Designed around the theme, "Think of the Possibilities," the celebration will highlight the merging of the arts and the sciences into a single college as when the University opened in 1805. Among the exhibits and lectures is a keynote address by Princeton historian Michael Mahoney at 7 p.m. April 6 in Rutledge Chapel on the Horseshoe.

Mahoney's talk, "The Web of Learning: Staying Real in the Virtual World," will address the growth of the Worldwide Web and how it has fostered a culture of instant knowledge and created a social community of computer scientists and historians. Mahoney is an expert in the history of science and a leading authority on the recent history of computing.

Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, who became dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in January when the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science and Mathematics were combined, said she wants the celebration to highlight the college's many facets, from research in USC's NanoCenter to outreach activities of USC's theatre program and Melton Observatory.

"Carolina's College of Arts and Sciences is the University's largest college and one in which every undergraduate student must take courses to earn a degree," Fitzpatrick said. "As a result, our faculty have an enormous opportunity to influence our students and impact their undergraduate studies. Through these events, we hope that the University community and the greater Columbia community will help us celebrate the richness of our college and our role in preparing students to excel in their chosen fields and to value the life of the mind."

Other events include a convocation for the College of Arts and Sciences from 3:30 to 5 p.m. April 7 on the Horseshoe, with a reception afterward.

All events are open to the public. For more information, go to www.cas.sc.edu or call Johnny Hakim at 7-7702.

The schedule of events includes:

• April 4–9
  Exhibit: "Off the Stage and Onto the Wall: The Evolution of a Ballet." A look at the creative process of turning nine colorful paintings by noted Gullah painter Jonathan Green into a dance event by the Columbia City Ballet. McKissick Museum. Call 7-2876 for hours and details.
  
  
• April 4–10
  Exhibit: "Remembering USC's First College of Arts and Sciences." South Caroliniana Library Reading Room. Call 7-5158 for hours and details.
  
  
• April 9–July 2
  Exhibit: "USC Department of Art Biennial Faculty Art Exhibition.” McKissick Museum. Call 7-2876 for hours and details.
  
  
• Through April 27
  Exhibit: "200 Years of Student Life at USC." South Caroliniana Library lobby. Call 7-5158 for hours and details.
  
  
• Through May 7
  Exhibit: "Diversity Endangered." Photographs from the Smithsonian's Office of Traveling Exhibitions examine the challenges being faced by the natural environment. McKissick Museum. Call 7-2876 for hours and details.
  
  
• April 4
  Melton Memorial Observatory public viewing. 9:30–11:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Call 7- 4180 for more information.
  
  Lecture: "Ichnofossils, Paleosols, and Paleolandscapes to Interpret Paleoclimate." Steve Hasiotis, University of Kansas, to share examples of Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks from the American Southwest. 3:30 p.m. Coker Life Sciences, Room 211. Sponsored by the Department of Geological Sciences. Call 7-9524 for more information.
  
  Lecture: "Challenge of European Diversity: Muslims in Europe.” Alex Hargreaves, Florida State University. 3—4:30 p.m. Gambrell Hall, Room 151. Sponsored by the Walker Institute of International and Area Studies. Call 7-4558 for more information.
  
  
• April 5
  McKissick Museum open house. 6–8 p.m. Call 7-7251 for more information.
  
  
• April 6
  Lecture: "Performing: The Stage as Cultural Palimpsest in Alladeen," (junior faculty seminars in the College of Arts and Sciences). Theatre professor Terry Smith. 3:30—5 p.m. Gambrell Hall, Room 429. Call 7-6596 for more information.
  
  Lecture: "Medieval Greek Theories of Imagination.” Evangelos Moutsopoulos, University of Athens. 4–6 p.m. Moore School of Business, Room 464. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy. Call 7-7418 for more information.
  
  Keynote Lecture: "The Web of Learning.” Michael Mahoney, Princeton University. 7 p.m. Rutledge Chapel. Call 7-7042 for more information.
  
  
• April 7
  Polymer Nanocomposites Symposium. 5–7 p.m. Columbia Convention Center. Sponsored by the USC NanoCenter. Call 7-9927 for details.
  
  College of Arts and Sciences convocation. 3:30–5 p.m. USC Horseshoe. Rain location: Rutledge Chapel. Reception after ceremony. Call 7-7042 for more information.
  
  Rehearsal of "A Midsummer Night's Dream.” 7 p.m. Drayton Hall. Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Call 7-9353 for more information.
  
  
• April 8
  Polymer Nanocomposites Symposium. 8:25 a.m.–6 p.m. Columbia Convention Center. Sponsored by the USC NanoCenter. Call 7-9927 for details.
  
  2005 Sprague Lecture: "Plato, Freud, and the Tripartite Soul.” John Ferrari, University of California, Berkeley. 4–6 p.m. College of Nursing, Room 127. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy. Call 7-7418 for more information.
  
  2005 Bruce Mayhew Memorial Lecture: "Population Growth, the Shrinking World, and the Evolution of Social Order and Social Inequality." Noah Mark, Stanford University. 1:30–3 p.m. Sloan College, Room 112. Sponsored by the Department of Sociology. Call 7-3123 for more information.
  
  
• April 9
  18th-annual USC Showcase. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Horseshoe. Dozens of exhibits and demonstrations highlight the scope of research and teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences. Call 7-4111 for more information.
  

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