Wittenberg’s East Asian Collection Exhibit Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of University’s East Asian Studies Program
January 3, 2011
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Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg University celebrates the 40th anniversary of its nationally recognized East Asian Studies Program with an exhibition of objects from its Chinese and Japanese collection titled “Introduction to Wittenberg’s East Asian Collection.” The exhibit is on display in the university’s Halley Gallery at the Springfield Center for the Arts at Wittenberg University, [...]
Wittenberg Series Welcomes Visual Artist Derek Boshier For Residency And Exhibition
December 15, 2010
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Springfield, Ohio — Acclaimed artist Derek Boshier, who came to prominence during the British Pop Art movement in the 1960s, will be in residence at Wittenberg University the week of Jan. 17 as part of the 2010-11 Wittenberg Series. During his visual arts residency, Boshier will meet with Wittenberg art students in their classes, and [...]
Wittenberg University Hosts 29th Annual Community Messiah Sing
December 2, 2010
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Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg University will host the 29th annual Community Sing of George Friedrich Handel’s Messiah at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, in Weaver Chapel. The concert, in which the audience is the chorus, is sponsored by Wittenberg’s Department of Music, the Ruth B. and Thomas F. Mackey Foundation and Choral Arts of Springfield. [...]
First-Year Wittenberg University Students Enjoy Unique Opportunity To Present Docudrama
December 1, 2010
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Springfield, Ohio – All first-year students at Wittenberg University are required to take courses known as WittSems, which serve as an introduction to core matters of academic inquiry. Students studying in a WittSem class Theatre of Reality have had the unique opportunity to prepare a one-hour documentary play titled “About Relationships,” which they will present [...]
2010-11 Wittenberg Series Continues With Annual Lessons And Carols For Advent And Christmas
November 30, 2010
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Springfield, Ohio – The 2010-11 Wittenberg Series continues at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10, with the annual Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas service at Wittenberg University’s Weaver Chapel. The event is free and open to the public, with pre-service music starting at 7 p.m. Music will be provided by more than 125 musicians, [...]
Wittenberg Guild Celebrates $1 Million In Fundraising While Preparing For Annual Style Show
November 13, 2010
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Springfield, Ohio – After reaching the $1 million plateau over 70 years of fundraising efforts to support Wittenberg University, the Wittenberg Guild hosts its signature fundraising event, the 55th annual Scholarship Style Show, on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Courtyard by Marriott-Downtown Springfield. Titled “Hats Off to Women,” the 2010 Scholarship Style Show includes a [...]
Department Of Theatre And Dance Presents Play By Alumnus April 15-18
April 5, 2010
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Springfield, Ohio – Rounding out a packed 2009-10 schedule, Wittenberg University’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents its final mainstage production of the school year with Janey Miller’s World Tour: A Fairy Tale, written by John Cassel, Wittenberg class of 1998. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 15-17, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April [...]
Professor Of Music Trudy Faber To Present Final Faculty Artist Recital
March 23, 2010
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Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg University Professor of Music Trudy Faber will present her final Faculty Artist Recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 28, in historic Weaver Chapel, although she promises there will be Guest Artist Recitals in her future. Faber retires from the Wittenberg faculty at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year. Faber has given [...]
American Medievalist To Speak At William A. Kinnison Endowed Lecture March 18
March 11, 2010
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Springfield, Ohio – Well-known American medievalist and Director of the Medieval Studies Program at Princeton University William Chester Jordan will give a presentation titled “Salome In The Middle Ages” at the Witt Series-sponsored William A. Kinnison Endowed Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18, in Bayley Auditorium, located in Wittenberg’s Barbara Deer Kuss Science [...]
Wittenberg Welcomes Alumnus For Unique Playwright Residency
March 5, 2010
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Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg University Department of Theatre and Dance recently welcomed John Cassel, class of 1998, “home” as he returned to campus to oversee the production of his play Janey Miller’s World Tour: a fairy tale. He was on campus briefly in late February and will return again in mid-April to work with current theatre students and faculty and spend time at the university that prepared him for a successful career in New York.