Events

Annual convocation to open the academic year.

A celebration of the completion of the first phase of Mickle Hall's renovation, featuring a new ADA-accessible entrance. This milestone marks the beginning of a larger transformation that will preserve and enhance one of Centenary's most cherished buildings for generations to come. Ribbon cutting to immediately follow the President's Convocation.

Meet the librarians on the caf deck, find out about upcoming events, and maybe grab a sweet treat.

Students, new and returning, are invited to learn more about groups on campus and in the Shreveport-Bossier community who welcome engagement and new members, including student organizations, local churches, and nonprofit organizations in town.

Northwestern Mutual will be on campus to talk with studnets about internhsip opportunities.

Get a first look at the Meadows Museum's fall 2026 exhibitions!
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Cash bar.

5:00PM - Member-only admission
5:30PM - General admission
6:00PM - Artist Panel with Todd Camplin and Allison West

**_[Ode to the Word Abstract: Selected Works from 2010 - 2026](https://meadows-centenary.squarespace.com/meadows-exhibitions/ode-to-the-word-abstract)_**
Featuring works by Todd Camplin, this collection includes text abstracted into objects/images, explores endangered and extinct languages, and a reinterpretation of poems by two Centenary College students into an abstract work.

**_[The Bee Sequence](https://meadows-centenary.squarespace.com/meadows-exhibitions/the-bee-sequence)_**
Allison West creates a sculptural translation of Sylvia Plath's 1962 poetry cycle that explores control, tradition, domesticity, and female identity. 

**_[The Mayan Creation: Words that Shape Worlds](https://meadows-centenary.squarespace.com/meadows-exhibitions/the-mayan-creation)_**
Loosely based on Part One of the _Popol Vuh_, a series of works by Luz-Maria Lopez tell the Mayan creation story through alternating pages of text and illustrations.

The book that does not have an assigned book! Come to the library and discuss what you are currently or have recently read. This being the first meeting of the year we really would like to hear about what you read over the summer, or any cool media (films or podcasts) you discovered.

Kick Off: 6pm