Patterson Board Room, Laird Hall

Behind the Broadway Curtain: Lessons from a 5-Time Tony Award Winner

Jenny — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:12:51 +0000

Behind the Broadway Curtain: Lessons from a 5-Time Tony Award Winner

Monday, April 6, 2026 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Jenny Mon, 03/09/2026 - 07:12

As part of ArtsFest 2026, join President Wes Fugate as he welcomes five-time Tony Award and Grammy Award ��Ƶ –winning Broadway producer Sue Gilad to campus for an insider ��Ƶ ’s look at the business of bringing Broadway shows from page to stage. Gilad will share behind-the-scenes insights into producing hit productions, from development through opening night.

A special highlight of the evening will be a conversation about the West End hit Burlesque the Musical, which President Fugate co-produced alongside Gilad, offering a unique perspective on the collaboration behind a major international production.

Events

Women ��Ƶ ’s History Month Alum Presentation - Shirley Marlatt Aumack '71

Jenny — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:02:08 +0000

Women ��Ƶ ’s History Month Alum Presentation - Shirley Marlatt Aumack '71

Monday, March 20, 2023 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Jenny Tue, 03/21/2023 - 13:02

Patterson Board Room, Laird Hall

To celebrate Women ��Ƶ ’s History Month, please join us for this upcoming presentation by Wilson alum.

March 20 at 4 p.m. in Patterson Board Room, Laird Hall - Shirley Marlatt Aumack '71 "Please Believe Me: Finding My Voice and Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse"

Light refreshments will be provided. Co-sponsored by Women ��Ƶ ’s Studies, the Department of Sociology, The Hankey Center for the History of Women ��Ƶ ’s Education, and Alumni Relations.

Events

Common Hour: The New Woman in a World of Conservatives

Jenny — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:53:54 +0000

Common Hour: The New Woman in a World of Conservatives

Monday, March 2, 2020 - 7:00 am to 8:00 am

Jenny Tue, 01/14/2020 - 10:53

Patterson Board Room, Laird Hall

The New Woman in a World of Conservatives: Hannah Patterson, ��Ƶ and Woman ��Ƶ ’s Suffrage

Also part of Women ��Ƶ ’s History Month Lecture Series Sesquicentennial Edition

Hannah Patterson attended ��Ƶ just as the modern educated, athletic and active ��Ƶ “New Woman ��Ƶ ” was challenging Victorian era patriarchy. Patterson was a national figure in the Women ��Ƶ ’s Suffrage Movement and in organizing women as the second line of defense during World War I. During all of this, she remained connected to ��Ƶ, serving as president of the Alumnae Association and as a college trustee for twenty years.

Amy Ensley is the Director of the Hankey Center for the History of Women ��Ƶ ’s Education. Her research interests include women ��Ƶ ’s history in the United States during the post-Civil War era through the Women ��Ƶ ’s Rights Movement of the 1970s.

Undergraduate

Campus Events

Women's History Month Lecture

Jenny — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:25:49 +0000

Women's History Month Lecture

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 10 am

Jenny Wed, 02/06/2019 - 11:25

Patterson Board Room, Laird Hall

Join us as we celebrate Women ��Ƶ ’s History Month and the re-opening of Patterson Lounge and Boardroom.

Dr. Jill Abraham Hummer, Associate Professor of Political Science. Author of First Ladies and American Women: In Politics and at Home will present

"First Ladies and American Women"
Unelected, but expected to act as befits her office, the first lady has what Pat Nixon called "the hardest unpaid job in the world. This talk tells the story of how each modern first lady has been intimately linked with the roles, rights, and responsibilities of American women.

Tuesday, March 26th at 2:00 pm in Patterson Board Room. Reception to follow in Patterson Lounge.

Signed books will be available for purchase after the lecture
Sponsored by the Hankey Center and Alumni Relations
For more information contact Amy Ensley at aensley@wilson.edu or (717) 262-2562

Patterson Board Room, Laird Hall

Behind the Broadway Curtain: Lessons from a 5-Time Tony Award Winner

Women ������Ƶ ’s History Month Alum Presentation - Shirley Marlatt Aumack '71

Common Hour: The New Woman in a World of Conservatives

Women's History Month Lecture

Women ��Ƶ ’s History Month Alum Presentation - Shirley Marlatt Aumack '71