News and Events

Kappa Delta Shamrock Week
2018-03-19 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union
We would like to have a table in the first floor of the union to fundraise and raise awareness of our philanthropy, Prevent Child Abuse America. Every year we have our “Shamrock Week”. On Monday the 19th, we want to do a bake sale in the union from 9-3. On Wednesday the 21st, we will be selling small bags of candy and balloons with encouraging messages. The students will be able to buy a balloon and a small bag of candy to give to another student on campus. On Thursday the 22nd, we will be doing “Pie a KD”. This is where there will be jar on the table that represent different girls in our chapter. Which ever girl receives the most money in her jar will be pied later that night on the quad.

AASC Fundraising
2018-03-19 10:00 - 14:00 | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union
The purpose of the AASC Fundraising event is to raise money for AASC and the chance to win gift cards

Spades Tournament Sign Up
2018-03-19 11:00 - 13:00 | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union

ODK Meeting
2018-03-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell Union 306A
These meetings are for the current membership of Omicron Delta Kappa.

Student Alumni Association Meeting
2018-03-19 17:30 - 19:30, 2018-04-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Alumni House, Simmons Room

GAV Prayer and Rehearsal
2018-03-19 18:30 - 21:30 | Lena Roberts Sillers Chapel

Faculty Recital
2018-03-19 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Faculty Recital, Dr. Laurissa K. Backlin, soprano

Pre-Registration Information Station
2018-03-20 07:30 - 12:30 | Broom Hall

Kappa Sigma Raffle
2018-03-20 08:00 - 17:00 | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union
A raffle for a Yeti cooler by the Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Student Government Elections
2018-03-20 09:00 - 17:00 | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union
Student Government Association will be holding Student Government Executive Cabinet elections from March 20, 2018 to March 21, 2018. These will be the officers for the 2018-2019 academic school year.

2018 Women's Conference
2018-03-20 11:00 - 15:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East & West Lobbies, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
2018 Women’s Conference
The EmpowHERment Project
Opening Luncheon – 11am
Health Fair – 12pm – 3pm

Women's Conference Keynote
2018-03-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Ewing Hall, Jacob Conference Center
2018 Women’s Conference
The EmpowHERment Project
Keynote address by: PAM CHATMAN

Lady Statesmen Emerald Awards of Excellence
2018-03-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Jobe Auditorium
A night of celebration and honor as we recognize our Lady Statesman, their excellence, and their many contributions to campus life.

Pre-Registration Information Station
2018-03-21 07:30 - 12:30 | Kethley Hall

Kappa Delta Shamrock Week
2018-03-21 09:00 - 15:00 | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union
We would like to have a table in the first floor of the union to fundraise and raise awareness of our philanthropy, Prevent Child Abuse America. Every year we have our “Shamrock Week”. On Monday the 19th, we want to do a bake sale in the union from 9-3. On Wednesday the 21st, we will be selling small bags of candy and balloons with encouraging messages. The students will be able to buy a ballon and a small bag of candy to give to another student on campus. On Thursday the 22nd, we will be doing “Pie a KD”. This is where there will be jar on the table that represent different girls in our chapter. Which ever girl receives the most money in her jar will be pied later that night on the quad.

Colloquia
2018-03-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Jobe Auditorium
Delta State University Colloquia: Distinguished Speakers Lecture Series featuring Fred Smith, founder, chairman, president and CEO of FedEx. Reception will follow.

Pre-Registration Information Station
2018-03-22 07:30 - 12:30 | Ewing Hall, First Floor

Connecting People With Technology Conference
2018-03-22 08:00 - 15:00 | Baioni Conference Center
The conference, entitled “Connecting People with Technology”, is scheduled for Thursday, March 22, 2018 in the Baioni Center of Broom Hall on the Delta State campus. The mission is to enhance communication, collaboration, and networking opportunities among students and working professionals. The one-day conference is free to all DSU students, faculty, and staff.

Conversation with Fred Smith and Student Leaders
2018-03-22 09:25 - 11:00 | 2nd Floor East Lobby Student Union
This event will be a time for Fred Smith who is founder, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx to have conversations with student leaders.

Planetarium Show
2018-03-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Wiley Planetarium
Flight Adventures (Kids Show)
Dreams of flying, model aircraft and a young girl and her grandfather come together in this multi-media planetarium show about the science of aeronautics. Learn about famous inventors and aviators of the past and the pioneers who first revealed the 4 forces of flight. See images of aircraft past, present and future and imagine where flight might take us.
Ticket Pricing
Adults: $5.00
Children: $3.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $3.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $3.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Check must be made payable to Delta State University

Honors Forum: Steve Kistulentz on Crisis Response and the Writing of Panorama
2018-03-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Capps Archives & Museum, Seminar Room

Gladys Knight
2018-03-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Gladys Knight, the Empress of Soul and winner of seven Grammy Awards, possess one of the richest voices in pop music. In the late 1960s and 1970s, she created a string of memorable hits, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Neither One of US (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye),” “You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me,” and “Midnight Train to Georgia.” Rolling Stone magazine listed her among the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, and she’s a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She loves to perform, beaming her trademark smile as she connects with audiences on an intimately emotional level. Sponsored by Bolivar Medical Center.
Tickets on sale now, 662-846-4626 or https://bolognapac.secure.force.com/ticket/#sections_a0F46000000HvF9EAK

Tech Savvy
2018-03-23
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37th Annual F. E. Woodall Spring Conference for the Helping Professions
2018-03-23 08:30 - 17:00
The F. E. Woodall Spring Conference for the Helping Professions is an annual conference that provides continuing education opportunities to counselors, social workers, psychologists, graduate students, and other helping professionals. The conference hosts several breakout sessions each hour that cover a variety of topics for attendees. The event is offered at a nominal cost. Any proceeds go to counseling student travel to state conferences, field trips, events, etc. If you would like to be added to the email list or have questions, please contact Cat Vincent at cvincent@deltastate.edu.
The Keynote address will be held in Jobe Auditorium from 9-10:30am. There will be breakout sessions throughout the day on the second and third floors of Ewing Hall.
For more information, click the link. http://buytickets.at/deltastateuniversitycounseloreducation/140851

Open House for Winning the Race
2018-03-25 14:00 - 18:00
Amzie Moore House Celebration Flyer

Winning the Race
2018-03-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Delta State Campus
The fifth annual 2018 Winning the Race Conference will take place Monday and Tuesday, March 26-27, 2018 with pre-conference events scheduled at the Amzie Moore House March 25, 2018. Conference activities will begin March 26, 2018, at the Bologna Performing Arts Center with break-out sessions to follow across campus. Admission FREE. Registration required. Visit www.deltastate.edu/winningtherace to register and for more information.

SGA Elections
2018-03-26 09:00 - 17:00 | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union

Pre-Registration Information Station
2018-03-27 07:30 - 12:30 | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union

MSEF Region III Science Fair
2018-03-27 07:30 - 17:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum
MSEF Region III Science Fair for 1st – 12th grades will be hosted on our campus March 27 – 28. This event is a program through DSU Continuing Education Office bringing area elementary and high school students to our campus for science, judging, and fun!

Dr. Jamie Dahman and Dr. Kumiko Shimizu in recital
2018-03-27 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Dr. Jamie Dahman, tenor, and Dr. Kumiko Shimizu, piano will perform a faculty recital featuring songs by Beethoven, Britten, Massenet, Zlatev-Cherkin, Puccini, and Cole Porter. Free and open to the public. Come support the arts at DSU!

Pre-Registration Information Station
2018-03-28 07:30 - 12:30 | Walter/Caylor

DSU Worship Night
2018-03-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Ewing Hall, Jacob Conference Center

GAME NIGHT
2018-03-28 19:00 - 22:00 | 2nd Floor East Lobby Student Union
The purpose of the GAME NIGHT event is to interact with fellow students and have a good time.

Pre-Registration Information Station
2018-03-29 07:30 - 12:30 | Wyatt Gym

Most Beautiful Interviews
2018-03-29 09:00 - 17:00 | H. L. Nowell 306B

Easter Holiday
2018-03-30, 2019-04-18 17:00, 2019-04-19, 2020-04-09 17:00 - 2020-04-10 17:00

Classes Resume
2018-04-02, 2018-09-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2019-12-02 08:00

Early summer and fall registration begins
2018-04-02, 2019-04-01

Audition Days
2018-04-02 08:00 - 17:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall

ODK Initiation
2018-04-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Lena Roberts Sillers Chapel

Tri Delta's Delta Desserts
2018-04-02 17:00 - 21:00 | Alumni House, Simmons Room
Tri Delta will be selling $5 tickets for others to come and get desserts and a drink. All proceeds will go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

ODK Banquet
2018-04-02 17:30 - 19:00 | 2nd Floor East Lobby Student Union
ODK hosts a banquet for our newly initiated members.

Writing Review
2018-04-04 15:00 - 16:00 | Roberts-LaForge Library
Writing-Review

Everyone is welcome to come and get a refresher on how to organize your thoughts and write college level papers!

GSC Baseball Championships
2018-04-05 08:00 - 22:00 | Tim and Nancy Harvey Stadium
Gulf South Conference Baseball Championships May 5 – 8.

My Father’s Dragon (School-Time Matinee Series)
2018-04-05 09:30 - 11:00, 2018-04-05 11:30 - 13:00 | BPAC
Enchantment Theatre Company presents “My Father’s Dragon” based on the stories by Ruth Stiles Gannett. The beloved Newbery Honor book about a resourceful boy named Elmer comes delightfully to life in this charming tale about compassion, courage and friendship. Join Elmer as he sets off on a daring adventure to rescue a baby dragon who’s being held captive by the ferocious animals of Wild Island. With pluck and ingenuity Elmer makes his way to the Island, outwits the wild animals and saves Boris, the dragon. But can they find their way back home? Using puppets, masks, magical scenic effects and original music, Enchantment Theatre Company brings Elmer’s marvelous quest to the stage, with an adventure that reminds us all that we are never too young to make a difference.
Best for grades preK- 5.

2018 Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture
2018-04-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Jobe Auditorium
The 2018 Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture will feature Dr. Stephen Berry, Gregory Professor of the Civil War Era in the Department of History at the University of Georgia. Dr. Berry’s lecture will explore his innovative digital history project, “CSI: Dixie.” https://csidixie.org/

Spring 2018 graduation application deadline
2018-04-06

Delta State Trombone Day - Slidin' in the Delta 2018
2018-04-07 08:00 - 18:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
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This day-long clinic will feature trombonist Mr. Scott Hartman, Professor of Trombone at the Yale University School of Music and The USMA-West Point Trombone Quartet.
Mr. Hartman who joined the Yale faculty in 2001, received his B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Eastman School of Music and began his career by joining the Empire Brass Quintet and the Boston University faculty in 1984.As a trombone soloist and with his various chamber groups, Mr. Hartman has taught and played concerts throughout the world and in all fifty states. He regularly performs and records with the Yale Brass Trio, Proteus 7, the Millennium Brass, the Brass Band of Battle Creek, and the trombone quartet Four of a Kind. Mr. Hartman spends several weeks each summer in residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival.
Our guest chamber ensemble, The USMA-West Point Trombone Quartet, is well known and highly regarded for their dynamic and energetic performances. Members of the West Point Band are world-class professional musicians who serve as support personnel for the student cadets of the Academy. The ensemble is considered one of the premier musical units of the United States Military. In addition to their responsibilities in the band, the trombone quartet regularly performs at both military and civilian events around the country, including many education tours at schools and universities.
Mr. Hartman and members of the USMA-West Point Trombone Quartet will lead the participants through a series of interactive activities including group warm-ups, trombone choir rehearsal, masterclasses, panel discussions, recitals and direction of a large “en-masse” trombone choir performance of all participants.
DSU Trombone Day will provide a unique learning experience to a number of different constituents. Participants will be engaged throughout the day with activities that will require listening, thinking and playing. In addition to serving Delta State students, this event will bring together students from regional high schools, community colleges and other four-year institutions, as well as trombone players of all ages. Join us for some world-class performances!
The concerts at 11:30 and 3:30 are free and open to the public, however, clinic participants will be assessed a registration fee, which will be used to help defray costs.

DSU Outdoor Recreation Recruitment
2018-04-09 | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union

Bolivar County Historical Society meeting
2018-04-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-06-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-07-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-08-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Capps Archives & Museum, Seminar Room
The Bolivar County Historical Society meets every second Monday of the month at noon in the Capps Archives & Museum Building at Delta State University. Monthly meetings are free and open to the public. A light lunch is provided.
Society members bring important events to the attention of the gathered assembly and a program is presented on Bolivar county related history at each meeting.
Each October, the BCHS holds a membership meeting sponsored by the City of Cleveland’s Martin & Sue King Railroad Heritage Museum. You do not have to be a member to attend meetings or this special membership meeting but this is the opportunity for guests to sign up for e-mail reminders about the meetings and to become official members.
For more information on the activities, programs and special events sponsored and hosted by the Bolivar County Historical Society, please contact the BCHS President, Emily Jones, (662.846.4781) or e-mail: ejones@deltastate.edu

Turn-It-In & Canvas Faculty Training
2018-04-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Roberts-LaForge Library
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Women's March
2018-04-10 12:00 - 13:30 | DSU, Quadrangle

Passport to Success
2018-04-10 13:30 - 16:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East & West Lobbies, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States

Spring Honor Reception
2018-04-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Ewing Hall, Jacob Conference Center
The is a reception to recognize COEHS Honors for Spring and Fall 2017.

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Lunch-Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2018-04-11 12:00 - 13:00 | GIT Center, Kethley Hall, Suite E, Room 150
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Public Speaking Strategies
2018-04-11 17:00 - 18:00 | 2nd Floor East Lobby Student Union
Students will gain knowledge related to public speaking strategies that will benefit them when presenting papers in a classroom setting.

Spring Fest
2018-04-12 14:00 - 18:00 | DSU, Quadrangle

Accounting Honor Society & Alpha Iota Mu Induction Banquet
2018-04-12 18:30 - 19:30 | Baioni Conference Center
This is the annual induction ceremony for the Accounting Honor Society & Alpha Iota Mu.

The Westerlies
2018-04-12 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC
The Westerlies are a New York based brass quartet comprised of four childhood friends from Seattle, Washington: Riley Mulherkar and Zubin Hensler on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch on trombone.
Formed in 2011, the self-described “accidental brass quartet” take their name from the prevailing winds from the West to the East. “Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers” (NPR’s Fresh Air), The Westerlies explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both “folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music). Equally at home in concert halls and living rooms, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
For tickets, call (662) 846-4626 or go online, www.bolognapac.com

Planetarium Show
2018-04-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Wiley Planetarium
Violent Universe
Comets, asteroids, and meteors hurtling through space. Stars collapsing under their own gravity. Infernos of nuclear energy releasing their deadly radiation across the universe. Witness the raw power of the cosmos in this thrilling show that gives you a front-row seat to watch as worlds collide! Narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the X-Men films. Telly Award Finalist.
Ticket Pricing
Adults: $5.00
Children: $3.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $3.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $3.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Make check payable to Delta State University.

Kathleen Logeston Senior Recital
2018-04-13 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall

Pie a PBL
2018-04-16 10:00 - 14:00 | DSU, Quadrangle
Fundraiser for business organizations National Convention

Let’s Taco about Money
2018-04-16 16:00 - 21:00 | H.L. Nowell Union 306A
Lets taco about money is an event to improve students financial literacy and give students insight on the new stock market trends.Tacos will be served as well.

AASC General Body Meeting
2018-04-16 17:30 - 19:00 | H.L. Nowell Union 306A
African-American Student Council is having a General Body Meeting to dicuss April events

Percussion Ensemble Concert
2018-04-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Jobe Auditorium

Outdoor Gear Swap
2018-04-17 12:00 - 21:00 | Wyatt Gym
The Delta State Outdoor Recreation Program is hoping to host an outdoor gear swap. Members from the community as well as students, faculty, and staff will be able to bring outdoor gear and equipment they no longer need and sell it to others. It is a good way for outdoor enthusiasts to interact with each other and for the outdoor rec program to raise money for future endeavors.

Phi Lambda Upsilon Initiation Ceremony
2018-04-17 16:00 - 19:00 | Caylor 201
The aims and purposes of Phi Lambda Upsilon are the promotion of high scholarship and original investigation in all branches of pure and applied chemistry. Phi Lambda Upsilon was founded as an honorary chemical society in March 1899, at the University of Illinois. This was the first honor society dedicated to a single scientific discipline. In the span 114 years, Phi Lambda Upsilon has grown into an organization comprising seventy-three chapters and more than 60,000 members.
Last year, Delta State is established a chapter of Phi Lambda Upsilon on campus and this year we will be inducting our second “class” of students into the Gamma Delta chapter.

Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA
2018-04-17 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA is the Tony Award®- winning Broadway musical from the creators of The Sound of Music and South Pacific that’s delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale. This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love— the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more—plus some surprising new twists! Be transported back to your childhood as you rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/ It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” in this hilarious and romantic Broadway experience for anyone who’s ever had a wish, a dream… or a really great pair of shoes.
For tickets, call (662) 846-4626 or go online, www.bolognapac.com

Jazz Ensemble Concert
2018-04-17 19:30 - 22:00 | Jobe Auditorium

Ques Pool Party
2018-04-17 21:00 - 23:00 | George B. Walker Natatorium (Pool)

Earth Day - Flower Power
2018-04-18 09:30 - 13:00 | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union
SGA & Housing are co-sponsoring an Earth Day event. We will be located on the 1st floor of the Union. We will have materials for students to decorate a pot and then plant flowers in their pots.

Graduate Recruiting
2018-04-18 10:00 - 14:00 | 1st Floor Lobby, Student Union
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Guest Lecture by Dr. Anna Antonowicz "The body deformed – the corset and some paradoxes of Victorian modernity and anti-modernity in dress"
2018-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Capps Archives & Museum, Seminar Room
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Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Induction Ceremony
2018-04-18 15:30 - 16:30 | Lena Roberts Sillers Chapel

Josh DiMartino Senior Recital
2018-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Jobe Auditorium
This is the senior recital of Josh DiMartino. A music performance major at Delta State.

Hop Like A Que
2018-04-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Ewing Hall, Jacob Conference Center
General Competition between groups to showcase who can most distinctively hop better than the Omegas.

Local Government Leadership Institute monthly Training
2018-04-19 11:00 - 14:00 | Alumni House, Simmons Room
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Preceptor/Alumni Workshop
2018-04-20 08:00 - 16:00 | Ewing Hall, Jacob Conference Center

Child Abuse Workshop
2018-04-20 08:00 - 16:00 | Alumni House, Simmons Room

Retirement and Service Awards Ceremony for Faculty and Staff
2018-04-20 14:00 - 16:30 | Union, 2nd Floor East & West Lobbies

Planetarium Show
2018-04-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Wiley Planetarium
Stars of the Pharaohs
Travel to ancient Egypt to see how science was used to tell time, make a workable calendar, and align huge buildings. You’ll learn about the connection the ancient Egyptians felt with the stars and various astronomical phenomena, and experience some of the most spectacular temples and tombs of the ancient world recreated in all of their original splendor. Telly Award winner. Narrated by John Rhys-Davies, of the Indiana Jones films and The Lord of the Rings films. Recommended for ages 6 and up.
Ticket Pricing
Adults: $5.00
Children: $3.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $3.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $3.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Check must be made payable to Delta State University

Shelve Your Stress
2018-04-23 08:00 - 17:00 | DSU Bookstore, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
This event is part of Delta State’s De-Stress Fest.
Students will be able to participate in various stress relieving activities, including but not limited to gaming and activity stations.

DeStress Fest
2018-04-23 11:00 - 14:00, 2018-05-01 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor West Lobby
Destress Fest – we will be providing activities to help student cope with stress of finals.

College of Arts & Sciences Honors Day
2018-04-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Jobe Auditorium

SGA Inauguration Reception
2018-04-23 18:00 - 19:00 | 2nd Floor East Lobby Student Union
Reception for the inauguration of the 2018-2019 Student Government Association executive cabinet.

Kappa Involvement
2018-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States
Kappa Alpha Psi involvement plan for the campus

Culture on the Quad
2018-04-24 | DSU, Quadrangle

Delta State Football - Blood Drive
2018-04-24 10:00 - 17:00 | Front of the Student Union
Blood Drive sponsored by the DSU football team

Oratorical Contest
2018-04-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Ewing Hall, Jacob Conference Center
Since 2004, the Division of Languages and Literature has sponsored the DSU Oratorical Contest, a bi-annual event that showcases the oratorical talents of undergraduate students who are enrolled in the COM 101: Public Speaking. Faculty members who teach the course select the best speeches from their respective courses. Students compete for first place honors in two speech categories: Informative and Persuasive.

Campus Visit - William Carey University
2018-04-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Caylor 201
This event is for students who are interested in going to Medical School or majoring in Biomedical Sciences. William Carey University will be on campus on April 25th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM to discuss their opportunities.

Shimmy Like A Nupe
2018-04-25 17:00 - 22:00 | Greek Tree
Shimmy Like A Nupe/BBQ

50th Annual Green and White Awards
2018-04-25 18:30 - 21:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
A night Delta State University and the Department of Athletics takes the time to honor the accomplishments of the Statesmen and Lady Statesmen on and off the field in 2017-2018. The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

Wayne Blansett Staff Development Day
2018-04-26
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Commencement Ceremony
2018-04-26 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
10am and 2pm

AITP End-of-Year Picnic
2018-04-26 08:00 - 15:00 | DSU, Quadrangle
The AITP Picnic serves as the final event for AITP for the academic year. The event is free for all students, faculty, and staff.

Senior Tea/Capstone
2018-04-26 09:00 - 16:00 | 2nd Floor East Lobby Student Union
Department of Social Work Capstone Project Presentation and Senior Awards Reception

Faculty Senate Executive Committee May Meeting
2018-04-26 15:30 - 18:00 | H. L. Nowell 306B

Last day to withdraw from a course
2018-04-27, 2018-06-27, 2018-08-01, 2018-11-30, 2019-04-26, 2019-06-25, 2019-07-30, 2019-10-25 and 2 more dates

5th Annual Cleveland Country Club tennis tournament
2018-04-27 | Court of Governors -Pavilion
The Delta Open is the fastest growing adult tennis tournament in the state. Since we started in 2013, we have grown from 52 total doubles teams to over 120 teams. We roughly estimate that 300-350 players and spectators come through our tournament throughout the weekend, and we are hoping to grow even larger this year. We have used DSU’s courts in the past as satellite locations for our match play, and there is simply no way for us to pull off a tournament of this size without using the eight courts at DSU. We staff with our tournament volunteers during the matches.

Planetarium Show
2018-04-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2018-07-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Wiley Planetarium
We Are Stars (3D Show)
Where did it all come from? From the Big Bang to the theory of evolution, come learn science’s current understanding of how everything in the universe, including us, originated. Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry, and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life. Narrated by Andy Serkis; music by Rhian Sheehan.
Ticket Price
Adults: $7.00
Children: $5.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $5.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $5.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID.)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Make check payable to Delta State University

Go Green Crawfish Boil
2018-04-27 18:00 - 22:00 | DSU, Quadrangle
Go Green Crawfish Boil and student concert to highlight the Baseball and Softball teams while showcasing the talent on DSU campus.

Senior Recital, Elizabeth McWhorter, Soprano
2018-04-27 19:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Senior Music student Elizabeth McWhorter, with faculty collaborative pianist Dr. Kumiko Shimizu, will present a program of music by composers including Handel, Schubert, Bachelet, and Larsen.

Alumni Board Meeting/Delta Models Reunion
2018-04-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Alumni House, Simmons Room

Extended Library Hours
2018-04-29 14:00, 2018-04-30 07:30 | Roberts-LaForge Library

Final Examinations
2018-04-30, 2018-06-28, 2018-08-02, 2019-04-29, 2019-04-30, 2019-05-01, 2019-05-02, 2019-06-26 and 2 more dates

2018 Dancing with the DSU Stars
2018-04-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
This event will also be live streamed at 7:00 p.m. Central. Click on https://livestream.com/DeltaStateUniversity

Peter Rabbit (Film)
2018-05-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Tickets are $5! Assorted snacks and bottled water are available for sale for $1.00-$3.00.

Faculty Senate May Meeting
2018-05-03 15:30 - 18:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States

Bolivar County Chapter Crawfish Boil
2018-05-03 17:00 - 21:00

Star Wars Day
2018-05-04 08:00 - 15:00 | DSU Bookstore, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
Star Wars Day is part of Delta State’s Spring 2018 De-Stress Fest.
Students are encouraged to Cosplay as their favorite Star Wars character and join us for a fun filled day!
We will have Star Wars themed activities, crafts, and more!
At 1:00 pm, students can test their Star Wars knowledge during our Star Wars Trivia Game!
All day long, students will receive 20% Off Star Wars related books!

Spring Commencement
2018-05-05 10:00 - 12:00

Piano Preparatory Recital
2018-05-06 15:00 - 17:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall

All grades recorded by Faculty
2018-05-07, 2018-07-02, 2018-08-06, 2019-12-15 12:00, 2020-01-19, 2020-05-10 12:00

INTERSESSION
2018-05-07, 2018-12-10, 2019-05-06, 2019-12-10 - 2020-01-10

Wayne Blansett Staff Development Day
2018-05-17 07:30 - 16:00
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Local Government Leadership Institute monthly Training
2018-05-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Center for Community & Economic Development
May-Flyer-2018

Delta State University’s Local Government Leadership Academy in partnership with the John C. Stennis Institute of Government & Community Development at Mississippi State University and the Mississippi Municipal League seeks to prepare local elected leaders of Mississippi Delta communities to effect change in their municipalities, and ultimately to improve the communities in which they live.

Staff Council's Staff Development Day Luncheon and Engagement
2018-05-17 11:00 - 15:30 | Statesmen Park

ACT Residual
2018-05-24 08:00 - 12:00 | Caylor 201
ACT Residual please call 662-846-4690 to register.

Residence Halls open
2018-05-27 14:00 - 17:00, 2018-07-01 14:00 - 17:00, 2018-08-19 13:00 - 17:00, 2019-01-06 13:00 - 17:00, 2019-05-26 14:00 - 17:00, 2019-06-30 14:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-18 13:00 - 17:00, 2020-01-12 13:00

Memorial Day
2018-05-28, 2019-05-27

OKRA CAMP 2018
2018-05-28, 2018-06-04 | Delta State Campus

Classes begin/Registration continues
2018-05-29, 2018-07-02, 2019-05-28, 2019-07-01

Registration closes
2018-05-30, 2018-07-03, 2019-05-29, 2019-07-02

Last day a course may be changed from credit/audit
2018-05-31, 2018-07-05, 2019-01-18, 2019-05-30, 2019-07-03, 2019-08-27, 2020-01-22

Delta State Lady Statesmen Elite Camp
2018-06-02 10:00 - 15:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum
Delta State Lady Statesmen will hold an elite prospects camp hoping to find future Lady Statesmen. Camp will include instruction from DSU coaching staff, former and current Lady Statesmen, and both intense skill development and game play.

Grade of W or F in effect
2018-06-04

Orientation Registration / Opening Sessions
2018-06-11 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-06-28 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-07-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum & Wyatt Gym

Delta State Lady Statesmen Team Camp
2018-06-15 08:00 - 20:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum & Wyatt Gym
Teams from all over the southeast come to the Delta to compete with high school teams to prepare for the upcoming season.

ACT Residual
2018-06-28 08:00 - 12:00 | Baioni Conference Center

Planetarium Show
2018-06-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Wiley Planetarium
Two Small Pieces of Glass
Galileo’s telescopic observations began a revolution, transforming our views of the cosmos and our place within. It is a revolution which, four hundred years later, continues. Today you can attend star parties where amateur astronomers set up their telescopes for public viewing. Views through such telescopes would have amazed Galileo. Two Small Pieces of Glass puts you in the middle of a modern star party. Discover the wonders that even a small amateur telescope can reveal and learn about the scientists that made such views possible. Recommended for ages 3 and up.
Ticket Pricing
Adults: $5.00
Children: $3.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $3.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $3.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Make check payable to Delta State University.

Fourth of July Holiday
2018-07-04, 2019-07-04

Planetarium Show
2018-07-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Wiley Planetarium
To Worlds Beyond
From the fiery surface of the sun to the icy realm of comets, travel to worlds with enormous volcanoes, vast canyons, dazzling rings and storms that would swallow the earth. A visually stunning show with great photorealistic animation of the various vistas in our solar system.
Ticket Pricing
Adults: $5.00
Children: $3.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $3.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $3.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Check must be made payable to Delta State University

Grades of W or F in effect
2018-07-09, 2018-09-04, 2019-01-22, 2019-06-03, 2019-07-08

Staff Council Meeting
2018-07-11 08:30 - 10:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States

DMI Summer Camp Final Showcase
2018-07-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Jobe Auditorium
This is the annual DMI Summer Camp Final Showcase (normally held in the BPAC). DMI Summer Campers (approx. 20-25 high school students) and DMI faculty, staff, and counselors perform original and cover songs after a week of songwriting, recording, rehearsals, and showmanship training. Community and family members are invited to attend the free showcase.

Local Government Leadership Institute monthly Training
2018-07-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Center for Community & Economic Development
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Delta State University’s Local Government Leadership Academy in partnership with the John C. Stennis Institute of Government & Community Development at Mississippi State University and the Mississippi Municipal League seeks to prepare local elected leaders of Mississippi Delta communities to effect change in their municipalities, and ultimately to improve the communities in which they live.

Delta State Lady Statesmen Individual Skills Camp
2018-07-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum
Delta State Lady Statesmen host a skills camp designed to hone key basketball skills before the school year rolls back around. Individual skills camp is for both intense skill development as well as fundamental training. Instruction will be given by the DSU coaching staff, and both former and current DSU Lady Statesmen will be on hand.

Active Shooter Training
2018-07-26 14:00 - 16:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States
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Planetarium Show
2018-07-31 18:00 - 19:00 | Wiley Planetarium
Gustav Holst “The Planets”
Come join us for a musical evening where you can listen to Gustav Holst’s classic suite, The Planets. Take a closer look at the planets in our solar system accompanied by Holst’s majestic music. Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Ticket Price
Adults: $5.00
Children: $3.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $3.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $3.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Make check payable to Delta State University

Date by which new students should apply for admission for fall semester
2018-08-01, 2019-07-22

Administrative Staff Council Meeting
2018-08-01 08:30 - 10:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States

All grades recorded by faculty
2018-08-06, 2019-07-01, 2019-08-05
grades recorded by 8am

New student week ( All freshmen must move in on Sunday, August 12)
2018-08-12

Keys to Coping
2018-08-13 17:00 - 21:00, 2018-08-14 11:00 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States
Training for Students

New Faculty/Staff Orientation
2018-08-15 08:00 - 16:00 | Baioni Conference Center
New employee paperwork and review of benefits and university policies.

Fall Convocation
2018-08-16 15:00 - 16:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)

Courtesy Committee Dues
2018-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 | BPAC
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Convocation Luncheon
2018-08-17 11:30 - 14:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor West Lobby

Move In Day
2018-08-19 13:00 - 17:00 | Residence Halls at Delta State Campus

Day and night classes begin: registration continues
2018-08-20

Library Tours
2018-08-20 12:00 - 15:00, 2018-08-27 12:00 - 15:00 | Roberts-LaForge Library
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Come and get a tour of the Library! Hear about the resources available and meet a few of the people that are here to assist you! Please call or email if you would like a tour at a different date/time.

Wild N Wild Foam Party
2018-08-20 20:00 - 23:30 | DSU, Quadrangle

Late registration starts; fees assessed
2018-08-21, 2019-01-08, 2019-08-20, 2020-01-14

Student Involvement Fair
2018-08-21 14:00 - 16:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby
Want to find out how you can Join In and Stand Out at Delta State? Come and check out the many student organizations that are available to you.

RUF Cookout
2018-08-21 17:00 - 19:30 | DSU, Quadrangle
Fun gathering for students to get free food and meet other students.

Movie Night
2018-08-21 21:00 - 23:00 | DSU, Quadrangle
Welcome Week Movie Night
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FOR DSU STUDENTS!!

Raymond Gaddy: Specimens
2018-08-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-08-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-09-04 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-09-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
Opening Reception Thursday, August 23, 5:00-7:00 pm
Gallery Hours
Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed weekends, holidays, and during semester breaks.
For further information visit our website at https://www.deltastate.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/art/ or contact 662.846.4720. For updates and announcements of upcoming events follow Delta State Art Department on Facebook or join our email list.

Employee Benefits Fair
2018-08-23 09:00 - 15:00 | 2nd Floor East Lobby Student Union
Showcase DSU’s benefit programs and providers; Provide Open Enrollment information and assist employees in making plan changes; as well as Highlight the different programs that promote healthy lifestyles.

IHL Commissioner's Open Forum
2018-08-23 14:00 - 15:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States
Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Al Rankins Jr. will spend his first hundred days in office touring the campuses to gain insights and perspectives on the university system from students, faculty, staff, elected officials and community leaders.

Carnival on the Quad
2018-08-23 14:00 - 18:00 | DSU, Quadrangle

Raymond Gaddy: Specimens Opening Reception
2018-08-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
Delta State University’s Fielding Wright Art Center opens its 2018-2019 season on Thursday, August 23th with an exhibition of Raymond Gaddy’s Specimens.
Raymond Gaddy grew up in southwest Alabama and his work is strongly influenced by the stories he heard there during his youth. According to Gaddy, there is a long tradition of Southern storytellers, historians of the mundane. Many of the South’s great writers fit into this category. As a result of being immersed in this environment, he too has become a storyteller. Not being blessed with the gift of words, Gaddy presents his stories in visual form, creating tapestries that combine different images, materials, and textures that are linked together by colorful threads. The stories he presents are based on everyday experiences and observations because, as Gaddy puts it, “The best stories have a history, a provenance, which gives them some gravity.”
Raymond Gaddy is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at Georgia Southern University. His artwork has been exhibited throughout the U.S and Europe and his work is in numerous collections including the College of Notre Dame of Maryland; The Savannah College of Art and Design; and the Library of Congress. Raymond is a recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Fellowship and a Joan Mitchell Grant.
Raymond Gaddy: Specimens will run from August 23 to September 27, 2018. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, August 23. 5:00-7:00 pm. Gallery Hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on weekends, holidays, and during semester breaks.
For further information visit our website at https://www.deltastate.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/art/ or contact 662.846.4720. For updates and announcements of upcoming events follow Delta State Art Department on Facebook or join our email list.

Faculty Recital: Bret Pimentel, woodwinds, and Kumiko Shimizu, piano
2018-08-23 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall

Annual Leadership Conference
2018-08-24 - 2018-08-25 | Jobe Auditorium
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Annual Leadership Conference for all active DSU student organization.
Friday, August 24, 2018 2:30pm
Saturday, August 25, 2018 8am

APA and Plagiarism
2018-08-27 17:00 - 18:00, 2018-09-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Roberts-LaForge Library
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Cite your sources. Don’t fail your paper or your class!! Come and learn what APA Style is all about and how to avoid plagiarism!
Room 157

Baptist Student Union Kickoff on the Quad
2018-08-27 17:30 - 20:00 | DSU, Quadrangle

Registration closes for fall semester
2018-08-28

Association of Information Technology Professionals Meeting
2018-08-28 08:00 - 14:00 | Baioni Conference Center
The student chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) is hosting an informational session with International Paper of Memphis, TN to discuss internship opportunities for business majors — specifically Computer Information Systems. Any student majoring in business or a technology related field may become an official member of the DSU chapter of AITP.

IFC Formal Recruitment Orientation
2018-08-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Student Union, 302 A
Interfraternity Council Formal Recruitment
The purpose of this meeting is to cover the rules and expectations of potential members during the recruitment process. Come and learn more about IFC and meet the leadership of our chapters.

MLA and Plagiarism
2018-08-28 16:00 - 17:00, 2018-09-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Roberts-LaForge Library
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Cite your sources. Don’t fail your paper or your class!! Come to the library and learn about MLA Style and how to avoid plagiarism!
Room 157

Boz Scaggs at the Bologna Performing Arts Center
2018-08-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Boz Scaggs
August 28, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626

OkraWorks Part-Time Job Fair
2018-08-29 13:30 - 16:00 | DSU, Quadrangle
Work, Hire, Local Job Fair is a part-time job fair for current DSU students. Local employers who have positions available will attend in order to recruit employees for their organizations.

Work Hire Local Job Fair
2018-08-29 13:30 - 16:00 | DSU, Quadrangle

Last day of course may be changed from credit/audit
2018-08-31

Labor Day Holiday
2018-09-03, 2019-09-02

Administrative Staff Council Meeting
2018-09-05 08:30 - 10:00 | Alumni House, Simmons Room

Documentary Screening: Eyes on Mississippi
2018-09-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Baioni Conference Center
On Thursday, September 6, 2018, at 6 pm at DSU’s Baioni Conference Center, DSU will host a screening of “Eyes on Mississippi,” a documentary about the life and work of longtime journalist Bill Minor, who covered state and national politics for over fifty years. A panel discussion with author and documentary film maker Ellen Ann Fentress and invited professional and DSU student journalists will follow. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Chick fil A Leader Academy
2018-09-12 08:00 - 15:00 | Wyatt Gym
High school students from across the state will be on campus for the one day event.

Nurse Recruitment Day
2018-09-13 09:00 - 12:00 | Robert E. Smith School of Nursing
This event is a job fair for the graduating senior nurse students and a networking event for the junior nurse students.

Faculty Senate Monthly General Meeting
2018-09-13 15:30 - 17:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States
Faculty Senate September General Meeting – The event is public. Please feel free to join your senators in Union 302A. The meeting starts at 3:30pm.

Kathleen Logeton's Senior Recital
2018-09-13 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall

28th Annual Rice Tasting Luncheon
2018-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Sillers Coliseum
September is Rice Month. Bolivar County is the largest rice producing county in MS. It is a way to say thank you to our rice farmers and all those who serve in the rice industry.

Constitution Week Lectures
2018-09-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-09-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Jobe Auditorium
The Madison Center and the Division of Social Sciences and History are proud to host three lectures for Constitution Week 2018. All lectures will take place in Jobe Hall Auditorium and will explore the historical and contemporary meanings of the U.S. Constitution.
The first lecture will be on Monday, September 17 at 6 PM and features Dr. Charles McKinney, Neville Frierson Bryan Chair of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of History at Rhodes College. Dr. McKinney will be speaking on how race has shaped our understanding of the Constitution and the long struggle for American freedom. He is the author of “Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina” (University Press of America, 2010) and co-editor of “An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee” (University Press of Kentucky, 2018).
On Tuesday, September 18, Dr. Spencer McBride, the documentary editor at The Joseph Smith Papers and author of Pulpit and Nation: Clergymen and the Politics of Revolutionary America, will be speaking on the role of religion in the making of the Constitution. His lecture is entitled, “American Clergymen and the Debate Over the Constitution.”
On Monday, September 24 at 6 PM, Dr. Elizabeth Gillespie McRae will be speaking on her new book, “Mothers of Massive Resistance: White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy.” She is an associate professor of history and director of graduate social science education programs at Western Carolina University.
These lectures are free and open to the public.

Delta State's 93rd Anniversary
2018-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor East Lobby Student Union
Alumni, current students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to celebrate Delta State’s 93rd Anniversary scheduled for Monday, 17 September to begin at noon in the H.L. Nowell Union’s 2nd floor, east lobby. This event is free and open to the public.
This year’s program will focus on Delta State’s memories of the 1950’s. Blending photographs pulled from the University Archives with stories from alumni and former professors, the audience will enjoy a sweeping look at a significant decade in our University’s history.
To be a part of the celebration, consider sharing your memories of your days at Delta State by downloading the FREE DSU Alumni App. Through this app found in the app store on your mobile smart phone, you can share photographs, write a story or audibly record a quick memory. All submitted information will be shared with the Alumni Affairs and University Archives offices to enhance the richness of our shared past.
To find out how you can participate in preserving Delta State’s history, follow this link: https://www.deltastate.edu/anniversary/
To speak to someone regarding the program or to set up a time to share your history, please contact University Archivist, Emily Jones. (662) 846.4781 or ejones@deltastate.edu

Scholarship Funding Announcement
2018-09-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Ewing Hall, Jacob Conference Center
We will be announcing a scholarship funding grant provided by Dr. Bob and Sylvia Ferguson.

Lee Ann Womack at the Bologna Performing Arts Center
2018-09-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Lee Ann Womack
September 18, 2018 at 7:30pm
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2018-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | GIT Center, Kethley Hall, Suite E, Room 150
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This month’s presenters are Dr.Cora Jackson, Chair and Assistant Professor of Social Work and Dr. Jana Donahoe, Associate Professor of Social Work. Drs. Jackson and Donahoe’s topic is: Using Empathetic Action Simulations in Higher Education

ADULTING 101: Professionalism and Job Hunting
2018-09-19 13:30 - 14:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States
We will discuss how to display professionalism in the workplace, how to be an attractive potential hire to employers, and how to prepare for the job hunt.

Art, Architecture and Culture of Vienna: DSU 2019 Summer Study in Vienna, Austria: Information Meeting
2018-09-20 12:15 - 13:30 | Holcombe Norwood 151
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No Boxes, No Labels: Lester Mayer
2018-09-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
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This is a Diversity Committee/QEP event to spark discussion on social justice concerns. Lester Mayer is an underrate student from upstate NY who wrote a grant to learn more about the Mississippi Delta. Also, see attached bio.

Pig Pickin Pep Rally
2018-09-20 20:00 - 21:00 | Delta State Quadrangle

Pig Pickin
2018-09-21 - 2018-09-22, 2019-09-20, 2021-09-10 | Statesmen Park

DSU DAY
2018-09-22 10:00 - 17:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby
DSU Day 2018 is the Fall preview day for prospective students sponsored by the Office of Admissions. We will have check-in inside of the union and hold our event outside on the quad.

Faculty Recital: Jung-Won Shin, piano
2018-09-25 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Beethoven piano sonatas will be featured in the recital.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
2018-09-26 12:00 - 13:00 | DSU, Quadrangle

International Conference on the Blues
2018-09-30
Delta State University’s annual International Conference on the Blues consists of three days of intense academic and scholarly activity, and includes a variety of musical performances to ensure authenticity and a direct connection to the demographics surrounding the “Home of the Delta Blues.
For more information: www.deltastate.edu/blues

Planetarium Show
2018-10-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Wiley Planetarium
October Sky (Discount Show)
Join us as we take a closer look at the planets, bright stars, and some deep sky objects that will be up at night during the month of October. A great opportunity to learn the constellations and study the motions of the heavens!
Ticket Price
Adults: $3.00
Children: $1.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $1.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $1.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID.)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Make check payable to Delta State University
Doors close when the show starts; no late admission.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenueat the Bologna Performing Arts Center
2018-10-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
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October 2, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626

Interest Meeting Art Department Trip to Austria May 2019
2018-10-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Holcomb Norwood Annex
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This is a second interest meeting for those who had class during the first interest meeting.
Art, Architecture and Culture of Vienna:
DSU 2019 Summer Study in Vienna, Austria
Sponsored by the Department of Art and Continuing Education at Delta State University
Information Meeting on Thursday, October 4, 4:00 pm, HNA 151
Vienna is one of the world’s foremost centers of art, architecture and music, home to some of the greatest museum collections in the world. Now a modern metropolis, Vienna was once the capital of the Habsburg empire, the relics of its glorious past – Gothic cathedrals, Baroque palaces and churches, majestic boulevards, a range of historicist buildings, and Art Nouveau architecture – endow the city with a rich historical dimension and offer the opportunity to study several centuries of art history in one place.
Over the course of 2 weeks, we will visit many of Vienna’s great museums including the Kunsthistorische Museum, whose holdings include numerous examples familiar to students from their art history survey classes, the Belevedere’s collection of Sezession artists Klimt, Schiele, and Kokoschka, the new Museumsquartier, home to several museums dedicated to modern and contemporary art, take a field trip to the Roman legionary city of Carnuntum, immerse ourselves in the Middle Ages with a visit to a medieval fortress, see various Baroque churches, tour a Rococo palace that rivals Versailles in France, compare the historicist buildings along the Ringstrasse, and explore the complexity of fin-de-siècle Vienna as exemplified by its Art Nouveau architecture and the work of the Sezession artists.
Of course, a visit to Vienna is not complete without also partaking in the local culture, thus we will attend the opera one evening, sample the local cuisine, try coffee at a real Viennese Kaffeehaus, tour a wine cellar and sample some of its offerings.
Participants can earn up to 6 academic credit hours for this trip by registering for a variety of art and art history courses.
To learn more about this program, attend an informational meeting on Thursday, October 4, 4:00 pm in 151 HNA
or contact Michaela Merryday via mmerryday@deltastate.edu

Opening Reception for Annual Faculty Art Exhibition
2018-10-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
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OPENING RECEPTION, THURSDAY, October 4, 5:00 TO 7:00 PM
Delta State University’s Art Department invites the community to the opening reception of its annual faculty exhibition on Thursday, October 4, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. DSU’s art faculty are practicing artists and designers who regularly exhibit in venues across the nation. The annual faculty exhibition, held at the Fielding Wright Art Center, offers the campus and the community an opportunity to view work created by these artists over the past year.
Participating artists are Sammy Britt, Ky Johnston, Michaela Merryday, Cetin Oguz, Nathan Pietrykowski, Kim Rushing, Mollie Rushing, Kayla Selby, Michael Stanley, John Stiles, and Robyn Wall.
DSU’s Annual Faculty Exhibition will be on view until October 25. The gallery is open Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For more information, please contact the Art Department at 662-846-4720. Join our email list to receive regular updates on upcoming events or follow us on Facebook.

DSU Annual Faculty Exhibition
2018-10-05 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-10-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-10-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
DSU ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION
FIELDING WRIGHT ART CENTER
Delta State University’s Art Department invites the community to the opening reception of its annual faculty exhibition on Thursday, October 4, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. DSU’s art faculty are practicing artists and designers who regularly exhibit in venues across the nation. The annual faculty exhibition, held at the Fielding Wright Art Center, offers the campus and the community an opportunity to view work created by these artists over the past year. .
Participating artists are Sammy Britt, Ky Johnston, Michaela Merryday, Cetin Oguz, Nathan Pietrykowski, Kim Rushing, Mollie Rushing, Kayla Selby, Michael Stanley, John Stiles, and Robyn Wall.
DSU’s Annual Faculty Exhibition will be on view until October 25. The gallery is open Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For more information, please contact the Art Department at 662-846-4720. Join our email list to receive regular updates on upcoming events or follow us on Facebook.

Reference and Plagiarism for International Students
2018-10-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Library BI Room 157
This event is geared toward helping International Students understand the reference process here at DSU and how to avoid plagiarism. This will hopefully equip students to better complete assignments in a manner that is expected by professors and may be different from the practices of their home countries. All students are welcome to attend and learn how to reference material and avoid plagiarism!

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Fall Career Fair
2018-10-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Wyatt Gym

International Business Symposium
2018-10-11
David Abney, a 1976 graduate of Delta State University and UPS chairman and CEO, will deliver the keynote address at the 14th annual International Business Symposium, hosted by the College of Business and Aviation. The keynote address is scheduled for Thursday evening at 6 p.m. with the other guests speaking Friday morning from 9-12 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

10/11/2018 6-7:15pm
10/12/2018 9am-12pm

Okra Out Front
2018-10-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Roberts-LaForge Library
Join us for the second annual celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month and National Coming Out Day, a Vogue party in front of the Delta State’s Roberts-LaForge Library.
Be there and share your story about coming out, being in the LGBTQIA community, and what it means to be an Ally at: https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3JLSwoVhEqpqMcd

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
The event is sponsor by DSU Library Services, DSU QEP, DSU Office of Student Affairs, DSU Diversity Committee, DSU Department of Music, DMI, DSU Gender and Sexuality Alliance.

Planetarium Show
2018-10-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Wiley Planetarium
Cosmic Safari
The search for life in the universe begins as we travel to yet undiscovered planets in the far reaches of space. In differing environmental conditions, you’ll discover what living creatures might look like on worlds very different from our own. Cosmic Safari transforms scientific theory into exotic worlds filled with fantastic creatures never before imagined. Narrated by John de Lancie of TV’s Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Ticket Pricing
Adults: $5.00
Children: $3.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $3.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $3.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Make check payable to Delta State University.
Doors close when show begins; no late admission.

Mid-semester
2018-10-15, 2019-07-16, 2019-10-07, 2020-03-02

De-Stress Survival Kits
2018-10-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Roberts-LaForge Library, First Floor Lobby
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This event is to help DSU students as they are hitting the middle of the semester. Bring your Okra ID and take home a free library survival kit to help you get through this semester. Remember this event will continue while supplies last. So take advantage right away!
Come to the Roberts-LaForge Library First Floor Lobby. Questions? Call or email Kristina Claunch at 662-846-4455; kclaunch@deltastate.edu

D and F reports recorded by faculty
2018-10-16
reported by 12pm

The Art of Fashion Fashion Show
2018-10-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
This is a campus fashion show, in conjunction with Team Cleveland merchants, the Fashion Promotion Class in the COEHS, and SGA.

#BeatThePurge - Complete Your 2019-2020 FAFSA
2018-10-17 09:00 - 16:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The purpose of this event is to assist students who will be attending Delta State during the 2019-2020 school year with the FAFSA application.

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2018-10-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Zeigel Hall
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This month’s presenter is Dr. Jamie Dahman, Assistant Professor of Music. Dr. Dahman’s topic is: Bulgarian Art Song
Zeigel Hall 109

2019 Miss Delta State University Pageant
2018-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Crowning of the new Miss Delta State University 2019

Planetarium Show
2018-10-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Wiley Planetarium
Robot Explorers 3D
Come explore the solar system in 3D! Near the end of the twentieth century, we began launching unmanned probes into the far reaches of the solar system. What they discovered was amazing and in some cases unexpected. Now dozens of probes continue the exploration. New space missions are underway, and many of these robust spacecraft are still operational, beaming their knowledge back to Earth every day. We will pay tribute to these robots who have explored in our stead and experience what they have taught us about our solar system. Narrated by Brent Spiner of TV’s Star Trek: The Next Generation. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
Ticket Pricing
Adults: $7.00
Children: $5.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $5.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $5.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Make check payable to Delta State University.
Doors close when show starts; no late admission.

DSU ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION
2018-10-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
DSU ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION
FIELDING WRIGHT ART CENTERDelta State University’s Art Department invites the community to the opening reception of its annual faculty exhibition on Thursday, October 4, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. DSU’s art faculty are practicing artists and designers who regularly exhibit in venues across the nation. The annual faculty exhibition, held at the Fielding Wright Art Center, offers the campus and the community an opportunity to view work created by these artists over the past year. .
Participating artists are Sammy Britt, Ky Johnston, Michaela Merryday, Cetin Oguz, Nathan Pietrykowski, Kim Rushing, Mollie Rushing, Kayla Selby, Michael Stanley, John Stiles, and Robyn Wall.
DSU’s Annual Faculty Exhibition will be on view until October 25. The gallery is open Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For more information, please contact the Art Department at 662-846-4720. Join our email list to receive regular updates on upcoming events or follow us on Facebook.

Reverend Wheeler Parker: Reflections on Emmett Till and Mississippi
2018-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Jobe Auditorium
Reverend Wheeler Parker, a cousin of Emmett Till, will share his memories of Till’s life, tragic murder, and legacy.

Delta State Faculty Trombone Recital - Dr. Douglas Mark, trb / Dr. Jung-Won Shin, pno / Ms. Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, vln
2018-10-23 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
This event will feature masterworks for tenor and alto trombone. It is free and open to the public.

College Con
2018-10-24 09:00 - 17:00 | DSU Bookstore, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
Join us for the Third Annual College Con Event Day at the DSU Bookstore!
Join our Cosplay Contest for a chance to win a prize!
Play Games!
Shop our great selection of clothes and books!
Get fantastic deals on Graphic Novels and Manga!
Play our Trivia Game and put your knowledge to the test!
Meet and Mingle with other guests!
Visit participating tables!
Have fun!
Visit our Facebook Event Page and like us for updates:
https://business.facebook.com/events/313334536147165/

Walk the Pink Mile
2018-10-25 11:50 - 13:00 | Delta State Quadrangle

Junior and Senior Statesmen Club Tailgating Party- PINK OUT DAY
2018-10-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Tim and Nancy Harvey Stadium

John Prine at the Bologna Performing Arts Center October 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
2018-10-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
John Prine – legendary singer, songwriter and performer.
To perform October 25, 2018 at 7:30pm
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626

Planetarium Show
2018-10-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Wiley Planetarium
Violent Universe (Halloween Show)
Comets, asteroids, and meteors hurtling through space. Stars collapsing under their own gravity. Infernos of nuclear energy releasing their deadly radiation across the universe. Witness the raw power of the cosmos in this thrilling show that gives you a front-row seat to watch as worlds collide! Narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the X-Men films. Telly Award Finalist.
Ticket Pricing
Adults: $5.00
Children: $3.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $3.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $3.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Make check payable to Delta State University.
Doors close when show begins; no late admission.

Boo Bash
2018-10-31 21:00 | Wyatt Gym

Dia de los Muertos - Movie: COCO
2018-11-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
Movie night “Day of the Dead – Dia de los muertos”

Early spring semester registration begins
2018-11-05

Jersey Boys at the Bologna Performing Arts Center
2018-11-08 19:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
November 8, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626

Fall 2018 graduation application deadline
2018-11-09

Retirement Reception honoring Ronnie Mayers
2018-11-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Leroy Morganti Atrium, Kent Wyatt Hall

Planetarium Show
2018-11-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Wiley Planetarium
November Sky (Discount Show)
Join us as we take a closer look at the planets, bright stars, and some deep sky objects that will be up at night during the month of November. A great opportunity to learn the constellations and study the motions of the heavens!
Ticket Price
Adults: $3.00
Children: $1.00 (under the age of 12 who require a seat)
Seniors: $1.00 (65 years or older)
Okra Card: $1.00 (Students, faculty and staff with valid DSU ID.)
Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. Make check payable to Delta State University
Doors close when show begins; no late admission.

Veterans Program
2018-11-10 09:00 - 10:00 | Jobe Auditorium
Held in concert with the Unviersity’s Homecoming events, this program invites the public to honor and celebrate our veterans.
A complimentary light breakfast buffet is sponsored by the DSU National Alumni Association and hosted by members of the Dedicated Statesmen Association at 8:30 am. The program will begin promptly at 9:00am.
This year’s program features guests performances by program co-coordinator, Beverly Card, accompanied by pianist, Ric Grant; Bayou Academy’s Bayou Blues group under the direction of Anne Marie Myers; DSU’s Chorale conducted by Gillian Oakley and accompanied by Sung-Eun Ryu; and bugler Andrew Ladd returns to perform Reveille. In addition to the musical performances, guest readers will once again give voice to the hundreds of letters written by former students, faculty and staff of Delta State who served their country from World War II, the Korean Conflict, Vietnam and Dessert Storm, to name a few. These letters and oral histories are a permanent record held at the University Archives inside the Charles W. Capps, Jr. Archives & Museum building.
Guests are encouraged to arrive early as the access to seating requires that guests cross the stage area.
This event is free and open to the public.

SDA Hot Chocolate/Dessert Sale
2018-11-10 12:30 - 14:30 | Statesmen Park

Delta State University’s Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery presents Kristy Deetz: Threads, Folds, and Rabbit Holes: Complex Webs of Making
2018-11-12 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
Delta State University’s Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery presents Kristy Deetz: Threads, Folds, and Rabbit Holes: Complex Webs of Making
Threads, Folds, and Rabbit Holes: Complex Webs of Making consists of a series of jacquard weavings based on paintings from Kristy Deetz’s Through the Veil and Holidays Unfolding series. Deetz’s work borrows imagery from pop, outsider, and high culture to examine how images acquire meaning and how that meaning is transformed and augmented by viewers. She frequently uses dark humor, puns, metaphors, and references to art history to draw attention to this transformation. In her paintings, trompe l’oeil renderings of fabrics that form the background to the images allude to the process of weaving together a story, here the complex layering of threads in the jacquard weavings become a metaphor for the construction of meaning.
Kristy Deetz is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin—Green Bay. Her extensive exhibition record includes national and international venues. She co-curated the exhibition FABRICation that traveled to art museums, university art galleries, and art centers. She has received numerous awards for her work and her teaching including SECAC’s 2016 Award for Excellence in Teaching and a 2015 Silver Award from Graphis Design Annual, NY. Most, recently she was selected for an Erasmus Visiting Lectureship at the University of Kassel, Germany, and a residency at The Burren College of Art in Ireland.
An opening reception for Kristy Deetz: Threads, Folds, and Rabbit Holes: Complex Webs of Making will be held on Thursday, November 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The exhibition will be on view until December 13. Gallery Hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on weekends, holidays, and during semester breaks. For further information visit the DSU Art Department’s website at https://www.deltastate.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/art/ or contact 662.846.4720. For updates and announcements of upcoming events follow Delta State Art Department on Facebook or join our email list.

Conversations with a Filmmaker on Delta Italians
2018-11-13 15:30 - 16:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States

Woodwind Chamber Ensembles
2018-11-13 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall

DSU Open Mic Night
2018-11-13 19:30 - 22:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
This will be an open mic night/ karaoke night

DSU Brass Chamber Ensembles Concert
2018-11-14 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-04-17 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-11-14 19:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
This concert will feature brass works performed by Delta State students. The concert is free and open to the public.

Thanksgiving Holidays (No classes)
2018-11-19, 2019-11-25 - 2019-11-29

Classes resume
2018-11-26
resume at 8am

Opera/Musical Theater Scenes Program
2018-11-27 19:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
This program will give the students in MUS 387 (Opera/Musical Theater) and MUS 380 (Collaborative Piano) a public performance opportunity.

Delta State Jazz Ensemble Concert
2018-11-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Zeigel Hall
Location : Zeigel Hall 109A

Spotlight Day
2018-12-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Student Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby

DSU Piano Preparatory Program Recital
2018-12-01 15:00 - 17:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Christmas Recital by students of the DSU Piano Preparatory Program

Fall examinations
2018-12-03, 2019-12-09 - 2019-12-12

Library Open Until Midnight
2018-12-03 07:30 - 23:59 | Roberts-LaForge Library

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical at the Bologna Performing Arts Center
2018-12-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER LIVE ON STAGE
The world’s most famous reindeer and a holly jolly cast of iconic characters including Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius
and the Abominable Snow Monster will help Santa save Christmas.
December 4, 2018 – 7:30 PM
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626

Fall Commencement
2018-12-07 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
10am & 2pm

Remembering Dr. Allen Dennis
2018-12-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Jobe Auditorium

All grade recorded by faculty
2018-12-10
recorded by 12pm

Delta State Swimming and Diving Christmas Invitational
2018-12-15 | Delta State Aquatics Center
The Delta State University Statesmen and Lady Statesmen Swimming Diving teams return to action as they host the annual Christmas Invitational Saturday, Dec. 15 through Tuesday, Dec. 18at the DSU Aquatics Center. The four-day meet features six of the top teams in NCAA Division II and the NAIA.
The Christmas Invitational will feature five men’s teams, including Delta State, Lindenwood University, Lindenwood University-Belleville, Missouri Institute of Science & Technology, Maryville University, and University of Missouri at St. Louis. The women’s competition features Delta State, Lindenwood University, Lindenwood University-Belleville, University of Missouri at St. Louis, and Maryville University.
The meet will get jump started on Saturday at 1 p.m. with 3-Meter Diving trials. Timed finals will get underway at 5 p.m. in the 800-Free, 1000-Free, 200-Medley Relay, and 3-Meter Diving. A complete schedule is outlined below.
Live results will be available online and through the MeetMobile app. Live video will also be available during each finals session.
SATURDAY, DEC. 15| 5 P.M.
• 800 Free Relay (W)
• 1000 Free (M)
• 200 Medley Relay (W)
• 200 Medley Relay (M)
• 1000 Free (W)
• 3-Meter Diving (W)
• 800 Free Relay (M)
SUNDAY, DEC. 16| 10 A.M. PRELIMS/5 P.M. FINALS
• 500 Free (M)
• 500 Free (W)
• 200 Individual Medley (W)
• 200 Individual Medley (M)
• 50 Free (W)
• 50 Free (M)
• 1-Meter Diving (M)
• 200 Free Relay (W)
• 200 Free Relay (M)
MONDAY, DEC. 17| 10 A.M. PRELIMS/5 P.M. FINALS
• 400 Individual Medley (W)
• 400 Individual Medley (M)
• 100 Butterfly (W)
• 100 Butterfly (M)
• 200 Free (W)
• 200 Free (M)
• 100 Breaststroke (W)
• 100 Breaststroke (M)
• 100 Back (W)
• 100 Back (M)
• 1-Meter Diving (W)
• 400 Medley Relay (W)
• 400 Medley Relay (M)
TUESDAY, DEC. 18| 10 A.M. PRELIMS/4 P.M. FINALS
• 200 Back (W)
• 200 Back (M)
• 100 Free (W)
• 100 Free (M)
• 200 Breaststroke (W)
• 200 Breaststroke (M)
• 200 Butterfly (W)
• 200 Butterfly (M)
• 1650 Free (W)
• 1650 Free (M)
• 3-Meter Diving (M)
• 400 Free (W)
• 400 Free (M)

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night
2018-12-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Walter Sillers Coliseum
Monday night, December 17, is Faculty-Staff Appreciation Night during the men’s and women’s basketball games against Union University at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Lloyd Clark Court-Walter Sillers Coliseum. Admission for each Faculty-Staff is free and additional tickets for family members can be purchased at the gate with each DSU Faculty-Staff member getting a Delta State coffee mug, food voucher for one concession stand item, and raffle tickets for door prize drawing. The night will be filled with numerous door prize drawings and games during timeouts throughout both games. Additional drawing tickets are available for purchase with all proceeds benefiting Make-A-Wish.

Date by which new students should apply for admission for spring semester
2018-12-18, 2019-12-16

Day and night classes begin; registration continues
2019-01-07, 2020-01-13

Piano Duo Recital: Soyeon Kim & Jung-Won Shin
2019-01-07 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall

RUF Campus Ministry Meeting
2019-01-08 18:00 - 22:00, 2019-04-02 18:00 - 22:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall

Guest Artist Recital: Rachel Hyunjoo Kwak, soprano, & Soo Ryeon Kim, piano
2019-01-08 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Part of the 2019 Voice & Piano Exchange with Sungkyul University

Student Involvement Fair
2019-01-09 14:00 - 16:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor West Lobby
Come and meet the leadership and members of our many awesome student organizations available to you at Delta State!
Join In. Stand Out. @ Delta State University

Silent Disco
2019-01-10 21:00 | Wyatt Gym
Come celebrate the start of the spring semester with a Silent Disco presented by the Office of Student Life.

African American Student Council General Body Meeting
2019-01-14 17:30 - 18:30 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
Meeting for members of the African American Student Council Organization.

Omega Psi Phi Informational Meeting
2019-01-14 20:00 - 22:00 | H. L. Nowell 306B
The Upsilon Delta Delta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi will have an informal meeting allowing the student body to gain knowledge about the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

Omega Psi Phi Informational Meeting
2019-01-14 20:00 - 22:00 | H.L. Nowell Union 306A

Registration closes for spring semester
2019-01-15

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2019-01-16 12:00 - 13:00 | GIT Center, Kethley Hall, Suite E, Room 150
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This month’s presenters are Dr. Liza Bondurant, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Dr. Lee Virden, Associate Professor of Mathematics. Drs. Bondurant and Virden’s topic is: Building K-12 Community Connections & Student Interest in DSU & STEM: Crazy 8’s Math Club

Induction Ceremony
2019-01-16 17:00 - 20:30 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
Induct the members of the African American Student Council

In the Dark
2019-01-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Jobe Hall Atrium
On Wednesday, January 16, DSU will host Madeleine Baran and Parker Yesko as they discuss their investigative journalism podcast “In the Dark.” The second season of “In the Dark” focused on the six trials of Curtis Flowers for the same crime, a quadruple murder case in Winona, Mississippi, in 1996. This event is free and open to the public. The event will be in Jobe Auditorium from 7-8 PM. For more information, please contact Michelle Johansen at mjohansen@deltastate.edu.

Music
2019-01-17 08:00 - 17:00 | DMI Studio’s
DMI Music Event

Local Government Leadership Institute January Training Session
2019-01-17 10:00 - 14:30 | Center for Community and Economic Development, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States

Martin Luther King Holiday
2019-01-21, 2020-01-20

Guest Speaker Bridget Arend's "Seven Ways of Learning"
2019-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center
12-1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, Guest-Speaker Bridget Arend’s Presentation: “Seven Ways of Learning: Matching your goals with the most effective teaching methods”
The popularity of active learning methods and the explosion of different teaching options means that college teachers have the ability to choose where, when, how to engage students in learning. As options increase, it is increasingly important to leverage the most appropriate and effective teaching methods. In this workshop, participants will explore seven common ways of learning in higher education. However, we will go beyond the usual discussion of tips and techniques to explore the underlying purpose, rationale, and best use of these methods. Participants will explore their own learning goals and tie them to the most effective teaching methods.

The Beach Boys at the Bologna Perfomring Arts Center
2019-01-24 19:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
The Beach Boys – Sponsored by Robinson Electric
January 24, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626

Remembrance of Adam, Elizabeth and Jane Johanson
2019-01-25 18:00 - 20:30 | Caylor 201

Hackathon Workshop
2019-01-26 09:00 - 16:00 | Broom Hall
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Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society Toy Drive
2019-01-28 10:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society Toy Drive benefiting Children’s of Mississippi (formerly Blair E. Batson Hospital) at UMMC.
Jan 28th through Feb 1st
10:00am-2:00pm
H. L. Nowell Union, 1st floor lobby
Toy Drive is all new unwrapped items:
Duplo/Legos (small sets, all ages)
· Barbies
· Action Figures
· Hot Wheels
· Nail polish (individual bottles)

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Summit
2019-01-31 09:00 - 15:00
National, regional, and state experts in the prevention of child human trafficking will convene at Delta State University for a “Child Safety Summit: Understanding Child Trafficking, Exploitation, and Abuse” on Jan. 31, 2019.
Summit location is Young-Mauldin and Jacob Conference Center

Summit contact info becomes Michelle Johansen at 662-846-4170 and mjohansen@deltastate.edu.

Voice & Piano Exchange with Sungkyul University: Student Joint Recital
2019-01-31 13:40 - 14:55 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Student Joint Recital will feature voice and piano students of Delta State University and Sungkyul University as part of the Voice & Piano Exchange between the universities.

Faculty Joint Recital: Voice & Piano Faculty of Sungkyul University and Delta State University
2019-02-01 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
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Part of the 2019 Voice & Piano Exchange between Delta State University and Sungkyul University

The Art of the Piano
2019-02-02 09:30 - 16:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Guest Artist: Dr. Soo Ryeon Kim
https://www.deltastate.edu/artsandsciences/music/piano-studies/music-art-piano/

Black Professionals Seminar
2019-02-04 17:30 - 21:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
Black Professionals Seminar open to the student body. We will have black professionals within the business field come and have a seminar with students.

Kinky Boots at the Bologna Performing Arts Center
2019-02-05 19:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Kinky Boots
February 5, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626
Inspired by true events, KINKY BOOTS takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos. http://kinkybootsthetour.com/

Prominent African American Greek Impact
2019-02-06 11:00 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell, 1st Floor Lobby
The Delta State University NPHC will display prominent members of their Greek Organizations.

Catfish Dream: An American Story
2019-02-06 17:30 - 20:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, Julian Rankin, author of Catfish Dream: Ed Scott’s Fight for His Family Farm and Racial Justice in the Mississippi Delta, and Willena Scott-White, daughter of Ed Scott, will share the story of Mr. Scott. The event is free and open to the DSU community and the general public. A welcoming reception will be held at 5:30 PM with the program beginning at 6 PM. Mr. Rankin and Ms. Scott-White will have books available for purchasing and signing. This event is sponsored by the Quality Enhancement Plan, Delta Center for Culture and Learning, Winning the Race Conference, Diversity Committee, and Office of Student Affairs. For more information, please contact Michelle Johansen at mjohansen@deltastate.edu.
“Ed Scott was a trailblazing Mississippi farmer and the first non-white owner and operator of a catfish plant in the nation. He battled long odds and institutionalized racism to carve out of the Mississippi Delta land an agricultural empire of black self-determination, which flowed out to and benefited his surrounding community. Along the way he ducked Nazi sniper fire in a ditch with General Patton in World War II, marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge at Selma, gave farming advice to civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, and battled for justice against the leviathan United States government.” – author Julian Rankin

Statesmen Scholarship Luncheon and Interviews
2019-02-08 07:00 - 16:00

ACT National Test
2019-02-09 08:00 - 13:00, 2019-04-13 08:00 - 13:00 | Broom Hall
ACT National Test Registration on line at www.act.org Please have your Photo ID, printed Admission ticket, #2 pencils, and approved calculator( listed on their website)

Black Professionals Seminar
2019-02-11 17:00 - 21:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
The purpose of this event is to have a black professional’s seminar with the student body In honor of Black History Month

Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet
2019-02-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet
February 12, 2019 at 6:30 pm
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626
Video game bad boy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, “Sugar Rush.” In way over their heads. Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algoithm and the heart and soul of the trend-making site BuzzzTube.
Rated PG. Disney. Run time: 112 minutes. $5 tickets

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2019-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Kethley 150
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“This month’s presenter is Dr. Urszula Niewiadomska-Flis, professor of English studies, John Paul II Catholic University, Lubin, Poland. Her topic is: Soul Rebels Redux – How Hip Hop Artists Challenge Their Cultural Heritage”

Which Fork Do I Use?
2019-02-13 12:00 - 13:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby

Cultural Transformations of Soul Food
2019-02-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Capps Archives & Museum, Seminar Room
Dr. Urszula Niewiadomska-Flis, a visiting English studies professor from John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland (KUL), will present a public lecture about the cultural transformations for soul food through an analysis of film, television, music, and text. This lecture is free and open to the DSU community and general public. The event is sponsored by the Erasmus+ program, a European Union-funded program to promote academic and cultural exchanges. For more information, please contact Michelle Johansen at mjohansen@deltastate.edu or 662-846-4170

Delta Hill Riders: African American Cowboy Culture in the Mississippi Delta
2019-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center
In honor of Black History Month, the QEP presents “Delta Hill Riders: African American Cowboys of the Mississippi Delta” as its February IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy) Lunch on Monday, February 18, 2019. Former DSU photographer Rory Doyle has spent the last two years photographing Mississippi Delta cowboys and sharing his images with national and international audience. This event is free and open to the DSU community and the general public. For more information, please contact Michelle Johansen at mjohansen@deltastate.edu or call 662-846-4170.

Remembering Chandler Pipkin #FOREVER 20
2019-02-18 16:15 - 17:00 | DSU, Quadrangle
This is a day of remembrance of Chandler Pipkin, who was student at Delta State from 2017-2018. She passed away unexpectedly on February 19, 2018 in Cleveland, MS. This event will be celebrating the one year anniversary of her death. We will be doing a balloon release in her memory; approximately 300 balloons. Family, friends, and students will be gathering for this event.

Sarah McLachlan, An Intimate Evening of Songs and Storytelling
2019-02-19 20:00 - 21:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
Sarah McLachlan featuring Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, An Intimate Evening of Songs and Storytelling – Locally sponsored by Quality Steel
Sarah McLachlan is one of the most celebrated singer songwriters in entertainment with over 40 million albums sold worldwide.
She has received three Grammy Awards and twelve Juno Awards over her career and was recently inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
February 19, 2019 at 8:00 PM
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626

NSISC Swimming and Diving Championships
2019-02-20 10:00 - 20:00 | Delta State Aquatics Center
Welcome to the 2019 New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Men’s and Women’s Championships! This year’s NSISC Championships will be held February 20-23 at the DSU Aquatics Center on the campus of Delta State University. The four-day event features men’s teams and women’s teams, all looking to be crowned champion of the NSISC.

The Birth of a Nation
2019-02-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
The purpose of previewing the Birth of a Nation is to analyze the culture of the United States and how it has structured the culture of race, crime, and the law for the citizens of this country.

90s Themed Party
2019-02-20 20:00 - 23:30 | Wyatt Gym
The purpose of this event is to provide a party styled social event for the student body. With the theme of 90s. This event is fully sponsored.

Local Government Leadership Institute February Training Session
2019-02-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Center for Community and Economic Development, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States

Trivia Thursday
2019-02-21 12:00 - 13:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby

Faculty Recital: Dr. Shelley Collins, flute
2019-02-21 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
The Delta State University Department of Music will present a faculty recital on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 at 7:30 PM in the Recital Hall at the Bologna Performing Arts Center. Performers include flutist Dr. Shelley Collins, professor of music; pianist Dr. Kumiko Shimizu, professor of music; clarinetist Dr. Bret Pimentel, associate professor of music; and percussionist Dr. Josh Armstrong, assistant professor of music. The recital is free and open to the public.
Collins will perform “Suite in A Minor” by Georg Philipp Telemann, “Entr’acte” for flute and marimba by Jacques Ibert, “In Ireland” by Hamilton Harty, “Three American Miniatures” for flute and clarinet by John Rutter, and “Concertino” by Cécile Chaminade.
For more information, contact the Department of Music at 662-846-4615.

Open Mic / Karaoke Night
2019-02-21 19:30 - 22:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
This event is open to the public.

Financial Wellness Session
2019-02-22 13:30 - 14:30 | H. L. Nowell 306B
Statewide

Entrepreneurial Workshop for Special Education Teachers
2019-02-23 09:00 - 16:00 | Baioni Conference Center
Workforce-Dev-Flyer

Cheer Clinic-Open Gym
2019-02-24 13:30 - 16:00 | Wyatt Gym
These dates are for students interested in becoming a part of the Delta State University cheer program. We will focus on stunting and DSU fight song.

Student Alumni Association Monthly Meeting
2019-02-25 17:30 - 18:30, 2019-03-25 17:30 - 18:30, 2019-04-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni House, Simmons Room

Careers with NASA: Looking for the Next Generation of Explorers
2019-02-26 09:25 - 13:40 | Baioni Conference Center
Mr. Daryl Gaines, Assistant Director of NASA at the Stennis Space Center, will be on campus to speak with students and educate them on possible careers in Information Technology and other business related fields. All students are invited to attend this event.

The Wizard of OZ at the Bologna Performing Arts Center
2019-02-26 19:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
The Wizard of OZ
February 26, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626
THE WIZARD OF OZ will have the entire family captivated as they travel down the yellow brick road for an unforgettable day at the theater. This magical production is a celebration of the 1939 MGM movie, and will be presented with breathtaking special effects that will sweep audiences away, from the moment the tornado twists its way into Kansas.

Music Audition Day
2019-02-27 08:30 - 13:00 | Zeigel Hall
On February 27, the Delta State University Department of Music will have prospective music students on campus for tours, information sessions, and auditions. We will be feeding them lunch in the band hall at noon. Room 109 (Band Hall)

Black History Poetry Slam
2019-02-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Jobe Auditorium
The purpose of the event is to pay tribute to black poets and writers by bringing DSU clubs, students, and staff to recite the author’s works.

Jamie Dahman, tenor, and Jeffrey Peterson, piano, in Recital
2019-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
DSU Faculty member Dr. Jamie Dahman, tenor, will perform a recital with guest collaborative pianist, Dr. Jeffrey Peterson, Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching and Music Director of the Opera Theater at Baylor University in Waco, TX.
Dr. Peterson earned the doctorate in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying at the University of Illinois, where he was the assistant to the renowned pianist and coach, John Wustman. Dr. Peterson has taught at several summer programs, including the Corso Estivo per Cantanti Giovani and The Italian Operatic Experience, both in Urbania, Italy; the New York Vocal Institute, of which he was co-director, and is currently in charge of Music in the Marche, a program in Mondavio, Italy, which he founded and for which he is artistic director. Dr. Peterson also serves as the resident conductor for Louisiana Opera. With his colleague Rebecca Hays, a professor at Texas Tech University, he recorded a CD of music for voice and piano, by composer Libby Larsen, released on Albany records in December 2017. They will be recording a disc for the same label, of songs by French composer Charles Marie Widor, scheduled for release in the spring of 2020.
Dr. Peterson has appeared in recitals and master classes on five continents, with such important operatic artists as Martina Arroyo, James King, and Teresa Kubiak, in venues as far-reaching as Hoam Hall in Seoul, the Marian Anderson Festival and Competition, the Manaus Opera House in Manaus, Brazil, and venues in Paris, Venice, Florence, and Bologna. He has performed throughout the United States with flutists Francesca Arnone, Valerie Potter, and Tadeu Coelho.
Dr. Peterson has taught at Indiana University, the University of Illinois, the University of Akron, and served for five years on the Opera Studies Faculty at Northwestern University.

DA Awards Reading
2019-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Capps, Seminar Room

Tech Savvy - Call for Volunteers
2019-03-01, 2019-03-06, 2019-03-07 | Library BI Room 157
Call-for-Tech-Savvy-Volunteers

Thacker Mountain Radio Show
2019-03-02 15:00 - 17:00 | DMI Studio A
This is the 11th annual Thacker Mountain Radio Show/Thacker in the Delta event held in DMI’s Studio A. The event features authors, songwriters, a DMI band, and more. It is free and open to the public; however, donations toward DMI programs/scholarships are accepted.

Extended Library Hours For Midterm
2019-03-03 14:00 - 23:59, 2019-03-04 07:30 - 23:59 | Roberts-LaForge Library

Faculty/Guest Artist Recital: Laurissa Backlin and Susan Hurley, Sopranos
2019-03-03 15:00 - 16:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital featuring solos and duets with Laurissa Backlin, Assistant Professor of Music at Delta State, and Susan Hurley, Assistant Professor of Music at Mississippi University for Women.

Mid-semster
2019-03-04

The 6th Annual Janie Allen-Bradley Literacy Endowment Event
2019-03-04 15:15 - 16:30
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Dr. Janie Allen-Bradley, or Dr. A-B as former students affectionately called the revered retired faculty member, served Delta State for 13 years after decades in literacy instruction both at the P-12 and higher education levels. She served Delta State post-retirement through her involvement with the Barksdale Reading Institute. Her specialties in literacy education are children’s literature and phonics. She is credited with the publication of AlphaBuddies, an illustrated chart that assists teachers in introducing letter sound associations to learners. This publication was distributed in schools statewide several years ago and is still in use today.
She now has The Janie Allen-Bradley Literacy Endowment established in her name.

Spring 2019 Colloquia Distintinguished Speaker Series Lecture
2019-03-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Jobe Auditorium
The Spring 2019 Colloquia Distinguished Speakers Lecture Series will be held Monday, March 4, 2019 at 6 pm – 7:30 pm with a reception following. The event is free to the public.

D and F reports recorded by faculty
2019-03-05

Mary Poppins Returns
2019-03-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Spring Movie Series –
Mary Poppins returns during Michael’s most desperate hour to lend him a helping hand. With his house in danger of being repossessed, she whips up a little magic to remind him of the importance of family.
Rated PG – Disney – Run time is 130 minutes. $5 tickets. Staring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, and Pixie Davies.

Dr. Jamie Dahman, Mississippi Humanities Council Presentation
2019-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Zeigel Hall
Each year, state colleges and universities across the state of Mississippi nominate one humanities faculty member to receive a Mississippi Humanities Council Award.
This year, Delta State University’s nominee is Dr. Jamie Dahman, assistant professor of music.
“I’m honored to have been nominated by my department chair, Dr. Karen Fosheim, and by Dean Breaux,” said Jamie. “I feel fortunate to work with such supportive colleagues and administrators. They could have picked any number of faculty from a humanities area in the College of Arts and Sciences. I’m honored and humbled that they nominated me.”
Dahman will give a lecture-recital on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at 7 p.m. in the Choral Rehearsal Room in Zeigel Hall on the Delta State Campus. His presentation is called “Bulgarian Art Song: History, Development, and Performance.”
“I was fortunate to have been a Fulbright Fellow from January 2012 – May 2012. While studying at the Academy of Music, Dance, and Fine Art in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, I was able to collect several collections of Bulgarian classical song. From those, I curated a volume of Bulgarian art songs called Bulgarian Art Song. I’m happy anytime I can share this music with an audience. It deserves a place alongside the standard vocal repertoire for a singer.”
Dahman has been at Delta State since 2016. He teaches applied voice, lyric diction, and vocal pedagogy. He also serves as an Okra Scholars mentor and is the campus Fulbright Program Adviser and Scholar Liaison.
“In addition to sharing what I learned during my time as a Fulbright Fellow, I hope I can get students and faculty interested in pursuing opportunities through Fulbright,” he said. “It’s a life-changing, and life-affirming, experience I’ll never forget!”
A short reception will follow the presentation. Jamie will attend the Mississippi Humanities Council Gala later this spring.
To learn more about the Mississippi Humanities Council, visit www.mshumanities.org.

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2019-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 | GIT Center, Kethley Hall, Suite E, Room 150
Cafe Scientifique – March 6

This month’s presenter is Dr. AHM Ali Reza, Associate Professor of Biology. Dr. Reza’s topic is: Study Abroad Field Work in Bangladesh

Victor McDowell in Senior Recital
2019-03-07 13:40 - 14:55 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Victor McDowell, Jr. of Batesville, Mississippi will sing his Senior Recital on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 1:40 p.m. in the BPAC Recital Hall. He will be joined at the piano by Dr. Kumiko Shimizu. They will perform the music of Handel, Cuney Hare, Mendelssohn-Hensel, Schumann, and Vaughan Williams.
Victor is a graduate of South Panola High School. After finishing high school, Victor attended Northwest Mississippi Community College, where he was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. After graduating from NWMCC, Victor transferred to Delta State University, where he became a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. During the 2018 – 2019 academic year, Victor served as President of the Delta State Choirs. He will graduate in December 2019 with a Bachelor of Music Education and become a high school music educator. He has plans to study toward a Master of Educational Leadership and become a school administrator.
Victor is a student of Dr. Jamie Dahman.

DSU Art Department, Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
2019-03-07 17:00 - 20:00, 2019-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
Gallery Hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on weekends, holidays, and during semester breaks. For further information visit the DSU Art Department’s website at https://www.deltastate.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/art/ or contact 662.846.4720. For updates and announcements of upcoming events follow Delta State Art Department on Facebook or join our email list.

Gadabout Film Festival
2019-03-07 17:30 - 20:00 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center
The Gadabout Film Festival is an internationally-touring short film program with a unique style and energy. A Gadabout screening is an experience accessible to everyone, from film aficionados to film novices, with a selection of high-quality, well-paced films diverse in genre, medium, and content. For 16 years we strived to curate the best possible short film program year after year.

Faculty Violin Recital -- Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, vln / Jung-Won Shin, pno
2019-03-07 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
This performance will feature masterworks for violin and piano. The recital is free and open to the public.

Spring Holidays
2019-03-11, 2020-03-09 - 2020-03-13

2019 Annual Juried Student Exhibition
2019-03-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery

Classes resume
2019-03-18, 2019-04-22
8am

European Union
2019-03-18 17:00 - 19:30 | Capps, Seminar Room
Dr. Kasia Mackowska will speak on the current state of the European Union with a focus on its various institutions and the challenges of democracy within the EU. She is our Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence from John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.

2019 Women's Conference
2019-03-19

IDEA Lunch: Ronald K. Brown/ EVIDENCE
2019-03-19 12:15 - 13:15 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
IDEA Lunch presents Ronald K. Brown, founder of Evidence, A Dance Company in 1985. This lunch is free and open to the DSU community and the public. For more information, please contact Michelle Johansen at mjohansen@deltastate.edu. This event is sponsored by the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and the Bologna Performing Arts Center.
He has worked with Mary Anthony Dance Theater, Jennifer Muller/The Works and other choreographers and artists. Brown has set works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jennifer Muller/The Works, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, Ko-Thi Dance Company, Philadanco, Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago and Ballet Hispanico.
He has collaborated with such artists as composer/designer Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya, the late writer Craig G. Harris, director Ernie McClintock’s Jazz Actors Theater, choreographers Patricia Hoffbauer and Rokiya Kone, and composers Robert Een, Oliver Lake, Bernadette Speech, David Simons, and Don Meissner
He choreographed Regina Taylor’s award-winning play, Crowns and won an AUDELCO Award for his work on that production. Brown has won a Fred & Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography in the Tony winning The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess, adapted by Suzan Lori Parks, arrangement by Diedre Murray & directed by Diane Paulus.
In addition Brown was named Def Dance Jam Workshop Mentor of the Year in 2000 and has received; John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, United States Artists Fellowship, and The Ailey Apex Award for teaching. Brown is a member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.

Lunch and Learn with Ronald K. Brown
2019-03-19 12:15 - 13:15 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Join the Bologna Performing Arts Center and Delta State University’s QEP Tuesday, March 19 at 12:15pm for a lunch and learn program with the Founder/Artistic Director of EVIDENCE dance company, Ronald K. Brown.
This program is open to the public, and the $5 registration includes a croissant sandwich, potato salad, fruit, and cookie box lunch. The luncheon will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Young Mauldin Cafeteria on the campus of Delta State University. To register, please call (662) 846-4625 or sign up by Monday, March 18.

Spring movie screening
2019-03-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Jobe Auditorium

Amazing Race
2019-03-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Delta State Quadrangle
Live event class for DMI

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence
2019-03-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Founded by Ronald K Brown in 1985 and based in Brooklyn, New York, EVIDENCE, A Dance Company focuses on the seamless integration of traditional African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word. The performance is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mississippi Arts Commission.
March 21, 2019 at 7:30 pm.
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626

Cheer Clinic - Open Gym
2019-03-23 09:30 - 12:00 | Wyatt Gym

Winning the Race Conference
2019-03-25

International Week! Move-It- Monday
2019-03-25 20:30 - 22:30 | Wyatt Gym
1st event of International week. A music and dance event to expose the DSU family to different dance styles around the world! A dance off will be held as well with a gift card for the winner!

International Week! Tacos & Trivia Tuesday
2019-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Tacos & Trivia competition, 2nd event of International Week, an International themed Trivia competition with a cash prize along with a Taco bar.

International Week! What in the World Wednesday
2019-03-27 12:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby
3rd event of International Week: A luncheon with a panel of International Students to hold an open discussion about living and studying abroad and to share their experience with their fellow students.

VA Suicide Prevention Program
2019-03-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center
Our University has been selected to partner with the VA and their Department of Veteran Affairs Suicide Prevention Program. This program focuses on combating suicide against Veterans. They have developed a presentation to educate the public of signs and symptoms of at risk behavior. This preventive approach, which is a comprehensive, public health education initiative, can provide invaluable information and insight into this epidemic.

International Week! Tea Party Thursday
2019-03-28 16:00 - 18:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Last event for International Week! A tea party that shows different ways tea is made and served in different countries.

Tech Savvy Conference
2019-03-29 08:00 - 14:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
This is a day-long STEM conference for 200 6-9th grade girls.

LSAT Law Admission Test
2019-03-30 08:30 - 13:30, 2019-06-03 08:30 - 13:30 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall

Jordan Galtelli Senior Capstone Presentation
2019-04-04 13:50 - 14:50 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Senior music major Ms. Jordan Galtelli (BA) will present her senior capstone project on Thursday, April 4, 2019, at 1:40 p.m. in the BPAC Recital Hall. In Music Theatre: Origins to the Golden Age, Ms. Galtelli will discuss the beginnings of music theatre, some early influences, and how innovations in musical comedy between the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century all led to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! All are invited to attend!
Ms. Galtelli has been an active student at DSU. During her time here, she has been involved in Student Government, has worked as Resident Assistant, and has served as an officer in the DSU Chorale. She has also been active in Greek life on campus and is a member of Phi Mu.
In addition to her extra-curricular activities, Ms. Galtelli is a high-achieving student-scholar and is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Lambda, Phi Eta Sigma, and Pi Kappa Phi honor societies.
After her graduation in May 2019, Ms. Galtelli will attend law school.

Trace Adkins at the Bologna Performing Arts Center April 4, 2019 @7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
2019-04-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Trace Adkins – one of country music’s most identifiable stars.
To perform April 4, 2019 at 7:30pm
Sponsored by Bolivar County Medical Center
Tickets: www.bolognapac.com or 662-846-4626

Spring 2019 graduation application deadline
2019-04-05

Delta Playhouse Reunion
2019-04-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Jobe Auditorium

Centennial Celebration of the Federated Woman's Club
2019-04-06 13:00 - 17:00 | Capps Archives & Museum, Seminar Room
A display of Cleveland Woman’s Club memorabilia will be featured in the main gallery.

Universtiy Press of Mississippi - Information Meeting
2019-04-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Gertrude C. Ford Center for Teaching and Learing
Staff from the University Press of Mississippi will be available to faculty and graduate students who are interested in publishing books as well as students who may be interested in internship possibilities or a career in publishing.

Can You Escape the room? - National Library Week Celebration
2019-04-08 15:00 - 21:00, 2019-04-11 15:00 - 21:00 | Roberts-LaForge Library
Do you think that you can escape from a library room before you run out of time?
Have fun with friends, classmates, and co-workers solving puzzles, following clues, cracking codes, and working together in synergy to escape.
Book your 45-minute adventure here:
https://www.deltastate.edu/library/nlw-escape-room/
Want to sneak a peek? Like the library Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for updates.

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2019-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | GIT Center, Kethley Hall, Suite E, Room 150
Cafe Scientifique _ April 10

This month’s presenter is Dr. Andrew Wegmann, Assistant Professor of History. Dr. Wegmann’s topic is: “Like A World Turned Upside Down” ; The World Cup, France, and the Politics of Victory in a Post-Colonial Age, 1962-2018

Delta Delta Delta Animal Shelter Fundraiser
2019-04-11 11:00 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The purpose of this event is for the new members of Delta Delta Delta to raise money for the Cleveland-Bolivar County Animal Shelter. The new members are going to host a bake sale in the Union and donate the proceeds from their sale to the animal shelter.

Academic Research Showcase
2019-04-11 12:00 - 17:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby
This event provides an opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students to present individual research in a poster session format. Entries will be judged and undergraduate and graduate winners will be selected and recognized on campus.

Spring Fest 2019
2019-04-11 14:00 - 18:00 | DSU, Quadrangle

Bolivar County Alumni Chapter Crawfish Boil
2019-04-11 17:30 - 19:30 | Mini Quad – Sillers
This is the annual event held by the Alumni of Bolivar County Chapter. This is the largest alumni chapter event held annually. Proceeds go to Liza Vaughn Memorial Scholarship-which is awarded to incoming freshman from Bolivar County attending DSU.

Accounting Honor Society & Alpha Iota Mu Induction Banquet
2019-04-11 17:30 - 20:30 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center
This is the annual induction ceremony of the Accounting and CIS honor societies.

2019 Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture
2019-04-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Jobe Auditorium
The 2019 Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture will be given by Dr. Joseph Crespino, the Jimmy Carter Professor of American History at Emory University. The title for Dr. Crespino’s lecture is “Atticus Finch and American History.” This event is sponsored by the Division of Social Sciences and History.

Spring Preview Day
2019-04-12 12:00 - 15:15 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Go-Green-2019-RSVP-Now

Mu Gamma New Member Presentation
2019-04-14 16:00 - 20:00 | Wyatt Gym
To showcase the new members of AKA

Mental Health Awareness Week Information Booth
2019-04-15 11:30 - 15:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby

Staff Campus Forum
2019-04-16 10:00 - 11:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States

Campus Forum for Students
2019-04-16 12:15 - 13:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor West Lobby

Robotics Showcase Showdown
2019-04-18 08:00 - 12:00 | Broom Hall, Baioni Center
The CIS Department and AITP has been working with JMG students from Shaw High School on a major STEM project. The students will demo the robots that they made, with assistance from DSU students in AITP, and briefly discuss other activities they participated in throughout the semester.

Woodwind Chamber Ensembles
2019-04-18 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Performance of DSU flute, clarinet, and saxophone ensembles.

Extended Library Hours for Finals
2019-04-22 07:30 - 23:59, 2019-04-28 07:30 - 23:59 | Roberts-LaForge Library

Cannon-Dozier Project
2019-04-22 16:00 - 17:30 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
The Omicron Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. presents Alpha Week 2019. The Cannon-Dozier Project is a program developed to educate and bring awareness of the dangers of drunk driving.

An Alpha Splash Bash
2019-04-22 21:00 - 23:00 | George B. Walker Natatorium (Pool)
Alpha Week 2018 – Pool Party

Career Services OkraSuits Pop-Up Shop
2019-04-23 09:00 - 16:00 | Student Union, 3rd Floor Lobby
The Pop-Up Shop is for DSU current students ONLY. If any additional items are left after the last day, the Office of Career Services will make a clothing donation to a local charity it deems appropriate. All items from the Pop-Up Shop were items donated to the OkraSuits Professional Clothes Closet. These items were deemed appropriate for after one is working and not acceptable for an interview. The purpose of this event is to give students options to add and polish up their everyday wardrobe.

GREEN MILE
2019-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Delta State Campus, Green Mile
Green Mile Walk – open free event for students, faculty and staff to walk the Green Mile – promote the Green Mile while promoting health & welllness

English Capstone Presentations
2019-04-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Capps Archives & Museum, Seminar Room

Delta State University Spring 2019 Speech Competition
2019-04-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
The purpose of the event is to expose students on campus to public speaking opportunities before their peers, university professionals, and members of the community. Students will deliver prepared presentations and are evaluated on their ability to control nervousness, make consistent eye contact with the audience, and content of the speech.

Alpha Week BBQ
2019-04-24 16:00 - 20:00 | DSU, Quadrangle
Alpha Week 2019 BBQ

2019 Culture on the Quad
2019-04-25 12:00 - 17:00 | Delta State Quadrangle
RAIN LOCATION: WYATT GYM

DA Journal Release Open Mic
2019-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Capps Archives & Museum, Seminar Room
Da-Journal-Release-Party

38 Special will perform live at the BPCA
2019-04-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
38 Special will perform live in concert. Locally sponsored by Needle Specialty.
Tickets start at $40.00 and are on sale at the BPAC Ticket Office, by phone 662-846-4626, or online.
Present your Okra Card at the ticket office to receive your DSU student/faculty/staff discount.
Group discounts for 10 or more.

DSU CHEER TRYOUTS
2019-04-26 | Wyatt Gym
4/26/2019 – 5-8pm
4/27/2019 – 8am-2pm

Retirement and Service Awards Ceremony for Faculty and Staff
2019-04-26 14:00 - 16:30 | Union, 2nd Floor East and West Lobbies

SGA Inauguration Reception
2019-04-26 17:30 - 19:00 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Stateroom

The Delta Players production of "Outside Influences"
2019-04-26 18:30 - 20:30, 2019-04-27 12:30 - 14:30 | Jobe Auditorium

Woodwind Chamber Ensembles concert
2019-04-27 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Free admission.

Murdered Without Cause Reading and Book Signing
2019-04-29 10:00 - 13:00 | DSU Bookstore, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
Please join us for a reading and book signing by Genie Massey, author of Murdered Without Cause.
Genie Massey will share with us her true-story in this crime themed work of nonfiction which she wrote as a tribute to her aunt Tresia, who lost her life to homicide. Discuss the impact and aftermath of homicide and the ripple effects of murder.
The Reading and Book signing will take place from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. inside the DSU Bookstore on the first floor of the H.L. Nowell Union. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

A Dog's Way Home
2019-04-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Spring Movie Series –
Separated from her owner, a dog sets off on the 400-mile journey to get back to the safety and security of the place she calls home. Along the way, she meets a series of new friends and manages to bring a little bit of comfort and joy to their lives.
Rated PG Disney. Run Time 137 minutes. $5 tickets. Starring Ashley Judd, Edward James Olmos, Alexandra Shipp, Wes Surdi, and Barry Watson.

Delta State Graduate Studies Recruitment
2019-05-01 10:30 - 17:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
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2019 Student Hall of Fame Banquet
2019-05-02 19:00 - 21:00 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Stateroom
This is to recognize the 2019 Student Hall of Fame

Spring Commencement
2019-05-03 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)

Spring Commencement Ceremony
2019-05-03 08:30 - 17:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)

All grades recorded by faculty
2019-05-06
grades recorded by 12pm

NCAA Division II Baseball South Region Tournament
2019-05-16 | Tim and Nancy Harvey Stadium
After capturing their third Gulf South Conference championship in four years, the Statesmen (39-12) are set to host the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament May 16-18 at Tim and Nancy Harvey Stadium-Dave “Boo” Ferriss Field. Sunday’s announcement marks the first time since 2017 and the 12th time overall that DSU has served as a host site for NCAA postseason play.
“We are excited to have the opportunity to serve as one of the South Region hosts,” DSU skipper Mike Kinnison said. “We’ve believed all along that our body of work had put us in position to host and we are ready to get to work.”
The opening game features No. 3 seed Eckerd College versus No. 6 seed Valdosta State at 3:30 p.m. followed by No. 2 seed Delta State versus No. 7 seed Embry-Riddle University.
Games continue on Friday 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday with Saturday’s championship round set for 12:00 PM with the if the necessary game to follow at 3:30 p.m.
Tickets will go sale Monday and can be ordered online.
THURSDAY, MAY 16
GM 1 • No. 3 Eckerd College vs No. 6 Valdosta State | 3:30 pm
GM 2 • No. 2 Delta State vs No. 7 Embry-Riddle | 7 pm
FRIDAY, MAY 17
GM 3 • Winner GM 1 vs Winner GM 2 | 12 pm
GM 4 • Loser GM 1 vs Loser GM 2 | 3:30 pm
GM 5 • Loser GM 3 vs. Winner GM 4 | 7 pm
SATURDAY, MAY 18
GM 6 • Winner GM 3 vs Winner GM 5 | 12 pm
GM7 • If Necessary | 3:30 pm

New Student Orientation 2019
2019-06-03, 2019-06-24, 2019-07-08 | BPAC Main Stage
Delta State University offers an extensive orientation program each summer for new students enrolling for the fall semester. Sessions for entering freshmen and transfer students, who have been admitted to the university and parents of first-time students, will be held in June and July. Freshman and transfer students will attend a one-day program designed to familiarize you with DSU policies and procedures while introducing you to faculty, staff, students and campus life.

Understanding the Natural Delta
2019-06-04 08:30 - 16:30 | Caylor 151

Utilities Locate Class
2019-06-12 09:00 - 16:00 | H.L. Nowell Union 306A
Training on locating under ground utilities

Delta State Women's Basketball Camp
2019-06-14 | Wyatt Gym
Delta State Women’s basketball team will be hosting a team camp June 14 – 1:30-8pm and June 15 – 8am-8pm in the Wyatt Gym.

Re-Entry Mississippi: 50 Years of the Apollo Program
2019-07-08 08:00 - 17:30 | Capps Archives & Museum Building, Main Gallery
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Re-Entry Mississippi: 50 Years of the Apollo Program
2019-07-15 08:00 - 17:30, 2019-07-29 08:00 - 17:30, 2019-08-05 08:00 - 17:30, 2019-08-12 08:00 - 17:30, 2019-08-19 08:00 - 17:30, 2019-08-26 08:00 - 17:30 | Charles W. Capps, Jr. Archives & Museum- Main Gallery
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All midterm grades recorded by Faculty
2019-07-19 12:00, 2020-03-16 12:00

BBQ Nachos on the Quad
2019-07-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Quadrangle
Welcome back for students!

Re-Entry Mississippi: 50 Years of the Apollo Program
2019-07-22 08:00 - 17:30 | Capps Archives & Museum Building, Main Gallery

ADA Training for Colleges and Universities
2019-08-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
The Developmental Disabilities Network (The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies, MS Council on Developmental Disabilities, and Disability Rights MS) is pleased to announce a training opportunity for professionals working in higher education! The target audience includes ADA/504 coordinators, disability services professionals, administrators, faculty, staff, and others interested in learning more about providing appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities. Training topics include: Basics for the Campus ADA Coordinator; Campus Accessibility; Elements in Academic Programs and Courses; Connecting Students with Other Services; and Challenging Accommodation Requests.

Summer 2019 graduation application deadline
2019-08-05

DSU Housing Staff Training
2019-08-12 08:15 - 17:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall

New Faculty/Staff Orientation
2019-08-14 08:00 - 16:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room

Express Orienation and Registration
2019-08-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Leroy Morganti Atrium, Kent Wyatt Hall

Last day to pay for early registration and avoid being removed from all classes
2019-08-14 17:00, 2020-01-08 17:00

Open Session
2019-08-16 08:30 - 10:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
FY 2019-2020 Faculty & Staff Open Session

Move In Day
2019-08-18 13:00 - 17:00
Residence Hall Move-In Day
Sunday, August 18
1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
DSU’s Student Government Association, Orientation Leaders, student organizations, local churches, student-athletes, faculty, staff and students will be on hand to assist with greeting/unloading at the residence halls. We will have a “Welcome Tent” where you can stop for some Domino’s Pizza, Pepsi products, snow cones, ice cream sandwiches, and more! Several campus offices will be open to make it convenient for students and parents to finalize plans. The “People Movers” will be offering shuttle services and volunteers will be stationed at campus entrances to assist parents and students in locating places around campus.
Please email Michael Lipford @ mlipford@deltastate.edu to volunteer.
Volunteers needed to:
—-Assist at the Welcome tent or greet
—-Direct traffic and help guests locate buildings around campus
—-Serve as a greeter to welcome students and parents at Residence Halls.
—-Help unload student belongings into residence halls
—-Shuttle guests throughout campus, as needed

Day and night classes begin, registration continues
2019-08-19

RUF Cookout on the Quad
2019-08-20 17:30 - 19:30 | Delta State Quadrangle
A welcome cookout for any/all DSU students!

African American Student Council Membership Recruitment
2019-08-21 10:30 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The organization will host a membership recruitment drive in the union to get new students and others to join the organization.

GAV Recruitment Day
2019-08-21 12:00 - 13:30 | H.L. Nowell, 1st Floor Lobby
God’s Anointed Voices (G.A.V.) Gospel Choir will host a drive for new members. We will setup a table with information and attractive details that will hopefully compel and persuade students and none-students to join the movement.

Conversation and Cookies
2019-08-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Counseling Center
Greet and Meet the Campus Counselors

Faculty Recital: Bret Pimentel and Kumiko Shimizu
2019-08-21 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall

Employee Benefits Fair
2019-08-22 09:00 - 15:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby
Showcase DSU’s benefit programs and providers; Provide Open Enrollment information and assist employees in making plan changes; as well as Highlight the different programs that promote healthy lifestyles.

Benefits Fair Flyer 2019

Mathews-Sanders Sculpture Garden Biennial Exhibition of Models
2019-08-22 17:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
Delta State University’s Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of sketches and maquettes for the work featured in this year’s Mathews-Sanders Sculpture Biennial. The Mathews-Sanders Sculpture Garden has become the pride of the local art community and a favorite tourist destination. Its reach has expanded from the area in front of the Bologna Performing Arts Center to the grounds of the Grammy Museum and to downtown Cleveland. The 2019 biennial exhibition was installed at the beginning of August before the return of students and faculty. To offer our community insight into the work that goes into creating the work and organizing the sculpture biennial and to celebrate the sculpture garden’s contribution to our community, the DSU’s art department has curated an exhibition of sketches and models for the work in the biennial. A public opening reception will be held on August 22 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in the Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery on DSU’s campus. Nan Sanders who is the driving force behind the Mathews-Sanders Sculpture Garden will briefly talk about the idea and the history of the project at the opening.
The idea for Delta State University’s Mathews-Sanders Sculpture Garden was conceived by Pam Mathews, an artist and then Delta State University’s First Lady. She envisioned a biennial sculpture competition which would bring 10 new pieces to campus every other year. At the end of the two-year period, one of the works would be purchased to become a permanent feature on the DSU campus. Her dream was to set up a way of developing a noteworthy collection of public art that would make the campus of Delta State unique. Mrs. Mathews contacted her friend and fellow artist, Nan Sanders, to discuss her idea for a sculpture garden at DSU and in 2000 the first sculpture biennial took place on our campus.
Sadly, Mrs. Mathews passed away in 2002 shortly after the second sculpture biennial took place. Since then, her friend Nan Sanders has worked tirelessly to realize Pam’s vision. Due to Mrs. Sander’s efforts and the generosity of many people throughout the years, Delta State now has a permanent collection which numbers 30 pieces. Pieces from the permanent collection have been installed throughout campus while the current competition pieces can be found in the formal garden in front of the BPAC. With the opening of the GRAMMY® Museum Mississippi in 2016, the Sculpture Garden has expanded its footprint to the grounds of the museum which features sculpture that has musical themes or references. Since 2017, part of the sculpture biennial exhibition has been installed on the green in downtown Cleveland.
In 2018, the Sculpture Garden was re-named Mathews-Sanders Sculpture Garden to pay homage to Pam Mathews, whose vision created the garden, and to Nan Sanders, whose family has supported the development of her vision after Pam’s untimely death.
For more information on the Mathews-Sanders Sculpture Garden visit http://thesculpturegardenms.com/. The exhibition at the Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery will be on view until September 26. Gallery Hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on weekends, holidays, and during semester breaks. For further information visit the DSU Art Department’s website at https://www.deltastate.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/art/ or contact 662.846.4720. For updates and announcements of upcoming events follow Delta State Art Department on Facebook or join our email list.

Opening Reception: Mathews-Sanders Sculpture Garden Biennial Companion Exhibition
2019-08-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery

GAV Bible Study
2019-08-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Lena Roberts Sillers Chapel

KANSAS
2019-08-22 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
KANSAS – with a legendary career spanning more than four decades, KANSAS has firmly established itself as one of America’s iconic classic rock bands has gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide. Composing a catalogue that includes fifteen studio albums and five live albums, KANSAS has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-platinum albums (Leftoverture, Point of Know Return, Best of KANSAS), one platinum live album (Two for the Show), and two one million-selling gold singles, ‘Carry on Wayward Son’ and ‘Dust in the Wind.’
Locally sponsored by Needle Specialty Products
Tickets to see KANSAS are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626
Locally sponsored by Needle Specialty Products

Addictions Summit
2019-08-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Join us as we explore the devastating impact of the opioid and substance abuse epidemic across rural communities.
Proceeds will be collected.

Leadership Conference
2019-08-23 15:00 - 20:00 | Jobe Hall, Auditorium
This year’s conference has been designed for you to meet and expand your network with student leaders all across all student organizations on campus. We aim to strengthen the relationships and collaborations between our organizations as well as assist you in your efforts of building an awesome team. The conference agenda will cover topics that will provide you with all of the tools you need to succeed in your role as a leader and pave the way for others to come.

Paleontology field trip
2019-08-24, 2019-09-28
Paleontology grant

Meet the Statesmen
2019-08-24 09:00 - 10:30 | Travis E. Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium
Community/Fan meet and greet for fall sports football, soccer, and cross country
No proceeds
Photos, Autographs, light refreshments

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Interest Meeting
2019-08-26 20:00 - 21:00 | Jobe 203
Students must have his unofficial transcript and be dressed in business attire.

Last day to add and/or register for classes for Fall semester
2019-08-27

Last day to pay for late registration and avoid being removed from all classes
2019-08-27 17:00, 2020-01-22

RUF Worship Meeting
2019-08-27 18:00 - 22:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room

Okra Works Part-Time Job Fair
2019-08-28 13:30 - 16:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room

Bolivar Medical Foundation Sport education Symposium
2019-08-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
Educational event for coaches and Athletic directors of area high schools as well as Delta State University athletic coaches.

Last day to drop a class without receiving a grade of W
2019-08-30, 2019-12-18

Last day to drop a class and receive a 100% tuition refund
2019-08-30, 2019-12-18, 2020-01-27

Grades of W in effect
2019-08-31, 2019-12-19, 2020-01-28

Classes resume, 6:00 pm
2019-09-02

RUF table in the Union
2019-09-03 11:00 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
An information table for RUF Campus Ministry

No-show reporting by Faculty
2019-09-03 12:00, 2019-12-18, 2020-01-29 12:00

Unhealthy Relations, Sexual Assault and Consent
2019-09-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
This event will provide the audience with information on Title IX, sexual assault, and consent. In addition, students will learn the difference between being in a healthy relationship versus an unhealthy relationship.

Alpha Phi Alpha Informational Seminar
2019-09-03 20:06 - 21:30 | Jobe Hall Room 203
The Omicron Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will be hosting a Fall 2019 Informational Seminar for male students who are interested in joining Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Feel free to contact Ian Matthews, Chapter President at ianmatthews2016@gmail.com.

DSU Administrative Staff Council Meeting
2019-09-04 08:30 - 10:00, 2019-11-13 08:30 - 10:00 | Simmons Room, Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House
The DSU Administrative Staff Council meets monthly to discuss topics pertaining to issues related to staff and the university.

Poverty Simulation
2019-09-04 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-10-18 09:00 - 16:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center

What's We're About!
2019-09-04 11:00 - 15:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The purpose of this event is to introduce incoming freshmen, transfer, and returning students about the Social Justice Club’s mission on campus and to recruit to new members for our student organizations.

Ice an Alpha
2019-09-04 15:00 - 17:30 | Greek Tree
The Brothers of the Omicron Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will be hosting Ice an Alpha for the Fall 2019 semester. This event proceeds will raise awareness for people who live with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Furthermore, this event will bring students together for a greater cause in service.

Delta Players Interest Meeting
2019-09-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Jobe Auditorium
This is the interest meeting for the Delta Players. The Delta Players is the theatre organization on campus. We focus to educate and provide theatre opportunities to our members. If you are interested in acting, make-up, costuming, set design, lighting design or stage management, we would like to see you there.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
2019-09-05 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
Four-time Grammy® Award winner Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit are touring in support of their album The Nashville Sound (winner of Grammys for Best Americana and Best American Roots Song for “If We Were Vampires”).
Isbell has become one the most respected songwriters of his generation, with a penchant for articulating some of the deepest human emotions and creating poignant narratives inspired by the working class. He was recently featured in Rolling Stone Magazine’s “The New Classics” and The New York Times Magazine’s “25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going,” and appeared on the acclaimed AXS TV program Off Camera with Sam Jones. He also wrote the song “Maybe It’s Time” from the 2018 hit movie A Star Is Born.
Locally sponsored by Robinson Electric Company, Inc.
Tickets to see Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626

Sexual Violence Prevention Training
2019-09-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
NCAA mandated sexual violence prevention training

National Suicide Prevention Day
2019-09-10 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The purpose of this event is to raise awareness of National Suicide Prevention Day, and to offer information about depression and suicide prevention to students at no charge.

Social Work Student Orientation
2019-09-10 11:00 - 14:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Social Work student orientation.
No proceeds will be collected.

Phi Beta Lambda Interest Meeting
2019-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center
Purpose of the event is to recruit new members for the DSU Phi Beta Lambda Chapter.

It's Time - The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers
2019-09-10 18:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
It’s Time:’ Movie Featuring the Life of Chucky Mullins
“It’s Time,” after Chucky Mullins’ favorite quote based off of Ole Miss Rebels’ chant: “It’s fate. It’s football. It’s love. It’s time.”
Mullins received a horrific injury on a tackle in 1989 against Vanderbilt, where he shattered four vertebrae bones and was immediately paralyzed. Mullins then passed away two years later in 1991. The SEC Network aired a documentary in 2014 detailing Brad Gaines, the player that Mullins hit in the horrific accident, and his life. Gaines visits Mullins grave two times a year, including Christmas day.
All screenings will be offered free to the public. There will be a preshow reception at 6:30 pm, screening at 7:00 pm and a post O&A with the filmmakers.

Social Justice Club Meeting
2019-09-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
The purpose of this event is for the Social Justice Club to share their goals for the fall of 2019 with new members and the general public.

#TBT Movie Night: Talladega Nights
2019-09-12 19:00 - 23:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Come join the Office of Student Life for a #TBT movie night! Prize for the best throwback outfit!

Join the Young Wave: Voter Regristration Drive
2019-09-13 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
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ACT National Test
2019-09-14 08:00 - 14:00, 2019-10-26 08:00 - 14:00, 2019-12-14 08:00 - 14:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
ACT National Test Registration on line at www.act.org Please have your Photo ID, printed Admission ticket, #2 pencils, and approved calculator (listed on their website)

2019-09-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
World-Afro-Day-2

Kappa Alpha Psi Information Meeting
2019-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 | H.L. Nowell Union 306A

DSU 94th Anniversary: Dedication & Service
2019-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Lena Roberts Sillers Chapel
The public is invited to celebrate Delta State University’s 94th anniversary scheduled for Monday, 16 September at noon inside the Lena Roberts Sillers chapel. For more information, contact Emily Jones (ejones@deltastate.edu).

V Games VR
2019-09-16 14:00 - 18:00 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Stateroom
V-Games VR incorporates cutting edge game systems with Pro Mackie sound and wireless controllers. All popular games for men and women! Come join the Office of Student Life!

RUF Campus Ministry
2019-09-17 18:00 - 22:00, 2019-10-01 18:00 - 22:00 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center

Constitution Day Lecture
2019-09-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Jobe Auditorium
This year’s Constitution Day Lecture will feature Dr. Adam Pratt from the University of Scranton. His lecture is entitled, “Andrew Jackson, the Constitution, and the Presidency.” This event is part of a national day of celebration of and reflection on the Constitution.

African American Student Council Bake Sale
2019-09-18 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The Purpose of this event is to bring awareness to the organization as well as providing sweets and treats.

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2019-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 | GIT Center, Kethley Hall, Suite E, Room 150
This month’s presenter is Prof. Talbot Brooks, Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information.
His topic is: Integrating Social Science with the Physics of Disaster

In Her Shoes Domestic Violence Simulations
2019-09-18 12:00 - 15:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Social Work SWO 416 class will participate in In Her Shoes Domestic Violence Simulations.
No proceeds will be collected.

Constitution Week-- The Decennial Census, Data Leadership, and Informed Governance: Implications for the 2020 Census
2019-09-18 15:00 - 16:30 | Jobe Auditorium
Dr. John Green, Director, Center for Population Studies and Professor of Sociology, will be speaking on the upcoming 2020 Census and its importance for our nation. As a requirement in the U.S. Constitution, the Census is a vital part of the functioning of our nation. This event is sponsored by the Madison Center and the Division of Social Sciences and History and is part of our Constitution Week activities.

Delta Players Interest Meeting
2019-09-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Jobe Auditorium
This is an interest meeting for the Delta Players. The Delta Players is the theatre organization on campus. We focus on educating and providing theatre oppurtunities to our members. If you are intersted in acting, make-up, costuming, set design, lighting design or stage management, we would like to see you there.

SDA Bake Sale Fundraiser
2019-09-19 - 2019-09-20 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby

Bake Sale
2019-09-19 09:30 - 15:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Tri Delta is hosting a bake sale benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We will be selling bakery items for $2 a piece.

Craig Morgan
2019-09-19 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
A multi-faceted entertainer, Craig Morgan has made a name for himself as a country music icon, TV personality, celebrated outdoorsman and patriotic Army veteran. One of country music’s best-loved artists, Morgan has charted 25 songs on Billboard and thrills massive crowds with signature hits including “Bonfire,” Almost Home,” “Redneck Yacht Club,” “International Harvester,” “This Ole Boy,” Wake Up Loving You” and the four week #1, “That’s What I Love About Sunday.”
Locally sponsored by Cannon Motor Company
Tickets to see Craig Morgan are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626

Tri Delta Change War
2019-09-20 10:00 - 15:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Tri Delta is hosting a change war in the union, where the profits will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We will be collecting spare change in the union from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Fall Preview Day
2019-09-21 09:00 - 13:00 | BPAC Main Stage
Fall Preview Day- September 21st
Join in and be part of one of DSU’s largest events on campus! Mark your calendar for our next Fall Preview Day on September 21st, 2019. This opportunity is a great time for you to experience Statesmen Student life and get to know more about your future program of choice from our DSU faculty. The Financial Aid Office team will be ready to assist you with any questions regarding your FAFSA. Don’t forget to visit with our Residence Life and Housing Team too! Residence halls will be open to view.
Registration is now open! All participants will receive a Statesmen T-shirt, lunch, and lots of family fun at Pig Pickin! Registration is required, and on a first-come, first-serve basis. GO GREEN! Stand OUT!
#JOIN IN
Fall Preview Day Schedule:
Welcome from DSU Administration and Student Life
The University VP of Student Affairs will give a 200% over-the-top welcome followed by an amazing Go Statesmen SGA Hello!
Financial Aid Team – Join in.
The Office of Financial Aid will discuss financial aid programs available to our Future Statesmen!
Statesmen Club – Stand out.
Are you ready to Join in and Stand out? Time to register and become a member of the Statesmen Club. Future Statesmen students and parents enjoy benefits when joining in. Get ready to learn more about how you can join in! How you can apply, admission requirements, and scholarship deadlines will be discussed.
Program of Choice?
What is your chosen path of studies and future career of choice? Our faculty are wanting to ensure you schedule an academic visit to preview the selection of academic programs offered here on your future campus.
Lunch on us! Enjoy.
Enjoy lunch from a variety of options in our newly renovated Young Mauldin Cafeteria on campus.
Campus Tour- What do you want to see?
Personalized Delta Diplomat led tours. What do you want to see? We will take you there!
Residential Housing – Come on in!
View our modern and enjoyable residence halls.

"Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction" author reading with Dr. Melanie Anderson & Dr. Lisa Kroger
2019-09-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Capps Archives & Museum, Seminar Room
Promotion of DSU English instructor, Dr. Melanie Anderson’s, newly released book.

Volleyball Tournament
2019-09-23 18:00 - 22:00 | Wyatt Gym
Tri Delta is hosting a week long fundraising event benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research. This event is a Co-ed volleyball tournament starting at 6:00 p.m. It is a single elimination tournament.

Waffle House Corporate Recruiting Day
2019-09-24 | Baioni Conference Center
Joy Powell, Waffle House Corporate recruiter will be on campus this day inform students on the benefits of working with Waffle House as a company. The Office of Career Services, the Psychology Club, and the Marketing Club will co-sponsor the lunch-n-learn. This presentation is open to all majors.

Times: 9:25am-10:40am & 12:10-1:15pm

National Voter Registration Day
2019-09-24 08:00 - 16:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
National Voter Registration Day table to register students to vote and distribute nonpartisan information about voting.

IDEA Lunch: One Person, One Vote
2019-09-24 12:12 - 13:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby
In collaboration with the Office of Student Life and other campus groups, A World Class Experience (QEP) will sponsor an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA) lunch on Tuesday, September 24, which is National Voter Registration Day. This lunch is free and open to the DSU campus and the community. The lunch will feature information about how college students can register to vote, vote absentee, and vote by affidavit as well as information about the history of voting rights in the U.S. and reasons why college students should vote. For more information, please contact Michelle Johansen at mjohansen@deltastate.edu.

AITP Interest Meeting
2019-09-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Baioni Conference Center
The primary purpose of this meeting is to inform students about the technology club on campus, the student chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), and to encourage membership.

Elementary Education Majors ATE Roundup
2019-09-26 15:00 - 16:30 | Ewing, Room 225
ATE-Roundup-Flyer-September-26-2019

Darkology: When the American Dream Wore Blackface
2019-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Jobe Auditorium
Dr. Rhae Lynn Barnes, assistant professor of history at Princeton University, will present research from her forthcoming book, Darkology: When the American Dream Wore Blackface. Her research maps the political, economic, and cultural geography of amateur blackface minstrel shows by laying bare its unstudied bibliographic history. Marketed nationally as local entertainment, the nearly ten thousand published minstrel show plays—the bedrock of this project—are material remnants of white supremacy’s intellectual and cultural life between the Civil War and Civil Rights. This prolific and censored archive reveals the crucial role the United States government played in accelerating, funding, and disseminating blackface minstrel shows in amateur form worldwide. The project has received funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Library of Congress, the Council on Library Information Resources, the Western History Association, the Society for American Music, the Harry Ransom Center, the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia, and the Bibliographical Society of America. An interactive website will be released as a companion to the book.
This event is free and open to the DSU community and general public. Sponsors include A World Class Experience (QEP), the Division of Social Sciences and History, and the Diversity Committee.
For more information, please contact Michelle Johansen at mjohansen@deltastate.edu.

Delta Focus: A Spotlight on Sexual Health
2019-09-27 08:00 - 20:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
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“Delta Focus: A Spotlight on Sexual Health” is a grassroots conference for the community to consider and gain insight on topics affecting the sexual health of Black men in the Mississippi Delta and surrounding areas. This conference seeks to expand the skills and awareness of community health professionals through interactive workshops, thematic plenaries, and community listening sessions.
Delta Focus is convened by Cedric Sturdivant of the Southern AIDS Coalition, and Linda Nicole Stringfellow of F.A.B.R.I.C., Inc.—two individuals who have led dynamic and community-driven efforts to increase HIV/AIDS prevention and reduce health disparities in the Mississippi Delta region. Widener University’s Interdisciplinary Sexuality Research Collaborative and the Center for Human Sexuality Studies will work with Cedric and Linda to provide event workshop content and technical assistance.
The organizers solicit Delta State University to contribute as a presenting sponsor through an in-kind space rental. This limited engagement has the potential to provide tremendous benefit to the university community, particularly students, faculty, and staff in the humanities, nursing, and social sciences. Delta Focus will feature curated content tacks for DSU students who express an interest to engage more comprehensively with public health and sexuality themes that affect populations at societal margins. The conference organizers will arrange for logistics, including staffing and food services.
Widener University
Widener University, founded in 1821, is an independent, private university that serves a diverse student population of more than 6,500 students through its eight schools and colleges that offer liberal arts and sciences programs and professional and pre-professional curricula. The University’s mission is to secure recognition for its unique academic environment, innovative approaches to learning, active scholarship, and preparation of students for responsible citizenship.  Widener University is a model and pacesetter among higher education institutions with a proven commitment to provide an enriching academic environment, develop individuals with an appreciation for and dedication to service and leadership, and generate positive change within society through its genuine concern for the welfare of the global community.
Widener University’s Center for Human Sexuality Studies (CHSS) is the largest training center for students in Human Sexuality in the United States. As such, it houses one of only two doctoral programs in Human Sexuality Studies at a fully accredited university in the United States.  Our graduates are pioneering sexologists who play leadership roles as clinicians, educators, and sexuality researchers.  Since 1999, when the human sexuality program moved to Widener from the University of Pennsylvania, we have thrived, grown in national recognition, increased the quantity and diversity of students, and expanded the type of degree programs offered.  With over 375 active students, CHSS prepares future and current professionals to teach, consult, provide counseling and therapy, and conduct research in a variety of settings on complex issues related to human sexuality.  Students utilize a bio-psycho-social model to gain a comprehensive understanding of the development and practice of human sexuality through the lifespan, within specific social, cultural, and political contexts.
Cedric Sturdivant
Cedric Sturdevant has been working in the field of HIV prevention for ten years. He started as a volunteer with Magnolia Medical Clinic (MMC) in Greenwood, Mississippi, in 2006 where he participated in health fairs and health summits to assist in pre and post counseling for rapid HIV testing.
Cedric is an advocate for HIV, working with and training HIV-positive people to be an advocate for themselves and others through a program called AIDSWatch Mississippi and co-founder of Mississippi Positive Network [MSPN]. Cedric is also the organizational co-chair for Black Treatment Advocates Network [BTAN] Mississippi.
For eight and half years, Cedric worked as a Project Coordinator at My Brother’s Keeper, Inc., a private, nonprofit, 501(c)3 dedicated to the reduction of health disparities throughout Mississippi by enhancing the health and wellbeing of minority and marginalized populations. During his time at My Brother’s Keeper, locally referred to as MBK, Cedric has had the opportunity to share with others the importance of HIV prevention, education, and awareness.
Presently, Cedric works with the Southern AIDS Coalition, as Executive Director of the Greenville Center. The organization is dedicated to providing services and opportunities to young men that focus on wellness, empowerment, and leadership.
Linda Nicole-Stringfellow
See attached resume.
Javontae Lee Williams M.P.H.
Javontae is an Applied Research Scientist at the Interdisciplinary Sexuality Research Collaborative, Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. He manages a grant-funded sexuality education project for Black men in Baltimore MD and Jackson MS. Additionally, He conducts research exploring the racial, gender, age, and cultural factors that influence black men’s health, particularly about well-being and aging. Javontae is known as a dynamic speaker nationwide, and his work has been featured in popular media outlets like National Public Radio, Philly Weekly, and TheBody.com among others.
Tracie Gilbert Ph.D.
Dr. Gilbert is an educator, writer, and researcher, with nearly 25 years’ experience working with urban youth, young adults, and their advocates. She received her Ph.D. with the Center for Human Sexuality Studies at Widener University while serving a 6-year tenure as the Health Resource Center Coordinator at the Family Practice & Counseling Network, in Philadelphia. Her dissertation was a grounded theory on the lived experience of sexuality among African Americans, from which she created a multi-layered, culturally-centered epistemological model of sexual development. Generally, her research explores sexuality and its intersections with race and other African American social phenomena.

African American Student Council Induction Ceremony
2019-09-29 17:00 - 19:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
The African American Student Council will be hosting an induction ceremony to honor and recognize all members of the organization. We will also honor those who have been selected by the members of our organization for successfully completing their candidacy and are being inducted as new members of our African American Student Council.

Student Life Raffle
2019-09-30 11:00 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Want to know what’s happening on campus? Follow Student Life on all of our social media outlets to be entered into a drawing for an awesome prize!

Black Entrepreneurs Program
2019-09-30 17:00 - 21:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
The purpose of this event is to inform the public about black owned businesses in the Cleveland and surrounding areas

Fall 2019 late graduation application deadline
2019-10-01

Ducks Unlimited Okra Chapter
2019-10-01 11:00 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Promotion of our first meeting of the semester

Delta State Faculty Low Brass Recital - Dr. Douglas Mark, trb. + euph. / Dr. Jung-Won Shin, pno. / Ms. Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, vln.
2019-10-01 19:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
This event will feature masterworks for trombone and euphonium. It is free and open to the public.

Join The Young Wave: Voter Regristration Drive
2019-10-02 10:30 - 12:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The purpose of this event is to register students to vote, educate them about candidates running for office, and getting to pledge to vote.

Pie an AKA
2019-10-02 10:45 - 14:00 | Delta State Quadrangle
Fundraiser

SAE RAFFLE
2019-10-02 11:00 - 15:00, 2019-10-07 11:00 - 15:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Raffle for breast cancer awareness month

Caregiver's Seminar
2019-10-02 16:00 - 20:00 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center
THE PURPOSE OF THIS EVENT IS TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT CAREGIVERS’ BURDEN AND BURNOUT

Mississippi Educators Rising North Region Fall Leadership Conference
2019-10-03 08:00 - 15:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center

Kool & the Gang
2019-10-03 08:00 - 17:00 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
Kool & the Gang have influenced the music of three generations. Thanks to songs like Celebration, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Summer Madness and Open Sesame, they’ve earned two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits and 31 gold and platinum albums. Kool & the Gang has performed continuously for the past 43 years, longer than any R&B group in history. Their bulletproof funk and jazzy arrangements have also made them the most sampled band of all time.
Locally sponsored by the International Conference on the Blues
Tickets to see Kool & The Gang are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626

Sammy Britt Retrospective
2019-10-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
Sammy Britt’s retrospective at Delta State University brings together work created over the last sixty years documenting his various interests. What makes the exhibition particularly special is that many of the works are from his own private collection and have not been shown publicly before.
Sammy Britt’s Retrospective will run from October 3 to October 31, 2019. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 5th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on weekends, holidays, and during semester breaks.
For further information visit the DSU Art Department’s website at https://www.deltastate.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/art/ or contact 662.846.4720. For updates and announcements of upcoming events follow Delta State Art Department on Facebook or join our email list.

Let's Have A Sex Talk: Health and Wellness Seminar
2019-10-03 17:00 - 21:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
Informational session for the campus about sexual diseases, sexual orientation, etc etc

Mu Gamma PINKnic
2019-10-03 17:00 - 22:00 | Greek Tree

The International Conference on the Blues
2019-10-04 07:30 - 17:00 | Delta Music Institute
The sixth annual International Conference on the Blues, a celebration of the art form through scholarly activity, discourse, and music, takes place at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, recognized as the birthplace of American music. For more information: www.deltastate.edu/blues

Opening Reception for Sammy Britt Retrospective
2019-10-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
Opening Reception for Sammy Britt Retrospective
Delta State University’s Fielding Wright Art Center is proud to present a retrospective of Sammy Britt, a distinguished Mississippi artist and a long-time member of Delta State University’s faculty. In 2015, Britt was awarded the Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters and in 2017, the Mississippi Governor’s Art Award. Sammy Britt has taught painting and drawing at Delta State for 35 years, retiring in 2002 as Professor Emeritus. Britt continues to share his unique approach to painting with DSU students, offering plein air painting classes at his studio on North Bayou.
Britt, a Delta native, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in painting from the Memphis Academy of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts Degree in painting from the University of Mississippi. In the summer of 1963, Britt took a workshop with Henry Hensche at the Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Britt credits Hensche with showing him a new of seeing light and color which would become the theme that runs through all of Britt’s work. Britt explained that Hensche taught a new way of seeing and painting that contrasted sharply with the traditional tonal methods taught in art schools. Hensche compared painting to music and insisted that just as a piece of music may be written in a certain key, painters should look for the specific light key that distinguishes the time of day, the weather, or the season. Britt spent his career exploring the language of light and color and the different light keys in which they are seen. Britt claims that “In our greatest artistic moment we can merely create a weak illusion of God’s great creative genius, but that tiny glimpse of God’s beauty is more than enough to share with another soul.”
Sammy Britt’s retrospective at Delta State University brings together work created over the last sixty years documenting his various interests. What makes the exhibition particularly special is that many of the works are from his own private collection and have not been shown publicly before.
Sammy Britt’s Retrospective will run from October 3 to October 31, 2019. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 5th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on weekends, holidays, and during semester breaks.
For further information visit the DSU Art Department’s website at https://www.deltastate.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/art/ or contact 662.846.4720. For updates and announcements of upcoming events follow Delta State Art Department on Facebook or join our email list.ld

Homecoming Voting
2019-10-07 09:00 - 16:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Come out and vote for the Delta State 2019 Homecoming Court. Voting will take place on the first floor of the Union in the Information Booth. Please bring your Okra Kard.

Baptist Student Union Outreach Night
2019-10-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Delta State Quadrangle

Breast Cancer Awareness Bake Sale
2019-10-08 12:30 - 14:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The purpose of this event is to raise awareness and funding for Breast Cancer. 10% of all proceeds with be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The project of interest will be that of Komen Scientific Advisory Board Member, Dr. Lisa Newman. Currently she is studying why women of African descent are more likely to be diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), compared to Caucasian women. Her main focus covers whether shared ancestry, how people migrate through countries, reproductive patterns, and genetics may contribute to the development of specific subtypes of TNBC, with the goal of understanding root causes and improving outcomes.

RUF Campus Ministry
2019-10-08 18:00 - 22:00, 2019-12-03 18:00 - 22:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room

Fall Break
2019-10-09 17:00 - 2019-10-11 17:00

Casino Night
2019-10-09 19:00 - 22:00 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Stateroom

All midterm grades recorded by Faculty by 12 Noon
2019-10-14 12:00

Hot Dog Bar Party with United Way
2019-10-15 11:30 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor West Lobby
All proceeds go toward meeting our DSU goal of $4,000. DSU employees can also complete their campaign donation forms while at the event.

Stand up paddle board yoga
2019-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Delta State Aquatics Center

The Lion King
2019-10-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Jobe Auditorium
Come out and join the Office of Student Life in a screening of The Lion King.

The Lion King
2019-10-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Jobe Auditorium
Please join the Office of Student Life for a screening of The Lion King. Food and drinks will be provided.

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2019-10-16 12:00 - 13:00 | GIT Center, Kethley Hall, Suite E, Room 150
This month’s presenter is Prof. Maia Wegmann, Assistant Professor of English. Ms. Wegmann’s topic is: Poetry in Paris: The “Unsense” of Gertrude Stein

Business Study Abroad: China 2020 Interest Meeting
2019-10-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Broom Hall

Laser Tag
2019-10-16 16:00 - 20:00 | Delta State Quadrangle
Come and join the Office of Student Life and play laser tag on the Quad.

AITP Gaming Night
2019-10-17 17:00 - 22:00 | Broom 202
A fun computer gaming event for all students on campus.

Okra Out Front
2019-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Jobe Auditorium
Third annual LGBTQ+ History Month celebration
Time: 6 PM – 7:30 PM
Families welcome
Free and Open to Public
Refreshments

BalletX
2019-10-17 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
BalletX produces original choreography that expands the vocabulary of classical dance for all audiences. Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet company, BalletX unites distinguished choreographers with an outstanding company of world-class dancers to forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. Founded in 2005 by Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan, and now under the direction of Cox as Artistic & Executive Director, BalletX challenges the boundaries of classical ballet by encouraging formal experimentation while preserving rigorous technique. The company is committed to producing new works of the highest quality and integrity that bring the combined visions of choreographers and dancers to life and cultivate in audiences a collective appetite for bold, new dance.
Locally sponsored by the USA International Ballet Competition.
This performance is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Tickets to see BalletX are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626

Pep Rally
2019-10-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Quad
Please join the Office of Student Life in a pep rally on the Quad.

Movie Night on the Quad
2019-10-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Delta State Quadrangle
Please join the Student Government Association as we show the movie “Ma” on the Quad.

DSU Annual Faculty Exhibition
2019-10-19 13:00 - 17:00
DSU ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION
STUDIO 230, 110 B SOUTH COURT STREET, CLEVELAND, MS
OPENING RECEPTION, THURSDAY, October 17, 5:00 TO 7:00 PMDelta State University’s Art Department invites the community to the opening reception of its annual faculty exhibition on Thursday, October 17, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. DSU’s art faculty are practicing artists and designers who regularly exhibit in venues across the nation. The annual faculty exhibition, held this year at Studio 230, 110 B South Court Street, Cleveland, MS, offers the campus and the community an opportunity to view work created by these artists over the past year.
Participating artists are Jesse Ryan Brown, Ted Fisher, Ky Johnston, Michaela Merryday, Cetin Oguz, Nathan Pietrykowski, Thomas Abdul Rasheed, Kayla Selby, Mansoor Shams, Michael Stanley, John Stiles, and Robyn Wall.
DSU’s Annual Faculty Exhibition will be on view until November 14. The gallery is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 1 P.M.-5 P.M. For more information about the faculty exhibition, please contact the Art Department at 662-846-4720. Join our email list to receive regular updates on upcoming events or follow us on Facebook.

Delta State Football Alumni Reunion
2019-10-19 15:00 - 21:00 | McCool Stadium
Tailgate Barbecue for football alumni at football games vs. West Alabama.

Fighting Okra Records Concert
2019-10-19 21:00 - 23:30 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Stateroom
Show case of musician and the Fighting Okra Records

United States Census Bureau Job Information Booth
2019-10-21 09:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby

Miss Black & Gold Pageant Interest Meeting
2019-10-21 19:00 - 20:30 | H.L. Nowell Union 306A
The Omicron Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will be hosting a Miss Black & Gold Interest Meeting for female students who wish to gain information about the scholarship pageant and know the qualifications. For more information about the meeting, contact the Chapter President, Ian Matthews at ianmatthews1906@gmail.com.

ACS Club Chemistry Week Demonstrations
2019-10-22 10:30 - 16:00 | DSU Quad
This event is part of national chemistry week and we are looking to engage our faculty, staff, and classmates on campus. The chemistry club will be doing several things on and off-campus during the week, but we are looking to do some demonstrations on the Quad as people go to class or lunch. We will be selling raffle tickets where the winner will receive a periodic table blanket. All proceeds will go to funding to send our students to national and state-level conferences to present their research that they are doing on campus. Any extra proceeds will go to funding the chemistry club so that we can host more events for community participation on and off-campus.

Human Trafficking Awareness Seminar
2019-10-22 18:00 - 20:30 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
This event will be hosted by the Delta State University’s Delta Future’s Program under the Delta Health Alliance, and we will be partnering with the Bolivar County Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. to host a Human Trafficking Awareness Seminar. We will have a presenter by the name of Trish Sanderford from the Advocates for Freedom association.

The City That Sold America - The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers
2019-10-22 18:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
The City That Sold America
Chicago was built upon the aspirations of industry tycoons, ambitious politicians and shrewd advertising executives. Buoyed by the Great Migration, the Windy City soon became the epicenter of commercial production, spawning the modern advertising industry that continues to shape our behavior today. This playful doc, spanning the whole of the twentieth century, offers intriguing insights on the development and enduring impact of some of the most creative advertising minds in the world, while simultaneously exploring our national relationship with popular culture.
All screenings will be offered free to the public. There will be a preshow reception at 6:30 pm, screening at 7:00 pm and a post O&A with the filmmakers.

Alcohol: Myths vs. Reality
2019-10-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Jobe Auditorium
Purpose of event is to educate students about myths vs. realities of alcohol use.

O Psi Fights for a Cause
2019-10-23 12:30 - 15:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Alpha Phi Alpha will be selling baked goods to give all proceeds to the B.E.E.P. program to raise health awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Men's Emerald Awards of Excellence
2019-10-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Jobe Auditorium
Come support the Men of DSU in the Men’s Emerald Awards of Excellence.

2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
2019-10-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Quadrangle

Alpha and B.E.E.P. Luncheon
2019-10-24 13:30 - 14:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby
Alpha Phi Alpha and the BEEP Program will be hosting a luncheon to speak and raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Fight Like a Girl
2019-10-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Forest E. Wyatt Center Gymnasium
This event will give information on Breast Cancer Awareness.

Delta Lecture
2019-10-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Jobe Auditorium
A visiting group from Pueblo, CO is hosting a speaker from MHC, and the program is open to the public.

Senior Piano Recital
2019-10-24 19:30 - 20:20 | BPAC, Recital Hall

Guest Speaker Lisa Westman's Differentiated Instruction
2019-10-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center
Lisa Westman, author of Student-Driven Differentiation, will present to an audience of faculty, education students, and area teachers about differentiated instruction for teaching students with different background knowledge and skills.

National Society of Leadership & Success Fundraiser
2019-10-28 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The National Society of Leadership & Success Delta Chapter will be hosting a chocolate-covered strawberry fundraiser.

Art Department T-Shirt and DIY Button Sale
2019-10-28 11:30 - 13:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Purpose: Printmaking and Fiber Design fundraiser for student travel to Mid-America Print Council Conference October 2020

Customized t-shirts with designs created by the students and faculty in the Art Department
Button maker used to create unique DIY buttons

Guest Lecture Recital: The life and music of African-American composer Florence Price
2019-10-28 19:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Dr. JoAnne Stephenson, Associate Professor of Music at University of Central Florida, will present a lecture recital on the life and works of African-American composer Florence Price, the first African-American woman to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Dr. Stephenson will sing art songs by Florence Price, with Dr. Karen Fosheim on the piano. This event is free and open to the public.

Let's Pop the Stigma: Mental Health Awareness
2019-10-29 17:30 - 18:30 | DSU Quad
The purpose of this event is to shed light on mental health.

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors with special guest Birdtalker
2019-10-29 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
Drew Holcomb’s songs have always charged his listeners’ hearts and minds while inspiring them to think, feel, dance, and love. For Drew Holcomb, music is what helps us try to understand our place in a world full of equal parts chaos, confusion, love, and community, and Dragons is his reminder to all of us to keep fighting the good fight and to never give up.
Tickets to see Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626

Pre-registration Information Station
2019-10-30 07:30 - 12:30 | Kethley, 1st Floor Lobby

Annual College Con
2019-10-30 08:30 - 18:00 | DSU Bookstore, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
All are invited to join the Delta State Bookstore for our 4th Annual College Con.
Join us for fun and games all day as we celebrate graphic novels, manga, gaming, and more!
This year, our costume contest is expanding from just Cosplay! We will now open it up to two categories: Cosplay and Halloween.
See flyers or a bookseller for more details.

Fashion Department Bake Sale
2019-10-30 10:30 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The Fashion Department is going to New York For Spring Break And We Are Fundraising To Go. Stop By And Pick Up Some Treats.

Put Your "Breast" Foot Forward Health Seminar
2019-10-30 11:00 - 13:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Put Your “Breast” Foot Forward is a health seminar to better educate women on your health and self-examinations.

Halloween Movie Night
2019-10-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Jobe Auditorium
The purpose of this event is to allow students to enjoy a movie in a cinema setting for free. Concession proceeds goes to the Psychology Club.

Pre-registration Information Station
2019-10-31 07:30 - 12:30 | Broom, 1st Floor Lobby

Spring 2020 graduation application deadline
2019-11-01, 2020-04-10

Paleontology workshop
2019-11-02

Black Male Summit 7am-4pm
2019-11-02 07:00 - 16:00 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center
Sponsored by:

Local Government Leadership Institute/Winning the Race 2020

From Mississippi to Hollywood, Broadway and Back: Film and Conversation with Virginia Wing
2019-11-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Capps Archives & Museum, Main Gallery

Early Spring and Winter Intersession semester registration begins
2019-11-04

Miss DSU Interviews
2019-11-05 10:00 - 17:00 | H. L. Nowell 306B

Business Study Abroad: China 2020 Interest Meeting
2019-11-05 12:15 - 13:00
China 2020 Interest Meeting 2b

MISS DSU Pageant
2019-11-05 18:30 - 19:30 | BPAC Main Stage

Aux Cord Wars
2019-11-06 07:00 - 22:00 | Forest E. Wyatt Center Gymnasium
Aux Cord Wars is a head o head music game show! We take two Aux Cord Warriors, at a time, and let them go back and forth playing songs from an audience selected genre. Example: If the audience picks 90’s RnB, each Aux Cord Warrior plays two songs each. Then the audience decides who played better music. The winner receives cash prizes.

Campus Wide Blood Drive
2019-11-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Front of Student Union
The purpose of this event is to collect pints of blood from donors to give to individuals in the community who are in need of blood transfusions.

Study Tour to Bulgaria July 2020 Interest meeting
2019-11-07 12:15 - 13:15 | Broom Hall

Michael Richardson Exhibition
2019-11-07 17:00 - 19:00
An exhibition of intaglio prints and paper puppets by Michael Richardson.
The exhibition will run from November 7 to December 12, 2019. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, November 7 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on weekends, holidays, and during semester breaks.
For further information visit the DSU Art Department’s website at https://www.deltastate.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/art/ or contact 662.846.4720. For updates and announcements of upcoming events follow Delta State Art Department on Facebook or join our email list.

SJC Voices Poetry Slam
2019-11-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Jobe Auditorium
The purpose of this event is to bring everyone on campus together to share poetry, music, and dance that vocalizes social issues.

Mu Phi Epsilon Chapter Recital
2019-11-07 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
It is a Mu Phi Member recital so we can showcase the Mu Phi member’s many talents and show them to the Delta State population.

Homecoming Pep Rally
2019-11-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Travis E. Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium
Come support our Statesmen at the Homecoming Pep Rally at Horace McCool Stadium.

Lady Statesmen Basketball Alumni Reunion Luncheon
2019-11-09 08:00 - 17:00 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Stateroom
Women’s Basketball Luncheon to welcome women’s basketball alumni
Registration 10:30-11:00 am
Lunch 11:00 am- 12:30 pm

DSU Homecoming: Veterans Program
2019-11-09 08:30 - 11:30 | Jobe Auditorium
This program is free and open to the public.

The Veterans Program is held in conjunction with DSU Homecoming to celebrate our Veterans, both living and passed. This program features performances of music and dance as well as readings from a selection of letters written to Miss Virginia Thompson from student and faculty soldiers during World War II and letters from student soldiers in Vietnam.

Please join us for a light breakfast beginning at 8:30 AM with the program beginning at 9:00 AM inside Jobe Hall’s auditorium.

Annual Kent Wyatt Lecture
2019-11-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
This lecture honors President Emeritus Dr. Kent Wyatt and provides professional insight for faculty on a relevant topic, this year culturally responsive teaching.

Statesmen Spotlight Day & Academic Insight
2019-11-11 09:00 - 15:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum

Attitude of Gratitude
2019-11-11 10:00 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Social Work students will be passing out inspirational notes, will allow students to write their own notes of encouragement, and will have an array of blank thank you cards for students to fill out and take with them to spread joy and kindness during the Thanksgiving season.

National Society of Leadership & Success Fundraiser
2019-11-11 10:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The National Society of Leadership & Success is hosting its first annual leadership summit on November 15 & 16, 2019. In order to be sure this event is a success, we will be fundraising our candied fruits and sweets.

Tedeschi Trucks Band
2019-11-11 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
Tedeschi Trucks Band carries a distinguished reputation as one of the premier live bands performing today – and they show no signs of slowing down as they head into their ninth year together. Led by Derek Trucks’ stinging fretwork and Susan Tedeschi’s naturally stunning, emotive vocals and guitar talents, the 12-member strong collective continues to expand musical boundaries in ways that only a rare caliber of musician can achieve. The band is touring in 2019 behind their fourth studio album, Signs. Commanding performances and exceptional musical chemistry – hallmarks of the can’t-miss-concert experience fans have come to anticipate live – are evident throughout the album’s eleven original tracks. From uplifting soulful anthems, to bittersweet ballads and driving rock and roll, Tedeschi Trucks Band delivers a sound and message that taps tradition while also extending the edges of American music with a genre defying collection that is all their own.
Locally sponsored by Planters Bank and Trust Company
Tickets to see Tedeschi Trucks Band are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626

Mu Phi Epsilon Chapter Recital
2019-11-12 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
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This event is to showcase the musical talent within the Delta State University Mu Phi Epsilon Gamma Zeta chapter. Join us for a night of both beautiful instrumental and vocal music done by our chapter members.

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2019-11-13 12:00 - 13:00 | GIT Center, Kethley Hall, Suite E, Room 150
This month’s presenters are Prof. Michael Stanley, Chair and Associate Professor of Art and Prof. Richard Tremmel, Interim Director, Delta Music Institute and Professor of Practice in Entertainment Industry Studies.
Their presentation topic is: Digital Media Arts: An Art-DMI Collaboration
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Neither Wolf nor Dog
2019-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
The Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) is proud to present Neither Wolf nor Dog, Wednesday, November 13, at 7:00 pm. All tickets are $5 for general admission seating, and are available at the BPAC Ticket Office, by phone 662-846-4626, or online www.bolognapac.com.
In Neither Wolf nor Dog a white author gets sucked into the heart of contemporary Native American life in the sparse lands of the Dakota’s by a 95-year-old Lakota elder and his side-kick. Elder, Dave Bald Eagle, stars in the film, which was adapted from the award-winning book by Minnesota author, Kent Nerburn.

Fall 2019 graduation application deadline
2019-11-15

National Society of Leadership & Success Leadership Summit Day 1
2019-11-15 10:00 - 18:00 | H.L. Nowell Union 306A
The purpose of this event is to prepare DSU students with pathways to effective leadership skills by team building, money management, and to retain better organization skills.

National Society of Leadership & Success Fundraiser
2019-11-16 10:00 - 17:00 | H. L. Nowell 306B
The National Society of Leadership & Success is hosting its fist leadership summit.

National Society of Leadership & Success Leadership Summit Day 2
2019-11-16 10:00 - 19:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
The National Society of Leadership & Success is hosting its first leadership summit.

Faculty Recital: Megan Bailey, trumpet
2019-11-18 19:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Music Department Faculty Recital

Holiday Canvas Creations
2019-11-19 17:30 - 20:30 | Simmons Room, Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House
DSU Continuing Education will host a Holiday Canvas Creations class on Tuesday, November 19 at 5:30pm. This class is open to adults only. Participants will choose one of three canvas painting designs and will receive step by step instructions to complete their painting in class. Preregistration is required by November 13 at Noon. Class fee is $35.

Celebrating the lives of Drew Rexrode & Rhianna Billings
2019-11-19 18:00 - 18:45 | Walter Sillers Chapel

Fall 2019 Oratorical Competition
2019-11-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
Competition between Delta State Public Speaking students chosen from each 101 section.

Well Groomed - The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers
2019-11-19 18:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
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Rebecca Stern’s documentary Well Groomed takes us into the world of competitive Creative Grooming. Think of it as bringing together the worlds of art and dog grooming.
Creative grooming is a little hard to describe, so take a look at the pictures with this review. It’s almost like sculpting using a poodle as the material. The groomer starts with a poodle with its hair blown-out and cuts, sculpts, and dyes the poodle’s fur to create art or in most cases a diorama of Alice In Wonderland, the Little Mermaid, or Jurassic World. Whatever your brain can imagine, and your eye can see.
All screenings will be offered free to the public. There will be a preshow reception at 6:30 pm, screening at 7:00 pm and a post O&A with the filmmakers.

Student Dietetic Association Meeting
2019-11-20 15:00 - 20:00 | Simmons Room, Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House
This is a meeting for the DSU Student Dietetic Association.

Miss Black & Gold Pageant
2019-11-20 19:06 - 22:00 | Jobe Auditorium
The Omicron Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will be having its annual Miss Black & Gold Pageant. A night of elegance, grace, and beauty. Please come out and support the beautiful young ladies as they vie for the title of Omicron Psi’s Miss Black & Gold. For more information contact the Chapter President, Ian Matthews, at ianmatthews2016@gmail.com.

Local Government Leadership Institute Monthly Meeting
2019-11-21 08:00 - 15:00 | Center for Community and Economic Development, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
The meeting is for mayors, county and city clerks and other elected officials for training and data for the Mississippi Delta.

Graduation Information Meeting
2019-11-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Jobe Auditorium
The purpose of this event is to provide graduates with all the vital information for Commencement. This event is free to graduating students and attendance is not mandatory.

Opera/Musical Theater Scenes Program
2019-11-21 19:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
This is the performance presented by the students in the opera/musical theater workshop and collaborative piano class.

Holiday Canvas Creations
2019-11-26 17:30 - 21:00 | Simmons Room, Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House
Holiday Canvas Painting class taught by Jessica Byrd. Participants will receive step by step instructions on how to paint one of three holiday canvas options. Class is currently full, but taking participants for the waitlist.

Phi Beta Lambda TV Raffle
2019-12-02 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Phi Beta Lambda is a student business leadership organization at Delta State. We are raffling a 50″ Vizio TV to fundraise for our state and national competition in spring and summer 2020.

Lil Bakers: Gingerbread Houses
2019-12-03 15:30 - 16:30 | Simmons Room, Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House
Lil Bakers: Gingerbread House class for children in grades 4k/5k from 3:30 to 4:30pm. This class is currently full. christmas-20192

Holiday Cookie Decorating
2019-12-03 17:30 - 20:00 | Simmons Room, Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House
DSU Continuing Education hosts the Holiday Cookie Decorating class on Tuesday, December 3 at 5:30pm. This class will be $25 per person and participants will learn the art of decorating a cookie with icing in detailed holiday designs. Each participant will take home 5-6 decorated cookies Preregistration is required.

A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage
2019-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage is a fresh take on the timeless classic that gives the audience a completely new way of experiencing the storyline as portrayed by real actors who maintain the integrity and spirit of each Peanuts character.
This Emmy and Peabody award-winning story by Charles M. Schulz has been a longstanding tradition, warming the hearts of millions of fans since it first aired on television over 50 years ago. Now, the live on stage adaptation of the classic animated television special brings all your favorite characters to life – all set to the unforgettable sounds of the Vince Guaraldi musical score.
Locally sponsored by Bolivar Medical Center
Tickets to see A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626

DSU Administrative Staff Council
2019-12-04 08:30 - 10:00, 2020-01-08 08:30 - 10:00, 2020-02-05 08:30 - 10:00 | Simmons Room, Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House

Student Dietetic Association Meeting
2019-12-04 15:00 - 20:00 | Jacob Conference Center
Meeting of the Student Dietetic Association.

Kid's in the Kitchen: Gingerbread Houses
2019-12-04 15:30 - 16:30 | Simmons Room, Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House
Kid’s in the Kitchen: Gingerbread Houses: Participants in grades 1st – 4th grade receive step by step instructions and help in decorating a gingerbread house with icing and candies. christmas-20192

Retiree Christmas Party
2019-12-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni & Foundation, Simmons Room

DSU Piano Preparatory Program Recital
2019-12-07 15:00 - 17:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Recital by pre-college students in the DSU Piano Preparatory Program.
The recital is free and open to the public.

Founder's Day Program
2019-12-08 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. celebrates their 113th Founder’s Day.

Extended Library Hours for Finals Week
2019-12-08 14:00 - 23:59, 2019-12-09 07:30 - 23:59 | Roberts-LaForge Library

Holiday Cookie Decorating
2019-12-09 17:30 - 21:00 | Simmons Room, Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House
Holiday Cookie Decorating Class on December 9 at 5:30pm. Participants will receive step by step instruction on decorating a holiday 6 pack of cookies with icing and decorations.

"DE-STRESS FOR THE TEST"
2019-12-10 12:15 - 13:00 | Roberts-LaForge Library
“De-Stress for the Test”: Free Yoga Nidra Class designed to create a calmer you.
Yoga Nidra is an extended meditation and has demonstrated the ability to decrease anxiety/stress and increase overall wellness. The class will be approximately 45-minutes long and will be held during Finals Week for any student, staff, or faculty member of Delta State University. Please dress comfortably and bring a light jacket or a blanket to help you stay warm as we relax and create a more peaceful and calm campus. Mats will be provided, but feel free to bring your own.
Questions? Contact Dr. Evans-Amalu kamalu@deltastate.edu or Sofiya Dahman sdahman@deltastate.edu

Santa's Experimentation Station
2019-12-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Capps Archives & Museum, Seminar Room
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Fall Commencement (10:00 am & 2:00 pm)
2019-12-13

Classes begin/Last day to add a class
2019-12-16

Delta State Women Basketball VS Arkansas Monticello
2019-12-18 12:00 - 17:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum
Delta State Athletics and Lady Statesmen basketball will host its 1st annual Kid’s Day Out against the University of Arkansas-Monticello Wednesday, December 18 at Walter Sillers Coliseum.
All Cleveland-area and surrounding schools’ students (up to 8th grade) are invited to be our special guests and will receive complimentary admission. Accompanying teachers will also receive complimentary admission. Attendees can bring a lunch or enjoy a special concession combo (hot dog, chips, & drink for just $5). Each guest will also receive one Free Popcorn!
Schedule of Events:
11:00 AM – Doors open with pregame routine and introductions
12:00 noon – Tip-off with in-game promotions, t-shirt toss, etc.
1:00 PM – Halftime with games and lots of fun!
2:00 PM– End of game and schools depart
Kids’ Day Out offers local area school students the chance to visit Delta State’s campus and cheer on the Lady Statesmen. To take advantage of this special opportunity, please contact the Ticket Office at athletictickets@deltastate.edu with the attached RSVP form or call 662-846-4300 with your questions.

JW Studio Fall Recital
2019-12-19 16:00 - 19:30 | Zeigel Hall
Piano students of Mr. Johnathan D. Williams
Free and open to the public.
Choir Room

Delta State Women/Men Basketball Vs Mississippi College
2019-12-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum
Be one of the first 400 fans to come support your Statesmen and Lady Statesmen in their GSC Home Opener and receive a complimentary #BEATMC t-shirt. The Lady Statesmen are scheduled to tip-off at 2 P.M. with the men to follow immediately after.

Delta State vs. Shorter University
2020-01-02 17:30 - 22:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum

2020 Delta Area Merit Badge College
2020-01-04 08:00 - 16:00

Delta State vs. University of West Georgia
2020-01-04 14:00 - 18:30 | Walter Sillers Coliseum
Your DSU Men’s and Women’s team will host UWG.

Greek Town Hall Meeting
2020-01-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Jobe Auditorium
President LaForge, Dr. Vernell Bennett, Mr. James Rutledge, and the Greek Advisor, Ms. Allie Rowe will bring Greek membership advisors, and interested alumni together to discuss ways to continue to support and engage Greek Life at DSU.

RUF Bible Study
2020-01-14 19:37 - 20:37 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Weekly RUF fellowship/worship/bible study

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2020-01-15 12:00 - 13:00 | GIT Center, Kethley Hall, Suite E, Room 150
This month’s presenter is Dr. AHM Ali Reza, Associate Professor of Biology.
Dr. Reza’s topic is: Unique Culture and Biodiversity of Assuie Land: Experiences from Australian Government’s Endeavor Executive Fellowship.

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Student Involvement Fair
2020-01-15 14:00 - 16:00 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Stateroom
Want to get more involved on campus? Come meet representatives from the many student organizations that are availible to you. Join In. Stand Out.

MLK Celebration
2020-01-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Jobe Auditorium

The Simon & Garafunkel Story
2020-01-15 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
Now seen by over a 1/4 million people across the world, The Simon and Garfunkel Story is an acclaimed concert-style theatre show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time. Using state of the art video projection, incredible lighting and a full live band The Simon and Garfunkel Story is a moving and powerful concert featuring all the hits such as ‘Mrs Robinson’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’, ‘Scarborough Fair’, ‘The Boxer’, ‘The Sound Of Silence’ and many more, this is a show not to be missed!
Locally sponsored by Quality Steel Inc. Cleveland MS
Tickets to see The Simon & Garfunkel Story are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626

End of Winter Intersession
2020-01-16

Men's and Women's Basketball Union University
2020-01-16 17:30 - 22:00
Girls tip at 5:30
Guys tip at 7:30

Meet the Statesmen- Spring Edition
2020-01-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Dorgan Center
Delta State University Athletics is set to host Meet The Statesmen – Spring Edition on Saturday, Jan. 18at Parker Field-McCool Stadium. The carnival-style event will feature the Statesmen Baseball, Lady Statesmen Softball, Statesmen Golf, and Statesmen and Lady Statesmen Tennis programs. Gates open at 11:30 AM with the event slated to begin at 12 PM. The event is free and open to the public.
During the event, fans will be able to get autographs and pose for pictures with their favorite fall sports student-athlete or coach while each sport hosts skill drills and games on the field.
Following Meet The Statesmen, Statesmen and Lady Statesmen basketball will tip-off at 2 and 4 PM at Walter Sillers Coliseum.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact the Department of Athletics at (662) 846-4300

Meet the Statesmen - Spring Sports
2020-01-18 12:00 - 13:00
Meet the Student-Athletes for your DSU Spring Sports Teams

247 Football Camp
2020-01-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Parker Field-McCool Stadium
Talent identification football camp to benefit DSU Football Recruiting

Men's and Women's Basketball vs. Christian Brothers University
2020-01-18 14:00 - 19:30
Girls tip at 2:00 PM
Boys tip at 4:00 PM

Recruitment for MS Department of Forestry/AmeriCorps
2020-01-21 10:30 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
MS Dept. of Forestry in conjunction with AmeriCorp will be on-campus recruiting for both agencies. We will host a lunch and learn at 12 PM for those who may not be able to stop by and learn about internship and employment opportunities

Lunch-n-Learn with MS Forest Service/Americorp
2020-01-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Student Union, 302 A
The active park ranger for the forest service will talk about the wide array of employment opportunities with the Forest Service and internship opportunities with AmeriCorp.

Martin Luther King Day Celebration
2020-01-21 12:15 - 14:15 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
The Martin Luther King Day Celebration includes a fifty-minute presentation and a sixty-minute writing workshop at Delta State University. The featured presenter is Mr. Jesse Holland.

African American Student Council Interest Meeting
2020-01-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
The purpose of this event is to meet for the beginning of the semester, elect interim officers, and start initial planning for Spring 2020 term.

RUF Bible Study
2020-01-21 19:37 - 20:37 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
Weekly RUF fellowship/worship/bible study.

Alpha Phi Alpha Interest Meeting
2020-01-21 20:06 - 22:00 | Jobe 203
The Omicron Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will be having its’ Spring 2020 Intrest meeting on January 21, 2020. Please show up on time and in Business Attire. Tardiness will not be tolerated. Also, have your unofficial transcript printed. If you have any questions, please contact the Chapter President, Ian Matthews at 662-402-2066 or at ianmatthews1906@gmail.com.

Last day to add and/or register for classes for spring semester
2020-01-22

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. RUSH Spring 2020
2020-01-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall Room 132
Sponsored by the Kappa Pi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Must be dressed in Business Attire and have your University ID.

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National Society of Leadership & Success Fundraiser
2020-01-23 10:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The National Society of Leadership & Success is hosting its first get to know you session/fundraiser please come out to support.

National Society of Leadership & Success Orientation
2020-01-23 16:00 - 21:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
The National Society of Leadership & Success is hosting its first New Student Orientation. Come learn what it means to be NSLS proud!

Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Patrick Rettger, tuba and electronics
2020-01-23 19:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Join us for an evening of contemporary tuba works. This recital will be performed by Jackson State University tuba instructor, Dr. Patrick Rettger. The program will feature repertoire composed for solo tuba and electronics.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Patrick Rettger is the instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Jackson State University. Along with applied lessons, Dr. Rettger also coaches the JSU Brass Quintet (a select quintet comprised of some of the best musicians on campus) and is conductor of the JSU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.
He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Music Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Music degree in Tuba Performance from the Pennsylvania State University, and a Doctorate in Tuba Performance from University of Southern Mississippi.
Dr. Rettger has been an active musician across the Eastern U.S. as well as Europe and the Middle East for almost twenty years. He is currently a member of the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, the Mississippi Brass and Percussion, and the 41st Army Band where he serves as the NCOIC and drum major of the ceremonial band. His primary teachers include Gary Bird, Velvet Brown, and Richard Perry.
Anyone interested can find more information about Dr. Rettger at www.patrickrettger.com.

Silent Party
2020-01-23 21:00 - 23:30 | Wyatt Gym
You asked, so we’re bringing it back! Come out and enjoy the silent turn up!

DSU Family Game Night
2020-01-25 18:00 - 20:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor West Lobby
It’s the weekend! Join us for a fun night with friends, family, and food.

Sigma Gamma Rho Spring 2020 Informational Meeting
2020-01-26 14:00 - 17:30 | Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni House, Simmons Room
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An interest meeting is held to see how many perspective members are interested in joining the newly chartered chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho on the campus of . At the meeting students will find out:
1. The purpose of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and its mission.
2. The goals for the organization and what we want to accomplish on the campus of DSU and the surrounding area.
3. What the time commitment will be for the group.
4. Events you would like to hold.
Also, at the meeting perspective members will find out:
1. Leadership roles in the chapter .
2. What are good times for the chapter to meet.
3. Upcoming activities and the process to membership.
4. Any ideas that they have for membership, we want them to feel invested!

Last day to drop classes without receiving a grade of W
2020-01-27

Statesmen Shelf Food Pantry Grand Opening
2020-01-27 15:30 - 17:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union

Fellowship of Christian Athletes
2020-01-27 20:00 - 21:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room

Sustainable IDEA Luncheon
2020-01-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Student Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby
Come and learn about recycling with the Sustainable Development Club and talk to Sodexo about what they are doing to keep our campus GREEN!

Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Game
2020-01-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Sillers Coliseum
5:30 pm Magic Pass Pregame Event
6:00 pm Doors Open for Ticket Sales
7:00 pm Game Time

Harlem Globetrotters
2020-01-28 19:00 - 22:00
Harlem Globetrotters come to Cleveland!

Glow Dodge Ball
2020-01-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Wyatt Gym
Light up your opponent and take the title at Glow in the dark dodge ball.

Men's and Women's Basketball vs. University of Alabama Huntsville
2020-01-30 17:30 - 22:30

Delta State Baseball vs. East Central
2020-02-01 12:00 - 18:30
2/1/20- First pitch is at 12:00 PM
2/2/20- First pitch is at 1:00 PM

Men's and Women's Basketball vs. University of Auburn Montgomory
2020-02-01 14:00 - 19:30
Girls tip at 2:00 PM
Guys tip at 4:00 PM

NIBRS Training
2020-02-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
This event is a two day training for local and non local law enforcement agencies on the National Incident- Based Reporting System developed by the FBI.

Finding Neverland
2020-02-04 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
The winner of Broadway.com’s Audience Choice Award for Best Musical, this breathtaking smash “captures the kid-at-heart,” says TIME Magazine. Vogue cheers, “It’s a must-see you’ll remember for years to come!” Originally directed by visionary Tony®-winner Diane Paulus and based on the critically-acclaimed Academy Award® winning film, FINDING NEVERLAND tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan.
Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys’ enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play that will astound London theatergoers. With a little bit of pixie dust and a lot of faith, Barrie takes this monumental leap, leaving his old world behind for Neverland, where nothing is impossible and the wonder of childhood lasts forever. The magic of Barrie’s classic tale springs spectacularly to life in this heartwarming theatrical event. FINDING NEVERLAND is “far and away the best musical of the year!” (NPR).
Tickets to see Finding Neverland are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626

DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY’S FIELDING WRIGHT ART CENTER GALLERY PRESENTS ROB MILLARD-MENDEZ: RECENT SCULPTURE
2020-02-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY’S FIELDING WRIGHT ART CENTER GALLERY PRESENTS ROB MILLARD-MENDEZ: RECENT SCULPTURE
Rob Millard-Mendez’s exhibition centers on intricately crafted nautically-themed sculptures. This body of work is heavily influenced by Mr. Millard-Mendez’s many experiences on boats. His father was a commercial fisherman and Mr. Millard-Mendez spent a significant amount of his early life on boats and docks. Yet, Mr. Millard-Mendez also sees boats as powerfully metaphorical and the ones in this exhibition are laden with layers of interwoven meanings. Many of his sculptures are based on themes from classical mythology which here become metaphors for contemporary events, sometimes presented with a dark sense of humor. Above all, Mr. Millard-Mendez sees his sculptures as catalysts for conversation and intellectual exchange.
Rob Millard-Mendez is a Professor of Art at the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN and will conduct a workshop for DSU students while in the Delta. He has received numerous awards for his work and has an impressive exhibition record with 26 solo exhibitions and over 400 group exhibitions, most recently, his work was shown at Ronald Gallery, Portland, IN and the Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
An opening reception for Rob Millard-Mendez: Recent Sculpture will be held on Thursday, January 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The artist will present a gallery talk at 4:00 at the Fielding Wright Art Center gallery. The exhibition will be on view until February 20. Gallery Hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For further information visit the DSU Art Department’s website at https://www.deltastate.edu/artsandsciences/art/gallery/ or contact 662.846.4720. For updates and announcements of upcoming events follow Delta State Art Department on Facebook or join our email list

Delta Focus Conference
2020-02-06 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
“Delta FOCUS: A Spotlight on Sexual Health” is a grassroots conference for the community to consider and gain insight on topics affecting the sexual health of people in the Mississippi Delta and surrounding areas. This conference seeks to expand the skills and awareness of community health professionals through interactive workshops, thematic plenaries, and community listening sessions. Pre-conference sessions include topics on Intimate Partner Violence, College PrEP, and a Truth Talk student convening. General conference topics include Medical Mistrust, Intersectionality, Spirituality and Sexual Health, Understanding Gender Identity, Stigma & Myths, Sexual Health in Communities of Color, Sexual Wellness, and Sexual Health for All Ages.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Pre-Conference: 1:00pm – 6:00pm

Friday, February 7, 2020
General Conference: 8:30am – 5:30pm

Saturday, February 8, 2020
General Conference: 8:30am – 2:30pm

Registration Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/delta-focus-conference-2020-tickets-88561914069

We will offer 1.5 CEUs and for information about CEUs please email DeltaFOCUS.MS@gmail.com
Delta FOCUS Conference is hosted by FABRIC, Incorporated and CH-PIER; co-presented by Widener University and Delta State University with support from ViiV Healthcare’s ACCELERATE Initiative.

Delta Focus: A Spotlight on Sexual Health
2020-02-06 08:00 - 20:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
“Delta Focus: A Spotlight on Sexual Health” is a grassroots conference for the community to consider and gain insight on topics affecting the sexual health of Black men in the Mississippi Delta and surrounding areas. This conference seeks to expand the skills and awareness of community health professionals through interactive workshops, thematic plenaries, and community listening sessions.
Delta Focus is convened by Cedric Sturdivant of the Southern AIDS Coalition, and Linda Nicole Stringfellow of F.A.B.R.I.C., Inc.—two individuals who have led dynamic and community-driven efforts to increase HIV/AIDS prevention and reduce health disparities in the Mississippi Delta region. Widener University’s Interdisciplinary Sexuality Research Collaborative and the Center for Human Sexuality Studies will work with Cedric and Linda to provide event workshop content and technical assistance.
The organizers solicit Delta State University to contribute as a presenting sponsor through an in-kind space rental. This limited engagement has the potential to provide tremendous benefit to the university community, particularly students, faculty, and staff in the humanities, nursing, and social sciences. Delta Focus will feature curated content tacks for DSU students who express an interest to engage more comprehensively with public health and sexuality themes that affect populations at societal margins. The conference organizers will arrange for logistics, including staffing and food services.
Widener University
Widener University, founded in 1821, is an independent, private university that serves a diverse student population of more than 6,500 students through its eight schools and colleges that offer liberal arts and sciences programs and professional and pre-professional curricula. The University’s mission is to secure recognition for its unique academic environment, innovative approaches to learning, active scholarship, and preparation of students for responsible citizenship.  Widener University is a model and pacesetter among higher education institutions with a proven commitment to provide an enriching academic environment, develop individuals with an appreciation for and dedication to service and leadership, and generate positive change within society through its genuine concern for the welfare of the global community.
Widener University’s Center for Human Sexuality Studies (CHSS) is the largest training center for students in Human Sexuality in the United States. As such, it houses one of only two doctoral programs in Human Sexuality Studies at a fully accredited university in the United States.  Our graduates are pioneering sexologists who play leadership roles as clinicians, educators, and sexuality researchers.  Since 1999, when the human sexuality program moved to Widener from the University of Pennsylvania, we have thrived, grown in national recognition, increased the quantity and diversity of students, and expanded the type of degree programs offered.  With over 375 active students, CHSS prepares future and current professionals to teach, consult, provide counseling and therapy, and conduct research in a variety of settings on complex issues related to human sexuality.  Students utilize a bio-psycho-social model to gain a comprehensive understanding of the development and practice of human sexuality through the lifespan, within specific social, cultural, and political contexts.
Cedric Sturdivant
Cedric Sturdevant has been working in the field of HIV prevention for ten years. He started as a volunteer with Magnolia Medical Clinic (MMC) in Greenwood, Mississippi, in 2006 where he participated in health fairs and health summits to assist in pre and post counseling for rapid HIV testing.
Cedric is an advocate for HIV, working with and training HIV-positive people to be an advocate for themselves and others through a program called AIDSWatch Mississippi and co-founder of Mississippi Positive Network [MSPN]. Cedric is also the organizational co-chair for Black Treatment Advocates Network [BTAN] Mississippi.
For eight and half years, Cedric worked as a Project Coordinator at My Brother’s Keeper, Inc., a private, nonprofit, 501(c)3 dedicated to the reduction of health disparities throughout Mississippi by enhancing the health and wellbeing of minority and marginalized populations. During his time at My Brother’s Keeper, locally referred to as MBK, Cedric has had the opportunity to share with others the importance of HIV prevention, education, and awareness.
Presently, Cedric works with the Southern AIDS Coalition, as Executive Director of the Greenville Center. The organization is dedicated to providing services and opportunities to young men that focus on wellness, empowerment, and leadership.
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Javontae Lee Williams M.P.H.
Javontae is an Applied Research Scientist at the Interdisciplinary Sexuality Research Collaborative, Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. He manages a grant-funded sexuality education project for Black men in Baltimore MD and Jackson MS. Additionally, He conducts research exploring the racial, gender, age, and cultural factors that influence black men’s health, particularly about well-being and aging. Javontae is known as a dynamic speaker nationwide, and his work has been featured in popular media outlets like National Public Radio, Philly Weekly, and TheBody.com among others.
Tracie Gilbert Ph.D.
Dr. Gilbert is an educator, writer, and researcher, with nearly 25 years’ experience working with urban youth, young adults, and their advocates. She received her Ph.D. with the Center for Human Sexuality Studies at Widener University while serving a 6-year tenure as the Health Resource Center Coordinator at the Family Practice & Counseling Network, in Philadelphia. Her dissertation was a grounded theory on the lived experience of sexuality among African Americans, from which she created a multi-layered, culturally-centered epistemological model of sexual development. Generally, her research explores sexuality and its intersections with race and other African American social phenomena.

National Society of Leadership & Success presents a Domestic Violence Forum
2020-02-06 17:30 - 21:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Come out and hear personal stories of domestic violence. Featuring Dr. Georgia Kincaid former superintendent of Yazoo City Municipal School district.

Delta State Baseball vs. Lane College
2020-02-07 15:00 - 21:30
2/7/20- First pitch at 3:00 PM
2/8/20- First pitch at 1:00 PM

Pink Goes Red for Hearthy Hearts Walk-a-Thon
2020-02-07 17:00 - 19:00
The purpose of this event is to bring awareness to Healthy Heart Month. The speaker will address cardiovascular disease. The event is free and open to the public.

ACT National Test
2020-02-08 08:00 - 14:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
ACT National Test Registration on line at www.act.org Please have your photo ID, printed admission ticket, #2 pencils, and approved calculator (list on ACT website)

Grocery Cart BINGO
2020-02-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
It’s the return of Grocery Cart BINGO! Come and enjoy a fun night of on-campus programming and win some cool FREE stuff!

Vote: It's A Serious Matter
2020-02-10 10:30 - 12:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The purpose of this event is to give DSU students an opportunity to register to vote before the Primaries on March 10, 2020. The voter registration deadline is on February 10, 2020.

Fighting Okra Records Signing Party
2020-02-10 12:00 - 13:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Signing party for new Fighting Okra Records artist The Vicious Vic. He will be performing a short set of his music and taking pictures with students.

Student Alumni Association Monthly Meeting
2020-02-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Simmons Room, Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House
Monthly meeting of the Student Alumni Association organization.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes
2020-02-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
Meeting for DSU FCA.

AITP Meeting
2020-02-11 12:15 - 13:30 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall Room 132
Monthly Meeting

Be My Galentine
2020-02-11 18:00 - 21:30 | Jobe Auditorium
This event is to support Kappa Delta’s philanthropy, Prevent Child Abuse America.

Community First - The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers
2020-02-11 18:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
Community First, A Home for the Homeless
A feature documentary about a unique community transforming the lives of homeless people in Austin, TX.
Community First! Village is a 51-acre master planned community that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness. A development of Mobile Loaves & Fishes, this transformative residential program exists to love and serve our neighbors who have been living on the streets, while also empowering the surrounding community into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. Director: Layton Blaylock
All screenings will be offered free to the public. There will be a preshow reception at 6:30 pm, screening at 7:00 pm and a post O&A with the filmmakers.

The Young PROfessional's Conference
2020-02-12 08:00 - 16:00

Cafe Scientifique - A Noontime Luncheon Lecture Series of the College of Arts & Sciences
2020-02-12 08:00 - 17:00 | GIT Center, Kethley Hall, Suite E, Room 150
This month’s presenter is Dr. Will Ash-Houchen, Assistant Professor of Social Justice and Criminology
Dr. Ash-Houchen’s topic is: Racial/Ethnic Differences in Illicit Substance Use: A Temporal-Ordered Test of General Strain Theory
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Kappa Delta Chocolate Covered Strawberries
2020-02-13 08:00 - 17:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Proceeds will go to Prevent Child Abuse America.

MsVotes Forum
2020-02-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
The purpose of this event is to inform students about the upcoming primary elections.

Delta State Basketball vs. University of West Florida
2020-02-13 17:30 - 22:00
Tip for girls is scheduled for 5:30 PM
Tip for guys is scheduled for 7:30 PM

Frozen II ($5 Movie Series)
2020-02-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
$5 Movie Tickets
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THINK FAST - Black History Month Edition
2020-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Stateroom
ThinkFast is the standard and by far the most awarded interactive program ever! This year, we’re bringing the Black History Month Edition. Competitors will compete for the grand prize of $500.

L'Renee in Concert and Master class
2020-02-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Jobe Auditorium
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Stuff a Valentine
2020-02-14 11:00 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Have a special someone or maybe just want to love yourself? Stop by and stuff your very own Valentine! Available while supplies last.

Sweets for St. Jude
2020-02-14 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell, 1st Floor Lobby
Sweets for St. Jude will be a Valentine’s Day event fundraising for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event will be put on by the Phi Phi Tri Delta Chapter at Delta State University. We will be selling chocolate covered strawberries and oreo balls.

Delta Arts Literary Journal Awards Reading
2020-02-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Capps Archives & Museum, Seminar Room
This event is the annual reading of award winning student work submitted to the Delta Arts Literary Journal contest. Winning artwork will also be on display.

Rhythm and Blues Gymnastics Meet
2020-02-15 07:00 - 17:00 | Fusion Gym, 43868 Hwy 61 N
DSU Continuing Education program, Fusion Gymnastics, will host a sanctioned MS Gymnastics meet on February 15. We have 6 teams of over 115 gymnasts that will compete through the day.

Delta State Basketball vs. Valdosta State
2020-02-15 14:00 - 18:30
Girl’s tip at 2 PM
Guy’s tip at 4 PM

Men of Excellence Information Table
2020-02-17 12:00 - 15:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
This is to inform the students of our organization and what we plan to do on campus.

Delta Future's II HIP Teen Sexual Health
2020-02-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall Room 132
The purpose of this event is to educate our peers on sexual health information for the prevention of teen pregnancy, HIV, AIDS & STIs.

Guest Artist Recital - Dr. Todd Miller, Tenor and Dr. John Cornelius II, piano
2020-02-17 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
On Monday, February 17, 2020 at 7:30 p.m., guest artists Dr. John Cornelius (piano) and Dr. Todd Miller (tenor) will perform a program called Songs of America – Our Diverse Musical Heritage. Dr. Cornelius has written arrangements of American folk songs for this program. Drs. Cornelius and Miller will also perform excerpts from some of Dr. Cornelius’ other works: The Yellow Rose of Texas, (large musical), a setting of French/Creole texts from New Orleans (song cycle), and excerpts from Conversion, a song cycle based on African-American Spirituals. They will also present a representative sample of works of Carlisle Floyd and Richard Faith.
Dr. John Cornelius, pianist and professor of music at Prairie View A&M University, is the proud son of an Elder in the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church and a retired educator. A native of Jackson, Dr. Cornelius graduated from Murrah High School in 1984, and his immediate family continues to reside in Jackson. He began his musical career by playing piano in churches in Carthage, Ofahoma, Canton, and Jackson. His great-grandfather, from Bolton, Mississippi, was the first Black postman in the state, and his great-grandmother was a Methodist circuit rider based in Canton and Pelahatchie. Dr. Cornelius went on to receive the degree of Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Jackson State University and the Master of Music in Piano Performance from Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Cornelius would later receive a second Master of Music and the Doctor of Musical Arts from Rice University, both in composition. His teacher at Rice was Mississippi native Samuel Jones.
Dr. Cornelius has been music director, composer, and arranger for several theatre companies in the Houston, Texas area, including the Ensemble Theatre of Houston, Main Street Theatre, and Theatre Under the Stars. He has received two commissions from the Smithsonian Institute: one for a work about the lives and careers of Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph titled “Going the Distance”; and one for “Black Diamond,” a musico-theatrical work about the Negro Baseball Leagues.
Dr. Cornelius has written a number of compositions exploring the legacy of the African-American spiritual: “Lis’en to de Lam’s” for soprano duet and piano; “Three Spirituals for Tenor and Strings”; “My Kinfolks Got Wings” for woodwind quintet; and “Conversion” for Tenor and chamber ensemble. His most recent works include “Chansons Creoles,” a song cycle whose text is by gens de colour of 19th-century Louisiana; Sonata of Attitudes for 2 Horns and Piano; The Kashmere Cycle, a song cycle commissioned by Houston Grand Opera’s HGOCo; What Wings They Were, a commission from HGOCo; and Fulfilled, a Passion Week cantata; and a Magnificat, Mary’s Song of Joy for First Presbyterian Church of Kingwood, TX.
Joining Dr. Cornelius is tenor and conductor Dr. Todd Miller. Dr. Miller has become a fixture in the Houston, Texas musical community. He is the founding member of the music department at Lone Star College in Kingwood, Texas, having grown the department to 70 music majors and 25 faculty. As a conductor, Dr. Miller directs three ensembles: The Kingwood Chorale and Chamber Orchestra, The Concert Choir, and the chamber choir called Evōk (Eclectic Voices of Kingwood). LSC-Kingwood’s choirs have performed all over the world, from Carnegie Hall to England, Scotland, French Canada and the United States. They have also served as the back-up choir for Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman on tour stops in Houston.
As a solo performer, Dr. Miller’s recent performances include a leading role in “Two Cells in Sevilla” a chamber opera by German composer Walter Steffens. “Two Cells” premiered at the Round Top Theater Forum and was later released on Parma Records. Other solo highlights include Messiah with the Houston Chamber Choir, the Beethoven Mass in C with the Houston Choral Society, Mendelssohn’s St. Paul with the Houston Symphony and Haydn’s Creation with The Woodlands Chorale and Orchestra. He also has performed twice in Carnegie Hall, including an all-American program that featured several premieres.
Dr. Miller holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in voice performance and conducting from the University of Houston. He also holds vocal performance degrees from the University of Louisville and the University of Arizona. He lives in Kingwood with his wife and Mississippi native Lori (née Red) and has two sons.

Song of America - Our Diverse Musical Heritage
2020-02-17 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
On Monday, February 17 at 7:30 pm in the BPAC Recital Hall, guest artists Dr. John Cornelius (piano) and Dr. Todd Miller (tenor) will perform a program called Songs of America – Our Diverse Musical Heritage. Dr. Cornelius has written arrangements of American folk songs for this program. Drs. Cornelius and Miller will also perform excerpts from some of Dr. Cornelius’ other works: The Yellow Rose of Texas, (large musical), a setting of French/Creole texts from New Orleans (song cycle), and excerpts from Conversion, a song cycle based on African-American Spirituals.
This event is free and open to the DSU community and general public.
Sponsors: DSU Department of Music and A World Class Experience

International Business Symposium
2020-02-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Jobe Auditorium

Understanding Fiscal Responsibility Workshop
2020-02-18 09:00 - 16:00
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This workshop equips 9th-12th grade teachers to teach students how to think critically about public policy using lessons that focus on government institutions, programs, the Federal Reserve, and Social Security.

Ellen Ann Fentress: The Academy Stories
2020-02-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Baioni Conference Center, Broom Hall
Ellen Ann Fentress, a Jackson-based journalist, author, and filmmaker, will hold a panel discussion about her latest project, The Academy Stories. In the 1970s, court-ordered public school desegregation transformed the Deep South’s classrooms, stadiums, and teachers’ lounges into America’s most integrated spaces, at least for a while. The Supreme Court called for an end to the region’s nearly two decades of post-1954 Brown v. Board of Education stonewalling. Racial history shifted in one sweep. Black and white, children and educators, lives changed. Old patterns shattered. The transformation, wrapped in historic moral purpose, affected over 11 million children. In its first three months, The Academy Stories will be publishing first-person accounts from academy alumni of the 1970s and 1980s. (By the 1990s, a number of academies had closed, while others had begun to admit a few black students.) The accounts will stand as primary documents of history; this initial effort is funded by the Mississippi Humanities Council. In future cycles, the project will look at how the Deep South academy movement continues to shape society today.

DSU Swim & Dive Championship
2020-02-19 09:00 - 20:30
Feb 19-21: Prelims – 9:00 Am -12:15 PM
Feb 19-21: Championship Runs – 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Feb 22: Prelims – 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Championship Runs – 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM

2020 New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships
2020-02-19 10:00 - 20:00 | Delta State Aquatics Center
NEW SOUTH INTERCOLLEGIATE SWIM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | FEB. 19-22, 2020
Welcome to the official website of the 2020 New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Men’s and Women’s Championships! This year’s NSISC Championships will be held February 19-23 at the Ronnie Mayers Aquatics Center on the campus of Delta State University. The four-day event features five men’s teams and six women’s teams, all looking to be crowned champion of the NSISC.
CHAMPIONSHIP MEDIA & VISITOR INFORMATION
TICKETS
Individual session tickets and all-session passes will be available for the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships. Individual session general admission tickets will be sold for both the preliminary and final sessions each day. Bearers of the all-session pass will be admitted to all events.
2020 NSISC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FEES:
Spectator Admission Fees
$50 for all session pass (includes heat sheets and meet program).
$40 – Senior All session pass (60+, includes heat sheets and meet program).
$15 for each day (includes heat sheets for both prelims/final sessions for the day).
(Championship) Meet Program Fees – $5
Parking Fees – No parking fees
FEBRUARY 19-22 2020
$50 – All Session Pass
$15 – Adult Day Pass
$10 – Adult Single-Session Pass (19-59)
$5 – Student Day Pass (w/ College ID)
$5 – Senior Single-Session Pass (60+)
$5 – Child Single-Session Pass (6-18)
FREE – Children 5 and Under
A heat sheet will be given as a part of the admission pass. In the event of requesting additionally heat sheets for 1 person, we will provide an additional heat sheet, free of charge. Ideally, we want to limit (max of 2 per person).
Only 1 championship program will be given with an ALL SESSION PASS, each additional program will be $5.
PARKING & DIRECTIONS
Delta State University Aquatics Center Physical Address (GPS): 101 Yazoo Street, Cleveland MS, 38733
Parking: There is ample parking available on campus around the Delta State University Aquatics Center. The main parking area is adjacent to the DSU Aquatics Center on the south side of the building at Washington Avenue, between the intersections of Yazoo Street and Maple Street.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN & LADY STATESMEN
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY REDDIES
MONTEVALLO UNIVERSITY FALCONS
OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY TIGERS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMAIN BASIN
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS
For more information, please visit https://gostatesmen.com/sports/2015/1/26/MSWIM_0126150208.aspx.

Student Dietetic Association Meeting
2020-02-19 15:00 - 18:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center

National Society of Leadership & Success Scholarship fair
2020-02-19 16:00 - 20:30 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
The National Society of Leadership & Success will host its first scholarship fair for its new members.

LGLI Monthly Meeting
2020-02-20 09:00 - 16:00 | Center for Community and Economic Development, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
The event is for the monthly meeting of the Local Government Leadership Institute at the Center for Community and Economic Development. The meeting will cover local elected officials and other state government offices.

Delta State Men's Tennis vs. University of New Orleans
2020-02-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Cleveland Country Club
Home opener for Delta State Men’s Tennis.

Junior Recital: Yeim Kim, piano
2020-02-20 13:40 - 14:55 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Junior recital as a requirement for the Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance.

Cats ($5 Movie Series)
2020-02-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
$5 Movie Tickets
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Delta State Softball vs. Christian Brothers University
2020-02-21 15:00 - 17:30
First pitch scheduled for 3 PM

Baseball/Softball vs. Christian Brothers University
2020-02-22 12:00 - 21:00
Softball’s first pitch is scheduled at 12 PM
Baseball’s first pitch is scheduled at 1 PM

Delta State Baseball vs. Christian Brothers University
2020-02-23 14:00 - 18:30
First pitch is at 2:00 PM

Candlelight Memorial
2020-02-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Lena Roberts Sillers Chapel
Join us for a candlelight memorial as we celebrate the life of Dylan Dempsey.

Sexual Assault Awareness Resource Table
2020-02-25 08:00 - 16:30 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Information on Sexual Assault and resources will be available for students on campus and in the community.

Delta State Faculty Recital: Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin & Dr. Jung-Won Shin, piano
2020-02-25 19:30 - 21:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Delta State Faculty Recital

Region III Upper Science and Engineering Fair
2020-02-26 | Wyatt Gym
Region III Upper Science and Engineering Fair will be hosted at DSU on February 26. The Upper Fair is for students in 7th – 12th grade that have pre-qualified through their school fairs. Public viewing of projects is only allowed during the lunch break, typically 12pm to 2pm (times may vary). Region III covers 9 MS counties.
For more information visit www.deltastate.edu/sciencefair

Ash Wednesday--Ashes to Go
2020-02-26 11:00 - 13:00 | H.L. Nowell, 1st Floor Lobby
We are wanting to help students celebrate Ash Wednesday.

DSU Men's and Women's Tennis vs. West Alabama
2020-02-26 13:00 - 17:00 | Cleveland Country Club
Tennis at Cleveland Country Club.

DSU Film Festival
2020-02-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Jobe Auditorium
This is for the DSU Film Festival.

Andrea Cheeseman guest recital
2020-02-27 08:00 - 17:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Guest clarinet recital of Andrea Cheeseman

Millennials: Making Strides Toward a Brighter Future
2020-02-27 08:00 - 17:00 | H. L. Nowell 306B

Black History Program
2020-02-27 12:15 - 13:15 | 2nd Floor East Lobby Student Union
The protest poetry feature performance is sponsored to celebrate the spoken words and the achievements of African American leaders and their contributions to political discourse in America.

Volunteers Needed for Tech Savvy
2020-02-28, 2020-03-02 | Roberts-LaForge Library

Annual Margaret Tullos Field Symposium
2020-02-28 07:00 - 17:30 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
The Margaret Tullos Field Symposium is an annual Social Work educational training event in honor of former Instructor and Field Education Director, Margaret Tullos.

Statesmen Spotlight Day and Academic Insight
2020-02-28 07:30 - 14:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum

Annual Margaret Tullos Field Symposium
2020-02-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room

Big Band Bash
2020-02-28 18:30 - 22:00 | Cleveland Country Club
The Delta State University Jazz Ensemble presents its annual Big Band Bash dinner dance on Friday, February 28, at the Cleveland Country Club. The band will play the music of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, and more, with the dance floor open to local jitter-buggers. The Big Band Bash is a crucial fundraiser for Delta State’s jazz-related activities, and supports scholarships, equipment purchases, and other needs.
Admission is $20, and DSU student tickets are available for $5. 100% of ticket proceeds go to the DSU Jazz Ensemble as a donation. The Cleveland Country Club will have dinner and drinks available from a special menu. Seating and supper orders begin as early as 6:30pm. Dress is black-tie-optional.
Contact Rogers Varner at (662) 721-7985 for more information or to purchase tickets.
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Men's and Women's Basketball vs. University of Montevallo Falcons
2020-02-29 14:00 - 18:30
Lady Statesmen tip at 2:00 PM
Statesmen tip at 4:00 PM

Spring 2020 late graduation application deadline
2020-03-01

Senior Recital
2020-03-02 08:00 - 17:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Piano Senior Recital

Cold War Revisited: What Can We Learn from History?
2020-03-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Jobe Auditorium
Dr. Sławomir Łukasiewicz of Lublin, Poland, and currently a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University, will be in residence on the Delta State University Campus from February 29 to March 2. Dr. Łukasiewicz is a historian, political scientist, Europeanist, and former director of the Institute of European Studies (2015-2019) at John Paul II Catholic University. He also serves as historian for the Lublin branch of Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance, where he coordinated a research program on Polish political exile (2011-2015). He is widely published, including most recently, Poland, a chapter in Anna Mazurkiewicz ed., East Central European Migrations during the Cold War. His research in the US and across Europe has been supported by grants from institutions that include the Kosciuszko Foundation (1999/2000), the Foundation for Polish Science (2008), the Polish Ministry of Science (2008-2011), and the Fulbright Commission (2019/2020), among others.
This event is free and open to the Delta State University community, as well as the Cleveland, MS community.
This presentation is conducted through the Fulbright Scholar Program’s Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF). OLF enables Visiting Scholars to share their research interests, speak about their home country, and exchange ideas with U.S. students, faculty, and community organizations. Through these lectures, universities forge relationships with the Fulbright Scholar Program, Visiting Scholars, and the Visiting Scholar’s home and host institutions.

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Peace Corps: DSU Alumni Share Their Stories and Advice
2020-03-03 12:15 - 13:15 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, Room 302A, MS, 38733, United States
Join DSU’s Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and current Peace Corps Volunteers to learn more about the Peace Corps program, the impact you can make on the world after you graduate from DSU, and how to apply for the program.
Peace Corps Week commemorates President Kennedy’s establishment of the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. During this annual event, the Peace Corps community celebrates all the ways that Peace Corps makes a difference at home and abroad and renews its commitment to service.
This event is free and open to the DSU community.
Contact Michelle Johansen at mjohansen@deltastate.edu for more information.
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Mossville: When Great Trees Fell - The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers
2020-03-03 18:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
Mossville: When Great Trees Fall
“Welcome to beautiful downtown Mossville,” Stacey Ryan says wryly. “Population: one.” At one time, Mossville, Louisiana, was a thriving, self-sufficient, historically black community, teeming with gardens, grand fruit trees, and families. But since petrochemical industries started snatching up affordable real estate nearby, the community has begun to wither. Ryan’s neighbors begin to leave—at first one by one, then in droves—but he boldly refuses to budge. Soon he finds himself all alone. Surrounded by a smoldering, hellish industrial wasteland that has gobbled up Mossville’s once bucolic neighborhoods, he is cut off from power, supplies, and community. But Ryan stands his ground, even while living rough in his own home. This story of one man’s valiant resistance is at once intimately personal and vast in scope, exposing the links between race and environmental injustice, not just in the U.S. but across the globe.
All screenings will be offered free to the public. There will be a preshow reception at 6:30 pm, screening at 7:00 pm and a post O&A with the filmmakers.

Spring Career Fair
2020-03-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Wyatt Gym
Spring Career Fair is the largest fair of the school year. It is the premier opportunity for DSU students and alumni to network with employers from sectors such as education, business, and state/federal agencies.

Spring Career Fair 2020- Dean/Employer Dining
2020-03-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Cafeteria Multi-Purpose Room
This event is only for sponsor level employers, deans, and department chairs

Guest Artist Chamber Recital: Hint of Lime Brass Trio
2020-03-04 19:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Please join us for an evening with the Hint of Lime Brass Trio. This young and energetic chamber ensemble will present a varied program of works written for trumpet, horn and trombone. In celebration of National Women’s History Month, the group will prominently feature works written by woman composers.
This concert is free and open to the public.
Jointly sponsored by the DSU Department of Music and the “World Class Experience” program.
For more information, please contact the Department of Music, 662-846-4615

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AITP Monthly Meeting
2020-03-05 12:15 - 13:30 | Broom, Baioni Conference Center
Andrew Steele, DSU Alum, will present a brief informational on career opportunities in computer security.

An Accoustic Evening with Mark Chesnutt & Joe Diffie
2020-03-05 19:30 - 21:30 | BPAC, Delta & Pine Land Theater
Mark Chesnutt is one of Country’s true musical treasures. Critics have hailed him as a classic Country singer of the first order and some of Country music’s most elite entertainers from George Jones to George Strait echo this sentiment. Mark Chesnutt’s stature is easily gauged; he has 14 No. 1 hits, 23 top ten singles, four platinum albums and five gold records. If you ask Mark Chesnutt he’ll tell you, it’s the music that has kept me around this long. In a world that sometimes confuses style with substance, Mark Chesnutt possesses both. Remaining true to himself as a traditional country artist while still keeping up with the ever-changing country landscape.
With chart-toppers like “Pickup Man,” “Third Rock from the Sun,” and “John Deere Green,” and 13 albums and over 20 Top 10 singles to his credit, Joe Diffie has little to prove at this point in his career, yet he still has a fire in his belly to make good country music. A renowned songwriter in his own right, Joe has hits for artists like Tim McGraw, Conway Twitty, and Jo Dee Messina to his credit.
Tickets to see Mark Chesnutt & Joe Diffie are now on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626

Baseball/Softball vs. University of Auburn Montgomery
2020-03-06 - 2020-03-07
3/6/20 – DSU Baseball/Softball’s first pitch is at 5:00 PM
3/7/20 – DSU Baseball’s first pitch is at 1:00 PM
– DSU Softball’s first pitch is at 12:00 PM

Omega Psi Phi Love Ball
2020-03-07 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Stateroom

DSU Men's & Women's Tennis vs. Alabama Huntsville
2020-03-08 10:00 - 15:00 | Cleveland Country Club
Matches will be played at Cleveland Country Club.

DSU Annual Juried Student Exhibition
2020-03-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
OPENING OF DSU ART DEPARTMENT’S 2020 ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION
The Annual Juried Student Exhibition allows the department to highlight the work our students have produced in the past year and affords students an opportunity to gain professional experience by preparing work for exhibition and submitting it to a jury process. Students submitting work are also eligible to win monetary awards in a variety of categories. The awards are made possible through the generous support of art patrons from the Cleveland community.
This year’s juror is Mark Geil, Associate Professor of Photography at Jackson State University. Mr. Geil earned a BF in Liberal Arts from Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA and an MFA in Photography from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions across the United States.
In conjunction with the Annual Juried Student Exhibition, DSU’s art honor society Kappa Pi will organize a Salon des Refusés in the Holcomb-Norwood Annex which will display some of the artwork that did not make it into the main event.
The Annual Juried Student Exhibition will remain on view from March 5 to April 16, 2020. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For more information, please contact the Art Department at 662-846-4720.

Early Spring Intersession, Summer and Fall registration begins
2020-04-06

Application Days and Reduced Housing Fee
2020-04-13 - 2020-05-08
April Free Application Fee and Housing $25 for 25 Days

Campus Wide Moment of Silence
2020-06-10 09:00 - 10:00 | DSU Quad
Campus-Wide Moment of Silence Invite 6.5.20

WTR Student Talk Back
2020-06-10 10:00 - 11:00
WTR Student Talk Back 6.5.20

Trolls World Tour
2020-07-14 | Bologna Performing Arts Center, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
Screenings at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm
Branch and Poppy must unite and protect the other musical troll kingdoms they discover when their unique musical styles are threatened by the sinister heavy metal couple King Thrash and Queen Barb. Rated PG. 2020. Run time 90 minutes.
Admission is free. Tickets are not necessary, but can be reserved in advance online. Patrons are encouraged to wear face coverings and abide by social distancing practices while inside the theater. BPAC employees will assist patrons with seating to ensure that social distancing is observed between parties. This means skipping every other row, and leaving 4 chairs empty between each seating group. We will also be sanitizing the theater between screenings, and BPAC capacity may not exceed 50%. Large groups should please contact the BPAC in advance at 662-846-4625 so that we can plan seating for your party.

Scoob!
2020-07-21 10:00 - 15:30 | BPAC Main Stage
Screenings at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm
With hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever — a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global dog-pocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone could have imagined.
Rated PG. 2020. Run time 94 minutes.
Admission is free. Tickets are not necessary, but can be reserved in advance online. Large groups should please contact the BPAC in advance at 662-846-4625 so that we can plan seating for your party.
Patrons are required to wear face coverings and abide by social distancing practices while inside the theater. BPAC employees will assist patrons with seating to ensure that social distancing is observed between parties. This means skipping every other row, and leaving 4 chairs empty between each seating group. We will also be sanitizing the theater between screenings, and BPAC capacity may not exceed 50%.

Onward
2020-07-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
Teenage elf brothers Ian and Barley embark on a magical quest to spend one more day with their late father. Like any good adventure, their journey is filled with cryptic maps, impossible obstacles and unimaginable discoveries. But when dear Mom finds out her sons are missing, she teams up with the legendary manticore to bring her beloved boys back home. Rated PG. 2020. Run time 102 minutes
Admission is free. Tickets are not necessary, but can be reserved in advance online. Large groups should please contact the BPAC in advance at 662-846-4625 so that we can plan seating for your party.
Patrons are required to wear face coverings and abide by social distancing practices while inside the theater. BPAC employees will assist patrons with seating to ensure that social distancing is observed between parties. This means skipping every other row, and leaving 4 chairs empty between each seating group. We will also be sanitizing the theater between screenings, and BPAC capacity may not exceed 50%.

Fall Convocation
2020-08-13 15:00 - 16:30
Opening session for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Fall Convocation
2020-08-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
Opening Session for the 2020-2021 academic year

Welcome Week Table
2020-08-17 08:00 - 2020-08-21 17:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Provide Welcome bags with masks and hand sanitizers and get temperature screening.

Welcome Week Fireworks
2020-08-17 20:00 - 22:00 | DSU McCool Stadium

Unity Walk
2020-09-03 15:30 - 16:30 | Delta State University
Football team (and others who want to join) will begin walk at Parker Field/McCool Stadium, cross Highway 8, and end at the Quad.

Jumanji: The Next Level
2020-09-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)

John Lewis Movie and Panel Discussion
2020-09-22 07:00 - 22:00 | Jobe Auditorium

Voter Registration Drive
2020-09-22 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby

DSU Psychology Club/Psi Chi Meet and Greet
2020-09-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Delta State Quadrangle
This event will serve to allow Psychology Club members and people interested in the club to meet face to face (with social distancing guidelines followed) to talk about the club, it’s intentions, and contribute to future events.

Student Organization Fair
2020-09-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Delta State Pumpkin Pop-Art Virtal Contest
2020-09-24 | Virtual
SUBMIT NOW – OCTOBER 18TH
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 31ST
PRIZES:
1ST TIER WINNERS – AIR PODS – 3 WINNERS
2ND TIER WINNERS – FIRE TV STICK – 5 WINNERS
3RD TIER WINNERS – ECHO DOT 3RD GENERATION – 8 WINNERS
4TH TIER WINNERS – PORTABLE BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS – 15 WINNERS
5TH TIER WINNERS – DSU T-SHIURT – 30 WINNERS

CLICK ON LINK BELOW FOR CONTEST
http://www.pumpkin-popart.com

DSU Annual Faculty Exhibition
2020-10-01 - 2020-10-28 | Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery
DSU ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION
DOWNTOWN, CLEVELAND
OCTOBER 1 THROUGH 28
Every fall Delta State University’s Art Department puts on an exhibition showcasing work produced by its faculty. DSU’s art faculty are practicing artists and designers who regularly exhibit in venues across the nation and the annual faculty exhibition offers the department an opportunity to share work created by these artists over the past year with its students, the campus, and the community. Due to the ongoing pandemic, all campus events have been canceled this fall. To keep the tradition alive and to show our appreciation for the support of the Cleveland community, the art department partnered with the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce and will display their artwork in shop windows along Cotton Row and N Sharpe Ave this year. The public can view the work safely from the street while running errands or enjoying an evening stroll downtown. The exhibition will run from October 1 to October 28.
The art department wants to thank all the businesses who have made this event possible. Sponsoring businesses are Abraham’s, Balance Fitness, Blush Salon, Cleveland Fresh, Cotton Row Bookstore, Delta Dairy, Food Fix, H Squared, Heidi’s, KAT, and Rosson Co.
Participating artists are Jesse Ryan Brown, Do Kim, Ted Fisher, Ky Johnston, Michaela Merryday, Cetin Oguz, Nathan Pietrykowski, Kayla Selby, Mansoor Shams, Michael Stanley, and Robyn Wall.
For more information about events organized by the DSU art department, please contact the Art Department at 662-846-4720. Join our email list to receive regular updates on upcoming events or follow us on Facebook.

Bundles 4 Babies/Coat Drive
2020-10-02 10:00 - 15:00, 2020-10-30 10:00 - 15:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The purpose of this event is for social work student to receive volunteer hours. 10/2 event: donations for babies in the Cleveland area and 10/30: coat and jacket donations for students in need (leftover donations will go to Goodwill).

Pike Cycle for Life
2020-10-05 15:00 - 19:00 | Forest E. Wyatt Center Gymnasium
This is a philanthropy event for pike.

Pike Firemans Week
2020-10-08 11:00 - 15:00 | DSU, Quadrangle
This is a philanthropy event for Pike Fireman’s Week. We are going to have a dunk tank on the quad.

RBG Movie
2020-10-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Jobe Auditorium
RBG-Movie-Screening
FREE film screening of “RGB,” the 2018 award-winning documentary about last Supreme Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on Thursday, October 8 at 4 PM in Jobe Hall Auditorium. DSU COVID-19 precautions apply: Masks, social distancing, and daily screening sticker are required. Sponsored by DSU Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and DSU Office of Student Life. For more information, please contact Michelle Johansen at mjohansen@deltastate.edu.

Virtual Meditation Session
2020-10-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual

Halloween Drive-in
2020-10-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Ferriss Field/Bryce Griffis
Invisible Man

Stand-up Comedy Show
2020-10-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Jobe Auditorium

Yoga on the Quad
2020-10-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Delta State Quadrangle

Delta State University Colloquia Distinguished Speakers Lecture Series - Fall 2020
2020-10-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Jobe Auditorium
The semi annual Delta State University Colloquia distinguished Speakers Lecture Series sponsored by the Office of the President. No admission charge. The event is free and open to the campus and community.

Goosebumps 2 - Haunted Halloween
2020-10-27 18:30 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Halloween Movie Series
Goosebumps – 2 Haunted Halloween. Two boys unleash Halloween monster mayhem when they open a mysterious locked book they found in an old abandoned house – including witches, werewolves, and giant gummy bears.
Rated PG-13. Run time 120 minutes.
Cast: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris, Chris Parnell

Student Dietetic Association Meeting 1 (revised date)
2020-10-28 16:30 - 18:30
We will be discussing our plan to participate in the toy drive and feed a family. The meeting will be held at the bowling alley. Social distancing will be in full effect.

DSU Tea Club Trick or Treating for UNICEF USA
2020-10-29 12:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
All proceeds from this event will go towards UNICEF USA. Their website can be found here: https://www.unicefusa.org/. We will be running the fundraiser online the entire week of Halloween.

Pumpkin Carving Contest
2020-10-29 15:00 - 18:00 | Delta State Quadrangle
Pumpkin Carving

The Birds (Hitchcock Double Feature)
2020-10-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Hitchcock Double Feature – The Birds
The Birds – Director Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller centers on a California coastal town under avian assault. Rated PG-13. Run time 120 minutes.
Cast: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright.

Psycho (Hitchcock Double Feature)
2020-10-29 21:00 - 23:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Hitchcock Double Feature – Psycho
A psychotic motel owner obsesses over his late mother while becoming a suspect in a murder case involving one of his recent guests—a pretty secretary who checked in after impulsively stealing $40,000. Rated R. Run time 102 minutes.
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam

DSU APPLICATION DAY
2020-10-31 | Virtual

2020 Annual Boo Bash
2020-10-31 19:30 - 23:59 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Halloween Costume and Talent Contest

Student Affairs Fashion Show
2020-11-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)

Kick Off Homecoming Week Kickball Tournament
2020-11-07 | Travis E. Parker Field/Horace McCool Stadium

DSU Virtual Spotlight Day
2020-11-10 10:00 - 10:45 | Virtual

O2 Bar
2020-11-10 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Come out and relax at SGA’s Oxygen Parlor!

Library Hours For Final Exams
2020-11-15 | Roberts-LaForge Library

Reggae Boyz (Virtual Event)
2020-11-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
REGGAE BOYZ (Virtual Event)
Plagued with one of the highest murder rates in the world, Jamaica tries to reinvigorate its populace by qualifying their national soccer team – the “Reggae Boyz” – for the 2014 World Cup. When their efforts start to fall short, Winnie Schäfer, a colorful German coach, enters the scene and forms an unlikely alliance with a Rastafarian factory worker and legendary reggae musicians to unite Jamaica beyond the soccer pitch. Reggae Boyz uses pop cultures’ most transcendent forces – sports and music – to delve into the heart and soul of Jamaica.
This screening is brought to you as part of the 2020-2021 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Southern Circuit brings the best of independent documentary film to communities across the South. We are pleased to be one of the Southern communities screening Southern Circuit films this season. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts, a regional arts organization, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about Southern Circuit and South Arts please visit www.southarts.org. Follow Southern Circuit on Instagram @southerncircuit and Twitter @southerncirc

2021 Chickasaw Council & Delta Area Merit Badge College
2021-01-08 08:00 - 16:30 | Delta State Campus

Covid Memorial Table
2021-02-03 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Students who’ve been affected by covid will have the opportunity to write their thoughts, names, etc. on a paper mask.

Grocery Bingo
2021-02-07 17:00 - 19:00 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Stateroom

Valentine's Day Vendor Bazaar
2021-02-08 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Stop by the Union to see all the goodies for sale for Valentine’s Day!

Just Mercy
2021-02-08 18:30 - 21:00 | Jobe Auditorium
The Office of Student Life will be showing a screening of “Just Mercy”. Mickey’s popcorn will be served.

Oratorical Contest
2021-02-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Jobe Auditorium

Valentine's Day Build a Bear
2021-02-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Sidewalk outside the Union

Mardi Gras Celebration
2021-02-16 08:00 - 17:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
Stop by the Union and enjoy the celebration of Mardi Gras

College Music Society Southern Chapter Annual Meeting
2021-02-17 | BPAC

Code of the Freaks (FREE - Virtual Film)
2021-02-21 - 2021-02-24 | BPAC Main Stage
Code of the Freaks
Using hundreds of clips spanning over 100 years of moviemaking, and a cast of disabled artists, scholars and activists, it’s a scorching critique of some of Hollywood’s most beloved characters. This revelatory documentary investigates the power of movie imagery to shape the beliefs and behaviors of the general public toward disabled people, and of disabled people toward themselves. Drawing its title from a line from Tod Browning’s notorious 1932 film, Freaks, Code of the Freaks debunks well-worn tropes – the miracle cure, the blind guy driving a car, the magical little people, the face-feelers, the sexless, the better off dead – and brings an entirely fresh perspective. It dares to imagine a cinematic landscape that centers the voices of disabled people.
Code of the Freaks presents a radical reframing of the use of disabled characters in film.
Screening and per-recorded conversaton with Director, Producer Salome Chasnoff.
Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts, a regional arts organization, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about Southern Circuit and South Arts please visit www.southarts.org.

Delta State Softball
2021-02-26 12:00 - 16:00
DSU SB vs University of Montevallo 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM

Rapid Improvement Training
2021-03-02 08:00 - 16:00 | Center for Community and Economic Development, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
Training for elected officials of the Mississippi

Organization Fair
2021-03-04 10:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East & West Lobbies, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
Organization Fair Handbill

Blood Drive
2021-03-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Front of Student Union

Health and Wellness Day
2021-03-09 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby

No More Campaign
2021-03-10 11:00 - 14:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
This event is titled “No More Campaign”, which is an event that brings light to domestic violence and sexual assault. The brothers of Omega Psi Phi wants to bring light on sexual assault and domestic violence. We plan on giving out flyers, individually wrapper pieces of candy, and having participants take a survey on their smart phones using a provided QR code. There will be hand sanitizer and sanitary wipes on hand. NO MORE Week is March 7-13, 2021. Our goal is to inspire everyone to make change to help create a culture of safety, equality, and respect in our communities.

PICTURE CHARACTER an Emoji Documentary
2021-03-14 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
The Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) is proud to present PICTURE CHARACTER, as a free virtual screening that will be available for a four-day viewing period: March 4-17. Once the film is unlocked, viewers will have 24 hours to finish watching their film. “We are pleased to offer extended viewing periods for the Southern Circuit documentaries this spring. The films explore a variety of topics, and we think our community will find them informing” said Laura Howell, Executive Director of the BPAC. Please visit www.bolognapac.com for more details and to register for free.
PICTURE CHARACTER is an Emoji Documentary. The rapid rise of emoji (Japanese for “picture character”) is a global phenomenon without precedent. Their widespread use and ability to convey complex messages have not only cemented emoji’s place as an emerging digital language, but prompted difficult questions about the creation of a language and digital communication’s fraught ties to identity and inclusion. In PICTURE CHARACTER, Directors Martha Shane and Ian Cheney lead viewers on a deep dive into the ever-evolving world of picture characters, from their humble beginnings in Japan to mobile keyboards the world over, and shed fresh light on the private consortium that approves new emoji offerings and the individuals fighting to make the language more representative of its billions of users. The screening will be followed by a prerecorded conversation with Co-directors Ian Cheney & Martha Shane.
This film is part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts, a regional arts organization, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
The last free screening that is part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers will be Narrowsburg April 11 – 14, 2021.Ten years in the making, Narrowsburg catches up with the couple behind the scheme to turn a tinny town into the “Sundance of the East” and its residents who have had to come to terms with falling victim to the allure and romance of filmmaking. The screening will be followed by a pre-recorded conversation with Director, Producer Martha Shane.
Registration is free to all Southern Circuit films, and all film screenings are followed by a prerecorded conversation with the filmmakers. Visit www.bolognapac.com for additional information about these and other BPAC events or contact the Ticket Office at 662-846-4626. For more information about Southern Circuit and South Arts please visit www.southarts.org.

Game Night Competition
2021-03-15 18:00 - 21:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 2nd Floor East & West Lobbies, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
Great Prizes to be Won!Game Night Handbills (2)

Emerald Awards
2021-03-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)

Exchanges
2021-03-19 11:00 - 12:00
exchange

International and domestic students will meet in an informal forum to chat, discuss, and exchange ideas. Exchanges will occur via Zoom; for more information and links please contact Professor Sylma Samuel-Ferreira at sferreira@deltastate.edu.

2021 Winning The Race Conference
2021-03-29 - 2021-03-30
Virtual Conference
Winning the Race Conference – Winning the Race (deltastate.edu)

Spring Wellness Festival: Care for You at DSU
2021-03-29 08:00 - 17:00 | H.L. Nowell Student Union, 1st Floor Lobby
The week of March 29th -April 2nd the DSU Counseling and Testing Center will be hosting a Spring Wellness Event: Caring for You at DSU. We will have several pieces of literature to distribute based on what we will host that day. Each day will be dedicated to different types of therapies or healthy living techniques such as art therapy, music therapy, movement therapy, cooking classes, and cultural activities.
Monday: Art for You at DSU
Tuesday: Music for You at DSU
Wednesday: Healthier You at DSU
Thursday: Movement for You at DSU
Friday: You at DSU

Most Beautiful 2021- Interview
2021-03-30 10:00 - 16:30 | H. L. Nowell 306B
3 min interview portion of the Pageant.

Springfest
2021-03-31 12:30 - 16:30 | Wyatt Gym
Due to predicted rain, Springfest will be held at Wyatt Gym

National Library Week
2021-04-05 07:30 - 22:00

ODK Initiation
2021-04-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Sillers Chapel
Omicron Delta Kappa will hold its annual Initiation Ceremony on April 5, 2021 at 6 p.m. in Sillers Chapel.

Master Class
2021-04-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Master-Class-1

The Young Professional's Conference
2021-04-07 13:00 - 16:45
Young-Professionals-Conference

Order of Omega Induction
2021-04-07 17:30 - 19:00 | Lena Roberts Sillers Chapel

Funny Before Finals Comedy Show
2021-04-07 19:00 - 20:30 | BPAC Main Theater
Professional Comedy Show

23rd Annual Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture
2021-04-08 18:15 - 21:15 | Jobe Auditorium
The 2021 Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture will be given by Dr. Julia Gaffield, assistant professor of history at Georgia State University. Dr. Gaffield’s lecture is entitled “Jean-Jacques Dessalines and the Haitian Revolution.” Limited seating will be available in Jobe Hall auditorium to comply with Covid-19 regulations. The lecture will be simulcasted on the History Program’s Facebook page, @DeltaStateHistory (https://www.facebook.com/DeltaStateHistory/). This event is sponsored by the Division of Social Sciences and History.

BPAC Offers Free Screening of Film Narrowsburg (Virtual Screening)
2021-04-11 | Virtual
The Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) is proud to present Narrowsburg, as a free virtual screening that will be available for a four-day viewing period: April 11-14. Once the film is unlocked, viewers will have 24 hours to finish watching their film. “We are pleased to offer extended viewing periods for the Southern Circuit documentaries this spring. The films explore a variety of topics, and we think our community will find them informing” said Laura Howell, Executive Director of the BPAC. Please visit www.bolognapac.com for more details and to register for free.
The last free screening that is part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers will be Narrowsburg April 11 – 14, 2021. After a successful first year, festival co-founders Jocelyn Plante and Richard Castellano announced that they would produce a locally made film using residents in supporting roles and, eventually, as a source of funding. Excited locals and investors attended the second festival expecting to see a rough cut of the feature-length film, Four Deadly Reasons, but what they got was 15 minutes of poorly-made footage. Even worse, all of the local actors apparently ended up on the cutting room floor. By the time the screening was over, Plante and Castellano had already skipped town. Ten years in the making, Narrowsburg catches up with the couple behind the debacle and residents of the town who have had to come to terms with falling victim to a scam through the allure and romance of filmmaking. The screening will be followed by a pre-recorded conversation with Director, Producer Martha Shane.
This film is part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts, a regional arts organization, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
Registration is free to all Southern Circuit films, and all film screenings are followed by a prerecorded conversation with the filmmakers. Visit www.bolognapac.com for additional information about these and other BPAC events or contact the Ticket Office at 662-846-4626. For more information about Southern Circuit and South Arts please visit www.southarts.org.

Omega Psi Phi Yard Show
2021-04-12 12:00 - 13:30 | DSU, Quadrangle
This is an event for the organization of Omega Psi Phi. We will be having a yard show for our omega week where the members of Omega Psi Phi perform a step show and present our new initiates. This event will follow campus covid guidelines

College of Education and Human Sciences Spring Honors Reception
2021-04-13 15:00 - 19:00 | Ewing, Jacob Conference Center
This is our annual spring honors day program where we honor our academic award recipients.

Humanities Awards Day
2021-04-15 15:30 - 16:30 | Jobe Auditorium
The Division of Languages & Literature and the Division of Social Sciences & History will be hosting a ceremony to honor the academic award and scholarships winners for the year. The event will also be live streamed; contact either Division for more information.

Greek Awards
2021-04-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Walter Sillers Coliseum

Chicken and Waffles
2021-04-19 08:00 - 21:30 | Young – Mauldin Cafeteria

Bike with Pike
2021-04-19 13:00 - 18:00 | Wyatt Gym
This will be apart of Pikes Peak philanthropy week. Members of our chapter will have sponsors who will pledge a certain amount per mile and proceeds will be donated to our philanthropy.

The Allman Betts Band
2021-04-20 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Two Shows: 6-7:30pm and 9-10:30pm

Pie a Pike
2021-04-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Delta State Quadrangle
Part of Fireman’s week. Students will pay for a plate of whipped cream and pie one of our members. Proceeds will be donated to our philanthropy.

Junior BM Recital
2021-04-21 18:00 - 19:00 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Junior BM Recital – Kaitlin Murphy

Pikes Peak
2021-04-22 11:00 - 13:30 | Delta State Quadrangle
This event is apart of Pike’s Peak Week which is a week full of philanthropy based events. For this one we plan to have a dunk tank on the quad and possibly a snow cone stand come and students will dunk our members or have a refreshing treat close to finals.

Ms. Jayla Isom, Mezzo-soprano, and Dr. Kumiko Shimizu, piano
2021-04-22 13:40 - 14:55 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Jayla Isom is a mezzo-soprano majoring in music at Delta State University and will perform her senior recital on Thursday, April 22 at 1:40 P.M. in the Bologna Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. The event will also be live-streamed on the DSU Dept. of Music Facebook page.
Ms. Isom is from Memphis, TN, and is the daughter of Willie and LaTosha Isom. Since attending DSU in 2017, Jayla has performed with the DSU Chorale, DSU Chamber singers, and the DSU Opera and Musical Theater program. Ms. Isom also got the opportunity to attend and compete for two years in a row at the National Opera Conference.
One of Ms. Isom’s favorite moment from her undergraduate career is the DSU Chorale tour during her first year at Delta State.
Ms. Isom is from the voice studios of Dr. Jamie Dahman and Dr. Laurissa Backlin. She and Dr. Shimizu is will be performing arias and art songs by Charles Gounod, Florence B. Price, Franz Liszt, and Antonio Vivaldi.

Library Extended Hours - Finals Week
2021-04-25 14:00 - 23:59, 2021-04-26 07:45 - 23:59 | Roberts-LaForge Library

2021 Student Hall of Fame
2021-04-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)

Spring 2021 Commencement
2021-04-30 | Sillers Coliseum
Commencement ceremonies will be at 10am, 1pm and 3:30pm

$5 Summer Movie Series - Jurassic Park
2021-06-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
In Steven Spielberg’s massive blockbuster, paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park’s mastermind, billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt.
Rated PG-13. 128 minutes. 1993.

Orientation
2021-06-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2021-06-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2021-06-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2021-07-27 10:00 - 16:00

Delta State Football Camp
2021-06-10 | Parker Field-McCool Stadium
8:30 AM– 9:15 AM Check-in / Registration
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Position/Skill Instruction
Refund Policy: No refunds.
Contact thasty@deltastate.edu with any injuries preventing participation.
What To Bring
T-Shirts, Athletic Shorts, Athletic Socks. Cleats are Required. No Helmets
Certified Athletic Trainer will be on hand.

Clay Walker
2021-06-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Clay Walker will perform live in concert on Thursday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) at Delta State University. Tickets are on sale at the BPAC Ticket Office, by phone 662-846-4626, or online www.bolognapac.com. Can Clay Walker deliver? That’s the question, and he’s not afraid of it. In fact, he’s positioned himself to answer it squarely – one way or another – this year. With new creative and business teams and a deep well of hard-earned wisdom, Walker relishes the challenge. “I’ve prepared myself for this moment in my career – mentally, physically and artistically,” he says. “I’ve never been more ready.”
In a sense, the question is absurd for a recording artist, songwriter and entertainer with four platinum albums and a dozen No. 1 hits to his credit, Walker has been embracing the evolution of the genre and working with many of country music’s top songwriters. No slouch in that department himself, the native Texan has written or co-written many of his biggest hits including “Live Until I Die,” “Rumor Has It” and “I Can’t Sleep.”
Walker, for one, is not complaining. He’s embracing … by working with many of the format’s top songwriters. “The style at radio right now is unique, but these writers really do approach it just like great writers from the past. When they get the hook, they try to point every line to that idea. That’s just great writing, and great writing never changes. Through this process I’ve found I absolutely can fit into this format. I can have a hell of a lot more hits.”
Often overlooked in Walker’s career has been the balance he’s had between writing his own material – much of it solo, including many of his biggest hits – and recording undeniable songs from outside writers. “As much as I love writing and would love to write every song, it’s not a smart move in most cases for an artist to write every song they record,” he says. “Let the music lead – get the better songs, however they come.”
Walker signed with TKO Artist Management last year, and with Toby Keith’s Show Dog Nashville record label. With new creative and business teams, Walker readies for his 12th studio album. For more information, visit claywalker.com.
Tickets to see Clay Walker tickets are on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626. Masks are to be worn at all times as required by Delta State University.

Orientation - Virtual
2021-06-15 10:00 - 14:00

$5 Summer Movie Series - Raya and The Last Dragon
2021-06-16 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Various times throughout the day!

06/16/2021
10:00 AM
11:30 AM

06/16/2021
2:00 PM
3:30 PM

06/16/2021
6:30 PM
8:00 PM

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon travels to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together in harmony long ago. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the world—it’s going to take trust and teamwork as well. Raya and the Last Dragon features the voices of Kelly Marie Tran as Raya, a warrior whose wit is as sharp as her blade, and Awkwafina as the magical, mythical, self-deprecating dragon named Sisu. Characters also include a street-savvy 10-year-old entrepreneur named Boun, the formidable giant Tong and a thieving toddler Noi with her band of Ongis.
Rated PG. 90 minutes. 2021

JUNE 17TH HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECT CAMP (GRADES 9-12)
2021-06-17 | Parker Field-McCool Stadium
8:30 AM– 9:15 AM Check-in / Registration
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Position/Skill Instruction
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM Check-in / Registration
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Position/Skill Instruction
Refund Policy: No refunds.
Contact thasty@deltastate.edu with any injuries preventing participation.
What To Bring
T-Shirts, Athletic Shorts, Athletic Socks. Cleats are Required. No Helmets

$5 Summer Movie Series - Tom & Jerry
2021-06-23 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Various times throughout the day!

06/23/2021
10:00 AM
11:30 AM

06/23/2021
2:00 PM
3:30 PM

06/23/2021
6:30 PM
8:00 PM

A legendary rivalry reemerges when Jerry moves into New York City’s finest hotel on the eve of the wedding of the century, forcing the desperate event planner to hire Tom to get rid of him. As mayhem ensues, the escalating cat-and-mouse battle soon threatens to destroy her career, the wedding, and possibly the hotel itself.
Rated PG. 101 minutes. 2021.

Group Tour (Leflore Legacy Academy)
2021-06-25 09:00 - 13:00

Upper Bound - Coffeeville
2021-07-01 08:00 - 12:00

The Marshall Tucker Band
2021-07-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
The Marshall Tucker Band will perform live in concert on Thursday, July 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) at Delta State University. Tickets are on sale at the BPAC Ticket Office, by phone 662-846-4626, or online www.bolognapac.com
The Marshall Tucker Band came together as a young, hungry, and quite driven six-piece outfit in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1972, having duly baptized themselves with the name of a blind piano tuner after they found it inscribed on a key to their original rehearsal space — and they’ve been in tune with tearing it up on live stages both big and small all across the globe ever since. Indeed, the secret ingredient to the ongoing success of The Marshall Tucker Band can be found within a cauldron of musical styles that mixes together equal parts rock, blues, jazz, country, soul, and bluegrass.
Whenever you drop that proverbial quarter into the virtual jukebox of songs that always manage to reach down and touch your soul the exact moment you cue them up, you inevitably find certain artists have a deeper resonance than others when it comes to providing the soundtrack that mirrors the highs and lows of your own life.
The Marshall Tucker Band is one such group that continues to have a profound level of impact on successive generations of listeners who’ve been searchin’ for a rainbow and found it perfectly represented by this tried-and-true Southern institution for over five decades. “I’ve been in tune with how music can make you feel, right from when I was first in the crib,” observes lead vocalist and bandleader Doug Gray, who’s been fronting the MTB since the very beginning. “I was born with that. And I realized it early on, back when I was a little kid and my mom and dad encouraged me to get up there and sing whatever song came on the jukebox. It got to the point where people were listening to me more than what was on the jukebox! There’s a certain frequency I found I could share, whether I was in front of five people or 20,000 people. And once that frequency is there, everybody will listen.”
Tickets to see The Marshall Tucker Band tickets are on sale at www.bolognapac.com or at the BPAC Ticket Office at 662.846.4626.

$5 Summer Movie Series - SOUL
2021-07-07 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
07/07/2021
10:00 AM
11:30 AM

07/07/2021
2:00 PM
3:30 PM

What is it that makes you…YOU? Pixar Animation Studios’ all-new feature film SOUL introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22 (voice of Tina Fey), who has never understood the appeal of the human experience. As Joe desperately tries to show 22 what’s great about living, he may just discover the answers to some of life’s most important questions. Directed by Academy Award® winner Pete Docter (“Inside Out,” “Up”), co-directed by Kemp Powers (“One Night in Miami”), written by Kemp Powers & Mike Jones, and produced by Academy Award nominee Dana Murray (Pixar short “Lou”), SOUL also stars the voice talents of Phylicia Rashad, Questlove and Daveed Diggs. It features original jazz music by globally renowned musician Jon Batiste, and Oscar® winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (“The Social Network”), from Nine Inch Nails, composed an original score that drifts between the real and soul worlds.
Rated PG. 100 mins. 2020.

$5 Summer Movie Series - Godzilla VS Kong
2021-07-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home. Along for the ride is Jia, an orphaned girl who has a unique and powerful bond with the mighty beast. However, they soon find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla as he cuts a swath of destruction across the globe. The initial confrontation between the two titans — instigated by unseen forces — is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the planet.

SGA Retreat
2021-07-23

Formal New Member Recruitment
2021-08-03
Formal New Member Recruitment for Panhellenic Council

Staff Council Meeting
2021-08-11 08:30 - 10:00 | Alumni House, Simmons Room
This is the monthly meeting of the Administrative Staff Council.

Express Orientation
2021-08-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Atrium, Kent Wyatt Hall
This event will give upcoming students the access to the admissions office, student business services, financial aid office, and the registrars department for any last minute needs before the fall semester begins.

New Student Week - Move in Day
2021-08-12 09:00 - 14:00

New Student Weekend - RA Meet and Greet
2021-08-12 13:00 - 14:00

Fall Convocation
2021-08-12 15:00 - 16:30 | Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Opening Session for Academic year 2021-2022

Faculty Senate
2021-08-12 15:30 - 17:30 | H. L. Nowell 306B
Monthly meeting of the Delta State University Faculty Senate

New Student Weekend - BBQ and Pinning Ceremony
2021-08-12 17:30 - 19:00 | Quadrangle

New Student Weekend - Business Day
2021-08-13 08:00 - 16:00

New Student Weekend - Grammy Glow Party
2021-08-14 06:30 - 20:30 | Grammy Museum MS

Welcome Week - Statesman Spirit/Fireworks Show/Ice Cream Social
2021-08-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Travis E. Parker Field/Horace McCool Stadium

Welcome Week - Street Signs
2021-08-17 10:00 - 14:00 | H. L. Nowerll Union Sitting area outside

Welcome Week - Organization Fair
2021-08-18 12:00 - 15:00 | Quadrangle
Quad – rain location is East/West Lobbies

DSU Wesley BBQ Nachos on the Quad
2021-08-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Quadrangle
Our primary reason for this event is to serve the students of DSU and help them connect to each other. We will also use it as a way to invite them to be a part of our organization. It is a tradition that we do this event on the first Wednesday of class every fall.

Welcome Week - Statesman Scavenger Hunt
2021-08-19 17:00 - 19:00
Social Media

Faculty Recital: Bret Pimentel, woodwinds
2021-08-19 19:30 - 20:30 | BPAC, Recital Hall
Faculty recital of Bret Pimentel, Professor of Music.

Welcome Week - Mocktails and Monet
2021-08-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby

Live on Leflore Block Party
2021-08-21 17:00 - 19:00
Come and celebrate with the Ice Cold Brothers of the Epsilon Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. for their 70th chapter charter day weekend! There will be giveaways, so be sure to arrive early.

Employee Benefits Fair
2021-08-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Union, 2nd Floor West Lobby
Benefits Festival Flyer

Showcase DSU’s benefit programs and providers; Provide Open Enrollment information and assist employees in making plan changes; as well as Highlight the different programs that promote healthy lifestyles.

Okra Works Part-Time Job Fair
2021-08-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Union, 2nd Floor East Lobby
The Okra Works is an all-majors job fair for students looking for local part-time employment off-campus.

Okra Works Part-Time Job Fair Interviews
2021-08-25 13:00 - 17:00 | H. L. Nowell Student Union, Suite 306A and 306B
The Okra Works Part-Time job fair is an all-majors job fair for students looking for part-time employment opportunities in Cleveland-Bolivar County or surrounding MS Delta areas. This space provides the employer with a space to do on-the-spot hiring/ interviewing.

New Student Weekend - Friday the 13th Movie Showing
2021-08-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Jobe Hall, Auditorium

COVID-19 Informational Session
2021-09-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Jobe Hall, Auditorium
The purpose of this event is to have healthcare professionals speak to Delta State students, faculty, and staff about the scientifically proven facts of COVID-19.

LGBTQ Coffee Break
2021-09-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Union, 302A

Nurse Recruitment Day
2021-09-09 | H.L. Nowell Student Union

Faculty Senate
2021-09-09 15:30 - 17:00 | Ewing Hall, Jacob Conference Center

DSU Leadership Conference
2021-09-09 18:00 - 19:00
Via Zoom. The link will be posted closer to the event date.

National Suicide Prevention Day Information Table
2021-09-10 11:00 - 14:00 | Union, 1st Floor lobby
Informational table to raise awareness of suicide prevention and services offered by Office of Health and Counseling to the DSU community.
