​​ \nThis program is sponsored by a Mississippi Humanities Council America 250 Grant and is part of the America 250 series of special events co-sponsored by Mississippi University for Women\, the Mississippi School for Math and Science\, and the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library. The series provides opportunities to reflect on the American experiment as we mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. \nFor more information\, call the CLPLS at 662-329-5300. URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/public-talk-making-it-personal-reading-the-correspondence-between-lydia-maria-child-and-gov-wise-and-mrs-mason-of-virginia/ LOCATION:Columbus-Lowndes Public Library\, 314 7th St N\, Columbus\, MS 39701\, Columbus\, MS\, 39201\, United States CATEGORIES:America 250,Community Events,Lecture,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.muw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Lydia-Maria-Child-Library-of-Congress.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260903T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260903T190000 DTSTAMP:20260825T161957Z CREATED:20260825T161207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T161957Z UID:10012916-1788458400-1788462000@www.muw.edu SUMMARY:Finding the Missing: The Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons DESCRIPTION:In this first Honors Forum event of the 2026-2027 season\, Dr. Jesse Goliath\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi State University\, will share his work as the Founding Director of the Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons. Dr. Goliath has done extensive forensic casework for city\, state\, and federal agencies and serves as the State Forensic Anthropologist for Mississippi. His research examines the social determinants of missingness using community-centered approaches to forensic investigation. \nFor more information about this event and others in the Gordy Honors Forum Series\, contact honors@muw.edu or call 662.370.0758. \n  URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/finding-the-missing-the-mississippi-repository-for-missing-and-unidentified-persons/ LOCATION:Nissan Auditorium\, Parkinson Hall CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Honors Forum,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.muw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GOLIATH3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260319T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260319T191500 DTSTAMP:20260303T220715Z CREATED:20260227T164102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T220715Z UID:10012445-1773943200-1773947700@www.muw.edu SUMMARY:Martha Swain Lecture: Reclaiming Women's Power in the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:Join the Women’s Center for Research & Public Policy and the Ina E. Gordy Honors College for the 2026 Martha Swain Lecture.  Dr. Jacqueline Beatty\, Associate Professor of History at York College of Pennsylvania\, will present “Reclaiming Women’s Power in the American Revolution\,” based on research for her book\, In Dependence\, which explores women’s petitions for reprieve\, economic support\, divorce\, and manumission over 70 years stretching before and after the Revolution. In cases from Boston\, Charleston\, and Philadelphia\, she argues that women increasingly asserted rights claims\, though they did so largely within the framework of an apolitical and dependent femininity. \nThe Martha Swain Speaker Series brings a distinguished person to campus each March to address issues important to women’s interests\, lives\, and experiences. This year’s lecture is also part of the America 250 calendar of events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The series is funded with a gift made in honor of Dr. Martha Swain\, a scholar of Southern women’s history. URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/reclaiming-womens-power-in-the-american-revolution/ LOCATION:Nissan Auditorium – Parkinson Hall CATEGORIES:America 250,Campus Event,Community Events,Honors Forum,Lecture,Women's History Month,Women's Mission ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.muw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_0873.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260219T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260219T133000 DTSTAMP:20260216T214300Z CREATED:20260216T214137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T214300Z UID:10012423-1771502400-1771507800@www.muw.edu SUMMARY:The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism\, Radical Protest\, and Social Change in Jim Crow Mississippi DESCRIPTION:Dr. Daphne Chamberlain will present The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism\, Radical Protest\, and Social Change in Jim Crow South on February 19 at 12 noon at the downtown branch of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System. \nThis presentation highlights the role of children\, between the ages of 7 and 18\, as leaders and participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement from 1946 to 1965. This presentation also offers a new perspective on the origins of the civil rights struggle and gives credence to how instrumental young people were to engaging in radical protest and grassroots activism in Mississippi. \n​Dr. Daphne Chamberlain is a native of Columbus\, Mississippi. She attended historic Tougaloo College where she completed her undergraduate studies in History\, and she subsequently received her Master’s and Ph.D. in History from the University of Mississippi. Before returning to Tougaloo as a faculty member and administrator where she worked for ten years\, Dr. Chamberlain taught History and African American Studies at the University of Mississippi and was also the founding Director of the COFO Civil Rights Education Center at Jackson State University. She now serves as Chief Program Officer at the Emmett Till Interpretive Center. \nFor more information\, call the CLPLS at 662-329-5300. URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/the-emmett-till-generation-youth-activism-radical-protest-and-social-change-in-jim-crow-mississippi/ LOCATION:Columbus-Lowndes Public Library\, 314 7th St N\, Columbus\, MS 39701\, Columbus\, MS\, 39201\, United States CATEGORIES:America 250,Black History Month,Lecture,Students,ThoughtfulLearning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.muw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Chamberlin.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T170000 DTSTAMP:20260204T173559Z CREATED:20260131T184217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T173559Z UID:10012312-1770220800-1770224400@www.muw.edu SUMMARY:Humanities Lecture DESCRIPTION:T. K. Lee\, “Not The Same Old Story: Learning How To Stop So You Can Start” \nThis free talk is open to the public\, sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council. \n \nWe will live stream the talk on our YouTube channel URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/humanities-lecture/ LOCATION:Painter 113 CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T170000 DTSTAMP:20251017T203614Z CREATED:20250916T184705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T203614Z UID:10011924-1762358400-1762362000@www.muw.edu SUMMARY:Women's Health & Entrepreneurship with Amy Bogue DESCRIPTION:Amy Bogue is president and founder of Allegro Family Clinics\, which recently expanded its services to include obstetrics and gynecology. Named one of the top 50 CEOs in MS\, Bogue has also launched a hub of resources at Allegro to help combat human trafficking. \nPart of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome. URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/womens-health-entrepreneurship-with-amy-bogue/ LOCATION:GPG Multi-Purpose Room – MUW Library CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Cultural Calendar,Lecture,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.muw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/amy-bogue.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Women's College":MAILTO:womenscollege@muw.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251104T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251104T200000 DTSTAMP:20251027T165914Z CREATED:20251017T224656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T165914Z UID:10011999-1762279200-1762286400@www.muw.edu SUMMARY:The American Revolution: Short Showing & Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library for a preview and panel discussion of The American Revolution\, a new six-part\, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence. Drs. Jon Hooks (Mississippi University for Women) and Judith Ridner (Mississippi State University) will draw on their expertise to set the stage\, and Mississippi Public Broadcasting will screen a summary version of the film. \nThe full film series will premiere on Sunday\, November 16 and air for six consecutive nights through Friday\, November 21st. The much anticipated series\, which has been in production for eight years\, was directed and produced by Ken Burns\, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and written by long-time collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward. The filmmakers and PBS scheduled the broadcast for 2025\, the 250th anniversary of the start of the war\, which began in the spring of 1775\, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence. URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/the-american-revolution-short-showing-panel-discussion/ LOCATION:Columbus-Lowndes Public Library\, 314 7th St N\, Columbus\, MS 39701\, Columbus\, MS\, 39201\, United States CATEGORIES:America 250,Community Events,Film,Lecture,Students,ThoughtfulLearning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.muw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-American-Revolution-PBS-Film-Poster-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T170000 DTSTAMP:20251014T203456Z CREATED:20250916T182737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T203456Z UID:10011923-1760544000-1760547600@www.muw.edu SUMMARY:Fireside Chat with W Alum Kimberly Griffin DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Griffin is a seasoned revenue generation expert with over two decades of fundraising\, marketing\, sales\, and advertising experience. She is also the founding publisher and chief revenue officer of the Mississippi Free Press\, a statewide nonprofit\, nonpartisan news outlet focusing on solutions-based journalism. She received her B.S. in journalism from The W. Read her full bio at the Mississippi Free Press. \nGriffin will be sharing the inside scoop on her struggles and successes in building the non-profit newsroom at Mississippi Free Press. The conversation will be moderated by 1884 Scholar and Spectator reporter Merry MacLellan. \nPart of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome. URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/a-conversation-with-w-alum-kimberly-griffin-founding-publisher-of-the-mississippi-free-press/ LOCATION:Gail P. Gunter Room\, Fant Memorial Library CATEGORIES:Alumni,Campus Event,Cultural Calendar,Lecture,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.muw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kimberly-Griffin-2023_600px.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR