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Madog Center for Welsh
Studies
The University of Rio Grande
The Campus
The Bell Tower
The Alumni Association Board of Directors of the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College has constructed a Memorial Bell Tower. This new campus landmark is dedicated to the University's alumni - past, present, and future. The formal dedication was November 3, 2001 as part of the University of Rio Grande's 125th Anniversary celebration. In recognition of the area's heritage the floor of the bell tower is paved with slate similar to that mined by the Welsh. It was kindly donated by Richie Bros. Slate Company NY
The Madog Center Welsh Garden Due to a generous donation from Mr. Ed Jones and Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Jones of Jackson, OH the Madog Center's Welsh Garden is flourishing. The garden is located in the courtyard of Wood Hall, on campus. The Welsh Flag is the centerpiece, encompassed by 17 red benches, beautiful foliage and flowers. Shortly, a commemorative monument will be erected and there are spaces for sculpture. Mr. Bob Evans, Bidwell, OH has kindly donated hundreds of Daffodil bulbs and much expertise. Visit the garden in the spring or summer and see its abundance and variety of beautiful flowers, bushes, and trees. On June 24th, 2001, members of the public attended the official opening of the garden. See pictures of this event here.
"The Welshman feels that the struggles of his fathers have consecrated every field, and than the muse of his land has sanctified every mountain. And feeling this way makes him a true citizen. " ---Sir O. M. Edwards
Jeanette Albiez Davis Library
Emerson E. Evans School of Business The Emerson E. Evans School of Business offers programs in Accounting, Business Management, Economics, Finance, International Business, Information Technology, and Marketing with majors and (or) minors leading to degrees at the associate and baccalaureate level.
Bob Evans Farm Hall The largest and newest building on the Rio Grande campus contains all the latest technologies. This new arrival holds the Emerson E. Evans School of Business.
Davis Hall Davis Hall houses 114 freshmen women, 4 Resident Assistants and one Hall Director. Most of the rooms are double occupancy with 12 single rooms dispersed throughout the building. The Cardiff Community is in Davis Hall.
Dean Lewis Community Boyd Hall is a 150 bed dormitory that houses the Dean Lewis Community. This is a coeducational, upper class hall with an academic criteria for residency.
The Grande Chorale The Grande Chorale is a jazz show choir made up of students at Rio Grande. Their annual tours have taken the members to many locations in the USA, Mexico, and in Europe.
Welsh Tour 1999 - During the 1999 Tour, the Grande Chorale visited Wales as well as Scotland and England. While in Wales, the group visited many different locations and even performed on an evening broadcast of the Welsh version of the Tonight Show, called Heno.
The Grande Chorale has several Welsh tunes in their repertoire and while singing the hymn Penpark in the native Welsh language, they received a standing ovation from the Welsh listeners who later proclaimed that their Welsh pronunciation was perfect, in Theatr Felinfach.
The choir in Aberystwyth
Grande Chorale with pupils of Penuwch School
The Grande Chorale currently has four Welsh tunes in their repertoire. They include: Penpark - a traditional Welsh hymn Mae 'Nghariad I'n Fenws - a well-known ballad Y Cwm - a modern pop song Ysbryd y Nos - an upbeat pop tuneHafan Gobaith - a favorite of the choir
The Grande Chorale Tour of Wales - 2006 From March 12 through March 20, 2006, the Grande Chorale visited and toured Wales. They performed at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Trinity College in Carmarthen and Theatre Felinfach in Ceredigion. Their performances included three Welsh folk songs arranged by Merfyn Burtch: Milgldi Magldi These were greeted with great acclaim by the audiences and each show was brought to a close with rousing applause for the choir's rendition of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau.
At Caerphilly Castle
Aberaeron - Memorial stone commemorating the Welsh emigration from the area to SE Ohio
At Theatre Felinfach Photos of 2006 tour courtesy of J. J. Cobb For more information on the Grande Chorale please contact David Lawrence, Director, for more information. lawrence@rio.edu
Library Display and Exhibit The University of Rio Grande believes that education is enhanced, whatever the field by the appreciation of art. To this end, the campus is home to many pieces of art work, in the form of sculpture, prints and paintings. William Brown has most generously donated these original pieces to The Madog Center and the University of Rio Grande. They can be seen on permanent display in the Madog Center and in the Davis Library on campus.
Also in the Davis Library, visitors and students
may view old and rare Welsh books which are on permanent display.
Esther Allan Greer Museum, Welsh Exhibit The Greer Museum Archives has the Jackson County Area Welsh Industrial Exhibit which is a collection of photographs containing industries either owned or operated by the Welsh-Americans. The pictures include the Old Jefferson Furnace, Globe Iron Company, Jackson Iron and Steel Company, Aetna Brick Plant, Oak Hill Fire Brick Plant, Ohio Fire Brick Plant, and the Davis Fire Brick Plant.
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Madog Center for Welsh Studies Phone number: (740) 245-7186 |
The
Library's namesake, Jeanette Albiez Davis, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio,
received her Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Denison University and
attended the Chautauqua New York Institute Library School. Before her
marriage to Samuel S. Davis in 1927, she worked in the Cincinnati Public
Library and taught in the Newport Kentucky school system. Her husband
Samuel, served on the University's Board of Trustees for ten years. As
former secretary of the Jasam Foundation, she was consistent in her
annual support to the University, especially that which made the
University's privately-funded and first dedicated library facility a
reality in 1965. The Davis family's continued generous support through
the Jasam Foundation helps to maintain and to upgrade this first-rate
facility. Mrs. Davis died September 29, 1997. 
