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Tuesday, September 20 @ 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Address: The Arts Center of Greenwood, 120 Main Street

Time: 5:30 pm (cash bar/refreshments available), 6:00 pm (lecture)

Admission: FREE & OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

The Arts Center of Greenwood is thrilled to team up with Lander University again this academic year to continue the faculty lecture series for the community. The first lecture, being held on Tuesday, September 20 in the reception hall at The Arts Center of Greenwood, will be presented by Dr. David Mash and Lisa Wiecki.

The lecture will be held in conjunction with The Museum’s exhibition on Lander University’s first 150 years. The Museum (106 Main Street) is adjacent to The Arts Center of Greenwood and will be open to the public from 5:00 - 8:00 pm on the evening of the lecture so attendees have the opportunity tour the concurring exhibition.

Lander University: Streams of Learning

Help celebrate Lander University’s sesquicentennial by joining librarians and co-authors Lisa Wiecki and Dr. David Mash for a discussion of their recently released book on the history of Lander. The lecture will be organized thematically by the various “streams of learning” at Lander: Mental, Social, Physical and Aesthetic. Wiecki and Mash will highlight intriguing features and fascinating vignettes from Lander history, including images of faculty and students, entries in Samuel Lander’s diary and inspiring comments from his sermon notes. They will also discuss forgotten aspects of college life at the former Williamston campus, such as the close-knit family atmosphere, the daily walks to the spring, and the kindergarten run by the college.

David Mash

S. David Mash is associate director of the Jackson Library at Lander University and serves as university archivist. Originally from Texas he earned his M.S. from the University of North Texas and Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. His previous works include: Decision-Making in the Absence of Certainty: A Study in the Context of Technology and the Construction of the 21st Century Academic Library (ACRL Publications in Librarianship #63).

Lisa Wiecki

Lisa Wiecki is director of the Jackson Library at Lander University. A native of Massachusetts she earned her BFA from Emerson College and her M.S. from Simmons College, both in Boston. Lander University, published by Arcadia Press, is her first published work.

Both Mash and Wiecki enjoy research, especially reading other people’s diaries.

Upcoming Lectures

Tuesday, October 11 @ 5:30 pm

"Why We Create Monsters" by Rachel Scoggins

Wednesday, November 2 @ 5:30 pm

"The Victorian Freak Show" by Dr. Lillian Craton

Tuesday, February 7 @ 5:30 pm

"The Psychology of Violent Television" by Dr. Jonathan Bassett

Tuesday, March 14 @ 5:30 pm

"The Mathematics of Communication" by Dr. Josie Ryan

Tuesday, April 4 @ 5:30 pm

"TikTok Evangelism" by Dr. Walter Iriarte