Events
Each fall and spring, SoAL hosts a variety of cultural and scholarly events, including art exhibitions, musical and theatre performances, film screenings, panel discussions, special presentations by artists and scholars, an annual Arts Festival, and two annual conferences (for students and for faculty).
Please use the form linked below to submit events to be added to SoAL's calendar.
Spring 2025 Events
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Tuesday, |
Auditions: Elephant's Graveyard Time: 3:15 pm Contact: Prof. Cindy Sams |
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Thursday, |
Auditions: Elephant's Graveyard Time: 3:15 pm Contact: Prof. Cindy Sams |
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Wednesday, |
How to Study for Your Language Class? Time: 12:30 pm Contact: Dr. Sabrina Wengier |
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Monday, |
ESO Book Club: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling Time: 12:30 pm Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers |
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Wednesday, |
Overcoming Language-Learning Anxiety Time: 4:00 pm Contact: Dr. Sabrina Wengier |
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Thursday, |
English Studies Organization Meeting Time: 12:30 pm Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers |
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Tuesday, |
ESO Book Club: Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes Time: 2:00 pm Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers |
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Wednesday, |
Pan-African Read-In Time: 11:00 am Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers |
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February 24 - 27 |
Pan-African Good Reads Poster Display Location: SoAL Lobby | Macon Campus Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers or Dr. LaRonda Sanders-Senu |
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Thursday, |
ESO's Give a Valentine, Get a Valentine Time: 12:30 pm Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers |
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Tuesday, |
ESO Silent Reading Event Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers |
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Friday, |
SoAL Virtual Interdisciplinary Faculty Conference Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Contact: Dr. Andre Nicholson |
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Tuesday, |
ESO Book Discussion: "The Displaced Person" by Flannery O'Connor Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers |
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March 24 - April 11 |
2025 Arts Festival: Art & Social ChangeFull schedule coming early Spring 2025. |
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Monday, |
Jackson Griffith: Live in Concert Time: 6:00 pm Contact: Aleece Bustamante |
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March 25 - 27 |
MGA Student Theatre Production: The Exonerated Time: 7:00 pm Contact: Dr. John Iverson |
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Thursday, |
Jozee Moton: Live in Concert Time: 3:30 pm Contact: Aleece Bustamante |
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Friday, |
ESO Writing Marathon Time: 10:00 am Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers |
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April 3 - 5 |
MGA Student Theatre Production: Elephant's Graveyard Time: 6:30 pm Contact: Prof. Cindy Sams |
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Monday, |
ESO Book Discussion: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Time: 11:00 am Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers |
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April 9 - 11 |
2025 Interdisciplinary Conference: Popular Culture and the American SouthClick here for more information. |
| Wednesday, April 9 |
Nursing/Health Care Panel Time: TBD |
| Thursday, April 10 |
Student Art Show and Reception Time: 3:30 pm |
| Thursday, April 10 |
Student Research Presentations Time: 4:30 pm |
| Thursday, April 10 |
Monster, She Wrote and Toil and Trouble w/ Melanie Anderson and Lisa Kröger Time: 5:30 pm |
| Thursday, April 10 |
Poster Sessions Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Thursday, April 10 |
Panel Presentations Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Friday, April 11 |
Morning Sessions Time: 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
| Friday, April 11 |
Plenary Speaker: Dan Fraga Time: 11:30 am |
| Friday, April 11 |
Awards Luncheon Time: 12:30 pm |
| Friday, April 11 |
Afternoon Sessions Time: 1:30 pm - 4:15 pm |
| Thursday, April 18 |
Gothic Masquerade Ball Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Contact: Dr. Shane Trayers |
| Wednesday, April 30 |
Knight at the Oscars Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Knight at the Oscars is a formal, red carpet event for students to be honored for their end of semester projects. Contact: Dr. Andre Nicholson |