Community Lecture Series: "Lander University: Streams of Learning"
Presenters: Dr. David Mash and Lisa Wiecki
Reception: 5:30 p.m.
Presentation: 6:00 p.m.
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 talk 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.
This presentation is being held in conjunction with The Greenwood Museum’s exhibit on Lander University’s first 150 years. The Museum is adjacent to the Arts Center and will be open from 5-8 p.m. for folks to tour the exhibit.
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 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.