Convocation
GAME ON NATION: Presenting with Confidence
Phelps Stokes Chapel Chestnut Street, Berea, Kentucky, United StatesSteve Shenbaum is a former actor and founder/CEO of Game on Nation, a communication, leadership and business consultancy. Game on Nation is best known for its highly interactive approach to connecting with collegiate audiences across the country. During this career convocation on presenting with confidence Steve promotes best practices for day-to-day communication, as well as […]
DR. TODD STINEBRICKNER: The Berea Panel Study after 25 Years
Phelps Stokes Chapel Chestnut Street, Berea, Kentucky, United StatesThe Berea Panel Study (BPS) is a novel survey project, which was initiated at Berea College in 2000 to provide a new understanding of how important decisions/outcomes are determined in the college and the early post-college periods. Dr. Stinebrickner will discuss the initial motivation for the BPS and the new types of analyses that were […]
EVETTE DIONNE: Lifting as We Climb
Phelps Stokes Chapel Chestnut Street, Berea, Kentucky, United StatesIn her talk, Evette Dionne looks at the history of Black women’s civic engagement—from abolition until the present—to explore the systemic barriers that have prevented Black women from fully participating in America’s democracy. You will learn about: The forgotten history of Black female activists who most of us have never heard of; how to apply […]
CHARLES BOOKER: Seeing Beyond the Boundary
Phelps Stokes Chapel Chestnut Street, Berea, Kentucky, United StatesThis personal and qualitative talk will reflect on the lasting impact of racial, economic, and political division in our Commonwealth of Kentucky and country and offer an inspiring discussion about the potential to build lasting coalitions in the effort to end poverty, strengthen democracy, and uplift humanity. Appalachian Lecture. Co-sponsored with Loyal Jones Appalachian Center. […]
AHAMED WEINBERG
Phelps Stokes Chapel Chestnut Street, Berea, Kentucky, United StatesAhamed Weinberg is a Los Angeles-based comedian from Philadelphia. He made his late-night stand-up debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC), is one of TimeOut LA’s Comics to Watch and Vulture’s 20 Comics to Watch and was awarded New Face at the 2016 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Co-sponsored by the bell hooks […]
ROBERT SHETTERLY: Americans Who Tell the Truth
Phelps Stokes Chapel Chestnut Street, Berea, Kentucky, United StatesWhat began in 2002 as artist Robert Shetterly’s personal portrait project has become a broad-based, not-for-profit arts and education organization, the mission of which is to foster and inspire “a profound sense of citizenship” by exposing students at all levels to portraits, quotes, biographies, and related resources built around these “Models of Courageous Citizenship.” Americans […]
CORNBREAD & TORTILLAS
Phelps Stokes Chapel Chestnut Street, Berea, Kentucky, United StatesThis lively bilingual theatrical performance combines music, dance and stories from throughout the Americas with the central themes of family, identity, food, work, love, and art. The audience will experience instruments from various musical traditions, including the banjo, fiddle, mandolin, Andean flutes, charango and native drum. The many stories told through song and dance emphasize our […]
Bluegrass and Mariachi Ensembles Spring Concert
Gray Auditorium, Presser Hall 190 Chestnut St, Berea, KY, United StatesWho: Bluegrass Ensemble and Mariachi Berea What: Spring Concert featuring two traditional ensembles When: Sunday, April 14 @ 7:30 pm Where: Gray Auditorium, Presser Hall CONVOCATION CREDIT AVAILABLE Watch online: […]