RG 11. Awards, Conferences, and Programs

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Starting in 1987, the Science Focus Program at Berea College enabled the College both to identify African American high school sophomores with ability in science and/or mathematics and to instruct and guide them in their preparation to enter college in science related fields.  Program participants spent four weeks on campus in an intensive educational experience and working in the College's labor program. The program appears to have run through 1999.

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Records regarding awards and special recognitions given by Berea College to students, alumnae, staff, faculty, community members, and others. A small number of awards in this collection are given to Berea College community members by outside organizations.

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Records and materials related to various conferences, symposiums, and workshops held at Berea College, whether sponsored by Berea College or a non-affiliated organization. Materials include programs, conference papers, announcements, handbooks and information sheets about the conferences.

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Records and materials related to special programs administered by Berea College.

Some records within this collection can be accessed digitally - see detailed description below.

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Records regarding Berea College's Labor Day, 1923- .

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Materials and records regarding Berea College commencement ceremonies including graduate lists, notices, clippings, commencement and baccalaureate programs, and audio-visual recordings.

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For nearly 100 years, Berea College Convocations has made lectures, concerts and the performing arts available to the students and the general public.  A significant part of students' educational experience at the College is offered through the Convocation series which, in addition to enlivening the intellectual, aesthetic and religious lives of students, provides common experiences for students, faculty, and staff.

Abstract Children of God: An Oratorio on the Brotherhood of Man is a major choral work commissioned in 1956 by Berea College and the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America (NCC). A specially created Berea College Oratorio Choir first performed the work the following year in two significant events: Part I only was presented on both Feb. 1 and 2, 1957 at the Cincinnati Music Hall,with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and guest soloists, Thor Johnson conducting. The...

Abstract The Symposium on Rural Hymnody was hosted by Berea College on April 27-29, 1979.  Follow the links in the Series 4 box list to listen to the recordings of Symposium presentations, performances, and a worship service.  Presentations were given by seventeen participants.  The symposium also featured performances by the A.L. Phipps Family of Knox County, Kentucky and the Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers of Dale County, Alabama. The group also traveled to Floyd County, Kentucky, to attend the...

Abstract A Summer Puppetry Caravan for Appalachia was created by director Neil di Teresa, professor of art at Berea College, in 1969. Initially funded by Berea College and the Rockefeller Foundation, the Caravan received additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kentucky Arts Commission, the Kentucky Humanities Council, and other private organizations.The aim of the Caravan was “to involv[e] Appalachians in Cultural and creative activities, to develo[p] a sense of...