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BFA Exhibition
2025-11-20 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | 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

Honors Research Symposium
2025-11-20 18:00 - 20:30 | Nissan Auditorium – Parkinson Hall
The second session of the Honors College Research Symposium will feature students presenting the proposal stages of their year-long Honors research projects as well as their final projects.

The following students will be presenting the final phases of their research:
Audrey Mitchell, “Hyperbolic Space Filling Curves”
Syniah L. Lester, “Exploring the Relationship between FAFSA Form and College Students’ Understanding of Their Federal Financial Aid Rewards”

The following students will be presenting poster presentations on their work in progress:
Richard G. Fuller, “Why Athletes Lose Wealth and How to Build Lasting Financial Security”
Emma Horton, “Investigating the Role of ZNF493 in Colorectal Cancer”
Kimi Norway, “Comprehensive Genome Annotation of Bacteriophage Phrampa: Insights into Gene Organization and Function”
Kat Lewis, “Voice Therapy and Perceived Gender Identity”
Izabella Stanphill, “The New Woman and Impure Sexuality in Dracula”

Questions about this event can be sent via email to honors@muw.edu.

Mississippi University for Women Men's Basketball at Millsaps College
2025-11-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Jackson, MS
Mississippi University for Women Men’s Basketball at Millsaps College

Songs of the Theatre 2025
2025-11-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
Songs of the Theatre is an evening of semi-staged scenes and solos from musical theatre and opera performed by W music students and the MUW Chamber Singers. This concert includes songs and arias by Mozart, Purcell, Cole Porter, and Stephen Schwarz, alongside many others.
Stage directed by Dr. Susan Hurley with Dr. William Reber, pianist. Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page.
This event is free and open to the public.

Mississippi University for Women Women's Cross Country vs NCAA Division III National Championship (6K)
2025-11-22 | tba
Mississippi University for Women Women’s Cross Country vs NCAA Division III National Championship (6K)

Mississippi University for Women Men's Cross Country vs NCAA Division III National Championship (8K)
2025-11-22 | tba
Mississippi University for Women Men’s Cross Country vs NCAA Division III National Championship (8K)

Mississippi University for Women Men's Basketball at Lyon College (Ark.)
2025-11-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Batesville, AR
Mississippi University for Women Men’s Basketball at Lyon College (Ark.)

Mississippi University for Women Women's Basketball at Lyon College (Ark.)
2025-11-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Batesville, AR
Mississippi University for Women Women’s Basketball at Lyon College (Ark.)

Women's College colloquium
2025-11-26 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-03 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Conference Room B

Mississippi University for Women Men's Basketball vs Belhaven University (Miss.)
2025-11-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Columbus, Pohl Gymnasium
Mississippi University for Women Men’s Basketball vs Belhaven University (Miss.)
Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/video

Mississippi University for Women Women's Basketball vs Huntingdon College
2025-11-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Jackson, MS (Millsaps College)
Mississippi University for Women Women’s Basketball vs Huntingdon College

Mississippi University for Women Women's Basketball vs Austin College
2025-11-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Jackson, MS (Millsaps College)
Mississippi University for Women Women’s Basketball vs Austin College

Mississippi University for Women Women's Basketball vs Spalding University (Ky.)
2025-12-04 17:30 - 19:30 | Columbus, Pohl Gymnasium
Mississippi University for Women Women’s Basketball vs Spalding University (Ky.)
Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/video

Mississippi University for Women Men's Basketball vs Spalding University (Ky.)
2025-12-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Columbus, Pohl Gymnasium
Mississippi University for Women Men’s Basketball vs Spalding University (Ky.)
Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/video

Mississippi University for Women Women's Basketball vs Greenville University
2025-12-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Columbus, Pohl Gymnasium
Mississippi University for Women Women’s Basketball vs Greenville University
Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/video

Mississippi University for Women Men's Basketball vs Greenville University
2025-12-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Columbus, Pohl Gymnasium
Mississippi University for Women Men’s Basketball vs Greenville University
Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/video

MUW Threadgill Series Orchestra ft. Musicians from Across the Nation
2025-12-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
Join us for the MUW Threadgill Series Orchestra Featuring Musicians From Across the Nation on Saturday, December 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Kossen Auditorium. The Orchestra is comprised of W faculty and students, The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science faculty, and musicians from across the country, all joining together to perform a host of holiday favorites to usher in the festive season. There will be a few surprises in the setlist as well. This event is sponsored by The Leslie Farrell Threadgill Lecture and Artist Series.
Tickets are limited and free of charge. Tickets must be reserved, and they may be picked up in the Office of Development and Alumni in Welty Hall Suite 200 or held at will call in the lobby of Poindexter Hall prior to the concert.
To reserve tickets, please call 662-329-7148 or email developmentandalumni@muw.edu.
To learn more about the event visit muw.edu/news/threadgill-series-returns-to-the-w/

Mississippi University for Women Women's Basketball vs Belhaven University (Miss.)
2025-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Columbus, Pohl Gymnasium
Mississippi University for Women Women’s Basketball vs Belhaven University (Miss.)
Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/video

Mississippi University for Women Women's Basketball vs Huntingdon College
2025-12-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Columbus, Pohl Gymnasium
Mississippi University for Women Women’s Basketball vs Huntingdon College
Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/video

Mississippi University for Women Men's Basketball at Hendrix College
2025-12-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Conway, AR
Mississippi University for Women Men’s Basketball at Hendrix College

Mississippi University for Women Men's Basketball vs Texas Lutheran University
2025-12-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Memphis, TN
Mississippi University for Women Men’s Basketball vs Texas Lutheran University

Mississippi University for Women Men's Basketball vs North Central College - 3rd Place Game
2025-12-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Memphis, TN
Mississippi University for Women Men’s Basketball vs North Central or Rhodes

Mississippi University for Women Women's Basketball vs Lyon College (Ark.)
2026-01-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Columbus, Pohl Gymnasium
Mississippi University for Women Women’s Basketball vs Lyon College (Ark.)
Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/video

Mississippi University for Women Men's Basketball vs Lyon College (Ark.)
2026-01-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Columbus, Pohl Gymnasium
Mississippi University for Women Men’s Basketball vs Lyon College (Ark.)
Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/video

Opening of the Gilder Lehrman Institute Exhibit: What is Freedom?
2026-01-05 09:00 - 18:00 | Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, 39201, United States
From January 5 – 30, stop by the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library to explore the “Freedom: A History of US” exhibit from the Gilder Lehrmen Institute. The library is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Since 1776, when the United States declared independence from Great Britain, the idea of freedom and our understanding of its implications have changed dramatically. Drawing on materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, this exhibition traces the evolving concept of freedom from the founding era to the election of Barack Obama. Among the highlights are a rare 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence, a printed draft and the official copy of the US Constitution, Lincoln’s handwritten notes for speeches, and letters by leading figures such as Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King Jr., and more.
This exhibit 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.

CANCELLED Mississippi University for Women Women's Basketball vs Rust College
2026-01-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Columbus, Pohl Gymnasium
Mississippi University for Women Women’s Basketball vs Rust College
Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/video

Abraham Lincoln and America 250
2026-01-06 17:30 - 18:30 | Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, 39201, United States
The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library welcomes Dr. Susannah Ural for a presentation on the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6.
Dr. Ural is the Frank and Virginia Williams Chair for Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies at Mississippi State University and Director of the Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project . She has published four books on the Civil War and serves on The Lincoln Forum Advisory Board.
Dr. Ural’s presentation coincides with the library’s “Freedom: A History of US” exhibit, which is on display through the end of the month. The library is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Both 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.
