This Is Centenary Centenary College of Louisiana

This episode of This Is Centenary features a discussion on the war in Ukraine hosted by and Centenary president Dr. Christopher Holoman and assistant professor of political science Dr. Amanda Donahoe on March 17, 2022. As the conflict neared its one month mark, Dr. Holoman and Dr. Donahoe brought together their combined expertise in international politics and international relations to provide some context on the conflict for the Centenary community. 

This episode of This Is Centenary features retiring English professor Dr. Steve Shelburne’s address at the annual Founders’ Day Convocation, held in Centenary’s Brown Chapel on February 17, 2022. During more than thirty years of teaching and scholarship at Centenary, Shelburne has shared his expertise in Shakespearean and other early modern English literature but has also led students on explorations of mystery and detective fiction, literary theory, and interdisciplinary collaborations weaving together religion, visual arts, literature, film, and theater.  Shelburne taught Daily Bread: Sustainability in Paris as part of the Centenary in Paris program and led May Modules in the British Isles. His address at the Founders’ Day convocation was titled, appropriately, “What is ‘a Founder’?”

This episode of This Is Centenary addresses a crucial and timely issue: COVID-19 vaccines. On January 27, Centenary hosted a virtual Q&A with local medical and scientific experts to discuss COVID-19 vaccine myths and facts. The full Zoom webinar recording is also available on Centenary’s YouTube channel.

This episode of This Is Centenary features a recent virtual convocation presented by Elizabeth DiSavino, associate professor of music at Berea College in Kentucky. DiSavino joined the Centenary community via Zoom webinar on Tuesday, October 27, to discuss her new book about former Centenary professor and Shreveport civic leader Katherine Jackson French.

In this episode of This Is Centenary – the first Centenary podcast produced via Zoom! – artist Michelle Burdine discusses her interdisciplinary work and highlights her current exhibition, “And Time Passed.” Meadows Director Heather Wetzel moderated this conversation, the first in a series of virtual artist talks scheduled for fall 2020, on September 24.

“And Time Passed” is an examination of the intersections of time loss, grief, and family, and is currently installed in the downstairs gallery at the Meadows Museum of Art. Although the Museum is closed to the public during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a 3D tour is available on the Meadows website at themeadowsmuseum.com.

This bonus episode of This Is Centenary highlights one of the College’s most beloved traditions, the Easter Sunrise Service presented by the Centenary College Choir. This archival recording, made in Brown Chapel in 2014, includes the talents of:

Director - David Hobson ‘98
Narrator – Travis Orr ‘09
Mary – Elena Hibbs ‘16
Soloist for “Christ Went Up Into the Hills” – Hayley Cooper ‘15
Accompanist – Kieley Simonsen ‘18