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Cultivating Connections Garden Program: Sowing Sustainability
This month’s program explores urban gardening, box gardening, and raised bed, mechanics from a panel of Master Gardeners, with a hands-on activity examining, container-based horticulture and native species integration.
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, April 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
W.BRENT BURGIN LUNCH AND LEARN LECTURE SERIES
“The Wartime Experiences of Rev. William Martin”
Robert Ryals, Public Historian and Reenactor,
The American Revolution includes anecdotal accounts of civilians persecuted for voicing criticism of British military actions. Rev. William Martin was one voice of dissent who su?ered the consequences and paid the price for his convictions. This informative and engaging program brings Martin’s experiences to life, demonstrating the value of anecdotal history, and how anecdotal accounts can be applied for understanding the war’s e?ect on civilians. This program was made possible through a grant awarded by the South Carolina Sestercentennial Commission (SC250) to the Lancaster County 250 Committee.
This program will be held virtually and in person at 119 South Main St. in downtown Lancaster. To attend via Zoom, scan the QR code or register via the link in upcoming events on on nativeamericanstudies.org. Please direct any questions or comments to the Center at 803-313-7172 or usclnasp@mailbox.sc.edu.
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Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
Graduation Set-up
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
USC Union - See event details for location.
Graduation Set-up
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
USC Union - See event details for location.
Graduation Set-up
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
USC Union - See event details for location.
Graduation Set-up
Admission Cost: Free.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
USC Union - See event details for location.
Commencement
USC Sumter Commencement,
Wednesday, May 6, 10 am, USC Sumter Campus - Behind the WBE Administration Building,
Commencement will be held outdoors. There will be limited seating in the lawn. No tickets are required to attend.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Schwartz Building 127, Anderson Library 106 - University Gallery, Nettles 102 Auditorium, Arts and Letters Building Lecture Hall 116, USC Sumter - See event details for location, Sumter Student Union 120, Anderson Library 102, Anderson Library 130.
Native American Studies Center SPRING ART & CRAFT Festival
Explore handcrafted jewelry, baskets, beadwork, pottery, and more traditional and contemporary creations from Native American artists around the region!
Held in conjunction with See Lancaster’s annual Red Rose Festival, this event is free and open to the public.
119 S. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720.
Admission Cost: FREE---Part of the Red Rose Festival.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.
Native American Studies Center W. BRENT BURGIN LUNCH AND LEARN LECTURE SERIES
“Cold Mountain Field Notes”
Dr. Christopher Bundrick, USC Lancaster Professor of English,
, In August of 1997, Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain" became the number one bestselling book on The New York Times fiction list—a place it occupied for many weeks. Critics raved about its evocative language, its complex take on historical context, its echoes of Homer's Odyssey, but most of all its immersive realism.
Follow along as Dr. Bundrick discusses his attempt to rediscover aspects of Frazier's work, immersing himself in the story by recreating parts of the three hundred-mile walk the narrator's made from Raleigh to Cold Mountain, North Carolina.
This program will be held virtually and in person at 119 South Main St. in downtown Lancaster.
To attend via Zoom, scan the QR code or register via the link in upcoming events on on nativeamericanstudies.org. Please direct any questions or comments to the Center at 803-313-7172 or usclnasp@mailbox.sc.edu.
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Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, May 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
USC Lancaster - See event details for location.