Campus events for African American History Month

February 2, 2018

The following events are scheduled in recognition of African American History Month:

Monday, Feb. 5, 5 - 8 p.m.
African American History Month Artist: Malcolm Mobutu Smith
Bliss Hall, Solomon Gallery

Contact: Samuel Adu-Poku, 330-941-1866

Smith is an associate professor of Ceramic Art at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He holds a master of Fine Arts degree in ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. As an undergraduate, he studied at both the Kansas City Art Institute and Penn State University, earning a bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the latter in ceramics. Smith’s professional activities include workshops, lecturers and residencies including visits to Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, and the Robert McNamara Foundation also in Maine. His works are represented at the Luise Ross Gallery, New York, and are held in numerous private and public collections including, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, FuLed International Ceramic Art Museum, Beijing, China, Haan Musuem and Indiana State Museum.

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Black Student Retention Series: Penguin Pathways Meet and Greet
Kilcawley, James Gallery

Contact: William Blake, 330-941-2087

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Black Student Retention Series: History of Black Student Organizations
Kilcawley, President's Suite

Contact: Tiffany Anderson, 214-283-4719

Monday, Feb. 19, 6 to 8 pm
Black and Jewish in America
Jewish Community Center

Contact: Jacob Labenz, 330-941-1603

Thursday, Feb. 22, 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Black Student Retention Series: Keynote Speaker Dr. Emma Frazier Pendleton
Kilcawley, Ohio Room

Contact: William Blake, 330-941-2087

Summers Honors Institute week of July 8; application deadline April 6

Cleveland Clinic cardiologist lectures on Sudden Cardiac Death