Community Calendar

The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra will be performing at Black Hills State University on Monday, March 1 at 7:30pm.
The concert is part of a Wyoming/South Dakota tour for the orchestra, and will include the selections from Handel’s Royal Fireworks Music, Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony, Blue Windows by Joe Curiale (originally written for Doc Severinsen), the Hummel Trumpet Concerto, A Camp David Overture by the young American composer Bruce Roter, and more.
Appearing as a soloist with the orchestra will be Scott Meredith, professor of trumpet at UW. The UWSO’s long-time maestro, Michael Griffith will conduct.

BHSU Student Union
Location: Black Hills State University - Student Union, Jacket Legacy Room
Join us for the second Legislative Crackerbarrel event held at Black Hills State University during the 2010 Legislative session. The Crackerbarrel will be Saturday, March 6 at 9 a.m. in the David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union Jacket Legacy Room. District 31 Legislators Rep. Fred Romkema, R-Spearfish; Sen. Tom Nelson, R-Lead; and Rep. Charles Turbiville, R-Deadwood have been invited to attend and participate in the discussion.
Crackerbarrels are held to afford the public the opportunity to visit with local legislators and become more informed on political issues facing the state. Following the opening remarks by each legislator, the public will have the opportunity to ask questions and make comments on legislative issues. The Spearfish crackerbarrels are hosted by the Spearfish Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee and Black Hills State University. Area residents are encouraged to attend.

For More Information, please contact:
The Spearfish Chamber of Commerce (605)642-2626

On March 23, 2010 the Madeline Young Speaker series will sponsor guest presentation by Alexandra Fuller, an author who grew up in Africa and now lives in Wyoming. The presentation will take place in the Clare and Josef Meier Hall at 7 p.m.
Additional events will be leading up to the presentation the week before in order to give students, faculty, and community members time to discuss the author’s work and be more fully involved and prepared for Fuller’s presentation.
A book discussion of Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight will be held Tuesday, March 16 in the Grace Balloch Memorial Library at 6:30 PM. The director of the BHSU Honors Program, Dr. Amy Fuqua, will lead the discussion.
Also a Round-Table Discussion of Works by Alexandra Fuller will be held on Wednesday, March 17 in the Honors Lounge (Jonas 103a) at 4:00 PM. You may wish to read any one of the three books, "Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood"; "Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier (2004)"; and "The Legend of Colton H. Bryant", before the discussion since the discussion will cover them all.
There are copies of all three non-fiction books by Alexandra Fuller available in the honors lounge for preview and in the bookstore for purchase.

For More Information Email:
Amy.Fuqua@BHSU.edu or call 605.642.6397
www.BHSU.edu/Community/LectureSeries

The 12th Annual Black Hills Research Symposium to showcase Black Hills State University undergraduate research will be held in the Clare and Josef Meier Hall on the BHSU campus from March 16-18. In addition to showcasing BHSU student research, the symposium will present a keynote address by Dr. David H. Autor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics on March 18 at 12:45 p.m. in the Clare and Josef Meier Recital Hall. The Black Hills Research Symposium is free and open to the public.

For more information, please call:
(605) 642-6056
www.BHSU.edu/AboutBHSU/NewsEvents

On March 23, 2010 the Madeline Young Speaker series will sponsor guest presentation by Alexandra Fuller, an author who grew up in Africa and now lives in Wyoming. The presentation will take place in the Clare and Josef Meier Hall at 7 p.m.
Additional events will be leading up to the presentation the week before in order to give students, faculty, and community members time to discuss the author’s work and be more fully involved and prepared for Fuller’s presentation.
A book discussion of Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight will be held Tuesday, March 16 in the Grace Balloch Memorial Library at 6:30 PM. The director of the BHSU Honors Program, Dr. Amy Fuqua, will lead the discussion.
Also a Round-Table Discussion of Works by Alexandra Fuller will be held on Wednesday, March 17 in the Honors Lounge (Jonas 103a) at 4:00 PM. You may wish to read any one of the three books, "Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood"; "Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier (2004)"; and "The Legend of Colton H. Bryant", before the discussion since the discussion will cover them all.
There are copies of all three non-fiction books by Alexandra Fuller available in the honors lounge for preview and in the bookstore for purchase.

For More Information Email:
Amy.Fuqua@BHSU.edu or call 605.642.6397
www.BHSU.edu/Community/LectureSeries

Join us on for the Lecture and Lunch series on March 18 at 11:30 a.m. in the Presidents Conference Room in the Student Union. Dr. Ahrar Ahmad, professor of political science at BHSU, will speak on War and Peace in the Middle East.
The Lecture and Lunch series will be in the Presidents Conference Room of the David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is a $10 fee which covers the cost of lunch. Reservations are requested, but not required.

For More Information OR To Make a Reservation contact:
Shelby Cihak (605) 642-6420
www.BHSU.edu/Lectures

The Leland D. Case Library at Black Hills State University will host a presentation and book signing with Michael Trump, a 1990 BHSU graduate. The event will be held March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jacket Legacy room of the David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union.
Trump’s book, Raiding Deadwood’s Bad Lands: Its Illegal History of Prostitution and Gambling is an account of the history of the various raids on vice, concluding with the 1980 closing of the brothels and the Deadwood community’s push to get gambling legalized.
Legal historian Michael Trump researched and wrote a thesis on the 1980 federal raid of the brothels. During his research, he discovered there had been other raids not only on the brothels, but on gambling as well.
Trump also covers aspects of Deadwood’s early years as a wide-open mining camp. Support for the research and publishing of the book was provided by the South Dakota Humanities Council, Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission, TDG Communications and the Adams Museum and House.
The event is free and open to the public with wheelchair accessibility. Refreshments will be served.

For More Information Call:
(605) 642-6391
www.BHSU.edu/AboutBHSU/CampusCalendar