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Welcome
Waynesburg University is a small, private, comprehensive Christian institution located in southwestern Pennsylvania, approximately 50 miles south of Pittsburgh. Founded by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (USA) and a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, the University inspires students to pursue lives of purpose through faith, learning and serving. Offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs, Waynesburg University designs its curriculum to meet the needs of today’s students. Undergraduates can choose between more than 70 programs of study. The University’s Graduate and Professional Studies Program, located at three convenient centers around Pittsburgh as well as at its Waynesburg campus, offers accelerated evening programs geared for adult students in the fields of business, nursing, education and counseling. Waynesburg students enjoy personalized attention from highly qualified faculty, a well-rounded liberal arts curriculum and state-ofthe-art facilities. The beautiful campus includes an award-winning campus center, a performing arts center and several new additions to campus, such as Roberts Chapel, Center for Research and Economic Development, modern additions to the dining hall and library, a sixstory residence hall and a new fitness center. 2
Schedule of Events SEPTEMBER Monday, September 12, through Friday, October 7 The Art of David Lesako Opening Reception: Monday, September 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. Benedum Fine Arts Gallery Thursday, September 15 Constitution Day Celebration: “Steeling and Dealing: President Truman’s Seizure of the Steel Mills” Noon, Goodwin Performing Arts Center
OCTOBER Thursday, October 6 Chamber Works I Noon, Marsh Center Friday, October 7, through Saturday, October 8 Homecoming Weekend Monday, October 10, through Friday, November 11 The Art of Collage Opening Reception: Monday, October 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. Benedum Fine Arts Gallery Tuesday, October 11 b.f. maiz Speaker: Jeanne Murray Walker 7 p.m., Alumni Hall Wednesday, October 12 Symphonic Band Fall Concert 5:15 p.m., Marsh Center
Thursday, October 13 Disney and Friends concert “sing-a-long” 5:15 to 6 p.m. Goodwin Performing Arts Center
NOVEMBER Wednesday, November 2, through Saturday, November 5 Fall Play: “Fools” 7:30 p.m., Goodwin Performing Arts Center Thursday, November 10 Chamber Works II Noon, Marsh Center Sunday, November 13 Lamplighters Touring Choir Fall Service Concert 3 p.m., Roberts Chapel Monday, November 28, through Friday, December 9 Student Art Exhibition Opening Reception: Monday, November 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. Benedum Fine Arts Gallery
DECEMBER Friday, December 9 TUBACHRISTMAS 7:30 p.m., Goodwin Performing Arts Center Saturday, December 10 Music Program Christmas Concert 7:30 p.m., Roberts Chapel 3
Art exhibitions
The Art of David Lesako Monday, September 12, through Friday, October 7 Opening Reception: Monday, September 12, 6 to 8 p.m. Benedum Fine Arts Gallery David J. Lesako has taught art locally for 30 years in the Central Greene School District in Waynesburg and for eight years as an instructor of art at Waynesburg University. His work has been exhibited at West Liberty University, West Virginia University, Artbeat Gallery and even at Waynesburg University. His work can be seen throughout the local Waynesburg community in many homes and businesses. He is an “en plein air� landscape painter who prefers using pastels. However, he also has an extensive portfolio painting in oils and watercolor. Lesako lives in the rural countryside of Greene County and has a great opportunity to witness seasonal changes very close to home. He often walks to sites where he can see a composition in nature before he starts to draw. He feels like he is documenting a small region of southwestern Pennsylvania in Greene County as that landscape changes. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by appointment. Call 724-852-3274 for more information. Free admission. 4
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The Art of Collage Monday, October 10, through Friday, November 11 Opening Reception: Monday, October 10, 6 to 8 p.m. Benedum Fine Arts Gallery Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are credited with the invention and naming of collage from the French verb “coller,” which means to glue or to stick. Since that time, collage has become a staple genre for many artists through the present day. This exhibit will serve as an invitation for artists to send in their own collages for consideration to be featured. The goal will be to showcase the diversity of collage and the unusual ways artists can create collaged art. Artists are being asked to enter unusual solutions to satisfy the question of “what is a collage?” The answer will be interpreted in many different ways based upon the inspirations of the artists. This exhibit should show the diversity of collage as a medium, as well as the amazing ways artists can create art. “Collage is the twentieth century’s greatest innovation.” -Robert Motherwell Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by appointment. Call 724-852-3274 for more information. Free admission. 5
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Fall Student Art Exhibition Monday, November 28, through Friday, December 9 Opening Reception: Monday, November 28, 6 to 8 p.m. Benedum Fine Arts Gallery The student art exhibition will showcase the best student work of the fall semester. The exhibit will include a variety of mediums, such as drawings, prints, ceramics, sculptures and two- and three-dimensional pieces. The pieces on display are selected by the Waynesburg University art faculty. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by appointment. Call 724-852-3274 for more information. Free admission.
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Theater Productions Constitution Day Celebration: “Steeling and Dealing: President Truman’s Seizure of the Steel Mills” Thursday, September 15 Noon Goodwin Performing Arts Center The Stover Center for Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership presents “Steeling and Dealing: President Truman’s Seizure of the Steel Mills,” a production written by Stover Scholars Andrew J. Stanko, Tyler McCoy and Olivia Schultz-Falandes, which dramatizes the landmark 1952 Supreme Court case, Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer. “Steeling and Dealing” portrays President Truman’s decision to seize the nation’s steel mills during the Korean conflict and the political and legal drama which ensued, leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that Truman overstepped constitutional limits on executive power. The play shows how the Supreme Court justices reacted to Truman’s actions and demonstrates how the case has shaped legal discourse relating to executive authority in times of both war and peace ever since. The production will be directed by Edward L. Powers, professor of theater at Waynesburg University. Free Admission. For reservations, visit https://waynesburg.ticketleap.com/constitutionday2016/.
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Fall Play: “Fools” Wednesday, November 2, through Saturday, November 5 7:30 p.m. Goodwin Performing Arts Center The Waynesburg University Players will present “Fools,” a comedy written by Neil Simon. Set in a small Russian village in 1900, a new schoolmaster has arrived and immediately notices villagers sweeping dust back inside their houses, selling flowers and calling them fish and milking cows upside down. The new schoolmaster then learns the truth: the whole village has been cursed with stupidity. As with all fables, the curse can be lifted if the teacher can educate at least one of the villagers in just 24 hours. Call 724-852-3226 for more information. Free admission; reservations suggested.
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Lectures
b.f. maiz Speaker: Jeanne Murray Walker Tuesday, October 11 7 p.m. Alumni Hall Dr. Jeanne Murray Walker will present samples of her work, Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Dr. Walker has published eight volumes of poetry, as well as individual poems in numerous journals, such as Poetry, The Atlantic Monthly, The Christian Century and Best American Poetry. She is also a playwright, and her plays have been performed across the United States as well as in London. Additionally, Dr. Walker has published a memoir, "The Geography of Memory: A Pilgrimage through Alzheimers," about the decade she and her sister cared for their mother. Dr. Walker has received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and eight Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowships. Currently, Dr. Walker serves on the editorial board of Image and Shenandoah magazines, and is the collaborating editor of Shadow and Light: Literature and the Life of Faith. Previously, she was the poetry editor for Christianity and Literature. Dr. Walker is the head of the creative writing concentration at the University of Delaware. Free admission.
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Music Performances
Chamber Works I & II Thursday, October 6, and Thursday, November 10 Noon Marsh Center There are a host of talented student musicians on the campus of Waynesburg University. The one-hour Chamber Works concerts are presented as a part of the applied small ensemble offerings of the Music Program at Waynesburg University. These ensembles prepare standard repertoire for their given instrumentation during weekly meetings and present selections from those rehearsals at two concerts per semester. At these concerts, you may hear music presented by a variety of ensembles: a woodwind quintet, brass choir, percussive keyboard or drum ensemble, jazz combo or even a gathering of bagpipers! The Music Program invites all music lovers in the Waynesburg community to join us for these noontime musical offerings. These ensembles are also available for service opportunities in the area. If you are involved with a community service organization, feel free to speak with us about ways in which the Music Program at Waynesburg University might be able to serve. Free admission.
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Symphonic Band Fall Concert Wednesday, October 12 5:15 p.m. Marsh Center Our fall concert theme is “movie magic,” and it would not be magic without the memorable musical scores we have all come to know and love! Join the Symphonic Band as they present musical themes that will bring back many of your favorite movie memories, including themes from great composers, such as Leonard Bernstein, Bruce Broughton, Randy Edelman, James Horner, James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, John Williams, Hans Zimmer and others. They have all inspired us with melodies that set the stage for stirring presentations of every facet of the human experience. Join us as we go to the movies! This presentation will begin the Symphonic Band’s year-long exploration of the vast world of movie themes. We will celebrate a variety of musical styles encompassing silent films, dramas and historical pieces, animated films and blockbuster soundtracks. The intimate space of the Marsh Center is a lovely setting in which to share music from the spectacular traditions of the American cinema! Free admission. 11
Music Performances Lamplighters Disney and Friends Sing-a-long Thursday, October 13 5:15 to 6 p.m. Goodwin Performing Arts Center The Lamplighters Concert Choir will present a Disney and Friends concert “sing-a-long” on October 13 from 5:15 to 6 p.m. in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center. Children are encouraged to attend! Free admission.
Lamplighters Touring Choir Fall Concert Sunday, November 13 3 p.m. Roberts Chapel The Lamplighters Touring Choir will present a concert themed “Music and Family.” The concert will highlight how music joins us together as family and reminds us of our deep-rooted faith in Jesus. We will enjoy favorite congregational hymns and songs, as well as the music prepared by the Lamplighter Touring Choir. The concert will be tailored to our senior citizen friends in the Waynesburg community, but we welcome all to join our ‘family’ for a wonderful afternoon of music. Free admission. 12
Music Performances
TUBACHRISTMAS Friday, December 9 7:30 p.m. Goodwin Performing Arts Center (GPAC) TUBACHRISTMAS celebrates its 43rd anniversary! It was created in 1974 by Harvey Phillips as a tribute to his teacher and mentor William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day in 1902. Through Bell, we reflect on our heritage and honor all great artists and teachers whose legacy has given us high performance standards, well-structured pedagogy, professional integrity, personal values and a camaraderie envied by all other instrumentalists. The first TUBACHRISTMAS was conducted by Paul Lavalle in New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza Ice Rink on Sunday, Dec. 22, 1974. Traditional Christmas music performed at the first TUBACHRISTMAS was arranged by American composer Alec Wilder who ironically died on Christmas Eve in 1980. Wilder composed many solo and ensemble compositions for tuba and euphonium. Through Wilder, TUBACHRISTMAS concerts pay grateful tribute to composers who have embraced these noble instruments with solo and ensemble compositions. Registration information: All are welcome to perform. There is a $10 registration fee for players. Registration begins at 5 p.m., and rehearsal will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the GPAC. Free admission. TUBACHRISTMAS merchandise will be available at the registration table in the GPAC lobby. 13
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Music Program Christmas Concert Saturday, December 10 7:30 p.m. Roberts Chapel Beautiful Christmas music is at the forefront of the annual traditions at Waynesburg University, and the Symphonic Band and Lamplighter Concert Choir present this combined concert as a part of those annual celebratory events. The Lamplighter Concert Choir will present J.S. Bach’s “Magnificat,” which brings the text of Luke Chapter 1 to life as Mary sings God’s praises that he remembered His promises to Israel. This 30-minute choral work features many soloists, as well as florid and exciting choral displays. Christmas Magnificats and wintertime images provide the framework for both sacred and secular memories of the season. This concert brings the Waynesburg University and Greene County communities together for a marvelous musical celebration of remembrances and recollections in song. Afterwards, all are invited to join the musicians in the Marsh Center for a time of fellowship and refreshments to help celebrate this spectacular time of year! Free admission. 14
Special Events
Homecoming Weekend Friday, October 7, through Saturday, October 8 Reconnect with old friends and network with fellow Waynesburg alumni as you celebrate Homecoming 2016. Don’t miss class reunions, athletic events, a 5k walk/run, campus tours and our very popular steak cookout after the game, as well as so much more! Additionally, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the undefeated 1966 NAIA National Championship football team. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.waynesburgunited.com/homecoming16.
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