Ashley Belote, Author/Illustrator Talk
2024-07-15 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Room 119
Belote is the illustrator of Frankenslime and Valenslime. She is the author-illustrator of her debut early reader The Me Tree and her picture book Listen Up, Louella. She studied traditional animation under the direction of Don Bluth. Belote is a West Virginia native and earned her B.A. from Alderson Broaddus University. She earned her M.A. in arts administration from the University of Kentucky. Her graduate study included a children’s literature and illustration course, The Whole Book Approach, through Simmons College at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. She also serves as the illustrator coordinator for the Carolinas chapter of SCBWI. Belote is represented by Moe Ferrara of BookEnds Literary Agency.

Lecture, Monday, July 15, 6:30 pm, Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Room 119, followed by a book signing in the lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380

Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Bonnie Metzgar
2024-07-15 19:30 - 20:30 | Mill Mountain Theatre, 1 Market Square SE, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States
Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is:

BONNIE METZGAR – GUEST SPEAKER

Metzgar is a playwright, screenwriter, director, producer, and core visiting faculty with The Playwright’s Lab at Hollins. In January 2020, her play You Lost Me had its world premiere at Denver Center Theater and was the recipient of an Edgerton New Play Award. Recently, she served as staff writer for Genius: Aretha, a limited television series with showrunner Suzan-Lori Parks. A fighter for artists from marginalized communities, Metzgar is passionate about making systemic change in the nonprofit theatre, and served as artistic director of About Face Theatre, one of the largest theatres in the U.S. dedicated to producing queer artists and advancing the cultural dialogue on sexuality and gender identity. Previously, Metzgar served as associate producer at the Public Theater where she founded Joe’s Pub.

Mill Mountain Theatre, Waldron Stage

Lab Reading: "Back Porch Play" by Adrian Lee Bush
2024-07-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Hollins Theatre
Each Wednesday evening, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading. July 24

#4: Back Porch Play by Adrian Lee Bush

Theatre, Upstairs Studio

2024 Playwrights Festival
2024-07-19 00:00 - 2024-07-21 23:59 | Mill Mountain Theatre, 1 Market Square SE, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States
Each summer at the end of July, we present a three-day event showcasing readings of student work from the Playwright’s Lab. Normally, these eight readings are minimally staged at Mill Mountain Theatre for the general public and close to a dozen guest professional responders from all over the globe. As part of the festival, there will be a panel discussion when our guest respondents will introduce themselves, talk briefly about their own background, and then give a moderated response to the festival as a whole. Get acquainted with these plays and playwrights before they are famous and engage in a conversation about theatre with our students, faculty, and some established theatre professionals.

Friday, July 19

8 pm; The Greenhouse by J. Harvey Stone

Saturday, July 20

11 am; Astroturf by Kolin Lawler

2 pm; Lil’ Troopers by Richie Cannaday

4 pm; The Caregiver by Stephanie Goldman

8 pm; The Names Have Been Changed to Protect the [GUILTY] by Ami Trowell

Sunday, July 21

11 am; Hamlet’s Ghost by Emily Fleischhuer

2 pm; Freida by ArLynn Parker

4 pm; Nuptial Mass by Ben Abbott

8 pm; Festival Guest Respondent Panel

Seating is limited. To reserve tickets, email Gwyneth Strope at stropegm1@hollins.edu.

"Illustration Faculty Exhibition" Lecture and Book Signing
2024-07-19 18:30 - 19:30 | Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
Faculty Exhibition Opening: Illustration Faculty Exhibition Lecture and Book Signing

In conjunction with Illustration Faculty Exhibition, on view July 11 – September 22, 2024, at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, please join us for a lecture and reception with book signing by faculty in the Hollins University M.F.A. Program in Children’s Book Writing and Illustration.

Friday, July 19, 6:30 pm, Niederer Auditorium, Wetherill Visual Arts Center; Reception and book signing to follow in the first-floor lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380

No Shame Theatre
2024-07-19 23:00 - 2024-07-20 00:30, 2024-07-26 23:00 - 2024-07-27 00:30 | Hollins Theatre
No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers, performers and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late night venue for original work. We take the first 15 pieces to walk in the door and there are only three rules: pieces must be original (no copyright violations), short (five minutes or less), and not break anything (including the law). Inside those rules you can do pretty much anything you’re interested in trying in front of a live audience–plays, monologues, songs, dance, poetry, mime, juggling, comedy, tragedy, Improvisation, dada, magic–we’ve even seen people do floral arrangements! Pieces are accepted starting at 10 pm, doors open at 10:30 pm, and the show starts at 11 pm, running on average an hour and a half.

Francelia Butler Conference: Keynote Speaker Chip Sullivan
2024-07-20 09:00 - 16:00 | Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
The Francelia Butler Conference is hosted every summer by the Graduate Program in Children’s Literature at Hollins University. Since 1995, this entirely student-run conference has honored critical and creative works by that summer’s graduate students with awards in the following categories: poetry, logo design, critical writing, visual art, narrative art, long form creative writing, and short form creative writing. The keynote speakers are renowned authors and scholars of children’s literature who have authored esteemed books for all ages. The conference culminates with lectures by the current Margaret Wise Brown Book Award winners. This year’s recipients are Lucy Ruth Cummins for the winning title, Our Pool, and Ævar ﬁór Benediktsson for this year’s Honor Title, Stranded! A Mostly True Story from Iceland.

Chip Sullivan, Francelia Butler Conference Keynote Speaker

C.W. Sullivan III, Ph.D., is emeritus distinguished professor of arts and sciences, retired from East Carolina University, and a full member of the Welsh Academy for his contributions to the study of medieval Welsh Celtic myth and legend. He is the author of several books, including Welsh Celtic Myth in Modern Fantasy, The Mabinogi: A Book of Essays, and is a past president of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts. His articles on mythology, folklore, fantasy, and science fiction have appeared in various anthologies and journals, and he was a Fulbright scholar at Debrecen University in Hungary.

Lectures and silent auction, Saturday, July 20, 9 am, Niederer Auditorium, Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Auction in first floor lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380

Hollins University Volleyball Camp (Ages 8-13)
2024-07-22 00:00 - 2024-07-25 23:59 | Hollins University Campus, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, 24020, United States
7/22/24 – 7/25/24; 9 am – 12 pm

Registration ends on 7/18/24 at 11:59 PM

Fees

Athletics Summer Camp $99

About this Course

Do you have a daughter who is interested in playing volleyball yet has no idea where to begin? If so, this camp is perfect for them. Each camper will be schooled on the basics of volleyball including passing, serving, setting, spiking, digging, blocking, and court positioning from Hollins university coaches. The camp is designed specifically to give beginner or intermediate level players the skills needed to try out for middle school and junior varsity volleyball.

https://www.roanokecountyparks.com/293/Summer-Camps

Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Addae Moon
2024-07-22 19:30 - 20:30 | Mill Mountain Theatre, 1 Market Square SE, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States
Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is:

ADDAE MOON – GUEST SPEAKER

Moon is an Atlanta based playwright, dramaturg, director, and cultural worker. He is the associate artistic director at Theatrical Outfit and the cofounder of the play development and performance collective Hush Harbor Lab.

Moon has served as a resident dramaturg with Working Title Playwright’s Ethel Woolson Lab. He was the recipient of the 2015 International Ibsen Award for his dramaturgical work on the project Master Comic and the 2014 John Lipsky Award from the International Museum Theatre Alliance (IMTAL) for his immersive play Four Days of Fury: Atlanta 1906. Moon was also a member of Alliance Theatre’s 2015-16 Reiser Artists’ Lab as cowriter on the immersive project Third Council of Lyons with Found Stages. As the former literary manager at Horizon Theatre Company, he served as the development dramaturg on the early projects of many nationally renowned playwrights including Marcus Gardley, Lauren Gunderson, Tanya Barfield, and Janece Shaffer.

His recent immersive co-collaborations include Frankenstein’s Ball (2019/2020), Frankenstein’s Funeral (2019) and Cassie’s Ballad (2022) with Found Stages. Moon received his B.A. in theatre arts from Clark Atlanta University and an M.F.A. in playwriting from the Professional Playwright’s Program at Ohio University. He is also a member of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America (LMDA,) Dramatist Guild, and The Fence Network.

Mill Mountain Theatre, Waldron Stage

Lab Reading: "Our Family in the Stars" by Katie Oler
2024-07-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Hollins Theatre
Each Wednesday evening, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading.

#5: Our Family in the Stars by Katie Oler

Theatre, Upstairs Studio

Opening Convocation
2024-09-03 16:30 - 17:30 | duPont Chapel
Hollins officially launches the 2024-25 academic year with Opening Convocation on Tuesday, September 3, at 4:30 p.m., in duPont Chapel. We will welcome new students into the campus community and seniors will process in their robes for the first time. Immediately following Opening Convocation, seniors will participate in the annual tradition of taking their first official steps onto Front Quad.

Hollins Music Faculty Showcase
2024-09-08 15:00 - 16:00 | duPont Chapel
Hollins music faculty will present a showcase concert featuring classical, popular, and theatrical selections. Come and see what our excellent musicians are capable of!

Eboo Patel: "Building Bridges Across Difference"
2024-09-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley
Building and maintaining a participatory, democratic society involves developing strategies for talking with and listening to people who don’t always share our perspectives and life experiences. Dr. Eboo Patel, author, speaker, educator, and founder of the organization Interfaith America will offer his insights about democracy, pluralism, and faith, and discuss our shared responsibility of building bridges across difference.

“Building Bridges Across Difference” is part of the Hollins Distinguished Speaker Series. A reception and book signing will follow in the Botetourt Reading Room (relocated from the Green Drawing Room in Main). The event is free and open to the public. Seating will be limited.

Helen Phillips Reading and Lecture
2024-09-19 20:15 - 21:30 | Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, 24020, United States
Helen Phillips is the author of six books, including the novel The Need (Simon & Schuster, 2019; Chatto & Windus, 2019), which was long-listed for the National Book Award and named a New York Times Notable Book of 2019. Her latest novel, HUM, was published in August 2024 by Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books.

Phillips’ short story collection Some Possible Solutions (Henry Holt, 2016) received the 2017 John Gardner Fiction Book Award. Her novel The Beautiful Bureaucrat (Henry Holt, 2015), a New York Times Notable Book of 2015, was a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Her collection And Yet They Were Happy (Leapfrog Press, 2011) was named a notable collection by The Story Prize and was re-released in 2023. She is also the author of the children’s eco-adventure book Here Where the Sunbeams Are Green (Delacorte Press, 2012).

Sponsored by the Department of English and Creative Writing and the Dee Hull Everist Visiting Speaker Fund.

Distinguished Speaker Series: Ailey School Student Performance Group
2024-11-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Hollins Theatre
THEATRE SEATING IS SOLD OUT! All Tickets will now be for a live video feed.
The Ailey School honors the vision of Alvin Ailey, founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, by providing the best professional dance education with a focus on multidisciplinary training.

Dancers from the Ailey School will offer a performance and a keynote address on the history of the Ailey company, their relationship with college campuses and diversity, and the importance of teaching and the arts. The dancers come from all corners of the world to train and perfect their craft in the Ailey style of dance which incorporates multiple techniques including ballet, Horton, Graham-based modern, jazz, West African, Dunham technique, and hip hop. Led by Rehearsal Director Freddie Moore, the dancers are given the opportunity to share Mr. Ailey’s vision through valuable professional performance experience. This special event is part of the Hollins Distinguished Speaker Series.
Admission is free and open to the public, but seating is limited, and tickets are required (click here to reserve your space). Once tickets in the theatre are sold out, we will offer tickets to overflow seating in another location, with a video feed from the event in the theatre.

Winter Concert
2024-12-08 18:30 - 19:30 | duPont Chapel
The Hollins Choirs will present their holiday concert, accompanied by the student orchestra, guest musicians, and local children in choir. Featuring a multi-lingual performance of “Silent Night” by candlelight. Please join us and let’s celebrate the holidays together!

Where Love Leads: Love as a Leadership Strategy
2025-01-16 17:00 - 18:30 | Ballator Gallery, Moody Center
The first in the Batten Leadership Institute‘s “Leading Together” speaker series will explore why and how love can be an effective leadership strategy and how to apply that strategy in your daily life. Hollins University President Mary Dana Hinton extols that education and the liberal arts, in particular, demand the use of love as a leadership strategy.
The event will begin with a networking reception at 5 p.m., the presentation at 5:30 p.m., and a Q&A beginning at approximately 6 p.m.
Dr. Hinton is the thirteenth president of Hollins University. An accomplished higher education leader, she currently serves as the president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities board of directors. She is the author of Leading from the Margins: College Leadership from Unexpected Places.
The Leading Together speaker series seeks to facilitate learning and build community around the practice of leadership in Southwest Virginia. Sponsored by the Hollins Batten Leadership Institute and the William R. Kenan Jr. Leadership Endowment Fund, the speaker series is free and open to the public.

Beyond Hollins: What’s Next...
2025-03-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Ballator Gallery, Moody Center
Career and Life Design presents Hollins University’s Annual C3: Spring Career Connection Conference on Friday, March 7, 2025. The conference theme, “Beyond Hollins: What’s Next…,” aims to empower attendees to unlock their individual potential and create a significant impact on their future careers as well as how to prepare for life after graduation. This event offers a transformative experience, connecting students with alumnae/i, employers, and other professionals in various industries.

Event Highlights:

Experiential Showcase: This event takes place in the Ballator Gallery with internship and study abroad students showcasing their work and experiences they’ve had this school year during their internship work and travels.
Industry Roundtables: Dynamic discussions with alumnae/i, employers, and other seasoned professionals from multiple sectors to gain valuable insights into different career paths and industry trends.
Speed Networking: Where students engage a wide range of professionals in a fast-paced setting, perfect for expanding your professional network and exploring potential career opportunities.
Careers Conversations: One-on-one sessions between our students and alumnae/i and other industry experts to ask specific questions, seek advice, and learn about day-to-day roles and responsibilities in fields of interest.
LinkedIn Photobooth: Students can enhance their professional online presence with a high-quality LinkedIn photo.

At “Beyond Hollins: What’s Next…” many students will take their first step towards preparing for life after graduation and fulfilling an impactful career. Others will leverage their experience at Hollins to excel in their next career steps.

This event is a unique opportunity for students to engage with alumnae/i and employers to ignite their passion, gain critical insights, and pave the way for your future success. The world is eagerly awaiting the distinctive talents and perspectives that our Hollins students can offer.

Author Reading: Kiki Petrosino
2025-03-13 19:30 - 20:30 | Green Drawing Room, Main
Hollins University
Join us for a special reading with acclaimed poet Kiki Petrosino as part of the 2024-2025 Reading & Lecture Series hosted by the Department of English and Creative Writing.
Petrosino will present her work “Bright,” which explores the term used to describe light-skinned people of interracial American ancestry. The book offers a meditation on the author’s upbringing in a mixed Black and Italian American family, weaving together memoir, archival research, and personal reflection to examine the legacies of enslavement and racial discrimination in America.
Kiki Petrosino is the author of “White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia” (2020) and three other poetry collections. She holds graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop and currently teaches at the University of Virginia as a Professor of Poetry.
A Q&A session, book signing, and reception will follow the reading.
All are welcome to attend!

Leadership in the Workplace: How Diversity of Experience Builds High-performing Teams
2025-03-19 17:00 - 18:00 | Ballator Gallery, Moody Center
Join us for an insightful presentation by Laura Bradford Godfrey, award-winning senior executive and founder across multiple industries, from fashion brands to EdTech companies. Currently serving as chief operating officer of Louvelle, a peer-to-peer fashion tech start-up.

This presentation will explore:

The business case for leading diverse teams
How diversity of experience leads to diversity of thought
Why diverse thinking is crucial for high-performing teams
Practical tools to encourage broader team participation

The Leading Together speaker series is sponsored by the Hollins Batten Leadership Institute and the William R. Kenan Jr. Leadership Endowment Fund. All events are free and open to the public.

Choir Quad Concert
2025-05-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Front Quad
Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets for the choir’s traditional end-of-semester concert! It’ll be a blast with selections chosen by our graduating seniors, and ice cream will be served beforehand.

Commencement 2025
2025-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Berglund Center, 710 Williamson Rd NE, Roanoke, 24016, United States
More information regarding the comprehensive schedule for Commencement Weekend, including the featured speaker, will be provided in early March.

Kat Pascal - From Me to We: Connections That Create Impact
2025-09-29 17:00 - 18:30 | Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space), 1327 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke,, VA, 24015, United States
Date: 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 purpose can create lasting community impact.
Speaker Bio: Kat Pascal is a social entrepreneur and community advocate who brings an entrepreneurial mindset to the nonprofit world. As the founder of the Latinas Network, she leverages her experience in small business to build innovative, sustainable strategies that create meaningful impact. Kat is passionate about connecting people, resources, and opportunities to drive collective growth.
FREE to the public. Registration is required. Register for any Leading Together Series Dates

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Book Discussion - High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley
2025-10-22 17:30 - 18:30 | Sweet Donkey coffee House, 2108 Broadway Ave SW, Roanoke, 24014, United States
Date: 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 registration and participation is capped at 20 due to space limitations. We hope you will join us!
Book Description: In High Conflict: Why we get trapped and how we get out, author Amanda Ripley explores the contrast between us-them, high stakes conflict and healthy or good conflict. Through the stories of numerous and diverse real people who hold a range of perspectives, Ripley shows us how we can rekindle wonder and curiosity, rehumanize one another, and transform conflict in ways that lead to better relationships and communities that make space for both difference and connection.
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Senior Thesis Production: The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
2025-11-14 00:00 - 2025-11-15 23:59 | Hollins Theatre
Music 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 began singing… Then, they began dancing… And now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city. It’s up to Paul (an average guy who doesn’t like musicals) and his friends to stop this musical apocalypse and fight for humanity’s future.

Free and open to the public. Reservations not yet available.

Janet Crawford - The Coaching Advantage: A Leader's Game-Changing Superpower: Subtle Shifts. Extraordinary Results
2025-11-17 17:00 - 18:30 | Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space), 1327 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke,, VA, 24015, United States
Date: 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, agency and empowerment. Through practice and reflection, we will learn practical techniques to listen beyond the what to the who, share reflections that shift perspectives, and ask questions that spark insight. Participants will gain skills to elevate their leadership, drive extraordinary results, and create greater ease in one’s day.
Speaker Bio: Janet Crawford is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation, and the founder of Extra Ordinary Living—dedicated to embracing sustainable change. Prior to launching her private coaching practice, she spent 18 years in healthcare executive leadership. Janet partners with clients to maximize human potential—releasing what no longer serves them, building on existing strengths, and embracing new ways of leading, working, and living.

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CANCELLED - Reimagining Medea
2025-12-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Dana Dance
Reimagining 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 underpinnings of the classical play for its relevance in today’s time and age. The performance is built via a series of workshops in which the actors explore modes of connecting with the audience through a deep introspection of their own responses to the mythic characters. Viewing contemporary concerns through the lens of the universal themes of tragedy, we aim at a fuller understanding of social and political issues around us and reaffirm theatre as one of the most effective workshops for democracy.

LeeRay Costa - Grounding Your Leadership in Contemplative Practice
2025-12-10 17:00 - 18:30 | Grandin CoLab (CoLaboration Space), 1327 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke,, VA, 24015, United States
Date: 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 how grounding your leadership in contemplative practices can increase presence, self-awareness, compassion (for self and others), connection, and resilience.
Speaker Bio: Trained as a feminist cultural anthropologist, Dr. LeeRay Costa currently serves as Executive Director of the Batten Leadership Institute, and Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies / Anthropology at Hollins University. She is co-editor of the book Contemplative Practices and Acts of Resistance in Higher Education: Narratives Toward Wholeness (Routledge, 2024). Her current interests include engaging spirituality, contemplative practices, and creative expression in the service of leadership, human flourishing, and transformative social change.
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Kismet Loftin-Bell - Power Moves: Navigating Priorities, People & Purpose With Strength
2026-01-13 17:00 - 18:30 | Goodwin PDR
Date: 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 your typical soft skills session. Power Moves helps women understand how to use their natural talents (via CliftonStrengths) to set priorities that matter, navigate tricky collaborations, and transform conflict into connection. Participants will leave with a clearer sense of direction, empowered communication tools, and a personal “Power Move Map” they can use daily.
Speaker Bio: Kismet Loftin-Bell currently serves as the Women’s Leadership Program Associate at High Point University in High Point, NC, supporting the Elizabeth Miller Strickland Women’s L.I.F.T. Fellowship—a transformative leadership development program that serves over 130 college women. She is a certified CliftonStrengths Coach, John Maxwell 360° Leader facilitator, and alumna of Hollins University.
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