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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 – Horse: A Novel
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, […]
3 events,
Saint John’s Bible Tours
Saint John’s Bible Tours
In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible. The Saint John's Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine abbey since the 1450s. Berea College is fortunate to own one of only 299 Heritage Edition full-size fine art reproduction sets […]
5 events,
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
On 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 […]
Green Dot Student Training
Green Dot Student Training
This training is a bystander intervention program. Green Dot Training is designed to help participants understand the definition of "bystander" and to equip them with necessary skills to assist in establishing two campus norms. First, violence will not be tolerated and secondly everyone is expected to do their part to keep the campus free from […]
Dress for Success
Dress for Success
Jennifer Maggard and the team from Macy's are coming to teach juniors and seniors all about finding professional clothing that fits your style. Note: this event is required for juniors and seniors wishing to receive the $350 professional clothing funding from Career Development.
3 events,
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 […]
From the Rice Field to Tik Tok: A Rural Woman’s Transformation during China’s Post-Reform Era
From the Rice Field to Tik Tok: A Rural Woman’s Transformation during China’s Post-Reform Era
Berea College professor of Chinese, Jianfen Wang, will share reflections on how rural Chinese women's lives changed as a result of the end of liberalizing reforms introduced from the late 1970s through the early 1990s.
5 events,
Spiritual Seekers
Spiritual Seekers
Want 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 Receive Credit & Funding for Your Internship
How to Receive Credit & Funding for Your Internship
Learn 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 […]
Live in Berea: The Wailin’ Jennys
Live in Berea: The Wailin’ Jennys
The Wailin’ Jennys dazzle audiences with their rich vocal harmonies, impressive musicianship, and brilliant songs, blending original work with folk, blues, and jazz elements. Stephenson Memorial Concert.
4 events,
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of Carter G. Woodson
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of Carter G. Woodson
Berea College graduate Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D. (1875-1950) was a prominent historian who initiated the field of Black studies. In 1926 he founded “Negro History Week,” the predecessor to today’s annual Black History Month. This year during Black History Month, Hutchins Library invites you to spend an hour (or more!) each week reading published and […]
BC Planetarium Show- Incoming!
BC Planetarium Show- Incoming!
Asteroids and comets have collided with our planet throughout its history, changing the course of life on Earth and shaping the world we know today. Incoming! explores the past, present, and future of our Solar System and the landmark discoveries scientists have made sending spacecraft to visit tiny worlds. Cutting-edge visualizations bring data from current NASA missions […]
3 events,
BC Planetarium Show- Incoming!
BC Planetarium Show- Incoming!
Asteroids and comets have collided with our planet throughout its history, changing the course of life on Earth and shaping the world we know today. Incoming! explores the past, present, and future of our Solar System and the landmark discoveries scientists have made sending spacecraft to visit tiny worlds. Cutting-edge visualizations bring data from current NASA missions […]
3 events,
Saint John’s Bible Tours
Saint John’s Bible Tours
In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible. The Saint John's Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine abbey since the 1450s. Berea College is fortunate to own one of only 299 Heritage Edition full-size fine art reproduction sets […]
3 events,
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
On 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 […]
3 events,
N.E. Brown Artist Talk
N.E. Brown Artist Talk
bell hooks center resident artist N.E. Brown will discuss the genesis of her career, her love for materials, and her dedication to researching and telling the histories of marginalized peoples in the U.S. During this talk, Brown will share her conceptual frameworks and artmaking processes of woodburning (pyrography), woodworking, painting, and drawing. Lunch will be […]
5 events,
Spiritual Seekers
Spiritual Seekers
Want 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.
Black History Battle Rap
Black History Battle Rap
Bert and Det Bert and Det produce three skits/emcee battles highlighting differing views of famous historical African American men and women. Their viewpoints are highlighted through rap battles encapsulating their competing ideals. This event looks backward to look forward to the destiny of future African American leaders. At the end of each battle, Bert and […]
Finding or Creating Your Ideal Internship
Finding or Creating Your Ideal Internship
Now is the time to start gathering information and identifying possible internships for Summer 2023. This session will help you get started (This workshop is offered several times each term and is available as a live session and as a recorded session. This session *may* be waived if you have already identified internship sites or […]
5 events,
N.E. Brown Artist Workshop
N.E. Brown Artist Workshop
In honor of bell hooks's teachings, and on the Friday before Valentine's Day, artist N.E. Brown will host a workshop drawing inspiration from hooks's All About Love: New Visions. Inviting the campus to think about hooks's insight that love is a verb, Brown will read passages from the book and facilitate conversation and art-making that […]
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of Carter G. Woodson
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of Carter G. Woodson
Berea College graduate Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D. (1875-1950) was a prominent historian who initiated the field of Black studies. In 1926 he founded “Negro History Week,” the predecessor to today’s annual Black History Month. This year during Black History Month, Hutchins Library invites you to spend an hour (or more!) each week reading published and […]
BC Planetarium Show- From Earth to the Universe
BC Planetarium Show- From Earth to the Universe
The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has inspired awe and been the subject of campfire stories, and ancient myths for as long as there have been people. A desire to comprehend the Universe may well be humanity’s oldest shared intellectual experience. Yet only recently have we truly begun to grasp our place in the […]
3 events,
BC Planetarium Show- From Earth to the Universe
BC Planetarium Show- From Earth to the Universe
The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has inspired awe and been the subject of campfire stories, and ancient myths for as long as there have been people. A desire to comprehend the Universe may well be humanity’s oldest shared intellectual experience. Yet only recently have we truly begun to grasp our place in the […]
3 events,
Saint John’s Bible Tours
Saint John’s Bible Tours
In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible. The Saint John's Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine abbey since the 1450s. Berea College is fortunate to own one of only 299 Heritage Edition full-size fine art reproduction sets […]
3 events,
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
On 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 […]
6 events,
Colloquium: Black Girlhood Studies Speaker Series
Colloquium: Black Girlhood Studies Speaker Series
Dr. Aria S. Halliday is an award-winning author who specializes in the study of cultural constructions of black girlhood and womanhood in material, visual, and digital culture in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. She engages broad interdisciplinary interests in girlhood, Black feminism, radicalism, consumerism, and performance in Black popular culture in the United States and the Caribbean. […]
Spiritual Seekers
Spiritual Seekers
Want 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.
Applying for Internships
Applying for Internships
Applying for internships can be a time-consuming (and confusing) process if you've never done it before! Learn more about different types of application processes you might encounter, how to reach out to employers who don't have established internship programs or application processes, submitting resumes/cover letters that will help you stand out, and interviewing for internship […]
4 events,
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of Carter G. Woodson
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of Carter G. Woodson
Berea College graduate Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D. (1875-1950) was a prominent historian who initiated the field of Black studies. In 1926 he founded “Negro History Week,” the predecessor to today’s annual Black History Month. This year during Black History Month, Hutchins Library invites you to spend an hour (or more!) each week reading published and […]
BC Planetarium Show- Solar Superstorms
BC Planetarium Show- Solar Superstorms
Solar Superstorms narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch takes viewers into the tangle of magnetic fields and superhot plasma that vent the Sun's rage in dramatic flares, violent solar tornadoes, and the largest eruptions in the solar system, coronal mass ejections. Audiences will witness a fury building on the surface of the Sun – high-velocity jets, a fiery tsunami wave […]
3 events,
BC Planetarium Show- Solar Superstorms
BC Planetarium Show- Solar Superstorms
Solar Superstorms narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch takes viewers into the tangle of magnetic fields and superhot plasma that vent the Sun's rage in dramatic flares, violent solar tornadoes, and the largest eruptions in the solar system, coronal mass ejections. Audiences will witness a fury building on the surface of the Sun – high-velocity jets, a fiery tsunami wave […]
4 events,
Appalachian Symposium
A series of writing workshops, readings, and discussions with authors Lisa Kwong, Michael Croley, and Neema Avashia. This free event is open to all and will take place in the Appalachian Center. No need to RSVP. Just show up ready to learn! See full schedule below. Monday February 2o 6:00-7:30 PMReading and book discussion with […]
Saint John’s Bible Tours
Saint John’s Bible Tours
In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible. The Saint John's Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine abbey since the 1450s. Berea College is fortunate to own one of only 299 Heritage Edition full-size fine art reproduction sets […]
4 events,
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
On 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 […]
3 events,
Gender Talk – Ain’t We Got a Right: Defining Ourselves & Embodying Our Utopian Visions
Gender Talk – Ain’t We Got a Right: Defining Ourselves & Embodying Our Utopian Visions
We are all learning and relearning how to be humans together-how to share, how to minimize harm, in a world that doesn't make human wellness a priority and socializes us to think the least of ourselves and others. But what if we decided, individually and collectively, to change that? What would you be responsible for? […]
5 events,
Spiritual Seekers
Spiritual Seekers
Want 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.
I Am the Architect of my Own Inner Healing
I Am the Architect of my Own Inner Healing
Chaplain Clementina Chery Chaplain Chery founded the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute after the murder of her son to help create and sustain an environment where all families can live in peace and work to transform society's response to homicide. Chaplain Chery is on a quest to spread the peace institute's knowledge and success nationally, and […]
How to Receive Credit & Funding for Your Internship
How to Receive Credit & Funding for Your Internship
Learn 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 […]
5 events,
Staff Forum
Staff Forum
The Staff Forum’s general purpose is to provide an organized means of communication and participation for staff in the shared governance system of the College. Faculty and staff are welcome. Staff are encouraged to attend in person. These meetings take place via Microsoft Teams and in Baird Lounge, Alumni Building, Berea College Campus. For more […]
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of Carter G. Woodson
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of Carter G. Woodson
Berea College graduate Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D. (1875-1950) was a prominent historian who initiated the field of Black studies. In 1926 he founded “Negro History Week,” the predecessor to today’s annual Black History Month. This year during Black History Month, Hutchins Library invites you to spend an hour (or more!) each week reading published and […]
BC Planetarium Show- Chasing the Ghost Particle
BC Planetarium Show- Chasing the Ghost Particle
Deep in the ice at the heart of Antarctica, the biggest and strangest detector in the world waits for mysterious messengers from the cosmos. Scientists are using tiny and elusive particles called neutrinos to explore the insides of stars and galaxies. These ghostly neutrinos give us an exclusive look into exploding stars and black holes. […]
3 events,
BC Planetarium Show- Chasing the Ghost Particle
BC Planetarium Show- Chasing the Ghost Particle
Deep in the ice at the heart of Antarctica, the biggest and strangest detector in the world waits for mysterious messengers from the cosmos. Scientists are using tiny and elusive particles called neutrinos to explore the insides of stars and galaxies. These ghostly neutrinos give us an exclusive look into exploding stars and black holes. […]
3 events,
Saint John’s Bible Tours
Saint John’s Bible Tours
In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible. The Saint John's Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine abbey since the 1450s. Berea College is fortunate to own one of only 299 Heritage Edition full-size fine art reproduction sets […]
3 events,
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
Chapel Worship Service & Lunch
On 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 […]
3 events,
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 […]
An Object of Seduction: Chinese Silk in the Early Modern Trans-Pacific Trade, 1500–1700
An Object of Seduction: Chinese Silk in the Early Modern Trans-Pacific Trade, 1500–1700
North Carolina State University professor of history, Xiaolin Duan, will share her research on how ebbs and flows in Chinese silk production impacted global trade and politics between the 16th and 18th centuries.
6 events,
Spiritual Seekers
Spiritual Seekers
Want 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.
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum: Putting People in Charge of Their Own History
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum: Putting People in Charge of Their Own History
Join us for our next Dinner on the Grounds with Mackenzie New Walker, a southern West Virginian who who grew up as the daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter of union coal miners, and is a proud associate member of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). She is currently the Executive Director for the West Virginia […]
Writing Toward a Better World
Writing Toward a Better World
Roxane Gay Writer Roxane Gay joins bell hooks center founder and director M. Shadee Malaklou for a conversation about hooks' fearless feminism. They think and dream with hooks about how to write toward a better world, addressing topics ranging from trauma to love, to how we dismantle the intersecting structures of oppression that hooks names […]
4 events,
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of bell hooks
Friday Finds: Explore the Writings of bell hooks
Former 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- Life: A Cosmic Story
BC Planetarium Show- Life: A Cosmic Story
How did life on Earth begin? Take a high-speed tour of key events since the Big Bang that set the stage for life. Starting with the first stars and ending with the tremendous biological diversity on Earth today, Life: A Cosmic Story shows how the human pedigree is actually 13.7 billion years in the making. There will […]