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Lander University will usher in the holiday season with its annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 19, beginning at 5 p.m. The festivities, which are open to the community, will be held on the front-campus area and Assembly Plaza.

Through an agreement between Lander University and the Western Piedmont Education Consortium (WPEC), faculty and staff of school districts in the Lakelands area are able to enjoy a discounted tuition rate for courses they take at Lander.

Approximately 300 participants took part in Lander University’s annual Pumpkin Carving and Moonshine Run/Walk event on Monday, Oct. 28.

Lander University will host Professors Donald M. McKale, of Clemson University, and Stefan W. Wiecki, of Presbyterian College, for a public forum on the fall of the Berlin Wall, offering analysis and reflection nearly thirty years after the wall’s demolition. The event will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in the Abney Cultural Center Auditorium on the Lander University campus. It is free and open to the public.

There were no empty seats in Lander University’s lecture hall as students, faculty, staff and members of the community took part in Lander’s “Hope for the Homeless” panel discussion on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Lander University students and their families enjoyed a day in Bearcat Country during the annual Family Weekend, Oct. 18-20.

In the past 13 years, 109 Lander University students have studied abroad at the University of Winchester, in England. The rich history of the city, its closeness to London, the excellent reputation of the university and the affordability of a semester there are some of the reasons why. The many visits to Lander of Dr. Roger Richardson, Winchester emeritus professor of history, are another.

Students, faculty and staff at Lander University stand in solidarity against acts of domestic violence by observing Purple Day on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Representatives from 62 employers and graduate programs took part in Lander University’s Graduate School & Career Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Grier Student Center. It was the largest turnout yet for the annual event.

Lander University unveiled its new gamer’s lounge during a grand opening celebration last week.