Event

Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 150th Symposium

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

Fee:

Reservation Required

Location:

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Time:

1:00 PM

Duration:

6 hours

Description

Southwestern Oklahoma State University will publish a digital monograph of essays, reflections, and creative and scholarly work as part of the symposium (Submissions are by invitation only). This edited collection of written and visual work will be hosted by the Al Harris Library’s Digital Commons: Perspectives on Washita: Essays in Honor of the Land and People 1868 – 2018. Concluding the program, the Oklahoma High School Honor Band will perform Washita, composed by Gary Gackstatter. The events will be held on SWOSU’s Weatherford, Oklahoma, campus. Reservations are required. Contact SWOSU directly for more information.

 

Schedule of Activities

1:00p         Dedication of Mann Hall & Scholarship Award

2:00p         Washita Symposium –Welcome, Dr. Sunu Kodumthara, Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

2:15p                           Tucker Blyth, Superintendent, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

2:50p                           Dr. Henrietta Mann, Professor Emerita, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

3:20p                           Break

3:35p                           Ms. Dorothy Alexander, Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nominee

4:05p                           Question and Answer Session, Dr. Sunu Kodumthara

 

5:00p       Dinner –Welcome, SWOSU President Randy Beutler, Governor Reggie Wassana, Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes

Update on Ledger Art Project and Video, Dr. Siriporn Peters, SWOSU Art Department, Ranger Kevin Mohr, National Park Service

                                   Keynote Speaker Dr. Bob Blackburn, Executive Director, Oklahoma Historical Society                          

7:00p        Concert: All High School Senior Honor Band, Guest Conductor: Dr. Gary Gackstatter, Original Composition: Washita

Reservation or Registration: No