Jan. 21 University closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Jan. 23 The Artist-Lecture Series presents Megan Phelps-Roper at 7 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Phelps-Roper is the granddaughter of Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist Church, known for its protests at funeral services for soldiers and for its verbal attacks on the LGBT community. Phelps-Roper helped spread the church’s doctrine of hate through social media, engaging in arguments with those who questioned her. After interaction with others who showed empathy toward those who were hurting, she began to question her church’s celebration of human tragedy, left the church and renounced its teachings. Admission is $20 to the general public; $18 for senior citizens, active-duty military, and MSU alumni; free to MSU students, faculty, and staff with ID. Tickets are available at the Clark Student Center Information Desk. For tickets or more information, contact the Office of Student Affairs at 940-397-7500 or [email protected].
Jan. 25 The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery at MSU will host an opening reception for a faculty exhibition from 6-8 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through March 1. Call 940-397-4264 for more information.
Jan. 28-Feb. 2 The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery will host the High School Art Competition in the Foyer Gallery. A reception will be held from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 2 with awards announced at noon. For more information, call 940-397-4264 or visit finearts.msutexas.edu/art/gallery/.
Jan. 30 The Department of Music will present the Seyon Saxophone Quartet in concert at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Quartet members are award-winning graduate students at Arizona State University. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
Jan. 31 Women’s basketball vs. West Texas A&M at 5:30 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Men’s basketball vs. West Texas A&M at 7:30 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Feb. 1-2 The Department of Theatre will present The Mountaintop by Katori Hall at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday in Bea Wood Studio Theatre. The Mountaintop is a fictional story of Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night on earth, set in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel on the eve of his 1968 assassination. General admission is $5, including students, faculty, and staff. Call 940-397-4399 or 940-397-4393 for more information.
Feb. 2 Women’s basketball vs. Eastern New Mexico at 2 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Men’s basketball vs. Eastern New Mexico at 4 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Feb. 4 The Faculty Forum will present Assistant Professor of English Greg Giddings and Writing Program Administrator Melissa Nevins at 7 p.m. in the Legacy Hall Multipurpose Room. Their topic will be “Gender and Politics in Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of Town.” Admission is free and open to all. Contact Dr. Jon Price at [email protected] or 940-397-4288 for more information.
Feb. 8 The Department of Music will present the University Jazz Ensemble in concert at noon and at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
Feb. 10 The Department of Music will present Music Professor Ruth Morrow in a faculty recital at 4 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Morrow is the Bolin Distinguished Chair of Piano. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
Feb. 14 The 37th annual Streich Family Lecture Series will present Dr. Gustavo Ferreira at 11 a.m. in Dillard 101. His topic will be “U.S. Agricultural Trade in the 21st Century: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities.” Ferreira is an economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program. He analyzes fraud in the international trade of organic agricultural products. The Streich Family Lecture Series is sponsored by the Dillard College of Business Administration, the Mamie Raborn Center for Economic Education, and Delta Sigma Pi. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4379 for more information.
Softball vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State doubleheader at 3 and 5 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Feb. 16 Women’s tennis vs. Northeastern State (Oklahoma) at 1 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-379-4779 for more information.
Men’s tennis vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-379-4779 for more information.
Feb. 19 Women’s basketball vs. Cameron at 5:30 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Men’s basketball vs. Cameron at 7:30 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Feb. 22 Softball vs. Cameron at 6 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Feb. 23 Softball vs. Cameron doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Women’s basketball vs. Texas Woman’s University at 2 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Feb. 24 The Department of Music will present the University Choir and the Midwestern Singers in concert at 4 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
Feb. 26 The Music Series at Akin presents pianist Alessio Bax at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Bax has appeared as a soloist with more than 100 orchestras, including the London and Royal Philharmonic orchestras, and the Dallas and Houston symphonies. This marks Bax’s third performance for the Music Series at Akin. He played Akin in October 2013 and in October 2015. Bax and his wife, pianist Lucille Chung, who also has been a guest for the Music Series at Akin, are co-artistic directors of the Joaquín Achúcarro Foundation, created to support young pianists’ careers. He is also the Johnson-Prothro Artist-in-Residence at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts. General admission tickets are $23-25 and may be purchased by contacting the music department at 940-397-4267, or visiting msufineartstickets.com. Cash or check payments may be mailed to Music Series at Akin, MSU Department of Music, 3410 Taft Blvd., Wichita Falls, Texas 76308.
Feb. 28 Men’s and women’s tennis vs. St. Mary’s at 1 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Women’s basketball vs. Angelo State at 5:30 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Men’s basketball vs. Angelo State at 7:30 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
March 2 Women’s basketball vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville at 2 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Last regular season home game. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Men’s basketball vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville at 4 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Last regular season home game. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
March 3 The Department of Music will present the University Wind Ensemble and the University Orchestra in concert at 4 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
March 4 The Faculty Forum will present Drs. Kirsten Lodge and John Schulze at 7 p.m. in the Legacy Hall Multipurpose Room. Lodge, Assistant Professor of Humanities, and Schulze, Assistant Professor of English, will present “Core Text Pedagogy: Its Significance and Methodology” using Euripides’ classic play, Medea. Attendees are encouraged to read Medea prior to the forum. Postponed from an earlier date. Admission is free and open to all. Contact Dr. Jon Price at [email protected] or 940-397-4288 for more information.
March 7-10 The Department of Theatre will present Neil Simon’s Rumors at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Fain Fine Arts Center Theatre. Rumors is Simon’s classic farce about an anniversary dinner party gone wrong. General admission tickets are $10. Price is $8 for pre-college students, senior citizens, and military. MSU students, faculty, and staff will be admitted free. For more information or for season ticket or group ticket information, call the box office at 940-397-4393, the publicity office at 940-397-4399, or the Department of Theatre at 940-397-4670.
March 8 The Gunn College of Health Sciences and Human Services will host the 18th Annual Community Health Fair from 8 a.m.-noon in the Don Flatt Gym in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. “Put Prevention into Practice” is the theme for the event. Nursing students, respiratory therapy students, and dental hygiene students each participate. Blood pressure readings, tests for cholesterol/lipids, glucose, pulmonary function, hearing, vision, HIV/AIDS, STDs, depression, skin cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease are among the screenings available. Educational activities related to nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, violence/abuse prevention, drug/alcohol abuse prevention, stress reduction, dental health, and more will be available. For more information, call 940-397-4048.
Softball vs. Western New Mexico doubleheader at 3 and 5 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Men’s and women’s tennis vs. Colorado State-Pueblo at 3 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery at MSU will host an opening reception for the Judy Sherrod and S. Gayle Stevens’ exhibit, “Nocturnes,” and for visiting ceramics artist Austyn Taylor and Continuing Education ceramics students from 6-8 p.m. The “Nocturnes” exhibit of wet-plate collodion photographic work will be in conjunction with the photographic collective event March 11-15 at the Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU Texas. Taylor earned her MFA in ceramics from Alfred University and exhibits internationally. Exhibits will be on display through April 9. Call 940-397-4264 for more information.
March 8-9 MSU Opera will present The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
March 9 The Admissions Office invites prospective students, parents, and guests to visit the campus and experience college life during Mustangs Rally (college preview day). Guests will have the opportunity to tour the campus; talk to faculty, coaches, and current students; check out housing facilities; meet with MSU Admissions; learn about courses and majors offered; and talk with Financial Aid. For more information and to make reservations for this free event, visit www.msutexas.edu/admissions/mustangsrally or call 800-842-1922 or 940-397-6284.
Men’s and women’s tennis vs. Metropolitan State-Denver at 9 a.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Softball vs. Western New Mexico doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Men’s and women’s tennis vs. Colorado Mesa at 3 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
March 11-15 The Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU Texas will host “Shootapalooza: A Murmuration of Artists,” an artist collective of over 70 photographers who exhibit, tour and teach. The exhibition will be in conjunction with the “Nocturnes” exhibit at the Juanita Harvey Art Gallery. “Shootapalooza” was formed in 2014 by the late Judy Sherrod. It is a diverse group of mostly women photographers from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Australia who collaborate, inspire, and teach each other. Sherrod died in 2017, but the group continues on in her spirit. Dates tentative. Call the museum at 940-397-8900 for more information.
March 11-12 Women’s golf will host the MSU Texas Invitational at the Wichita Falls Country Club golf course. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
March 16-24 Classes closed for spring break.
March 21-22 University offices closed for spring break.
March 19 Softball vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State doubleheader at 2 and 4 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
March 22 Softball vs. Texas Woman’s University at 6 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
March 23 Softball vs. Texas Woman’s University doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
March 24 Men’s tennis vs. Northwest Missouri State at 1 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
March 28 The Department of Music will present Rogue Two in concert at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Rogue Two is a chamber music duo made up of assistant professors of music Andrew J. Allen on saxophone and Gordon Hicken on percussion. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
March 29 Men’s and women’s tennis vs. St. Edward’s at noon at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
March 30 Men’s and women’s tennis vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith at 10 a.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
April 1 The Faculty Forum will present Associate Professor of Spanish Claudia Montoya at 7 p.m. in Dillard 101. Montoya’s topic will be “The Cuban-Chinese Experience: a Story of Migration, Sacrifice, and Adaptability. Montoya is part of a group who visited Cuba to study this unique ethnic group. In the mid-1800s through the mid-1900s, Chinese migrated to Cuba and their culture flourished with restaurants and other businesses. Under Fidel Castro’s communism in the late 1950s, their goods were taken by the state and businesses closed, and new cultural influences were cut off, making the Chinese culture in Cuba a shadow of what it once was. Admission is free and open to all. Contact Dr. Jon Price at [email protected] or 940-397-4288 for more information.
April 2 The Department of Music will present a Tuba Fools’ Day concert at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. The concert will feature Dr. Christopher Vivio on tuba. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
April 4 The Department of Music will present the Midwestern Singers in concert at 7:30 p.m. in Burns Chapel. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
April 9 The Department of Music will present a brass concert at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
April 11 The Department of Music will present a “Women Will be Heard” concert, at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
April 12 The Department of Music will present the University Jazz Ensemble in concert at noon and at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
Men’s tennis and women’s tennis vs. Dallas Baptist at 2 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Softball vs. U.T.-Permian Basin at 6 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
April 12-13 The Department of Theatre will present the Festival of Student-Produced One-Act Plays at 7:30 p.m. in the Bea Wood Studio Theatre. This festival shows the collaborative creative efforts of senior-level directors, designers, and technicians. General admission is $5, including students, faculty, and staff. Call 940-397-4399 or 940-397-4393 for more information.
April 13 Softball vs. U.T.-Permian Basin doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
Women’s tennis vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville at 2 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
April 14 The Department of Music will present the Symphonic Band in concert at 4 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
April 15 The Department of Music will present the Percussion Ensemble in concert at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
April 16 Men’s tennis vs. Oklahoma Baptist at 1:30 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
The Department of Music will present a woodwind concert at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
April 18 Women’s tennis vs. Central Oklahoma at 2 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
April 20 Women’s tennis vs. Tarleton State at 1 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
April 21 Men’s and women’s tennis vs. Washburn (Kansas) at 1 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Last regular season home matches. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
April 25 As part of the Celebration of Scholarship, the Department of Music will present the Wind Ensemble and University Orchestra in concert at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
April 26 Softball vs. Eastern New Mexico doubleheader at 3 and 5 p.m. at Mustangs Park. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
April 27 Softball vs. Eastern New Mexico at noon at Mustangs Park. Last regular season home game. Call 940-397-4779 for more information.
April 28 The Department of Music will present the University Choir and Oratorio Chorus in concert at 4 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
April 29 The Department of Music will present a faculty recital with Amanda Hernandez on violin at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
April 30 The Didzun Student Honor Recital will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. The recital features performances by singers, instrumentalists, and keyboardists – all students selected by their music teachers as the finest in their classes. Admission is free. Call 940-397-4267 for more information.
May 3 The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery will present the Juried Student Exhibition and the Senior Exhibition opening reception from 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 2-5 p.m. For more information, call 940-397-4264 or visit msutexas.edu/academics/finearts/.
May 10 The Department of Mass Communication will present screenings of senior documentaries at 3 p.m. in the Fain Fine Arts Center Theatre. Call 940-397-4670 for more information.
May 11 The MSU commencement ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in the Kay Yeager Coliseum of the Multi-Purpose Event Center at 1000 Fifth Street. msutexas.edu/registrar/.
Dates and times may be subject to change.
