Dear Neighbors and Friends,
Welcome back! Our fall semester is in full swing and we are delighted to share the following updates from campus and the exciting range of upcoming public events. From performances at the Mullen Center, to athletics to a new exhibit in the recently renovated Art Gallery, Villanova is a vibrant and dynamic place to be this fall and we invite you to come be a part of it.
Please contact neighbors@villanova.edu with questions.
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Villanova University Again Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report
Villanova’s inclusion (#51) among the nation’s best colleges and universities is another indication of the University’s continued prominence and forward momentum. Over the past five years, Villanova’s undergraduate applications have increased by more than 15 percent. Students at the University consistently earn some of the nation’s most prestigious national scholarships and awards, with 116 Villanovans receiving Fulbright U.S. Student Grants since 2016. Upon graduation, Villanovans are highly sought-after by top graduate schools, companies and organizations across the country and around the world, with a successful placement rate of 97.8 percent for the class of 2021.
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2022-2023 Season at the Mullen Center
The Mullen Center is excited to welcome you back for its live and in-person 2022-2023 season. Please visit http://villanovatheatre.org/ and The Mullen Center's website to learn more about the schedule of performances, the unique performance spaces and how to secure tickets.
About Villanova Theatre
Villanova Theatre is a community of artist-scholars committed to transforming hearts and minds through the visionary production of classical, modern, and contemporary dramatic literature.
Our work is fueled by the imaginative striving common to Villanova’s accomplished faculty, versatile staff, and energetic graduate students. Together, we are devoted to creating a vibrant theatre enriched by and overflowing with the ideas explored in our classrooms. In all of our endeavors, we aim to share the dynamic experience of collaborative learning with our audiences in order to engage the intellect and stir the soul. As a facet of Villanova University, Villanova Theatre serves the campus community as well as thousands of theatre-goers from the Main Line and the Greater Philadelphia area.
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Villanova University Art Gallery
Did you know that Villanova University's Art Gallery is free and open to the public year-round? We invite you to the Connelly Center, in the heart of Villanova's campus, to participate in Villanova's rich tradition in the arts. The Gallery features several exhibits throughout the year, each with opening receptions that are open to the public.
The current exhibit in the Gallery is OUTCRY, by Whitney Bradshaw. OUTCRY is a stirring and thought-provoking photographic installation inspired by the #MeToo movement and Women's March of 2018. OUTCRY will be on view at the Gallery through October 3rd. Please find the location and hours for the Gallery below.
Connelly Center, 2nd Floor
800 Lancaster Ave.,
Villanova PA
Hours
Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 7 PM
Weekend: 11 AM - 7PM
About the Gallery
Over the years, guest artists exhibiting at the gallery have come from as far away as Kuwait and as close to home as Philadelphia. The gallery has hosted exhibits of traditional watercolors from China, carved masks and totems from the Yoruba culture of West Africa, Batiks from Belorussia, and handcrafted ceramics and glassware from Italy. We have served as an inaugural venue for young artists and provided an exhibition space for talented older citizens whose discovery of the artist within came much later in life.
All exhibits are open to the public and are free of charge.
The public is cordially invited to all artists' receptions. We welcome the opportunity to put new names and addresses on our mailing list in order to let you know of special events, such as free demonstrations by exhibiting artists, and other programs.
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From NBC10: "Presidents come and go, but The Queen has been a constant figure." Catherine Warrick is an associate professor of Political Science at Villanova University.
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From the NYTimes: “We have this sort of two-headed monster,” said Stephen M. Strader, a disaster scientist at Villanova University, who was not involved in the research. “One side is a changing environment, and the atmosphere being altered by climate change.”
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From USAToday: By hiring Kyle Neptune at Villanova and Shaheen Holloway at Seton Hall, the Big East is setting the national standard in recognizing minority talent.
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From 6ABC: The Villanova junior guard ruptured his Achilles tendon with less than 40 seconds to go in their Elite 8 game, ending his season. Justin Moore worried his career was over.
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Upcoming Public Events (In-Person and Virtual)
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James Madison and the Constitution Lecture
Thursday, September 22nd
4:30PM, Driscoll Hall 134
Celebrate Constitution Day 2022 with the Matthew J. Ryan Center at this in-person, public lecture from Dr. Colleen Sheehan on “James Madison and the Constitution”. Dr. Sheehan is a professor of Political Science at the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University. She has published extensively on Madison. Dr. Sheehan also served on Villanova’s faculty for many years and founded the Matthew J. Ryan Center while here. Please join us to consider the continuing relevance of James Madison’s thoughts on the US Constitution.
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Minas
Wednesday, September 28th
7:00PM, Topper Theatre at the Mullen Center
Minas blends north and south creating original music that is evocative and imaginative.
Brazilian guitar and jazz piano. Male and female vocals. English and Portuguese poetry.
Minas creates uplifting, subtle, and complex beauty that is transportive. Come join usfor an evening of beautiful Brazilian jazz. This event is co-sponsored by Global Interdisciplinary Studies and CLAS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Climate Change in Historical Perspective: Corporate, Scientific and Political Denial of Climate ChangeWednesday, October 19th
6:00PM, Virtual
Join the LePage Center for the second of six Climate Change in Historical Perspective panels that will focus on corporate, scientific and political denial of climate change research.
Featuring
Erik Conway, PhD, historian, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, who will discuss his forthcoming coauthored book, How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market and his previous work, Merchants of Doubt
Eve Darian-Smith, PhD, chair, Global and International Studies, University of California, Irvine, who will speak about governments' resistance to climate change initiatives in Australia, Brazil and the United States, drawing on her recently published book Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis
Ronald Kramer, PhD, professor, Sociology, Western Michigan University, who will offer themes from his 2020 book Carbon Criminals, Climate Crimes.
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Campus Events Through October 2022
This printable schedule is a comprehensive list of noteworthy events through October of 2022.
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Final Notes
Coming to campus? Know where to go using our Campus Map. Villanova recommends that visitors to campus wear a mask while indoors.
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