Alumni Movie Club
Join our virtual community to discuss “movies that matter” connected to social justice, history and social issues. Scroll down for more information. Participation is free! How It Works Berea College created a virtual movie club for students, alumni, faculty and staff. The movie club will connect through a private text-based forum where all participants can […]
Alumni Book Club – Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History
Join our virtual community to connect with fellow Berea College alumni, faculty and staff as we read and discuss various book genres such as lifelong learning, personal growth, novels and other topics. Scroll down for more information. Participation is free! How it Works We have created a virtual book club for alumni, faculty and staff, […]
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
Danforth Chapel, Draper Bldg. 101 Chestnut Street, Berea, KYOn a weekly basis during the academic year, the Campus Christian Center leads a worship service on Tuesday’s at noon. The Center plans and offers diverse services of Christian worship within an ecumenical Christian atmosphere. Worshipers can also share a light, midday meal together in the Fireside Room, immediately following worship at 12:30 p.m. The […]
Mining the Story: Community-led Journalism to Fortify our Civic Infrastructure
Loyal Jones Appalachian Center 205 N Main St, Berea, KY, United StatesJoin us for Dinner on the Grounds with Crystal Good, an Affrilachian artist, social advocate, and founder of Black by God. She will speak on how her poetry and publishing life are expressed in Folk Reporters. Dinner will be served at 5:45 and the presentation will start at 6:00. This event is free and open to the […]
Spiritual Seekers
Fireside Room, Draper Bldg. 101 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY, United StatesWant to learn more about other religions and explore your own spirituality?Do you believe interfaith dialogue is crucial to building stronger communities?We meet each Thursday at noon in the Fireside Room, Draper Bldg. for conversation, reflection, education and inspiration.A light vegetarian lunch is included.
How to Listen after the Flood
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., Berea, KY, United StatesCelesta J. Riffe In July 2022, a flood in eastern Kentucky killed 39 people and left thousands homeless. Part of healing is being able to share, somehow with someone, what has happened. But how does a community begin to hear each other’s stories when the places they live and the land they love have undergone unimaginable […]
How to Receive Credit & Funding for Your Internship
308 Stephenson HallLearn how you can receive course credit while gaining career-related experience - and how to obtain the funding to make it possible! This session is required for all Summer 2023 interns. Be sure to review our Internship Info Sessions & Resources Poster + the Internship Steps Checklist. ____________________________________________________________________ **If you are not able to attend […]
Empty Bowls
Woods-Penn Commons Woods-Penniman Building, Berea, KYEmpty Bowls is a fundraiser for Berea Food Bank. In exchange for $15.00 you will be served a simple meal of soup and bread in a ceramic bowl made by either a Berea College ceramics student volunteer or by a local professional artist volunteer. You keep the bowl as a reminder of all the empty […]
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of bell hooks
Hutchins Library 100 Campus Drive, Berea, KY, United StatesFormer Berea College professor bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins, Ph.D., 1952-2021) is no longer with us. Fortunately, many of her writings and recordings are preserved in the Berea College Special Collections and Archives. Throughout Women’s History Month 2023, Hutchins Library invites you to spend an hour (or more!) each week reading what bell hooks wrote. […]
BC Planetarium Show- Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
Berea College Planetarium 271 North Main Street, Berea, KY, United StatesBlack Holes: The Other Side of Infinity, this cutting-edge production features high-resolution visualizations of cosmic phenomena, working with data generated by supercomputer simulations, to bring the current science of black holes to the dome screen. Audiences will be dazzled with striking, immersive animations of the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the […]
Women Speak
Loyal Jones Appalachian Center 205 N Main St, Berea, KY, United StatesJoin us for the Women of Appalachia Project's 14th Annual Women's Speak, a presentation of story, poetry and song showcasing women artists from throughout the Appalachian region. Women participating in the project are: Weatherford Award winners, state and municipal Poet Laureates, Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net awardees and nominees, a PRINDI Award winner, […]
BC Planetarium Show- Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
Berea College Planetarium 271 North Main Street, Berea, KY, United StatesBlack Holes: The Other Side of Infinity, this cutting-edge production features high-resolution visualizations of cosmic phenomena, working with data generated by supercomputer simulations, to bring the current science of black holes to the dome screen. Audiences will be dazzled with striking, immersive animations of the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the […]