Claflin University will host The Living Legends of Art Exhibition to celebrate the Art Department's enduring legacy of producing outstanding visual artists. The exhibit can be seen through November 1 at the Arthur Rose Museum on Mondays and Thursdays between 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The Museum is open at 9 a.m. - noon on Fridays and by appointment only on Saturdays. The exhibit and the opening reception on Thursday, September 26, are free and open to the public.  The reception is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. 

 

The exhibit will showcase the talent, creativity and inspiration of eight distinguished Claflin alumni. On display will be paintings, sculptures and other visual creations by Dr. Leo Twiggs, '56; Winston Wingo, '76; Cecil Williams, '60; Damion Johnson, '01; Floyd Gordon, '80; Patro Ulmer, '01; Raymond Floyd, '63; and Glover Richburg, '73.

 

Claflin's Art Department is the oldest academic art program in the state of South Carolina. The University's first art courses were initially offered in the mid-1880s. Today, the Department comprises three visual arts degree programs: Art Education, Digital Design and Studio Art. 

For more information, call (803) 535-5650.

 

Claflin University will celebrate its Homecoming ReUnion Weekend on November 14-17. The Sesquicentennial Scholarship Gala will be held on Friday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the Tullis Arena of the Jonas T. Kennedy Health and Wellness Complex. Proceeds from the Gala benefit Claflin University Presidential Scholars. The scholars are high-achieving students who receive full tuition, room and board, and a book stipend as a result of their outstanding academic accomplishments.

 

Other activities include a 5K Walk and Run, annual scholarship  golf classic, the Homecoming Parade, a men's and women's basketball doubleheader game, Greek step show and the Annual Founders' Day Convocation.

 

Tickets for the Presidential Scholarship Gala may be purchased online by clicking here. For more information about the Gala, call (803) 535-5665 or (803) 535-5357.

 

Click here for a list of Homecoming activities.

Claflin University is looking forward to welcoming you "home" for Homecoming 2019 on November 14-17. Click here for the complete schedule and registration.

 

A full schedule of events and activities are planned for your enjoyment and participation. We will also celebrate reunion for the classes of 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2014. Celebrate your class with memories that last forever. 

 

If you are a class officer/agent, please contact Zelda M. Lee, '77, director of the Annual Fund/Alumni Relations, at (803) 535-5348,  zelee@claflin.edu.