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International Women in Science Exhibit
USC Upstate LibraryOrganized by Alex Lorenz, Assistant Professor of German Studies and Director of Global Engagement, this exhibit features profiles of 22 distinguished women, ranging from 17th-century astronomer Maria Cunitz to 20th-century mathematician and programming pioneer Grace Murray Hopper. Other researchers, discoverers, and innovators featured in the exhibit are noted for their contributions to physics, ecology, physiology, […]
Piedmont Region III Science Fair
University Readiness Center (URC) Great Room 301 N Campus Blvd., Spartanburg, SC, United StatesThe Piedmont Region III Science Fair is hosted annually by USC Upstate. The main sponsor of the Piedmont Region III Science Fair is the Rotary Club of Spartanburg. This fair is an ISEF-affiliated fair and serves students from grades 1-12 in the South Carolina counties of Chester, Cherokee, Lancaster, Spartanburg, Union, and York. Projects arrive March 12 […]
Women’s History Month: Digitizing Hand-written Letters
Olin B. Sansbury, Jr. Campus Life Center Ballroom 180 Gramling Drive, Spartanburg, SC, United StatesDigitizing Hand-written Letters: Working with Students to Preserve Women’s History – Tammy Pike All are welcome to join us for a presentation and workshop on this innovative CLC Ballroom approach to teaching women’s history. Tammy Pike, an instructor of history and women’s and gender studies at USC Upstate, has developed a project that gives students […]
CAAS: ‘Speaking Truth to Size’ Presentation (Hybrid Event)
Health Education Complex (HEC) 300 North Campus Boulevard, Spartanburg, United StatesSpeaking Truth to Size: Examining the Intersection of Body Size and Black Language with Dr. Dywanna Smith The presentation “Speaking Truth to Size: Examining the Intersection of Body Size and Black Language” delves into the complex relationship between body size and Black language. It explores how societal perceptions of body size intersect with linguistic expressions […]
Faculty Research Talk
USC Upstate Library Richard E. Tukey TheatreThe USC Upstate Library is excited to host its spring Faculty Research Series. Dr. Robert McCormick will present “Founding the ACC: The Origins of a Major Collegiate Athletic Conference, 1951-1953.”
SCW Job Fair
Olin B. Sansbury, Jr. Campus Life Center Ballroom 180 Gramling Drive, Spartanburg, SC, United StatesHosted by the Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Women’s Studies, this event brings numerous agencies and organizations to campus to help foster career development among our students. Campus Map
Sharing Our Stories as Women of Color Full Professors
Health Education Complex (HEC) 300 North Campus Boulevard, Spartanburg, United StatesEl Centro features Drs. Carmen V. Harris, Esther Liu Godfrey, and Araceli Hernández-Laroche, with moderator Gabrielle Drake, LLC Assistant Chair and World Language Coordinator. Light refreshments served. (HEC 2023)
9th Annual Translation and Interpreting Conference
Olin B. Sansbury, Jr. Campus Life Center Ballroom 180 Gramling Drive, Spartanburg, SC, United States9th Annual Translation and Interpreting Conference: Women Found in Translation Featuring: Maria Francisco-Monteso, conference organizer and assistant director of S.C. Centro Latino; Dr. Lamia Benyoussef, associate professor in Arabic studies, Birmingham-Southern College; N. Imani Robinson, Spanish interpreter and translator; Stacy Mosher, Chinese translator; Awa Diagne LO, translator and interpreter (French, English, Wolof) This is a […]
Care Feminisms, Crip Futures: WGS South 2024 Conference
Olin B. Sansbury, Jr. Campus Life CenterConference Schedule — WGS South 2024 As the culmination of our 25th anniversary, CWGS Upstate is proud to host the 49th annual conference of WGS South (formerly the Southeastern Women’s Studies Association), an annual meeting of a professional society of gender studies scholars in the southeastern region. The theme – Care Feminisms, Crip Futures – spotlights […]
An Evening with Dr. Millicent E. Brown
Olin B. Sansbury, Jr. Campus Life Center Ballroom 180 Gramling Drive, Spartanburg, SC, United StatesAn Evening with Dr. Millicent E. Brown: Another Sojourner Looking for Truth Join us for a conversation with Dr. Millicent Brown, a lifelong community advocate and spokesperson for economic, social and educational improvements in impoverished neighborhoods and communities of color throughout the South, the nation and the world. Dr. Brown celebrates her book, “Another Sojourner […]
Threading Spartanburg: A Collaborative Showcase
Studio Upstate 172 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SCSpring 2024 Sociology & Photography Class Exhibition Discover new perspectives on Spartanburg through the lenses of USC Upstate’s Sociology and Photography classes in a unique collaborative showcase at Studio Upstate. Photo’s and Essay’s: 5:30-7 p.m. Threading Spartanburg (PDF)