OC kicks off Black History Month
Feb. 7—The Odessa College Black History Month Kick Off event at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Saulsbury Campus Center foyer features Shelia Stevenson, currently an adjunct professor for the Department of Liberal Art/Education at Odessa College. Overall, her educational career spanned 35 years gaining her experience at Ector High School, Permian High School, and Bowie Middle School.
A native Odessan and a graduate of Ector High School, Stevenson continued her education and completed her bachelor's degree in Speech Communications with a minor in English/Spanish at the University of Texas at Arlington. Later, she completed her master's degree in Education from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
February will be filled with a variety of lunch and learn sessions, panel discussions and activities for Odessa College students, staff, and the general public as OC kicks off a month of reflection and celebration of Black History.
Scheduled events during the month include on February 9, a film screening of the movie "Till" in the Jack Rodgers Auditorium; on February 14, Frederic Douglas Day: A Discussion and Birthday Party for the Most Photographed Man of His Century; and on February 20, the annual Praise and Fashion Show in the Zant Room of the Saulsbury Campus Center.
For more information and the complete schedule and detail of events, go to flowcode.com/page/blackhistorymonthevents
