Events in the University Libraries
Current and Scheduled Events
 | Artifacts and Thangkas from the Tibetan Cultural Institute Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library The University of Arkansas Libraries will host a display of artifacts and thangkas from the Tibetan Cultural Institute in the Walton Reading Room in Mullins Library.... More... |
Past Events
2013
 | University Libraries Present Four Films by Fellini (2/26/2013) Performing Arts & Media Viewing Room The University of Arkansas Libraries will host "Fellini in February" a series of feature films written and directed by Federico Fellini. The films will be screened in the Mullins Library Room 104 each Tuesday evening from Feb. 5 to Feb. 26, all... More... |
2012
 | Celebrate Geographic Information Systems Day (11/14/2012) Room 102, Mullins Library The University of Arkansas Libraries, the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies and the student chapter of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing will celebrate Geographic Information Systems Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.... More... |
 | Celebrate Archives Month 2012: Ernie Dumas to Speak at Special Collections Open House (10/17/2012) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library In honor of American Archives Month, journalist Ernie Dumas will discuss his book Dearest Letty and the collection of World War II love letters between Leland Duvall and his future wife upon which the book is based.... More... |
 | Physics Library Open House (9/28/2012) Physics Library Have you seen the recent renovations to the Physics Library? Drop by during our open house from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, September 28, take a tour, and enjoy some refreshments! The Physics Library is located at 221 Physics Building, 825 West... More... |
 | 40-50-100: Milestones in Arkansas's Environmental History (9/19/2012) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library The University of Arkansas Libraries will celebrate environmentalism in the Natural State with an event titled "40-50-100: Milestones in Arkansas’s Environmental History" on from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 19, in the Helen Robson... More... |
 | Laurence Luckinbill Papers Announcement and Reception (6/18/2012) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library Please join us for a press conference and reception in honor of Laurence Luckinbill, McIlroy Family Visiting Professor, and in celebration of the acquisition of his papers by the University of Arkansas Libraries.... More... |
 | Libraries' Film Series 2012--Four Films of the Apocalypse (4/24/2012) Performing Arts & Media Viewing Room The University of Arkansas Libraries are hosting a series of feature films on the theme "Four Films of the Apocalypse" in celebration of National Library Week. The films will be screened in Mullins Library Room 104 each Tuesday evening from April 3... More... |
 | Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock Documentary Prescreening (1/19/2012) Donald W. Reynolds Center In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. week, the University Libraries and Diversity Affairs will host a prescreening of the PBS documentary Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock on January 19, at 2 p.m. in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. The... More... |
2011
 | Discover Arkansas in the Archives: Burial Customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850-1950 (10/5/2011) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library In honor of American Archives Month, journalist Abby Burnett will deliver a program titled, “Gone to the Grave: Burial Customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850–1950” on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Room 130 on the lower level of Mullins Library.... More... |
 | Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt Papers Opened to Researchers (9/14/2011) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library The papers of former Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt were opened to researchers on September 14, 2011 in the Helen Robson Walton Reading Room in Mullins Library at the University of Arkansas.... More... |
 | Sand mandala creation (5/12/2011) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library Tibetan traditions were the focus of events surrounding the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama during Tibet Week 2011.... More... |
 | Tibetan Buddhist butter sculpture demonstration with Sonam Dhargye (5/11/2011) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library Sonam Dhargye conducted a live demonstration of the building of a traditional Tibetan Buddhist butter sculpture, which is central to spiritual development in Tibetan Buddhism and are considered a high form of Tibetan art.... More... |
 | Libraries' Film Series 2011--Monsters & Mayhem (4/26/2011) Performing Arts & Media Viewing Room In celebration of National Library Week, the University of Arkansas Libraries are hosting a film festival on the theme of Monsters & Mayhem in Mullins Room 104 each Tuesday evening in April... More... |
 | Free Indie Film Screening of "A Genesis Found" (3/17/2011) Performing Arts & Media Viewing Room Mullins Library will host a stop on the 2010-11 Southeastern Campus Tour for the independent feature film, "A Genesis Found."... More... |
2010
 | Zome Day 2010 (11/18/2010) East Staircase, Mullins Library The MathClub, the department of Mathematical Sciences, the University Libraries, and Zometool, Inc. will host the fourth Zome Day at Mullins Library on the University of Arkansas campus on Thursday, November 18.... More... |
 | Reception to Honor Chad Smith, Chief of the Cherokee Nation (11/8/2010) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library The reception will culminate a day-long visit with University staff and faculty.... More... |
 | Discover Arkansas in the Archives: Archives Month 2010 (10/27/2010) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library Teenaged Little Rock filmmakers featured at Archives Month Open House.... More... |
 | University Learning Commons Open House (9/1/2010) Main Lobby Area, Mullins Library The University Libraries and IT Services will host an open house of the newly renovated University Learning Commons on September 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.... More... |
 | Treasures of Mullins Library Walking Tours (8/25/2010) Main Lobby Area, Mullins Library 30-minute walking tour offers an overview of collections, services, and facilities of Mullins Library.... More... |
 | Student Film Festival (4/15/2010) Performing Arts & Media Viewing Room In celebration of National Library Week, the University of Arkansas Libraries are hosting a student film festival featuring amateur films created by current and former students of the university.... More... |
 | Libraries Short Video Contest 2010 (4/4/2010) Main Lobby Area, Mullins Library Create a cell phone video and win an ITunes gift card. Three prizes (100, 50, 25 dollar cards) will be awarded.... More... |
 | Diane Blair Papers Opening (3/9/2010) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library As part of the celebration marking the opening of the Diane Blair Papers, Special Collections has created an exhibit filled with mementos of her career as an educator, author, citizen, and friend.... More... |
2009
 | "We Surely Owe a Debt to these Long Downtrodden People" (11/18/2009) Giffels Auditorium, Old Main The University of Arkansas Libraries' Special Collections Department joined with the History Department, the UA Press, and the University of Arkansas Bookstore to present "'We Surely Owe a Debt to these Long Downtrodden People': The Accidental... More... |
 | GIS Day Open House 2009 (11/18/2009) J. B. Hunt Center for Academic Excellence Each year the University Libraries and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies host a local celebration of Geographic Information Systems Day to give the public the opportunity to view real-world applications of GIS technology by specialists... More... |
 | Celebrating the Arkansas Experience: Archives Month Open House 2009 (10/29/2009) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library The University Libraries' Special Collections Department commemorated Archives Month by hosting an open house in Special Collections, Mullins Library room 130, on October 29, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The event will included ran overview of the... More... |
 | John Bell, Jr. Reception (9/11/2009) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library The University Libraries hosted a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, September 11, honoring John Bell, Jr. of Fort Smith, the artist whose work was exhibited in Mullins Library through the end of October. Mr. Bell is a 1965 graduate of the... More... |
 | Life and Death of the Oldest Newspaper West of the Mississippi (4/29/2009) Giffels Auditorium, Old Main Renowned reporter, writer and teacher Roy Reed spoke on the history of the Arkansas Gazette on April 29 at Giffels Auditorium in Old Main at the University of Arkansas. The program, titled "The Life and Death of the Oldest Newspaper West of... More... |
 | Fay Jones Collection Opened (4/29/2009) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library The Fay Jones Collection was formally opened by University of Arkansas Libraries Dean Carolyn Allen during the April dedication of the Fay Jones School of Architecture. The collection contains drawings for projects, business and academic records,... More... |
 | Mandala: A Spiritual Experience of Tibet (3/29/2009) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library Geshe Dorjee, instructor at the University of Arkansas's Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, and Gedun Pekar of Fayetteville's Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas were joined by two visiting scholars of Tibetan culture, Zoepa Gyatso and Lama... More... |
 | Office of Scientific and Technical Information Databases Training (3/26/2009) Room 102, Mullins Library A virtual workshop with Tim Byrne of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information was hosted on Thursday, March 26 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Byrne demonstrated search functions and provided tips for the major Web sites... More... |
 | Suffering Doesn't End Once the Killing Has Stopped (2/26/2009) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library Professor Samuel Totten gave a lecture titled "The Suffering Doesn’t End Once the Killing has Stopped: The Plight and Fate of the Survivors of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide" from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Helen Robson Walton Reading Room of Mullins Library... More... |
 | Jim Crow in the Natural State: A Look at White Supremacy in Arkansas History (2/25/2009) UA School of Law WATR 342 Arkansas historian and author Grif Stockley gave a lecture in honor of Black History Month entitled "Jim Crow in the Natural State: A Look at White Supremacy in Arkansas History." A reception began at 3 p.m., with the lecture following at 3:30 p.m.... More... |
2008
 | Zome Day 2008 (12/4/2008) Main Lobby Area, Mullins Library The University of Arkansas Math Club and the department of mathematical sciences held Zome Day 2008 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Club members, volunteers, and organizers Luca Capogna, professor of mathematics, and Chaim Goodman-Strauss,... More... |
 | GIS Day Open House 2008 (11/19/2008) J. B. Hunt Center for Academic Excellence The University Libraries and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies hosted a local celebration of Geographic Information Systems Day for the campus and community. The GIS Day Open House showcased real-world applications of GIS technology by... More... |
 | Mysteries, Mistresses & Murder: 3 Arkansas Authors (10/29/2008) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library October is American Archives Month, and the University Libraries' Special Collections department commemorated the month by hosting a series of lectures titled "Mysteries, Mistresses, and Murder: Celebrating Three Arkansas Authors." All lectures were... More... |
 | Mullins Library 40th Anniversary (9/16/2008) Main Lobby Area, Mullins Library Mullins Library celebrated its 40th birthday on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. In celebration of 40 years of operation, staff and faculty of Mullins assembled an exhibit of memorabilia from four decades of service to the university community in the... More... |
 | George Dombek Donates Painting (5/19/2008) Fine Arts Library George Dombek donated a 40" x 40" watercolor from his Ozark Portrait series to the University of Arkansas Libraries on Monday, May 19, 2008. The painting, entitled Medal of Honor, comes from a series of works titled "Ozark Portraits," which... More... |
 | Walkin' Talkin' Gallery Tour (2/8/2008) Main Lobby Area, Mullins Library Memphis artist George Hunt hosted two walk-through tours of his exhibit in Mullins Library on Friday, February 8, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hunt called it his "Walkin' Talkin' Gallery Tour," in which he described each painting and his motivation for... More... |
2007
 | Zome Day 2007 (11/30/2007) Main Lobby Area, Mullins Library The Undergraduate Math Club built a giant "cantellated dodecaplex" using ZOME tools on Friday, November 30, in Mullins Library, at the east entrance under the spiral staircase. The sculpture was composed of several small regular cells, joined... More... |
 | GIS Day 2007 (11/14/2007) J. B. Hunt Center for Academic Excellence The University Libraries and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies hosted an open house to recognize Geographic Information Systems Day in the second floor atrium area of the J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Center for Academic Excellence... More... |
 | A Giant Step: 1960 Little Rock Film (11/13/2007) Second Presbyterian Church The special collections department of the University of Arkansas hosted a screening of the 1960 film on Little Rock titled "A Giant Step" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock. The history of the film began... More... |
 | Native American Symposium Kickoff 2007 (11/6/2007) Main Lobby Area, Mullins Library The 2007 Native American Symposium held its kickoff event at the University of Arkansas Libraries on November 6, 2007. Event co-chairs Gloria Young and Frank Scheide were on hand for the event, which began with a short welcome from Dean of Libraries... More... |
 | Special Collections 40th Anniversary (10/25/2007) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library The Special Collections Department at the University of Arkansas Libraries celebrated its 40th anniversary with two events during American Archives Month 2007. On Saturday October 20, faculty and staff from Special Collections conducted two Family... More... |
 | Before Little Rock: Successful Arkansas School Integration (9/15/2007) Law School Courtroom WATR 240 Because the Little Rock Central High School Integration Crisis grabbed the national spotlight in 1957, most Arkansans are unaware of the positive strides taken toward integration in Arkansas before 1957. The University of Arkansas Libraries hosted a... More... |
 | Pryor Center Reception (4/27/2007) Cosmopolitan Hotel David and Barbara Pryor and the University Libraries co-hosted a reception honoring Kris Katrosh, newly appointed director of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History at the Cosmopolitan Hotel on Friday April 27, 2007... More... |
 | The Architecture and Landscapes of Arkansas: A Heritage of Distinction (3/2/2007) Continuing Education Center The Special Collections Department and the School of Architecture hosted a conference titled "The Architecture and Landscapes of Arkansas: A Heritage of Distinction" on March 2, 2007 at the UA Continuing Education Center in downtown Fayetteville.... More... |
 | The Photographic Mission of Ralph Armstrong (2/21/2007) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library Susan Marren, assoc. professor of English, lectured on the life and works of Ralph Armstrong, the Little Rock photographer whose exhibit was currently on display in Mullins Library. The lecture was held Wednesday, February 21, at 4 p.m. in Special... More... |
2006
 | GIS Day Open House 2006 (11/15/2006) Room 486, Mullins Library The University Libraries hosted an Open House to recognize Geographic Information Systems Day. The Open House was held on the east end of Level 4 of Mullins Library on Wednesday, Nov. 15. GIS Day is an international event designed to showcase... More... |
 | Archives Week Open House 2006 (10/23/2006) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library The University Libraries Special Collections department celebrated Archives Week (October 22-28) with an Open House on October 23. The purpose of Archives Week in Arkansas is to celebrate the documentary history of the state, to raise awareness of... More... |
 | Face to Face: The Borchard Collection of British Self-Portraits in the 20th Century Reception (10/12/2006) Walton Arts Center On exhibition for the first time in the U. S., "Face to Face" featured more than 100 self-portraits collected by the late Ruth Borchard of London, who never paid more than 21 guineas for any one picture. Borchard's concept was to collect those works... More... |
 | All That Remains: Forensic Anthropology & the Medicolegal Investigation of Death (10/12/2006) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library Dr. Murray K. Marks, associate professor of the departments of Anthropology and Pathology at the University of Tennessee, associate director of the Forensic Anthropology Center, and curator of the Forensic Anthropology Facility in Knoxville, more... More... |
 | Stay More Reunion (9/20/2006) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library Special Collections announced the publication of Donald Harington and His Stay More Novels: A Celebration of 35 Years, a printing of the keynote address given by Bob Razer at the Stay More Reunion in December, 2005.... More... |
 | The Universe Provides, a talk by Evelyn C. White (2/22/2006) Walton Reading Room, Mullins Library Evelyn C. White, author of the critically acclaimed biography titled Alice Walker: A Life (Norton, 2004) presented a lecture, "The Universe Provides: Writing the Life of Alice Walker; Musings on The Color Purple, Abundance, and the Art of... More... |
2005
 | Mary Celestia Parler Conference (11/11/2005) Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library Special Collections hosted a conference on the life and work of Mary Celestia Parler on November 11-12, 2005 in Fayetteville. Mary Celestia Parler, a pioneering folklorist at the University of Arkansas and spouse of folklorist Vance Randolph,... More... |
