SPRING 2015
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Each year, High Point University offers a stimulating lineup of unique events for students, faculty, staff and community members. The schedule features a variety of art, music and theatre performances, as well as world-renowned thought-leaders and speakers, including General Colin L. Powell, Steve Wozniak, Steve Forbes, Malcom Gladwell, Seth Godin, John Maxwell, Laura Bush, and Muhtar Kent. Guest speakers are selected as part of an intentional effort to provide students and the community the opportunity to understand diverse viewpoints, positions and backgrounds. Many events are part of the Faculty Cultural Enrichment Grant Series. The grant series assists HPU faculty in planning vibrant, intellectually stimulating cultural events that feature nationally renowned academics, artists and performers.
The grants support programming in all academic disciplines and help introduce students to thought-provoking ideas in art, literature, science, philosophy and business. The theme for this year’s Faculty Cultural Enrichment Grants is Year of the Arts. We celebrate the arts at High Point University because they enrich our lives, embody the cultural values of societies, and awaken our imagination. The events listed in this calendar are all open to the public. Tickets are not required, unless otherwise noted. For more information, please contact (336) 841-9209 or email reservations@ highpoint.edu. Members of the community are encouraged to register for event updates at www.highpoint.edu/community/enrichmentseries.
Visual Art
Sechrest Art Gallery: ELEMENTAL EMULSIONS: Mariyah Sultan Paintings Monday – Thursday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Call 336-841-4685 or 336-803-1815 for more information) Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Sechrest Art Gallery January 12 – March 5 Mariyah Sultan, presently showing in galleries in New York and in Miami’s Wynwood Art District — is an emerging artistic force to be reckoned with. Sultan’s connection to the New York School of Abstract Expressionists and the Cobra Movement pushes the envelope of immediate expression with a fresh, durable interpretation of the urban landscape, life’s ever changing atmospheric conditions, and the intricacies of being a woman in a complex society. With unabashed freedom, Sultan incorporates brilliant splashes of rich color, flat planes, the subtle variance of textured grays, small elegant childlike lines that read as a language, a forceful linear structure, and the beauty of the female anatomy as the elemental potency of her paintings and drawings. This exhibition will explore her most recent large scale paintings and murals. She has won several awards and is a two-time winner of the best of The Art Students League of New York. Mariyah Sultan’s work is collected internationally and she currently resides in North Carolina where she has her studio.
Sechrest Art Gallery: FACULTY EXHIBITION Monday – Thursday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Call 336-841-4685 or 336-803-1815 for more information) Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Sechrest Art Gallery March 16 – April 30 and open by appointment until July 10 This exhibit highlights High Point University’s School of Art & Design’s esteemed faculty with a broad spectrum of work. The show includes a variety of paintings, mixed media pieces, furniture designs, photography, prints from various faculty members, and inspirational work by some of their mentors.
Lecture Series Martin Luther King, Jr. Service: Reverend Dr. Raphael Gamaliel Warnock
Faculty Cultural Enrichment Grant • Phoenix Reading Series: Lee Zacharias and Michael Gaspeny
Monday, January 19 at 11:00 am Hayworth Chapel, Sanctuary
Thursday, January 29 at 7:00 pm Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium
This annual service of worship on the High Point University campus celebrates the life and word of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring noteworthy clergy and scholars from across the country and offering messages of hope, inspiration and peace on Martin Luther King Day. The Reverend Dr. Raphael Gamaliel Warnock is the Senior Pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, spiritual home of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Warnock graduated from Morehouse College and holds a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, New York City.
Lee Zacharias is the author of Lessons, and a book of short stories, Helping Muriel Make It Through the Night. She has published numerous essays, short stories, and photographs and is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council. In addition to writing workshops in fiction and nonfiction, she teaches courses in the structure of fiction and in the contemporary novel. She is the recipient of the 2001 College, 2002 University of North Carolina Board of Governors, and 2003 South Atlantic Modern Language Association Awards for teaching excellence.
Faculty Cultural Enrichment Grant: James DeWolf Perry Tuesday, January 27 at 7:00 pm R.G. Wanek Center, Extraordinaire Cinema James is a co-founder and the founding board chair of The Tracing Center, an organization created to increase awareness of the extent of the nation’s complicity in slavery and the transatlantic slave trade and to inspire acknowledgment, dialogue and active response to this history and its many legacies. He was nominated for an Emmy as the principal historical consultant for the Tracing Center’s PBS documentary, Traces of the Trade, in which he also appears as a descendant of the DeWolf slave traders. James attended Columbia Law School and his graduate work at Harvard University has included research into the transatlantic slave trade and its abolition.
Michael Gaspeny is the author of the book of poetry, Vacation. He has won the 2012 Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition and the 1998 O. Henry Festival Story Contest. His work has been recognized in other competitions and published in many places, including Brilliant Corners: A Journal of Jazz and Literature, Cave Wall, Crucible, and The Greensboro Review. Gaspeny taught English and journalism for almost four decades, mainly at Bennett College and High Point University, where he received the distinguished teaching award.
Faculty Cultural Enrichment Grant • Phoenix Reading Series: Jacqueline Osherow Thursday, February 12 at 7:00 pm Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium Jacqueline Osherow is most recently the author of Ultimatum from Paradise: Poems. She was raised in Philadelphia and received her BA from Radcliffe College, Harvard University, and her PhD from Princeton University. She is the author of several collections of poetry, including Hoopoe’s Crown. Her debut collection, Looking for Angels in New York, was chosen for the Contemporary Poetry Series. She has been awarded the Witter Bynner Prize by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, several prizes from the Poetry Society of America, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Ingram Merrill Foundation.
Clebe McClary Thursday, February 12 at 7:00 pm • Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre On March 3,1968 during his 19th reconnaissance mission in Vietnam, Lt. Clebe McClary was critically wounded by an enemy attack. As a result of his bravery under fire and the concern he demonstrated for his men, Clebe was presented the Silver Star and the Bronze Star by the President of the United States. Although Clebe suffered the loss of an eye, an arm and was told he would never walk again, he never lost the determination, dedication and courage to overcome his circumstances. Clebe McClary is living proof that with the right attitude all things are possible. A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available at the Campus Concierge Desk for HPU students, faculty, and staff with a valid HPU Passport Card. A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available for the general public by contacting 336-841-9209 or by emailing reservations@highpoint.edu.
Faculty Cultural Enrichment Grant • Phoenix Reading Series: Brian Evenson Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 pm • Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium Brian Evenson is the author of a dozen books of fiction, most recently the story collection, Windeye, and the novel, Immobility, both of which were finalists for a Shirley Jackson Award. His novel, Last Days, won the American Library Association’s RUSA award in 2009. His novel, The Open Curtain, was a finalist for an Edgar Award and an International Horror Guild Award. Other books include, The Wavering Knife, Dark Property, and Altmann’s Tongue. He is the recipient of three O. Henry Prizes as well as an NEA fellowship. His work has been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Slovenian. He lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island, where he is Royce Professor of Teaching Excellence in Brown University’s Literary Arts Department.
Dance
Theatre HPU Theatre Presents: Night of the Originals
Spring Dance Concert Thursday, February 26 – Saturday, February 28 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre
Thursday, February 19 – February 25 at 7:30 pm Black Box Theatre Written by HPU Student Playwrights Directed by Ed Simpson
The 4th annual spring dance concert is a collection of short works choreographed by Lindsey Howie and special guest choreographers, performed by dancers in our growing dance program. The works presented range in style and approach for a fun evening of contemporary dance. Whether you are a seasoned dance enthusiast or a first-time patron, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Our commitment to creating new theatrical works for new audiences continues with The Originals — an intriguing mixture of comedy, drama, and whimsy. The Department of Theatre is proud to premiere five brand new one-act plays written by High Point University student playwrights! Tickets are available for HPU students, faculty, staff, and the general public by contacting the HPU Box Office at Hayworth Fine Arts Center at 336-841-4673. Students receive one complimentary ticket by showing their valid HPU Passport Card.
HPU Theatre Presents: Servant of Two Masters Wednesday, April 8 – Saturday, April 11 and Thursday, April 16 – Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 pm Black Box Theatre and Other On Campus Locations By Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jay Putnam When the trickster Truffaldino signs on to serve two masters in the hope of double wages and double dinners, chaos and hilarity ensue in this rollicking comic masterpiece. Tickets are available for HPU students, faculty, staff, and the general public by contacting the HPU Box Office at Hayworth Fine Arts Center at 336-841-4673. Students receive one complimentary ticket by showing their valid HPU Passport Card.
Chapel
Community
Worship Services
Arbor Day
Wednesday evenings at 5:30 pm Hayworth Chapel, Sanctuary
Thursday, April 23 at 4:00 pm David R. Hayworth Park, Hoffman Amphitheatre
Join us in fellowship at the weekly worship services held at High Point University on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. in the Hayworth Chapel. Each worship service strives to provide an inspired time, space and message that aids all who attend in the ongoing work of self and social transformation. Reverend Davis preaches at each service, unless otherwise stated, and the Board of Stewards, composed entirely of students, oversees the services’ liturgies. For more information and to contact the Chapel and Religious Life office of High Point University, please contact 336-841-9132, or visit www.highpoint. edu/religiouslife.
The annual Arbor Day event will feature various speakers including HPU First Lady Mariana Qubein, who has spearheaded the transformation of the campus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens and Jon Roethling, curator of the grounds.
Music HPU Chamber Music Series: Percussion Plus Tuesday, February 10 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Chapel, Sanctuary This intimate concert, featuring keyboard percussion as the common thread, weaves together works by HPU Percussion & Composition faculty, Dr. Nathan Daughtrey, with works of others. The mellow tones of the marimba and vibraphone will be married with the sounds of the flute, oboe, bassoon, euphonium, and even electronics. The talents of several HPU Instrumental faculty members will be displayed in this not-to-bemissed performance!
HPU Chamber Music Series: Austrian and German Music for Flute and Piano Thursday, February 19 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Chapel, Sanctuary Dr. Robert Hallquist, Associate Professor of Piano and Dr. Laura Stevens, Instructor of Music and Applied Flute will present an evening of works by Austrian and German composers. This concert will be a rare opportunity to hear the beautiful melodies of the last piece of chamber music penned by one of the best-known German-Romantic composers of the late 19th and early 20th century, Richard Strauss.
HPU Chamber Ensembles Concert Tuesday, March 3 at 7:30 pm
Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre
HPU Chamber Music Series: Tubas In The Sun Monday, January 26 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Chapel, Sanctuary Tubas In The Sun is a fun-loving tuba/euphonium quartet composed of the leading tuba and euphonium professors and teachers in the Triad region. The ensemble has performed recitals throughout North Carolina and is excited to be included in the HPU Chamber Music Series. The repertoire includes exciting original music for tuba/ euphonium quartet as well as transcriptions of classical and jazz favorites.
The High Point University Chamber Ensembles will present the Kaleidoscope Concert, featuring small instrumental ensembles, including the Flute Ensemble, Woodwind Chamber Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, and Chamber Orchestra in a non-stop musical event. In a Kaleidoscope concert, multiple ensembles are positioned throughout the performance hall and perform one after another with little to no break. The music is varied, the pace of the concert is quick, and the fun doesn’t stop until the final note. Join the HPU Chamber Ensembles for this unique event.
Music Jazz Ensemble Concert Friday, March 20 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Chapel, Sanctuary High Point University will celebrate its talented students and faculty by hosting an evening of music at the Jazz Ensemble Concert, directed by Dr. Robert Faub.
High School Choral Festival Performance Monday, April 20 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre The HPU choral department will host a High School Choral Festival performance with select local high schools participating.
Spring Choral Concert Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 pm
Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre The annual Spring Choral Concert will feature the University Singers, Chapel Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women’s Choir along with the newly formed HPU Community Orchestra, made up of students, faculty, and community players. Under the direction of Dr. Marc Foster, chair of Department of Music and Director of Choral Activities, the combined choirs and HPU Community Orchestra will perform a collection of Dr. Dan Forrest’s compositions and culminating in a full performance of his Requiem for the Living. Dr. Forrest’s choral works have received numerous awards and distinctions, including the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer’s Award, the ACDA Raymond Brock Award, a Meet The Composer grant, the ALCM Raabe Prize, and many others. A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available at the Campus Concierge desk for HPU students, faculty, and staff with a valid HPU Passport Card. A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available by contacting 336-841-9209 or reservations@highpoint.edu
Percussion Ensemble Concert
HPU Spring Band Concert
Sunday, April 26 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre
Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre
Join the HPU Percussion Ensemble for an evening of exciting music, directed by world-renowned percussionist and composer Dr. Nathan Daughtrey.
Join the HPU Symphonic Band as they present their Spring Band Concert. The concert will feature a mixture of serious band literature and pops selections, advanced instrumentalists, as well as faculty soloists.
COMMENCEMENT Saturday, May 9, 2015
Tom Brokaw has spent his entire distinguished journalism career with NBC News beginning in 1966 in the Los Angeles bureau where he covered Ronald Reagan’s first run for public office, the rise of the Sixties counterculture, the assassination of Bobby Kennedy and the 1968 presidential campaign. From Los Angeles, Brokaw went to Washington as the White House correspondent during Watergate and as the principal back up for John Chancellor as anchor of NBC Nightly News. Next stop: New York and TODAY followed by his appointment as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. He took over Meet the Press for the 2008 campaign when his close friend and colleague Tim Russert died. In addition to his daily news gathering responsibilities, Brokaw reported on more than thirty documentaries covering subjects ranging from AIDS, Los Angeles gangs, race, education, medicine, immigration and global warming. He has an impressive list of firsts, including the first interview with Mikhail Gorbachev; the first network report on human rights abuses in Tibet accompanied by an exclusive interview with the Dalai Lama; the only American network anchor to report from Berlin the night the Berlin wall came down. In 1998 Brokaw published his first book, The Greatest Generation, one of the most popular non-fiction books of the 20th century. He followed that with five other books, including BOOM! Voices Of The Sixties and most recently, The Time Of Our Lives. He is also a popular essayist for publications ranging from The New York Times to Rolling Stone and a wide assortment of other periodicals and newspapers. He can be heard weekdays on his daily radio segment, An American Story, on Clear Channel radio stations nationwide addressing a wide range of topics — from newsworthy current events to historic figures to notable moments in history — which impact the lives of Americans today. Brokaw has won every major award in his craft, including Peabody, Duponts, Emmys and lifetime achievement recognition. Most recently, Brokaw received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian award of the United States and is bestowed by President Barack Obama to recognize individuals who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.”
HPU’s past commencement speakers have included former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin, CEO of The Coca-Cola Company Muhtar Kent, Co-Founder of Apple Computer, Inc. Steve Wozniak, Laura W. Bush and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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