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Magellan Scholar Application Workshop-ONLINE (Undergraduate Researchers)
The Magellan Scholar Grant provides up to $2,500 to support undergraduate students conducting faculty-mentored research, scholarly, or creative projects across all disciplines at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Lauren Clark, Director of Undergraduate Research, will guide participants through the application process, including eligibility requirements, proposal development, budgeting, and required application materials. Attendees will gain practical tips for developing a competitive application, avoiding common mistakes, and preparing a strong proposal for the Magellan Scholar Grant.
USC students from across the system are invited to participate in this online workshop. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for the teams link and will be provided after completing this form. You may need to allow time to confirm or update your Teams account to attend the workshop. If you have any problems or questions, please email us at our@sc.edu or contact Ashley Collins at 803-777-5522. .
Admission Cost: 0.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
See event description for more details. USC Lancaster - See event details for location, USC Salkehatchie - See event details for location, USC Sumter - See event details for location, USC Union - See event details for location, USC Salkehatchie…
THE MOTHER OF AMERICA? POCAHONTAS, MEMORY, AND THE STORIES WE TELL ABOUT OUR FOUNDING
Lecture by Dr. Kristalyn Shefveland, Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts, University of Southern Indiana
Wednesday,Sept.16, Noon-1p.m.VIRTUAL,
Few ?gures loom as large in the story Americans tell about the nation’s beginnings as Pocahontas. Yet the woman known as Matoaka, Amonute, Pocahontas, and later Rebecca Rolfe has often been obscured by the mythology built around her. This talk explores how Pocahontas became a foundational American ?gure— cast as peacemaker, convert, cultural mediator, and symbolic “mother” of the nation—and how generations of Americans reshaped her story to explain and justify colonization, expansion, and national identity.
Americans was developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibition was adapted for travel by Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils across the country. Support is provided by the Smithsonian’s Our Shared Future: 250, a Smithsonian-wide initiative…
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
COMMUNAL PEN STORY STATION
SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 10 A.M. – 4 P.M.
Communal Pen will collect audio, written, and video stories, where, participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences of the, exhibit, or tell a story in response to a collection of prompts. If participants, choose, stories will be published on the Communal Pen website and a short, publication. Communal Pen showcases the dynamic stories of South Carolina. We, create space to amplify and connect unheard voices through storytelling, workshops, publications, and our digital platform. Communal Pen is a, partnership between The Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University, and the South Carolina Arts Commission. Americans was developed by the National Museum of the American Indian.
The exhibition was adapted for travel by Museum on Main Street, a, collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities, councils across the country. Support for Museum on Main Street has been, provided by the United States Congress.
Americans has been…
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
Envisioning Sally N ew River with Alex Osborn Catawba
Catawba artist Alex Osborn discusses his, research and artistic process in creating, his portrait of 18th century Catawba elder, Sally New River.
Presented in person and virtually. Americans was developed by the, Smithsonian’s National Museum of the, American Indian.
The exhibition was, adapted for travel by Museum on Main, Street, a collaboration between the, Smithsonian Institution and state, humanities councils across the country.
Support is provided by the Smithsonian’s, Our Shared Future: 250, a Smithsonian-wide, initiative commemorating the nation’s 250th.
Americans has been made possible in South, Carolina by South Carolina Humanities.
nativeamericanstudies.org 119 S. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720.
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
Cultivating Connections Garden Program: Right Plant, Right Place: Using Native Plants and Simple Landscape Design Essen
Cultivating Connections Garden Program: Right Plant, Right Place: Using Native Plants and Simple Landscape Design Essentials,
SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 | NOON - 3 P.M. Brandon Green, Urban Horticulture Agent at the Union County Clemson Extension for Clemson University, will focus on the horticulture principle of selecting the right plant for the right location, with an emphasis on native plants and the use of basic landscape design fundamentals. ,
Tools and materials will be provided for all activities, but participants are welcome to bring their own small hand tools such as gloves, trowels, clippers if they prefer. ,
To register, contact us at (803) 313-7172 or email usclnasp@mailbox.sc.edu. Please direct any questions or comments regarding the series to program organizer and facilitator Professor Claudia Y. Heinemann-Priest at chpriest@mailbox.sc.edu. ,
Free and open to the public; reservations are strongly encouraged. .
Admission Cost: FREE.
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Native American Artifact ID Session
Saturday, Sept. 19 Noon - 3 P.M.
, Bring artifacts for possible identification by our guest archaeologist, or ask questions about artifacts on display.
Presented in person.
, Americans was developed by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibition was adapted for travel by Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils across the country.
Support is provided by the Smithsonian Our Shared Future: 250, a Smithsonian-wide initiative commemorating the nation 250th.
119 S. Main Street, Lancaster, SC 29720 nativeamericanstudies.org.
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
Oral History Workshop
Dr. Stephen Criswell, USC Lancaster, Director of Native American Studies and Folklorist, presents a workshop on how, to record your family or community, oral histories.
, Presented in person.
, Americans was developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of, the American Indian. The exhibition was adapted for travel by Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils across the country. Support is provided by the Smithsonian’s Our Shared Future: 250, a Smithsonian-wide initiative commemorating the nation’s 250th.
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
CATAWBA CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, 1803-1910 THURSDAY, SEPT. 24 5:30- 6:30 P.M., VIRTUAL
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24 5:30- 6:30 P.M. VIRTUAL,
, Dr. Brooke Bauer, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, presents a lecture about her family’s experience at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.
Presented virtually.
, Americans was developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibition was adapted for travel by Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities, councils across the country.
Support is provided by the Smithsonian’s Our Shared Future: 250, a Smithsonian-wide initiative commemorating the nation’s 250th.
119 S. Main Street Lancaster, SC 29720 nativeamericanstudies.org.
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
FROM THE RED RIVER TO THE LITTLE BIGHORN
THE STRUGGLE FOR NDEPENDENCE IN INDIAN COUNTRY,
DR. JAMES F. BROOKS, CARL AND SALLY GABLE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA,
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25 @ 3 P.M. PRESENTED IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY.
This illustrated talk looks at how the collapse of Reconstruction in the Deep South preï¬gured a century of rebirth and survivance among the 575 Indian Nations resident in our United States today. Americans was developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibition was adapted for travel by Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils across the country. Support is provided by the Smithsonian’s Our Shared Future: 250, a Smithsonian-wide initiative commemorating the nation’s 250th. Americans has been made possible in South Carolina by South Carolina Humanities.
119 S. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720,
nativeamericanstudies.org.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
CATAWBA & CHEROKEE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2 DAY SYMPOSIUM
Day 1 This symposium is over 2 days. Friday is the kickoff with a reception and talk in the NAS Gallery from 5-7:30pm. ,
Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 Native American Studies Center 119 S. Main Street Lancaster, SC 29720 Free and open to the public.
Day 2 of the Symposium that will be held on Saturday is by registration only. You must register in advance for that day. It will be from 8am-5pm on the USCL campus.
Registration required for Saturday, Sept. 26: bit.ly/4bW1FBI
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 USC Lancaster Bradley Building 476 Hubbard Drive Lancaster, SC 29720,
This two-day symposium explores Native American experiences, perspectives, and communities during the American Revolution. The program features scholars and presenters for discussions on Catawba and Cherokee diplomacy, conflict, archaeology, movement, communities, women, and their roles in the Revolutionary era.
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Friday, September 25, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
First Gen Donuts and Cider
Admission Cost: Free.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
USC Union - See event details for location.
First Gen Party
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
USC Union - See event details for location.