Housing & Residence Life

Project H.O.O.T Tabling
2026-03-02 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | W Room – Hogarth Student Center
Project H.O.O.T. (Helping Other’s Out Together) is a campus and community initiative adopted by SGA to promote community service learning. Project H.O.O.T. helps students learn how to be a part of a community. Students also see how working with your community to help others is a valuable experience that teaches empathy and teamwork.
Hosted by: Student Government Association Portal
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12181441

Mississippi University for Women Baseball vs Alma College
2026-03-02 16:00 - 19:00 | Pearl, MS / Jackson, MS

Project H.O.O.T Tabling
2026-03-03 11:00 - 13:00 | W Room – Hogarth Student Center
Project H.O.O.T. (Helping Other’s Out Together) is a campus and community initiative adopted by SGA to promote community service learning. Project H.O.O.T. helps students learn how to be a part of a community. Students also see how working with your community to help others is a valuable experience that teaches empathy and teamwork.
Hosted by: Student Government Association Portal
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12181442

Invest Like a Girl: Jump Into the Stock Market, Reach Your Money Goals, and Build Wealth
2026-03-03 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial Library
Want to learn how to make your money go further? Join Andrew Luccasen, Professor of Economics and Finance and advisor of The W’s TVA Investment Club, for a discussion of Invest Like a Girl, a new book from Jessica Spangler. Dr. Spangler’s guide is designed to provide “the essential information and … the game plans that women need to begin investing right away and according to their unique financial profiles.”
This event is the second in a two-part series on financial literacy co-sponsored by the Women’s College and the Career Services and Professional Development Center.

Special Performance by Julia Mortyakova
2026-03-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Fant Memorial Library, 1100 College St, Columbus, MS, United States
Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at The W, Julia Mortyakova will discuss how she founded the International Music by Women Festival. She will also perform songs by a female composer.
This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts,” which honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.

MUW Town Hall
2026-03-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Limbert Assembly Room (Cochran Ballroom)
Town Hall is an opportunity for MUW students to communicate directly with members of the MUW administrative staff, allowing them to voice concerns and share new ideas to help make our campus and student experience even better.
Hosted by: Student Government Association Portal
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12197941

Mississippi University for Women Baseball vs Blackburn College
2026-03-06 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-06 15:00 - 18:00 | Columbus, MS, CCA Field

Three Years in the Life of Fannie Lou Hamer: An American Catalyst for Change
2026-03-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Library
Dr. J. Janice Coleman, a quilter, storyteller, and professor of English at Alcorn State University, will be speaking about and displaying her collection of quilts, cotton sacks, and pillows inspired by the life of Fannie Lou Hamer. One quilt she will be displaying features a life-sized image of Mrs. Hamer.
To view some of Dr. Coleman’s works, visit her online museum, the Mississippi Delta Shotgun Sewn Arts Museum at https://mdssam.omeka.net.
This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts” and honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.

Film Screening: "An Asylum for Mankind"
2026-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Nissan Auditorium (Inside Parkinson Hall)
Mississippi University for Women presents “An Asylum for Mankind,” the second episode from the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution.
This episode covers the period from May 1775 to July 1776. New Englanders rush to surround the British Army in Boston, but as war begins Americans find themselves sharply divided. After the Battle of Bunker’s Hill, George Washington of Virginia arrives to command the newly created Continental Army. In July 1776, the Continental Congress issues the Declaration of Independence, insisting on the people’s right to resist tyranny and govern themselves. Learn more about the episode, the key players, and critical documents at PBS.
​The entire documentary is 6 episodes total with each episode running approximately 2 hours in length. The W will show all episodes throughout 2026.
​Admission is free and open to the public.​
​For more information, call the MUW Department of History, Political Science, and Geography at (662) 329-7390.

Women’s History Trivia Night
2026-03-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Munson Brothers Trading Post, 301 S 2nd Ave, Columbus, MS, United States
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a fun, fast-paced Trivia Night hosted by the Women’s College in collaboration with Munson Brothers Trading Post! Test your knowledge of trailblazing women, landmark movements, pop culture icons, and lesser-known stories that shaped history. Grab a delicious slice of Munson Bro. pizza while you’re at it!

1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club: Session 2
2026-03-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Friendly City Books, 501 5th St N, Columbus, MS, United States
Octavia Butler’s dystopian Parable of the Sower is the feminist book club’s next spring read. Whether you are new to speculative fiction or a long-standing fan, join this discussion of Butler’s prescient novel.
1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey began this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement internship.

Mississippi University for Women Softball vs Westminster College (MO)
2026-03-28 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Columbus, MS, Don Usher Softball Field
Mississippi University for Women Softball vs Westminster College (MO)Streaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/muw

Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society We Love Animals Community Service
2026-03-28 12:00 - 15:00 | Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society Organization
Gamma Beta Phi will be conducting community service With the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society Organization on March 28th from 12-3pm.They will be helping the organization care for the animals.
Hosted by: Gamma Beta Phi
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12296555

Columbus Lowndes Humane Society Drop Box Donation
2026-03-30 08:00 - 2026-04-10 19:00 | MUW
Honors Student Council is hosting a drop box donation across campus for supplies needed by the Columbus Lowndes Humane Society. The CLHS has asked for specific items including: Pedigree dry Dog Chow, Purina dry Puppy Chow, Purina dry Cat Food, Purina dry Kitten Food, Laundry Detergent, Dish Liquid, Paper Towels, Copy Paper, and Equine Pine Pellets. Monetary donations will also be accepted. A box will be set up in the following locations:Grossnickle, Callaway, Columbus, Hastings, Kincannon, Parkinson Hall, Stark Recreation, Hogarth, Dining Hall, Summer Hall, Cromwell Center, Painter Hall, Reneau Hall, Turner Hall, Fant Memorial Library, and Nursing Building.
Hosted by: Student Honors Council
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12353224

Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction Exhibit Opening
2026-03-30 09:00 - 14:00 | Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 198 Moss Ln, Madison, MS, United States
The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System is hosting the traveling exhibit Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction, organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, from March 30-May 1, 2026.
Becoming the US is designed to introduce viewers to the beginnings of American history and the skills involved in primary source analysis. Using items from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, it explores individuals, groups, and documents that have contributed to who we are as a country and encourages patrons to think critically about the first-hand accounts of this era.
​The exhibit is open to the public and available for viewing during regular operating hours Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm, Fridays 9am to 2pm, and Saturdays 9am to 2pm.​
​To learn more about the exhibit, visit www.gilderlehrman.org/programs-and-events/traveling-exhibitions/becoming-united-states-colonial-america-reconstruction.
​For more information on the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, visit www.gilderlehrman.org.
​For more information, call the CLPLS at 662-329-5300.

Fashioning a Revolution: How Americans Bought, Fought, and Taught Their New Nation into Being
2026-03-31 17:30 - 18:30 | Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 198 Moss Ln, Madison, MS, United States
Dr. Peter Messer will open the traveling exhibit Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction with his talk Fashioning a Revolution: How Americans Bought, Fought, and Taught Their New Nation into Being on Tuesday, March 31 at 5:30pm at the downtown branch of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.​
​Dr. Messer is a historian of Early American politics and culture at Mississippi State University. His interest lies in the theory and practice of politics in eighteenth-century America, particularly the intersection of natural historical thought and nation building in the era of the Early American Republic. In 2005, he published Stories of Independence: Identity, Ideology, and History in Eighteenth-Century America.​
​He is currently working on a book manuscript: Adultery, Church Pews, Oysters, and Tea: The Very Local Origins of the American Revolution in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
​This program is sponsored by a Mississippi Humanities Council America250 Grant.
For more information, call the CLPLS at 662-329-5300.

Making Money Moves: Women, Wealth, and Risk-Taking with Andrew Luccasen
2026-04-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial Library

Mississippi University for Women Baseball vs Webster University
2026-04-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Columbus, MS, CCA Field
Mississippi University for Women Baseball vs Webster UniversityStreaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/watch?b=QnJvYWRjYXN0MzgwOTI3NQ==

Mississippi University for Women Baseball vs Webster University
2026-04-03 15:00 - 18:00 | Columbus, MS, CCA Field
Mississippi University for Women Baseball vs Webster UniversityStreaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ms/columbus/organization/173761/muw/watch?b=QnJvYWRjYXN0MzgwOTI3OQ==

Mississippi University for Women Softball vs Principia College
2026-04-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Columbus, MS, Don Usher Softball Field
Mississippi University for Women Softball vs Principia CollegeStreaming Video: https://web.gc.com/?redirect=/teams

POSTPONED Mississippi University for Women Women's Tennis vs Westminster College (MO)
2026-04-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Columbus, Garrett Tennis Courts
POSTPONED Mississippi University for Women Women’s Tennis vs Westminster College (MO)

Mississippi University for Women Softball vs Principia College
2026-04-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Columbus, MS, Don Usher Softball Field
Mississippi University for Women Softball vs Principia CollegeStreaming Video: https://fan.hudl.com/muw
