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Mississippi College recently celebrates student leadership at the 2022 Student Experience Awards Gala. The announcement of the club of the year is given annually to the service organization that has earned the top spot through campus involvement, philanthropy, and service hours. The 2022 winner is Kokoa Men's Service Club.

The Mississippi College Department of Teacher Education and Leadership recently announced the 2021-22 academic year award winners. Emily Stringham was named the Alan D. Lowe Secondary Education Honor Student of the Year. An award given annually in honor of Alan D. Lowe, Mississippi College cooperating teacher from 1967-1985. This award is given to the secondary education student rated highest in student teaching, scholarship, personal qualities, educational ideals, and contributions.

The Mississippi College Department of English recently announced the 2021-22 academic year award winners. Adelaide Zink received the Sigma Tau Delta Freshman Composition Award. This award is given annually by the Psi Zeta local chapter to the freshman who has excelled in English composition.

The Mississippi College Department of English recently announced the 2021-22 academic year award winners. Elijah Cardenas received the Psi Zeta Chapter Award. This award is given annually to the outstanding senior English major who has been active in the local chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honorary society.

The Mississippi College Department of English recently announced the 2021-22 academic year award winners. Caroline McGuffee received the Sarah A. Rouse English Award. This award is given annually to the outstanding senior English major.

Mississippi College recently celebrates student leadership at the 2022 Student Experience Awards Gala. The announcement of the tribe of the year is given annually to the tribe/service organization that has earned the top spot through campus involvement, philanthropy, and service hours. The 2022 winner is Kissimee Social Tribe.

Mississippi College recently celebrated the 2022 Student Experience Awards Gala and 13 students received the Spirit of MC award. The Spirit of MC Award recognizes freshmen students who have ignited their college career at MC, stepping into their role at MC as young leaders by cultivating a positive atmosphere and experience for their class and the campus community. This year's recipients include Bethany Bradshaw, Conner Cantrell, Bella Dart, Evie Dart, Janie Gray, Kaitlyn Hamilton, Blocker Harvison, Caroline McCaleb, Cameron Melton, Will Peeler, Haleigh Roberts, John Tabor Stokes, and Lauren Wallace.

Mississippi College recently hosted the 2022 Student Experience Awards Gala, honoring students for leadership, service, and campus involvement. The Freshman Female of the Year and the Freshman Male of the Year are each recognized for their ability to emulate the vision and mission of the university throughout the course of their first year at Mississippi College. For 2022, the Freshman Female of the Year is Nadiya Foster and the Male of the Year is Conner Dyess.

Mississippi College recently hosted the Student Experience Gala and announced the seventeen students that were awarded the Servant Leadership Award. The Student Experience Servant Leadership Award recognizes sophomore and junior students who have served the campus as a whole and are actively leading on campus through engagement, service to the institution and living out our Christian mission. The 2022 recipients are Cole Benoit, Camryn Bruce, Jameson Cook, Anna Davis, Carly Fisher, Cooper Gadman, Mary Margaret Freeman, Mason Kennedy, Kendall Lauderdale, Timothy Martin, Abby McCoy, Hannah Mullins, Noemi Perez, Dylan Robertson, David Torrent, Evan Warnick, and Abbey Williams.

Mississippi College recently hosted the Student Experience Gala and announced the seventeen students that were awarded the Senior Award of Excellence. The Senior Awards of Excellence in Leadership recognize senior students who are distinguished by visionary leadership on campus and their vision of greatness. Students receiving this award may have shown leadership in a particular organization or department, or have served in various roles across campus.

Conferred upon the senior student who has been chosen for having made a significant contribution to student life of the college exemplifying the ideals of the founders of the College, and their successors, in quality of living, leadership, and service. It is named in memory of Dr. Charles W. Scott and Dr. Chester E. Swor. The 2022 recipient is Riley Paige Lara of Hernando, MS.

The Perry Academic Awards were established by Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Perry (Marion Walter Perry, '32 and Effie Elaine McDonald Perry, '33) for the purpose of recognizing scholastic achievement at Mississippi College. Academic Awards, in the form of gold medals, will be awarded to not more than seven seniors per year from the following majors: biological sciences, business administration and business education, including accounting, computer science, and marketing; chemistry; history; English; languages; mathematics; physics; arts and music; medical technology and nursing; education and psychology; kinesiology (formerly family and consumer sciences) and interior design; communication; sociology and social work. Consideration for the awards are with emphasis on academic performance with all nominees having not less than a 3.5 grade point average. Academic excellence will receive 75% consideration and 25% for qualities of leadership, citizenship, creative ability, activities, and moral character. For the 2021-22 academic year, the following students received the award: Olivia Grace Brookins, Matthew Drew, Libba Dudley, Ann Elisabeth Marks, Caitlin McCormick, Kathryn Deanne Miller, Marina Nadar Rizk, and John McCormick Harvey.

Each year, the student body of Mississippi College selects a man and woman who best typify the ideal MC student. The recipients for 2022 are Ishmon Foster and Emma Chapman.

The Hall of Fame of Mississippi College was established in 1960 to honor four senior students for outstanding leadership ability, scholastic achievement, extra-curricular activities participation, contribution to student life and dedication to the serving of God and fellowmen. The four honorees are announced each spring at the Student Experience Gala and presented with a plaque.

A smattering of superlative individual performances in shooting competitions from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Las Vegas, Nevada, and improved overall team scores highlight the Mississippi College archery team's spring season. The squad gained valuable experience in tournaments on the road and in Mississippi, competed against top collegiate and amateur performers in open divisions, and shared team-bonding experiences while traveling. Several of his archers took home individual awards. The spring season kicked off Jan. 15 with the 2022 Mississippi Indoor Classic at the Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Archery Center in Jackson. Despite competing in an open division against archers with a wide range of abilities, MC's Emilia Miceli took first place and Anna Carraway captured second place in the Women's Bowhunter Division.

The Student Government Association (SGA) of Mississippi College has announced the newly elected senators for the 2022-23 academic year. The SGA represents all undergraduate students of Mississippi College. They serve as a liaison between the students and the administrators, faculty, and staff of Mississippi College by advocating the proposals for advancement made by the Student Leadership Council. The SGA also promotes student welfare by providing opportunities for extracurricular student interaction and by exercising the authority to make judgments regarding student violations of campus rules.

Entrepreneurs are the engine that drives economic growth in the U.S. By envisioning and creating new products and services, entrepreneurs stimulate employment, which accelerates economic development. Successful entrepreneurship requires a combination of skills that have been carefully cultivated by faculty in the School of Business at Mississippi College. Many of the school's brightest students participate in an independent entrepreneurial club - called "Think Tank" - that inspires the next generation of business innovators in the state. Many of the Think Tank participants' most promising ideas will be unveiled during the seventh annual Entrepreneurship Forum April 6-7 at Vicksburg's Thad Cochran Mississippi Center for Information and Technology and the Vicksburg Convention Center. Hosted by the University of Mississippi's McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement and Innovate Mississippi, a nonprofit organization that has developed more than 1,500 new companies throughout the state, the event brings together leading entrepreneurs, economic developers, innovators, and future business owners to learn more about the entrepreneurial climate and the future of entrepreneurship in Mississippi. It is part of the Catalyzing Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Initiative funded by the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation. The forum will include educational sessions and panels on technology and innovation, student entrepreneurship, and the state's entrepreneurial ecosystem. But the most highly anticipated event is the NextUp Business Plan Competition, an avenue for students to pitch projects with viable business plans to academic and business experts. Seven aspiring entrepreneurs at MC are scheduled to compete against students from the state's other four-year colleges and universities in a fast-paced, "Shark Tank"-style business environment. The students will deliver their pitches, display their prototypes, and attempt to convince a panel of business professionals and investors that their ideas could gain traction in the uber-competitive business market. The Mississippi Development Authority will award monetary prizes to the most promising presentations to help students develop their ideas to the creation stage. John Brandon, instructor and director of entrepreneurial development at MC, said Think Tank students have traditionally performed very well in the competition, even securing second and third prizes during the last forum. "Our students are very involved in that competition," said Brandon, who specializes in small business creation and business growth strategies. "We take students from one of our senior-level entrepreneurial courses and have them put together a new business venture idea, write a new business plan, and give a complete presentation. "As we train these students to go out and attempt to run a new business venture successfully, we help them take the concepts of the businesses they have and run it through their paces so they're comfortable talking to investors or venture capital firms. This lets our students really shine when they leave MC." One of Brandon's students that will participate in the NextUp competition and will also serve as a panelist at the forum. Everest Benson, a junior business entrepreneurship major from Ann Arbor, Michigan, will be pitching his plan for Nicotine Relief Therapy Coffee. "It is coffee that contains nicotine for the purpose of helping people quit smoking, vaping, or whatever other use of nicotine they have," said Benson, who serves as Think Tank events coordinator and incoming president. "Once the concept is finalized, it should be very simple to produce, but the trial, testing, and proof-of-concept stage is the most complicated due to laws and regulations. "The benefit would be to current nicotine users, creating a nicotine relief therapy that is simple to use and does not deviate them from their everyday lifestyles, since 93 percent of smokers also drink coffee." The concept is so promising that Benson is scheduled to present "NRT Coffee" to forum attendees as part of the official program the day after the NextUp competition. "The presentation will focus mostly on the background of current nicotine relief therapies, how NRT Coffee is different, and how it has the possibility to capture a significantly large market share," he said. "I want the audience to understand that there is not always one right way to do something. The largest 'stop smoking' advocates in society push for the 'cold turkey' approach to nicotine, even though relief therapies are proven to work significantly better. "I want everyone to understand that using what people are already familiar with is a more effective approach than using a foreign object." Carter Zatechka, a senior business administration major and entrepreneurship minor from Memphis, is a first-time participant in the NextUp competition, but his business proposal also has promise. Zatechka, Think Tank's director of marketing, will be pitching a mobile app called "Summit" that would help attendees of professional conferences and seminars capture the vast array of information presented to them. "When people attend these meetings, they are usually given a pamphlet or piece of paper that doesn't have a whole lot of information, and they're not able to retain everything that was said at the conference," Zatechka said. "With this app, the conference presenter can distribute information to attendees automatically, which can be stored efficiently on their phones or tablets. "It takes away the need to keep up with any kind of physical piece of paper or pamphlet, and it becomes easier to access information from the conference." Other MC Business students scheduled to participate in the NextUp competition include Hannah Grace Plunkett, Kimberly Hardy, Schuyler Hickman, Thomas Wilson, and Alondra Reyes. Zatechka said the forum provides a valuable opportunity for these students to interact with their colleagues from other universities and discover potential business trends for the future. "It will be interesting to see what is out there, to see what people are thinking and creating with their business ventures," Zatechka said. "Taking an idea applicable to what we do in class and making it a successful venture takes a lot of hard work. The students who participate have a lot to offer in today's entrepreneurial world." Brandon said MC Business harnesses that talent and expands students' business acumen while sharpening their entrepreneurial skills. "The Entrepreneurship Program in the School of Business offers a major in entrepreneurship, a minor in entrepreneurship for business majors, and a minor in entrepreneurship for non-business majors," said Brandon, who teaches Introduction to Entrepreneurship, New Venture Creation, and Business Skills for Life. "But it's not just for students in the business school - it's for students who are interested in almost any career. "If you're studying electrical engineering and thinking of opening a business one day, you would be welcome in the program. If you're a musician who might be interested in starting a business, you're welcome here. If you're in some other career, but think you could benefit from a side business, you're welcome. "Whether you're interested in technology or in some of the more common things people buy and use every day, you're welcome." Think Tank, governed and run exclusively by students, has a similar aim. "The whole purpose of the club is to expand across the business school, but also to focus on attracting people who have an entrepreneurial mindset," Zatechka said. "We'd like for them to participate in club activities and get exposed to business people in their field." Along with its participation in the Entrepreneurship Forum, Think Tank offers a variety of opportunities for members to develop their entrepreneurial chops. Think Tank leaders are planning their own entrepreneurial event this spring. Members of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Clinton, and local residents will visit MC to offer their advice to students interested in learning more about the local business climate. They will focus on the close ties the Christian University has to the town of Clinton. Think Tank members are also heavily involved in social clubs and tribes, MC board events, Scouts, the Yearbook Committee, and Residence Life. "Members of Think Tank are much more likely to do activities that build their competitiveness in the economy," Benson said. "That comes in all forms, whether in jobs, internships, or service commitments to the community. "I believe everyone can benefit from Think Tank. People not in the School of Business might get their first experience with the idea of turning their skill, hobby, or major into a profitable enterprise. We in the club cannot think of a single major at Mississippi College - or universities in general - that would not benefit from learning about starting or operating a business. Anyone who wants to be involved is invited and encouraged."

Bradley Lewis has been accepted into the Physical Therapy Program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Mississippi College's Jackson Breedlove was named the Gulf South Conference Baseball Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The Decatur, Ala., redshirt freshman becomes the first Choctaw to garner GSC's honor since Jaron Harris received the award on April 13, 2021. Breedlove hit .462 in his three starts this week. He tied for tops on the team with six hits, drove in a pair and scored three times. His batting average ranked third on the team. He was also perfect in the field with a 1.000 clip at shortstop.

The Mississippi College softball program clinched this weekend's GSC opening series on Sunday, defeating West Alabama by a final score of 11-3. MC got things started early in the first inning with a Jenna Ergle solo home run to left field, her fourth of the season and second of the weekend, to put the Choctaws up top 1-0. Three more runs in the second inning with the help of a two runs scored on an Alexis Laughlin fielder's choice put MC up 3-0 before an RBI single by Brooke Fagan helped add another run across the plate, putting MC ahead 4-0 after two innings. West Alabama got a run back in the third inning, yet the Choctaws put together an eight run fourth inning with the help of three hits, as MC distanced themselves to an 11-1 lead at the end of four innings. The Tigers added runs in the fourth and fifth inning, but Avery Sanders went on to shutdown UWA, picking up the win on the afternoon as MC went on to win by a final of 11-3. Sanders improved to 4-3 overall on the season in the circle, going 5.0 innings pitched, giving up just three runs on seven hits, while striking out seven batters. MC had nine hits on the afternoon and were led by Jordan Lafosse with three hits and two runs scored. Lafosse finished with one run batted in on the afternoon. Fagan finished 3-of-4 at the plate with two runs batted in and one run scored. Jenna Ergle had one hit, the solo home run back in the first inning. She also had two runs scored in the win. MC improved to 7-5 overall on the season and 2-1 in GSC play after clinching the series. The Choctaws return to the field this Wednesday versus Spring Hill College to open the 2022 home slate. MC and SHC will go head to head for in a double header nonconference matchup with first pitch in game one set for 1 p.m. at the MC Softball Complex.

Mississippi College's Tytavia Hardy was named United States Track and Field, Cross Country Coaches Association Women's National Athlete of the Week, as announced by the association on Tuesday, Feb. 22. This is the first time in program history an athlete from Mississippi College has been named National Athlete of the Week during the indoor season. The Pensacola, Fla., native assisted the Choctaws to a runner-up finish at the Gulf South Conference Indoor Championships as she scored 36 points over the two days in Birmingham, Ala. She topped the podium twice at the Birmingham Crossplex as she won the 60-meter hurdles in a meet-record time of 8.60. She added a second gold medal to his ledger as she bounded 11.90 meters (39'0.5") in the triple jump on her fifth attempt of the competition. The junior also earned a pair of silver medals to her two-day total in the high jump (1.63m/5'4.25") and long jump (5.54m/18'2.25"). Hardy's efforts landed her the GSC Top Field Performer and Most Outstanding Overall Performer of the Meet. Her record-setting performance in the 60H is also the seventh-best time in NCAA Division II this year. Hardy and Mississippi College turn their attention to the NCAA Division II National Indoor Championships, Friday, March 11 through Saturday, March 12. The two-day Championships are set for Pittsburg, Kan.

Mississippi College's Men's Track and Field team roster has been announced. At the South Carolina Invitational, the indoor track and field team set eight school records and three event titles against a field that featured 16 Division I programs, and have continued to set records perform well at each event.

Mississippi College's Jazz Band roster for 2021-2022 has been announced. The Jazz Band is directed by Wayne Linehan. They will be holding a concert on February 22, 2022 at 7:30 PM in Williams Recital Hall, Aven Fine Arts Building, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS.

The Mississippi College Choctaws opened the 2022 season with two huge wins at the Gulf Shores Invitational, winning game one over Saint Leo University by a final score of 4-2 and game two over #5 North Georgia by a final of 17-6. Mississippi College improved to 2-0 to begin the season with Saturday's wins. MC returns to action tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. versus Nova Southeastern and again at 11:15 a.m. versus Columbus State. Game One | Mississippi College 4 | Saint Leo 2 Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third inning to St. Leo, MC's Alexis Laughlin got things started off early with a lead off hit by pitch. The next at bat, Brooke Fagan drove in the Choctaws first run of the night, scoring Laughlin to put the Choctaws on the board at 1-1 with St. Leo. With Fagan standing at second after an RBI double, Jenna Ergle made it back to back RBI's for the Choctaws, this time with a moonshot homerun to give MC the 3-1 lead. St. Leo trimmed the Choctaws lead down to 3-2 with a top of the sixth inning run yet MC answered in the bottom half of the sixth with a McCall Lee RBI to score Jordan Lafosse as MC retook a two-run, 4-2, lead over St. Leo. Avery Barnett closed out the seventh inning, giving her the complete game win in the circle as MC went on to take the win 4-2. Barnett (1-0) had a stellar outing, finishing with the complete game, while only surrendering two runs, one earned, on five hits. She struggled struck out four total batters on the afternoon in a total of 29 batters faced. As a team, MC collected six total hits for six different individuals. Jenna Ergle finished 1-for-3 at the plate with a two-run home that shifted the momentum in the direction of MC. Brooke Fagan went 1-for-3 at the plate with aa double, RBI, and one run scored. Rayne Minor, Lafosse, AnneMarie Peavy, and Carlon Brabham each tallied one hit in the win.

The Mississippi College women's basketball team ran its win streak to four games as it garnered its third straight victory over in-state and Gulf South Conference foe, Delta State University, to the tune of 59-50 on Saturday, Feb. 5. MC improved to 12-8, 7-6 in the conference. The Lady Statesmen fell to 9-9, 7-6 in the league. It's the first time in program history the Choctaws have won three consecutive in the series over its northwestern neighbors. Kayla Bradley recorded her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead the way for the Choctaws. She becomes the fifth player to accomplish the feat on the campaign. NeNe Williams joined Bradley in double figures with 10 points. "It's always a great day when we beat Delta State and you can really tell that we are continuing to mature and gel as a team," said head coach Greg Long. "I thought we started off really slow, but we were able to pick the tempo up in the second half and that bothered them. Our crowd was great and we are so appreciative of the continued support." The Navy and Gold shot 36.8 percent from the floor, hit 65.0 percent of its shots from the charity stripe and collected 40 rebounds in the win. MC jumped out to a 12-4 lead after the first 10 minutes of action, but only held a two-point advantage at the intermission as the Green and White outscored them 13-7 in the second period, including holding a 17-16 lead with 33 ticks left in the half. Jay Levy gave MC the lead back at the half as drained a 3-pointer with six seconds left. The Choctaws pushed its lead out in the opening minutes of the third quarter as it rode a 19-4 run en route to gaining a 46-32 lead going into the fourth. The Navy and Gold held its double-digit advantage until the 4:30 mark of the final period, when T'Kyra Hicks knocked down a pair of free throws. The Lady Statesmen pulled to within six at the four-minute mark, but Amelia Bell scored on a layup and Bradley drained a pair of free throws to push the lead back to double figures and never look back. Zyaire Ewing led the Lady Statesmen with 17 points and 11 rebounds. DSU shot 32.0 percent from the field and posted a clip of 75.0 from the free-throw line on the night. The Green and White struggled from behind the arc as it connected on just 2-of-11.

The Mississippi College indoor track and field teams combined for four school records as they competed at the University of South Alabama Invitational in Birmingham, Ala., at the Birmingham Crossplex on Sunday, Feb. 6. Ezra McCaw and Kelechi Christian each set the school record in the 60-meter dash. McCaw clocked the 7.78 time in her heat of the event and Christian matched the mark in the following heat during her MC debut. Jazmin Hernandez added to the school-record performances as she posted a time of 2:14.23 to finish fourth in the women's 400 meters. She added a second, fourth-place finish in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.23. The men's 4x400 relay to notched a school record time of 3:15.08 to finish second. Will Grames clocked a time of 49.7 in his leg followed by Gabe Hodson's 48.7 and Fabio Palmieri's 47.5 Wes Gibbs ran the anchor leg with a time of 48.9. Hunter Kurz grabbed the only event win on the day for the Choctaws in the 5,000 meters. He clocked a PR and NCAA provisional time of 14:22.71 while Cole Benoit finished eighth in the event with a time of 14:56.19. Camilla Chambers started the day for the Choctaws with a PR in the women's 5K as she finished second with a time of 18:49.03. Josie Whipp turned in a time of 19:04.01 to finish eighth in the event. Gabe Poulin and Christian Balcer bested South Alabama Invite record times in the men's 3,000. Poulin clocked a NCAA provisional time of 8:20.97 to finish fourth. Balcer ran an 8:27.72 (11th place). The previous USA record was 8:28.87. Balcer and Gibbs each recorded top five finishes in the men's 800 meters. Gibbs posted a time of 1:53.65 to finish third in the event. Balcer turned in a time of 1:54.23 to finish fifth. Palmieri finished fifth in the men's 200 with a time of 21.68. Tytavia Hardy added a bronze finish to the women's ledger as she recorded a time of 8.73 in the women's 60-meter hurdles. She added a fourth-place finish in the women's triple jump with a distance of 12.08 meters.

The Mississippi College women's and men's tennis programs opened the 2021 season Saturday afternoon with the women taking the 7-0 sweep over Blue Mountain College while the men came up shy 4-3. WOMEN'S MC 7 | BMC 0 The Lady Choctaws (1-0) jumped out to a quick lead with a one point lead in doubles play, sweeping BMC wins in each of the three doubles matches, led by a 6-0 sweep from Maria Rodriquez and Emma Roberts at #3. MC would then push the lead out to 3-0 with singles wins at #6 with Maria Rodriquez (6-0, 6-2) and #4 with Anna Didkovska (6-4, 6-0). Anna Valiaeva (6-3, 6-4), Emma Roberts (6-3, 6-3), Fernanda Cota (4-6, 6-3, 6-3) and Paulina Cota (7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (tiebreaker) each closed out the 7-0 sweep to help lift the Choctaws to an opening day win over Blue Mountain College. MEN'S BMC 4 | MC 3 On the men's side, MC took a 1-0 lead, pulling two victories out of the three doubles matches, led by Hsiang Yi Wang/Shane Samyn (6-2) and Joe Jarvis/Walker Ellis (6-2) In singles play, MC (0-1) jumped out to a 3-2 lead with wins at #1 with Brady McDaniel (6-2, 6-3) and #2 with Joe Jarvis (6-7, 6-3, 6-4). BMC went on to win at #6 and #5 to take the win in singles play, 4-2, and ultimately winning the match 4-3 on the day.

Danny Sharp has been accepted into the physical therapy program at Samford University.

Mississippi College's Tytavia Hardy defends her Gulf South Conference Field Athlete of the Week Presented by TicketSmarter accolade as announced by the conference office on Wednesday, Feb. 9. The Pensacola, Fla., native claimed the award last week with two of the top times in the country after her performances in the 60-meter hurdles and the triple jump at the University of South Carolina Invitational. She ran the 60-meter hurdles in a school record time of 8.66 seconds. Her 60-meter hurdle time currently ranks 10th in Div. II. Her triple jump distance of 12.07-meters earned her fifth in the invite section and 12th among national leaders. Hardy followed up last week's performance with a leap of 12.08 meters in the triple during the University of South Alabama Invitational. The distance not only marked a season-best for the junior, but also qualified as a NCAA Division II provisional mark and currently stands 12th in the nation. Along with her fourth-place finish in the triple, she added a third-place finish on the track during the Invite as she clocked a time of 8.73 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles.

Camryn Johnson is using her creative talents to produce "Celebrating the Black Legacy," a theatrical production to recognize Black History Month at Mississippi College. The epic heroes and defining moments of the African American experience in the U.S. will spring vividly to life during "Celebrating the Black Legacy," scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24, in Swor Auditorium in Nelson Hall.