Hollins University

The Clothesline Project
2025-02-17 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Upper Moody
The Clothesline Project at Hollins University is a visual display that bears witness to interpersonal violence (IPV). Each shirt represents a particular person’s experience, illustrated by the survivor themself or by someone who cares about them. This project aims to raise awareness of the scope of IPV in so many lives in our community. T-shirt creation is open to students, staff, and faculty, and your anonymity is protected.

All students, faculty, and staff are welcome.

Lead Authentically: Crafting Tables, Seats and your Legacy
2025-02-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, 24020, United States
Shamaill Ross will present on ” Leading Authentically: Crafting Tables, Seats, and Your Legacy.” Ross serves as LGBTQIA chair of the Roanoke branch of the NAACP and on the boards of Girls Rock Roanoke and the Council of Community Services. She is also a senior Rik analyst and chair of the PRIDE Employee Impact Group at a Fortune 100 company in Roanoke.

Please join us! No registration is required.

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.

Spring Choir Concert
2025-03-09 15:00 - 17:00 | duPont Chapel
The Hollins Combined Choirs will present their midsemester concert, Medieval Mystics.

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!

Student Recital
2025-03-18 19:00 | Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley
Our private study students will present a recital for family and friends.

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.

Chamber Music Recital
2025-03-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley
Julia Goudimova on cello, Kevin Matheson on violin, and Anna Billias on piano will perform the Arensky piano trio as well as other chamber music.

Spring Recess
2025-03-24 00:00 - 2025-03-28 23:59 | Hollins University Campus, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, 24020, United States

Math Department Tea and Games
2025-03-24 14:30 - 15:30 | Dana 112
Each week join us for a low-key social gathering where we play games (like SET, cards, UNO, or anything else you can think of) and drink tea!
Any students who enjoy or are curious about mathematics, no need to be a math major or minor or even be taking a math class.

Senior Recital – Mackenzie Alderson
2025-04-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley
Mackenzie will present a recital of works for clarinet as partial fulfillment for the degree in music.

Brave Presence: Embracing Vulnerability with Curiosity and Courage
2025-04-21 17:00 - 18:00 | Ballator Gallery, Moody Center
Join us to hear from Rose Markey, senior learning and development consultant at the University of Virginia and certified Dare to Lead™ facilitator, trained in Brené Brown’s groundbreaking work on courageous leadership.

How to overcome the instinct to self-protect during vulnerable times
Practical strategies to replace withdrawal and avoidance with curiosity
Methods for fostering deeper connections and building trust
Ways to unlock courageous leadership potential

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

Valley Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert
2025-04-26 15:00 - 16:00 | duPont Chapel
The Valley Chamber Orchestra will present their spring concert, featuring music from popular video games.

Senior Recital – Autumn Wille
2025-04-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley
Autumn will present a recital of works for classical guitar as partial fulfillment for the degree in music.

Honors Convocation
2025-05-06 16:30 - 17:30 | Hollins University Campus, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, 24020, United States

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.

Last Day of Spring Term
2025-05-09 00:00 - 23:59 | Hollins University Campus, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, 24020, United States

Student Recital
2025-05-09 19:00 - 21:00 | duPont Chapel
Our last event of the year will feature our students performing their favorite selections from private lessons as well as the student orchestra’s end-of-semester performance.

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.

Reunion 2025
2025-05-30 00:00 - 2025-06-01 23:59 | Hollins University Campus, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, 24020, United States

raíces de Esperanza: The Omnipresence of Female Ancestors as Guides Through Nepantla
2025-06-12 19:30 - 20:30 | Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
Thesis Performance and Installation by

MFA Dance Graduate Student Fabiola Sanchez Huidobro

raíces de Esperanza: The Omnipresence of Female Ancestors as Guides Through Nepantla explores the intricate tapestry of generational rage and grief I experience as a first-generation individual navigating the emotional and spiritual landscape shaped by ancestry and migration. By examining how my female ancestors’ rage and grief intertwine with my own in a collective unconscious, I begin to address the complexities of being caught between two worlds: Mexico, the origin of my roots, and America, the land of my birth. Through personal stories and cultural reflections, this piece seeks to uncover the profound ways these generational traumas shape the intricacies of my identity. This research highlights the connection between the spiritual and physical worlds, bound together by blood and flesh, ultimately providing a deeper understanding of how echoes of the past resonate in the present.

Thursday, June 12, 2025 – Live Performance

7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 13 – June 29, 2025 – Exhibition

Tuesday – Sunday at 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Thursday at 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

DRAFTWORKS: A Studio Salon
2025-06-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Botetourt Reading Room, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, 24020, United States
DRAFTWORKS is a Dance Department and MFA Dance event inaugurated during fall 2005 and spring 2006. The platform was designed to provide a space for intimate, non-traditional, radical, often-times explicit performance work to be shared with the dance department community and guests. DRAFTWORKS: A Studio Salon was designed to challenge makers and witnesses to consider options for making and presenting work that do not have to subscribe to traditional/conventional forms, genre categorizations and notions of final dances (dance show). MFA Dance Year Residency graduate students, Kayla Brown, Ashley Cesiro, Fabiola Sanchez Huidobro and Caley Vancil will share their most recent and vibrant work-in-progress in this informal studio setting.

Artist Talk : Devin Baker
2025-06-21 20:00 - 21:30 | VAC 120
Indianapolis, IN native Devin Baker is a dance performer and teacher with over 15 years of concert dance experience. He has performed for illustrious dance organizations, including the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, and the world-class Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC). He’s performed the works of notable choreographers, including Ray Mercer, Abby Zbikowski, Crystal Michelle Perkins, Rennie Harris, Tommie Waheed-Evans, Katherine Dunham, Ron K. Brown, Gary Abbott and Kevin “Iega” Jeff. In 2016, he was a part of the Bessie Award-winning revival of master choreographer Donald Mckayle’s Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder. Devin has shared his knowledge of dance as a visiting teaching artist with institutions such as The Ohio State University Dance Program and the Regional Dance Association’s National Choreographic Institute. He believes that dance can enhance one’s quality of life by nurturing positive human interaction through movement practices that promote self-awareness, love, and communal appreciation.

MFA Dance Performance I
2025-06-28 20:00 - 21:30 | Hollins Theatre
MFA Dance Performance I features a collection of original work in performance and/or choreography by current MFA Dance candidates. As part of the thesis capstone research project, performance and dance work featured in this concert highlight a diverse approach to contemporary dance practices, research and making.

MFA Dance Performance II
2025-06-29 20:00 - 21:30 | Hollins Theatre

MFA Dance Performance III / Mobile Tour
2025-07-05 08:00 - 17:00
MFA Dance Performance III features a collection of original work in performance and/or choreography by current MFA Dance candidates in alternative-site locations on and around the Hollins campus. As part of the thesis capstone research project, performance and dance work featured in this concert highlight a diverse approach to contemporary dance practices, research and making.

Various Sites – Hollins Campus

Start Time to be listed at later date: https://www.hollins.edu/programs/dance-m-f-a/

From Paris to Romania: George Enescu
2025-09-07 15:00 - 16:00 | Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley
Featuring Kevin Matheson on violin and Tim Fuller on piano, presenting the works of Romanian composer George Enescu.

Admission Open House: Discover Hollins Day
2025-09-20 13:00 - 15:30 | Hollins University Campus, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, 24020, United States
Discover all that Hollins has to offer at our upcoming Admission Open House: Discover Hollins Day. Tour our beautiful campus, meet current students, and explore student life, career pathways, and campus resources. Attend info sessions on admissions, financial aid, and support services, and get your questions answered as you envision yourself at Hollins.
Register Today

Music Faculty Showcase
2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley
Come and join us as our talented faculty perform for students and friends! Expect to hear a wide range of genres and instruments in this unique recital full of master musicians.

Reading Series: Jaquira Díaz
2025-09-25 19:30 - 20:30 | Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
Reading: Thursday, September 25, 2025 – 7:30 pm – Visual Arts Center Auditorium
Jaquira Díaz was born in Puerto Rico, she was raised between Humacao, Fajardo, and Miami Beach. She is the author of the forthcoming novel This Is the Only Kingdom and Ordinary Girls: A Memoir, winner of a Whiting Award and a Florida Book Awards Gold Medal, and finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and the B&N Discover Prize. Ordinary Girls was optioned for television and is currently in development. In 2022, she held the Mina Hohenberg Darden Chair in Creative Writing at Old Dominion University’s MFA program and a Pabst Endowed Chair for Master Writers at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. She lives in New York and teaches at Columbia University.
Sponsored by the Department of English and Creative Writing and the Dee Hull Everist Visiting Speaker Fund
