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