University Announces February Events
Feb. 5 through March 11 Art Exhibit: “Andersonville and Florence Prisons: The Ezra Hoyt Ripple Memoir” by Civil War illustrator James Taylor. Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall. Free during gallery hours. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.
Feb. 5 5 p.m. Gallery Lecture: “Andersonville and Florence Prisons: The Ezra Hoyt Ripple Memoir” presented by Darlene Miller-Lanning, Ph.D., director of the Hope Horn Gallery. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Reception follows at Hope Horn Gallery. Free. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.
Feb. 12 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “Pipe Organ/French Horn Recital” featuring David Ball on organ and Trevor Nuckols on French horn. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.
Feb. 16 6:30 p.m. Spoken Word Poetry Performance by Javon Johnson, Ph.D., “And Your Kids Will Be Painted Black,” presented as part of the University’s Black History Month events. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-5904 or email multicultural@scranton.edu.
Feb. 20 9:30 a.m. “Ignite: Student Leadership Conference.” Leadership development program open to northeast Pennsylvania college students. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. $25 fee for non-University of Scranton students includes program materials, refreshments and lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 570-941-6233 or visit www.scranton.edu/leadership.
Feb. 23 7 p.m. Film: “The Mask You Live In,” presented as part of the University’s Black History Month events. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-5904 or email multicultural@scranton.edu.
Feb. 24 7 p.m. Latin American Film Festival: “The Sleep-Dealer” USA/Mexico. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4317 or email susan.mendez@scranton.edu.
Feb. 27 1 p.m. Northeast Pennsylvania Brain Bee sponsored by the Neuroscience Program at The University of Scranton. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Pre-registration required. Call 570-941-4324 or email robert.waldeck@scranton.edu.
Feb. 27 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Concert” featuring The University of Scranton Jazz Band. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.
Schemel Forum Courses
Wednesdays: Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24 & Mar. 2, 9 6 p.m. Schemel Forum Seminar Series: “21st Century American Literature” presented by Joseph E. Kraus, Ph.D., professor, department of English and theatre and director of the honors program, The University of Scranton. Room 305, Weinberg Memorial Library. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu.
