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Fireside Chat with W Alum Kimberly Griffin
2025-10-15 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial Library
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.
Griffin 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.
Part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome.

University of Mississippi Guest Artist Trio Recital
2025-10-16 19:30 - 20:30 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
Join the W Department of Music as we host guest artist University of Mississippi’s instrumental trio! This event is free and open to the public.

Music In The Library
2025-10-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Northwest Lobby, Columbus

Music in the Library
2025-10-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Fant Memorial Library, 1100 College St, Columbus, MS, United States
Join the W Department of Music for a musical afternoon as our talented music faculty and majors perform in Fant Memorial Library. You can take a study break, grab a book and a coffee at the library’s cafe, and enjoy some wonderful tunes with us!

NACUSA Recital
2025-10-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
The W Department of Music and the Mid-South Chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composers/USA) hosts a concert featuring new compositions. Please join us for a fun afternoon of music! This event is free and open to the public.

Fall Recital 2025
2025-10-21 19:30 - 20:30 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
The W Department of Music is proud to showcase all of our students’ hard work – please join us for a wonderful evening of music featuring an array of different genres. This event is free and open to the public.

Feminist Book Club Session #2
2025-10-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Friendly City Books, 118 N 5th Street, Columbus, 39701, United States
At the club’s second session, members will discuss The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick.
Lessa Harvey, an 1884 Fellow in the Women’s College, created this feminist book club after working at Friendly City Books as a Nancy Yates Community Engagement Fellow in the summer of 2025.

Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium Keynote
2025-10-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter Hall
Featuring Ashley M. Jones, Lullaby for the Grieving
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Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium, Friday AM
2025-10-24 09:00 - 12:00 | Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter Hall
Featuring:

drea brown, Conjuring the Haint: The Haunting Poetics of Black Women, Welty Prize
Addie E. Citchens, Dominion
Kathleen Driskell, Goat-Footed Gods
Rickey Fayne, The Devil Three Times

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Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium, Friday PM
2025-10-24 13:30 - 16:00 | Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter Hall
Featuring:

Robert Busby, Bodock
Olivia Clare Friedman, An Arm Fixed to a Wing
Carrie R. Moore, Make Your Way Home: Stories
Ephemera Prize Winners: Colin Chung, Jake Heisler, Anthony Nguyen, Ryan Wei, and Althea Wells

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Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium, Saturday AM
2025-10-25 09:30 - 12:30 | Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter Hall
Featuring:

Kendall Dunkelberg, Tree Fall with Birdsong
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot, Home of the Happy
Samyak Shertok, No Rhododendron
Lauren Rhoades, Split the Baby

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Piano Students' Recital Fall 2025
2025-10-28 19:30 - 20:30 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
The W Department of Music is proud to showcase our students’ hard work – please join us for a wonderful evening of piano music. This event is free and open to the public.

The Trashing Fashion Show
2025-10-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Nissian Auditorium
The Trashing Show is a stylish and sustainable fashion showcase where creativity meets conservation. Participants will design and model outfits made from upcycled or recycled materials, transforming “trash” into runway-ready looks. This event promotes environmental awareness by encouraging innovative reuse of everyday items while celebrating individuality and style.
Hosted by: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, National Pan-Hellenic Council
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/11781927

The Brass-Bow Trio Recital
2025-11-03 19:30 - 20:30 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
Experience an extraordinary fusion of musical artistry in The Brass-Bow Trio Recital featuring the incredible talents of Dr. Douglas Mark on trombone, Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto on violin, and Jung-Won Shin on piano. This event is free and open to the public.

The American Revolution: Short Showing & Panel Discussion
2025-11-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, 39201, United States
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.
The 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.

W Chamber Singers Fall Concert
2025-11-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
The W Department of Music invites you to join the W Chamber Singers, conducted by Dr. William Reber and Prof. Zane Lynn for their fall performance! This event is free and open to the public.

Women's Health & Entrepreneurship with Amy Bogue
2025-11-05 16:00 - 17:00 | GPG Multi-Purpose Room – MUW Library
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.
Part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome.

Senior Trumpet Recital - Zahrya Harrison
2025-11-06 19:30 - 20:30 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
Join the W Department of Music as we celebrate senior music major, Zahrya Harrison and her academic journey! This event is free and open to the public.

Senior Piano Recital - John Luke Lollar
2025-11-09 17:00 - 18:00 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
Join the W Department of Music as we celebrate senior music major, John Luke Lollar and his academic journey! This event is free and open to the public.

Senior Voice Recital – Ricky Dubuisson II, baritone
2025-11-11 19:30 - 20:30 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
Join the W Department of Music as we celebrate senior music major, Ricky Dubuisson II and his academic journey! Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page. This event is free and open to the public.

Community Read Book Talk: The Barn
2025-11-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Gail P. Gunter Multi-Purpose Room

Vivid Dreams by Terrell Nicholson
2025-11-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Summer Hall, 1102 5th Avenue South, Columbus, MS, 39701, United States
Born in Union, Mississippi, Terrell Taylor has had an eclectic life and academic career. While studying Art, she received a BS and MS in Anthropology from the University of Southern Mississippi, in Hattiesburg. Afterward, Taylor did Archaeology with the National Park Service at many locations in the Southeast United States.
Later she taught at a High School and Community College in Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America, using her skills in Art, Anthropology and ESL. She returned to school after her arrival home in Mississippi, receiving a Masters of Art Education, with an emphasis in Printmaking and Sculpture at the University of Southern Mississippi.
After collecting this studio education degree, she continued in academia to earn an MFA degree in Painting and Photography from The University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, while working adjunct teaching at Shelton State Community College. She now teaches art, and is curator of the gallery at Meridian Community College, in Meridian, Mississippi.
Taylor shows her work both regionally and abroad.

Under the Oaks Arts Festival
2025-11-15 10:00 - 15:00 | The W Campus, 1100 College Street, Columbus, 39701, United States
Set for Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., campus, especially Welty Drive, will be buzzing with excitement as local artisans set up booths showcasing their work. The road is also lined with Oak trees, hence the name, Under the Oaks.
The event is free and open to the public. Additionally, there will be live music and food.
For more information, please contact Columbus Arts Council at (662) 328-2787 or info@columbusartscouncil.com

The W Wind Ensemble & The Ody Brass Collective Fall Concert
2025-11-17 19:30 - 20:30 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
You are invited to join the W Department of Music for our fall semester’s instrumental ensemble featuring our community W Wind Ensemble conducted by Prof. Melissa Reeves, and brass chamber, The Ody Brass Collective conducted by Dr. Douglas Mark. This event is free and open to the public.

The W Jazz Ensemble Fall 2025 Concert
2025-11-18 19:30 - 20:30 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
You are invited to join the W Department of Music as we host our W Jazz Ensemble for their fall concert! This talented group is directed by our Instructor of Music Education & Director of Bands, Prof. Melissa Reeves. The program features music originally performed by Earth, Wind, & Fire; music written by Dizzy Gillespie; and some holiday favorites! Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page. This event is free and open to the public.

Feminist Book Club Session #3
2025-11-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Friendly City Books, 118 N 5th Street, Columbus, 39701, United States
At the club’s last fall session, members will discuss Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay.
Lessa Harvey, an 1884 Fellow in the Women’s College, created this feminist book club after working at Friendly City Books as a Nancy Yates Community Engagement Fellow in the summer of 2025.

BFA Exhibition
2025-11-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Summer Hall, 1102 5th Avenue South, Columbus, MS, 39701, United States
The BFA exhibition is a rite of passage for graduating seniors in the Department of Art and Design, here at The W. The students curate their best work from their program, arrange and hang the exhibition, and organize the reception. This semester’s BFA exhibition features artwork by Alyssa Beaty, Justin Hampton, Olivia Ivey, and Billy Nickoles. Beaty is a graphic designer, Hampton and Ivey are both ceramicists, and Nikoles works in both photography and printmaking

BFA Exhibition Reception
2025-11-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Summer Hall, 1102 5th Avenue South, Columbus, MS, 39701, United States
