Commencement 2025
More information regarding the comprehensive schedule for Commencement Weekend, including the featured speaker, will be provided in early March.
Website: https://commencement.press.hollins.edu/
12 events found.
Open to the Public
Events
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Berglund Center 710 Williamson Rd NE, Roanoke, United States
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Kat Pascal – From Me to We: Connections That Create Impact
Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space) 1327 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke,, VA, United StatesDate: September 29th Time: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM 5:00 PM: Networking 5:30 PM-6:30PM: Speaker/Workshop Location: Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space) Description: In this presentation Kat explores how an entrepreneurial mindset can strengthen nonprofits by fostering creativity, resourcefulness, and collaboration. She shares personal experiences of turning challenges into opportunities and explores how shifting from individual goals to collective […]
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Book Discussion – High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley
Sweet Donkey coffee House 2108 Broadway Ave SW, Roanoke, United StatesDate: October 22nd Time: 5:30 PM-6:30 PM Location: Sweet Donkey (Green Room) Description: Please join us at Sweet Donkey for a discussion of the book High Conflict: Why we get trapped and how we get out by Amanda Ripley. Hollins BLI faculty Dr. LeeRay Costa and Dr. Abrina Schnurman will serve as facilitators. Attendance requires […]
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Senior Thesis Production: The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
Hollins TheatreMusic and Lyrics by Jeff Blim, Book by Nick & Matt Lang Originally produced by StarKid Productions Directed by Gwyn Lloyd ’27 Produced by Too Many Hats Theatre Company ’26 When: November 14-15 at 7:30 pm and November 15 at 2 pm Where: Hollins Theatre Main Stage What: Everything in Hatchetfield seemed normal until people […]
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Janet Crawford – The Coaching Advantage: A Leader’s Game-Changing Superpower: Subtle Shifts. Extraordinary Results
Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space) 1327 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke,, VA, United StatesDate: November 17th Time: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM 5:00 PM: Networking 5:30 PM-6:30PM: Speaker/Workshop Location: Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space) Description: Coaching isn’t an extra skill for leaders—it is the key to unlocking performance and building trust. In this interactive session, participants will discover how adopting a coaching mindset can transform everyday conversations into opportunities for growth, […]
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CANCELLED – Reimagining Medea
Dana DanceReimagining Medea written and directed by Dr. Anuradha Marwah Performed by THEA 250 When: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED – December 8 at 7:30 pm Where: Dana Dance What: In the course ‘Reimagining Medea: Participatory Theatre’, which involves the making of a performance-in-the-round of Euripides’ play with student actors, we propose to investigate the proto-feminist […]
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LeeRay Costa – Grounding Your Leadership in Contemplative Practice
Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space) 1327 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke,, VA, United StatesDate: December 10th Time: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM 5:00 PM: Networking 5:30 PM-6:30PM: Speaker/Workshop Location: Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space) Description: Research tells us that self-awareness and relationality are critical components of effective leadership. Yet the constant change and overwhelming expectations that leaders experience daily can make embodying such qualities challenging. In this workshop we will explore […]
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Kismet Loftin-Bell – Power Moves: Navigating Priorities, People & Purpose With Strength
Goodwin PDRDate: January 13th Time: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM 5:00 PM: Networking 5:30 PM-6:30PM: Speaker/Workshop Location: Goodwin PDR, Moody Center, Hollins University Note: the first 20 people to sign up will receive a free copy of the Clifton Strengths book and a code to take the assessment for free. This requires pre-registration. Workshop Description: This is not […]
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Artist Talk: Edward Steffanni
VAC 119Edward Steffanni is an American artist born in Ohio. He received his Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design. In Edward’s interdisciplinary practice, he examines the relationships between queerness, concealment, nature, and spirituality using print media, ceramics, papermaking, and performance. His work has been exhibited nationally and has received […]
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Artist Talk & Exhibition Opening: Dara Hartman, 2026 Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence
VAC 119Join the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum in welcoming 2026 Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence Dara Hartman discuss her artistic practice, particularly in relationship with her exhibition in the museum on view from February 19 – May 2. Reception to follow lecture. Dara is a full-time studio artist based in Salt Lake City, UT. She received a BFA […]
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Guest Speaker Panel: Richard Conway & Rachel Fugate
VAC 119Join the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum’s guest speakers Richard Conway, PhD, and Rachel Fugate, M.A., as they discuss their research work in relation to the exhibition Cultivating History: Food, Crops, and Art on loan from the VMFA from January 29 – March 21. Reception to follow panel. Richard Conway received a PhD from Tulane University. […]
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Vanessa Priya Daniel – Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning & How We Can Show Up for Them
Talmadge Recital Hall, BradleyDate: March 12th Time: TBD Location: Keynote presentation – Talmadge Hall, Hollins University; Book Signing following presentation – Lewis Reading Room, Wyndham Robertson Library, Hollins University Joint event: Leading EDJ and BLI Leading Together series Description: In this keynote presentation, Vanessa Priya Daniel, author of Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone […]
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