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Dr. Clemmie Webber Honored

2008-08-23T13:32:00.002-04:00

Dr. Clemmie Webber, SCSU Alum and former professor of science, was present at the re-dedication and naming of a room in the IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium in her honor Wednesday, August 20 2008. The ERC room, now formally known as the Clemmie Embly Webber Educational Resource Center, has been used as a museum studies classroom, a place to frame art, and currently as a place to temporarily house and catalog the items from the James Brown estate. An audience of former students, relatives and friends listened as Museum Director Ellen Zisholtz welcomed those in attendance and thanked Dr. Webber for her vision which enabled the creation of a museum and planetarium, and her years of dedication and commitment which allowed that vision to become reality. Upcoming exhibitions were announced, such as From Africa to Gullah and The James Brown Exhibition, further cementing Dr. Webber's original dream. SCSU President Dr. George E. Cooper lauded the accomplishments of Dr. Webber, and presented her with a plaque which will be on permanent display. Dr. Webber concluded the evening's remarks by advising everyone to "never, ever give up on your dreams", and by thanking everyone for coming out and making it an evening to remember. Thank you, Dr. Webber, for dreaming that dream.

Congratulations, Ingrid!

2008-08-08T10:33:00.003-04:00

The Stanback is proud to congratulate Ingrid Owens, program manager, for being recognized by the Orangeburg Chamber affiliates Orangeburg Young Professionals as Young Professional of the Month, May 2008. She has also been elected as the South Carolina State University division representative for Academic Affairs. Owens is a native of Bowman, SC and a graduate of Bowman High School. She received a academic scholarship to Claflin University where she majored in business marketing. In her sophomore year she was elected president of her line while pledging Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in marketing at SCSU and later returned to Claflin where she earned a Masters of Business Administration in management. Prior to her current position, she was employed in the department of Title III at SCSU.

Presenting Mr. & Mrs. Charles Burroughs!

2008-08-02T12:46:00.005-04:00

Congratulations to Bobtrice Hope Crawford and Charles LeAndre Burroughs, who were wed on
Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 6:30 pm in the
Planetarium!

Soho Success

2008-07-25T14:00:00.007-04:00

Congratulations are due to IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium Director Ellen Zisholtz, who had an exhibition of her paintings in Soho, NY during the week of July 14.

Zisholtz displayed 13 works, along with fellow artist Pat Kaufman. SCSU music instructor James Orlick
composed and performed the music for a very well attended reception. Also performing were Paul Zisholtz (alias BB Sweetwood), Louis Winsberg and Laura Jor dan.

Planetarium Wedding

2008-07-18T13:34:00.004-04:00

The IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium is proud to announce the first wedding to ever take place in it's facility.

Bobtrice Hope Crawford and Charles LeAndre Burroughs will be wed on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 6:30 pm in the Planetarium, under the stars.

The couple met at SCSU.

Visit from the South Carolina Archival Association

2008-06-17T12:47:00.007-04:00

On Friday June 6 The Stanback was one of the sites visited by the South Carolina Archival Association (SCAA) as part of the organization's Spring Social Fundraiser for 2008. The Association also visited the Miller F. Whittaker Library's Historical Collection, which is housed in the Library on the campus of South Carolina State.

Archivists were treated to a guided tour of the I.P. Stanback Museum’s current exhibit, “Harlem on My Mind: 1940-1959” and they also got to see the storage, staging, and curatorial areas of the museum with museum director Ellen Zisholtz. The planetarium manager, Dr. Elizabeth Mayo, presented a private screening of “Artists of the Harlem Renaissance.”

“Some of the archivists had never even been to Orangeburg before and I believe they were really impressed with the resources and materials that we have here, " says SCSU Archivist Ashley Till. "SC State’s history is so rich and we fortunately have records and materials that date back to 1896, the year SC State (then called State Agricultural and Mechanical College) was established. “Many of them said they wanted to come back to see more."

The I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium is an embodiment of SC State’s commitment to community service enhancing the appreciation of both the arts and sciences in a single facility.
The Stanback’s programs include aesthetic appreciation, historical and didactic information, scientific and technological presentations which encourage the development of critical thinking and creative skills for students and adult constituents. The Stanback is of significant national importance as the only facility of its kind, an interdisciplinary Museum and Planetarium, on any Historically Black College and University in this country.

Calhoun County Visitors

2008-06-04T16:08:00.006-04:00

The staff of the Stanback recently welcomed staff and consumers of the Calhoun County Board of Disibilities and Special Needs. Dr. Elizabeth Mayo presented a planetarium show, and the staff and residents enjoyed a beautiful day on the Museum patio.

Special thanks to staff members Cecilia Gates, Kayla Bates, Virginia Culler, Chastity Benjamin, and Supervisor Betty Sweeper.

Residents in attendence were Mary Fogle, Rita Davis, Earth Johnson, Maggie Oliver, John Doodley, Elmer Nelson, Richard Gillard, John Finly, and Joe Anderson.

James Brown Memorabilia

2008-05-18T17:57:00.006-04:00

The IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium is proud to announce the acquisition of items and memorabilia from the estate of the great James Brown.

Museum Director Ellen Zisholtz and her staff have visited the estate in Beech Island, SC and have been busy sorting and cataloging items, readying them for exhibition during Homecoming week in October, 2008.

Visitors will be able to view The Godfather of Soul's costumes and everyday clothes, shoes, furniture, handwritten letters, and music. A re-creation of some of the rooms in his home, particularly his hair salon, is also planned.

Here is a classic performance:

Congratulations!!

2008-05-10T13:01:00.005-04:00

IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium Director Ellen Zisholtz was honored at the White Rose Scholarship Luncheon hosted by the Orangeburg Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, where she received a community service award in the area of The Arts.

The Links, Incorporated is an organization composed of accomplished, dedicated women who are active in the community. They implement programs that foster cultural appreciation and seek to improve the quality of life for others through the Arts, Services to Youth, National Trends and Services, and International Trends and Services.

Other honorees were: for International Trends and Services, Mr. George A. 'Mickey" Williams, for Services to Youth, Dr. Maurice Antonio Lee, and for National Trends and Services, Dr. Mark Adams Jamison.

The Orangeburg Links, Incorporated has received area and national awards for several projects, and has been represented on area and national committees and area offices. The members serve as role models, mentors, activists and volunteers.

Student Art Show Winners

2008-04-29T11:34:00.020-04:00

The Stanback recently hosted South Carolina State University's Department of Visual and Performing Arts 35th Annual Student Art Exhibition. Winners were: First Place Drawing, Joshua Davis - Dream(In The Making) Phase I (#1, top); First Place Digital Print, Fredrico Harrison France - Are You Ready Yet??? (#2); First Place Ceramics, Ummi Nun Aziz - Function Face Cups (#3); First Place Painting, Trevor Sweat - Emotions (#4); First Place Sculpture, Eldridge Johnson - Untitled (#5), and Best of Show, painting by Harriett Hilton - Revenir de Suite (#6). Pictured at the bottom are (#7, left to right) Professor Stephen Crall & Saba Hamidi; art education student Kelly Kemp(#8) with her entry.
Thanks to all who participated: Ahmad Aziz, Avery Brown, Micah Brown, Corey Brunson, Jekela S. Burgess, Tremelia Burns, Justin Burwell, Taevin Forand Cassidy, Michael Cherry, Brittny Cokley, Jasmine Crawford, Whitney Shadai Dandridge, Joshua Davis, Keith Fleming, Tremayne Fritz, Janeen Hamilton, Robyn Hemby, Kristian Elijah James, Tawana Jenkins 'Rasta", Kelly Kemp, William Kirby, Ummi Nur Ali, Thomas Sherman, Adrian Simmons, Johnathan Smith, Tarus Stills, Janell Walker, Johnathan Whitfield, Britney Williams.

Meeting Jim Haverkamp and Steve Daniels

2008-04-29T11:22:00.003-04:00

Filmmaker Jim Haverkamp and film photographer Steve Daniels were at the IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium (The Stanback) Sunday April 27 for the screening of their film "Willow Garden", along with the opening short "Moth to Light".
The audience was also treated to several other opening shorts.

Haverkamp says he's not necessarily trying to convey a particular message - the experience of making the film itself is reason enough. "The technical process of editing offers much in the way of learning about a subject, and is rewarding in it's own right. It's good to try to do something different - there's always a challenge. "Willow Garden" was definately a challenge. (Director) Don Baker and I wanted to do something different."

Both men devoloped an interest in filmmaking at an early age. Haverkamp started his filmmaking pursuits in junior high with a super 8 camera, while Daniels' interest was sparked after receiving a VHS camera from a relative while in high school.

Haverkamp and Daniels hope to again collaborate on a project. Daniels is currently an editor with a production company in Columbia, SC, while Haverkamp teaches a documentary studies class at Duke University in Durham, NC, as well as working as an editor.

Both are grateful for the opportunity to tour with Southern Circuit. Being able to interact with the audience is "quite a thrill".

Willow Garden

2008-04-10T20:04:00.004-04:00

The IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium on the campus of our very own South Carolina State University will present filmmaker Jim Haverkamp's Willow Garden Sunday, April 27 at 5 PM in the Planetarium. Also included will be an opening short film, Moth to Light.

Willow Garden was originally a ballad about murder in which the protagonist stabs, poisons and drowns his love, with little explanation as to why. Playwright Don Henderson Baker, fascinated by the tale, decided to write a plausable backstory. He imagined the origin of the story as a complex mix of passion and religious zealotry. with the main character being John McCorkle, a Scottish Protestant lord set among the same Scotch-Irish community that eventually helped settle the Appalachians.

For the film version, Jim Haverkamp and Baker shot the story in a simplified, stylized setting. They stripped away as many elements of the set as possible, which result in a simplified, stylized setting. The striking black and white cinematography by Steve Daniels gives the film the feeling of a dark fable, fueled by the characters' elemental passions.

The opening short, Moth to Light, directed by Elizabeth Strickler, is a fictional tale about the coming of age issues of Muriel, a young woman caught between the domestic world of her mother and a dark and luring force in her garden. Adding to the intrigue is a baby her mother dotes on and whose origins are unknown.

Jim Haverkamp is a filmmaker, freelance video editor, and teacher at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies in Durham, NC. He co-directed and co-edited the documentary feature Monster Road, which is currently screening on the Sundance Channel. His short narrative and documentary films have screened at over 100 film festivals around the world, and Willow Garden received both the Tupelo Film Festival's Best Short Drama Award and the Appalachian Film Festival's Best Short Film Award.

The IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium is proud to be on the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, which is a program of the Southern Arts Federation, a not-for-profit regional arts organization making a positive difference in the arts throughout the South since 1975. Southern Arts Federation is supported by funding and programming partnerships with the National Endowment for the Arts and the state arts agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Everyone is invited to this free event. Haverkamp will field questions from the audience, and a reception will follow.

An Ambiguous Anniversary

2008-04-01T10:15:00.005-04:00

IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium Director Ellen Zisholtz attended "This Ambiguous Anniversary" lecture series, commemorating the bicentennial of the ending of the British slave trade in 1807, Wednesday March 26 at the Charleston County Public Library in Charleston, SC.

The presenters for this lecture were Kenneth Morgan of Brunel University, Robert Forbes of the University of Connecticut, Paul Lovejoy of York University, Joseph Inikori of the University of Rochester, and Joseph Opala from James Madison University.

There were many interesting facts presented during the forum, such as: There are more slaves in the world today than in 1863; almost half of all African slaves went to Brazil; and the slave trade, in one form or another, never really ended. "We have to win humanitarian victories in every generation" was the consensus of the presenters.

Freetown, Sierra Leone was especially highlighted. This city was founded by 400 freed slaves in 1787 and today is a major port and home to many of Africa's largest corporations.

Something For All Ages

2008-03-22T18:52:00.010-04:00

Here are a few of the groups who came to the IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium (The Stanback) this week . . . so glad you came!

They were a group of first graders, teens from Chicago, and a group of local senior citizens.

Penn Center Gala

2008-03-21T13:53:00.007-04:00

Members of the Friends of the IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium (The Stanback) and staff members will be attending the Penn Center's 1862 Circle Gala - "Celebrating Gullah Culture Through Art and Giving" - Saturday May 3 at The Lyceum on Parris Island, SC. This event, which Museum members and staff attended last year, is to raise funds to support the work and programs of the Center.

Last year members of The Stanback staff were treated to a memorable speech by honoree SC Congressman and Majority Whip James Clyburn, which left the audience edified and inspired.

The Penn Center, located on St. Helena Island just outside of Beaufort, SC, is the site of one of the country's first schools for freed slaves and one of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence today. The Penn Center's mission is to promote and preserve the history and culture of the Sea Islands. They serve as a local, national and international resource center, and act as a catalyst for the
development of programs for self-sufficiency.

This year's honorees will be The Penn Club, Inc., which is a charitable supporter of the Penn Center, and renowned artist Jonathan Green. Special guest speaker will be Pat Conroy, best-selling author of The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, and Beach Music.

For more information please contact The Stanback Museum and Planetarium, 803 536-7174 or The Penn Center, 843 838-2432.

Kamp Katrina

2008-03-17T16:09:00.005-04:00

Kamp Katrina, a Southern Circuit Independent Film which was the latest film shown Sunday March 16 to an enthusiastic crowd at "The Stanback", is an in-depth look at the ways people have been forced to cope with homelessness and despair and about the efforts of a New Orleans couple to house residents following the devastation of hurricane Katrina.

This is the second film for filmmakers David Redmon and Ashley Sabin, and is an addition to the story from their first film about the making of Mardi Gras beads in China, reacquainting the viewer to one of the characters in that film, Ms. Pearl. In this film, Ms. Pearl and her husband struggle with the logistics of housing several strangers in their backyard for an extended period of time. Sometimes funny, occasionally shocking, and with a constant undercurrent of tension and sadness, you are nontheless left admiring the human spirit, and the depths of human kindness.

Ashley Sabin was a student at Emerson College in Boston, and David Redmon was teaching when they met. Realizing a mutual interest in film, they began a "film school", shooting family and things in their immediate area. They found out Mardi Gras beads were made in China, thought that would be a good subject to explore, and that became their first story. Exploring personal stories within global or local issues became a goal.

Redmon and Sabin would like audiences to explore issues in different ways. The way they go about that is to talk to people they film and and listen to their personal stories. This allows the audience to be directly involved, but also pushes each member of the audience to make up a lot of connections. "We are not spoon feeding the audience," Sabin says. "We simply film the people and connections we meet along the way, and hopefully the audience will remember the experience they had while watching the film, and to have a feeling of a personal relationship with some of the characters, so they will think about that story after it is over. If that feeling they had while watching the film could move them to do something then that would be wonderful. As long as the story sticks with them then we have accomplished something."

You can find out more about these filmmakers and their current and past projects at www.carnivalesquefilms.com.

Harlem on My Mind/ Hubble opening reception

2008-03-09T15:50:00.005-04:00

The reception and opening for the Harlem on Mind Part II/ Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe was a fantastic success! Interim South Carolina State University President Dr. Leonard McIntyre welcomed all in attendance, Stanback Museum and Planetarium Director Ellen Zisholtz greeted all warmly, and Planetarium Manager Dr. Elizabeth Mayo presented a new planetarium show.

There was fantastic food, a musical tribute to Paul Robeson performed by Chief Greg Harris, and plenty of stargazing opportunities! We were honored by the presence of several local authors, such as Dr. Clemmie Webber and Photographer Cecil Williams. Renowned Washington Post columnist Eugene H. Robinson attended, as well as SCSU Head Football Coach Buddy Pough. We were also proud to have with us Felton Laboratory School Alumni!

Here are photos for those who missed it:

Hubble at the Stanback

2008-02-19T11:30:00.005-05:00

Russ Werneth, The Hubble's "Fix-It Guy"

The former Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Manager for EVA (that's NASA-speak for Extra Vehicular Activity, or "spacewalk"), Russell L. Werneth, was at SCSU's IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium recently helping in the installation of the exhibition Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe, which begins with a recepton Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 6PM, and will continue through June 15, 2008.

Werneth developed the unique tools and trained the astronauts for the project at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland for all 4 of the HST servicing missions. And every time there was a servicing mission, Werneth says, the Hubble became a new telescope, because of the new cameras, computer systems, and other instrumentation that were upgraded, repaired, or replaced. It is constantly evolving into a better telescope with the ability to see more as time goes on. As technology improves, so does Hubble. There is a Space Shuttle mission scheduled for August 2008 for yet another upgrade.

The spectacular images that have come back from Hubble since 1990 have led to new discoveries in science, so much so that in many instances it has made the information in textbooks obsolete. Views from the Hubble have led to new knowledge about galaxies, star systems, star formations, the age of the universe, new information about planets and galaxies, and new theories about the Big Bang Theory; all that have been discovered since the Hubble went into orbit 300 miles above the earth in April 1990.

Werneth would like to see NASA continue on its mission of exploration. "I think it's human nature to explore, and there are things yet to discover that we cannot even imagine. We always have to be exploring and learning. I think the moon should be developed as a
base, using a combination of robotic and human labor. I think we have to do it in steps, as we develop the technology to make humans able to go to Mars, we will get benefits here on Earth. We also need to inform people what those many benefits are. We need to realize there are things we don't know yet that will help us live a better life here on Earth."

Werneth, now an SGT, Inc. employee in Greenbelt, Maryland, travels to museums and educational venues and speaks to the public, informing all about what the Hubble Space Telescope has done for us, and to the many benefits that have come from the astronaut spacewalks and HST's never-blinking lens.

High On Museum Studies

2008-02-13T20:44:00.006-05:00

Recently 13 students in Museum and Planetarium Director Ellen Zisholtz's museum studies class went to the IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) conference at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA.

This was the first time students attended, and to show their appreciation they were recognized by the Museum Director.

Several students spoke of their experience. When asked about their impressions of the conference, some thought the technical aspects were a bit over their head, but overall they learned a lot about how involved and necessary museum operations, like grant writing, cataloging, promotion, etc. really is. Studio Art major John Johnson was impressed at the high level of care museums show the works of art and other cultural pieces in their collection, and to the great lengths museums go to insure the safety of each piece for generations to come. This is important because museums not only showcase history, but are important markers for us to remember significant events and the history of cultures.

The students thought this experience would benefit them in many ways. This trip, they said, caused them to have a deeper respect for other cultures. It provided them with insight as to what it takes to maintain a museum, such as the ability to negotiate in order to acquire pieces, and the great lengths and sacrifices directors and other museum personnel make every day.

Another added benefit, they said, was that this experience would give them the ability to hold informative dinner party conversations!

The students went prepared with marketing tools, and as a result several may have the opportunity for internships and employment.

All in all, this experience expanded the ideas these students had about museums and the important role they play in the cultural, artistic and educational enrichment of us all.

Apparition at the Stanback

2008-02-05T21:56:00.000-05:00

Apparition of the Eternal Church, a film by filmmaker Paul Festa, was shown at the IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium Sunday, February 3 and is the first film to be shown as part of the 2008 Spring Southern Circuit Film Tour.

The film was about the reactions 31 non-Christian people gave while listening to Oliver Messiaen's 1932 organ piece "Apparition of the Eternal Church", which was written specifically with the intent of evangelizing non-Christians. Although the same music was played through headphones for each person, the reactions were as wildly different as the drag queens, actors, professors, musicians, dancers, and artists that were the subjects. The gamut of emotional responses ranged from disgust, fear, ecstasy, lust, to spiritual rapture, and even crossing over to physical pain.

At the very end of the film the audience was allowed to sample the music the respondants were listening to in the film.

Filmmaker Paul Festa concluded the evening with the reading of an excerpt from the book version of the film. He then answered questions from the audience.

Many in attendance were impressed by the unique viewpoint of this film. Some compared it to a blind person trying to explain a painting or a deaf person trying to explain music.

You can find out more about filmmaker Paul Festa and his work at the Southern Circuit blog and at paulfesta.com.

Congratulations DR. Mayo!

2008-01-20T12:35:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to IP Stanback Planetarium Manager Elizabeth Mayo, who recently received her Ph.D in Physics from The University of Kentucky. Great Job!!

More Visitors

2008-01-20T11:40:00.000-05:00

The IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium was host last Tuesday to more visitors who found out about it and South Carolina State University from the site knowitall.org, which is sponsored by South Carolina Educational Television. The group of four reporters, Shayna Howell, Cedric Baele, Kerri Fitts, and Robin Welch, were on assignment from SCIway.net, which is a website that promotes all things related to South Carolina. Museum and Planetarium Director Ellen Zisholtz gave them a tour of the Harlem on My Mind Exhibition, and Planetarium Manager Dr. Elizabeth Mayo presented a Planetarium show.

"We wanted to know more about the Orangeburg Massacre, teach others about this important event, and encourage our readership of about 50,000 to visit.", they said.

Interview with Margaret Olin, Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2008-01-16T17:49:00.000-05:00

Margaret Olin, a professor in the Departments of Art History and Visual and Critical Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), during some spare time recently Googled "Harlem on My Mind". She saw the exhibition was currently being shown at the IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium, so she came to South Carolina State University January 15 to view it and research a book she is writing. Museum and Planetarium Director Ellen Zisholtz also escorted Professor Olin to the President's Reception.

Here's what Professor Olin had to say about Harlem on My Mind:

"It's a fascinating look back at the past - an exhibition of an exhibition. It helps you reconstruct in your mind what the original exhibition might have been like, and what it must have been like seeing it for the first time. Also, just looking at all those images blown up to such a large degree . . . it's really interesting. It is also interesting to see which ones hold up better enlarged so much; and the way you relate to such big images is different than the way you relate to little ones. There are a lot of photographers who are working in huge dimensions right now, but these photographs we've only seen small. I studied with Aaron Siskind, so I'm not surprised to see that his images are incredibly detailed and gorgeous, even when they're blown up."

Professor Olin is a firm believer that art and art museums can have a major positive impact on a community. "Art should ideally make people in a community feel as if they have a voice, and the example of Harlem on My Mind exemplifies why this is important. People should recognize themselves and the art - it should make them feel differently about themselves than they ever have before. If it just reinforces their stereotype about themselves then it is not useful. You can read Harlem on My Mind in different ways; it can be seen as either positive or negative in terms of how a community sees itself, which is why I think it continues to capture public imagination. It continues to inspire people to do something like it or revise it. I don't think art always works within a community that way, or needs to, but when it does, art is part of a community's effort to represent itself, and to make connections among its members."

She continues, "The primary purpose of an art museum is to create interesting visual shows, start people thinking, and give them an opportunity to see interesting things, to which they may not otherwise have access. Art museums are gathering places for people, and museums will put things together to find ways to speak about issues, to make people think."

Friends of The Museum Member Carole Cato Appointed to Presidential Search Committee

2008-01-07T09:13:00.000-05:00

Carole Cato, a member of the Friends of the Museum, has been appointed to the committee to search for the next President of South Carolina State University.

The Presidential Search Committee is comprised of fifteen members, representing the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, students, alumni, State Legislature and the corporate community. The members are:

Earl Bridges, South Carolina State University Trustee Board member;
Lumus Byrd, South Carolina State University Trustee Board member;
Reggie Gallant, South Carolina State University Trustee Board member;
Maurice Washington, South Carolina State University Trustee Board Chairman;
Dr. Evelyn Fields, President of the South Carolina State University Faculty Senate and Faculty Representative;
The Honorable Lonnie Hosey, South Carolina State University Director of the Adult and Continuing Education Program and Faculty Representative;
Jeremy Rogers, President of the Student Government Association and Student Representative;
Col. (Ret) Ned Felder, South Carolina State University National Alumni Association Parliamentarian and Alumni Representative;
Harry Hoskins, South Carolina State University National Alumni Association Washington DC Chapter President and Alumni Representative;
James C. Hampton, Field Systems Operator, Lockheed Martin and Board of Visitors/Corporate Representative;
Randy Snell, Director of Human Resource Management, Zeus Industries and Corporate/Community representative;
The Honorable Andre Bauer, South Carolina Lieutenant Governor and Political Representative;
The Honorable Leon Howard, Business and Chairman of the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus and Political Representative; and
Inez Tenenbaum, former South Carolina Superintendent of Education, Political Representative.

Carole Cato was born, the eldest of five children, in rural Virginia on a small tobacco farm. She devotes her life to the issues of hunger, poverty and human rights. Her efforts in these areas include being a founding board member of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte, NC; serving as a charter board member and current Vice Chair and Charter Board member of ParentingPartners, (formerly Prevent Child Abuse Midlands) in Columbia, SC; and serving as committee chair of the Historic Ceremony and Celebration honoring the Summerton, SC Families of Briggs vs Elliott at the South Carolina State Capitol on May 16, 2006, the fifty-second anniversary of the Brown vs Board of Education Supreme Court decision.

"Mr. Washington has selected a diverse group of distinguished people from every walk of life. I am honored to serve and will work with the committee members in the selection of the most qualified individual to lead this great university. SCSU has a splendid history of educating the young people of South Carolina and is brimming with potential, as we move forward together toward insuring the future educational excellence for the students and the school," Ms. Cato said.

Apparition of the Eternal Church

2008-01-01T11:41:00.000-05:00

Here is the next film to be shown at the IP Stanback during the Spring Southern Circuit film series:

"In Paul Festa's award-winning first film, Apparition of the Eternal Church, thirty-one artists describe what they hear while listening on headphones to Olivier Messiaen's monumental organ work of the same name. Faced with the challenge of putting Messiaen's apocalyptic music into words, listeners including filmmakers Sandi Dubowski and John Cameron Mitchell, authors Harold Bloom and Lemony Snicket, drag star Justin Bond as “Kiki,” and Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic tell a story as erotic as it is sacred, as hilarious as it is harrowing."

Make plans now to attend! Sunday, February 3 at 5 p.m. Seating is limited, call the Museum 803 536-7174 for reservations. The cost is FREE, and everyone is invited!