Monday, Sept. 10, 2007 HNU archive
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Bonner and Bonner lecture set for Wednesday
ESU representatives appearing on Topeka television Tuesday
Emporia State University is thrilled to host Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the Little Rock Nine, as the speaker at the Bonner and Bonner Diversity Series Lecture. Ms. Brown Trickey will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, in Albert Taylor Hall. Her speech, “Return to Little Rock,” is quite timely – the 50th anniversary is Sept. 25, when she and eight other African-American students desegregated the all-white Central High School.
If you’re in an area of Kansas that receives Topeka television stations, tune into 49 ABC News, KTKA, early on Tuesday morning. Dr. Barbara Baker, the ESU director of multicultural affairs, and an ESU student will appear on the morning show, sometime between 6:10 and 6:50 a.m., to talk about the Bonner lecture. We’ll have the clip posted online later in the day.
Another exciting note: in the state of Kansas, September has been declared “Equality in Education” month. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed the statewide declaration in honor of Minnijean Brown Trickey and the Little Rock Nine. The city of Emporia made a similar declaration for the month, calling it “Equality in Education and Little Rock Nine Month.”
Read more about the lecture and the speaker at www.emporia.edu/bonner. We’ve included some neat online extras:
-- An interview with Diane Good, an ESU alumna who wrote a book on the Brown vs. Board of Education case
-- A poem inspired by the Little Rock Nine, by senior David Muhammad, who is also a student Ambassador
-- Interviews with ESU experts about the civil rights movement’s past and present
-- A video from 49 ABC News, featuring Dr. Barbara Baker, director of multicultural affairs, and student Lorene Booth, talking about the event
Homecoming 2007 is weeks away!
All the activities of Homecoming 2007 are right around the corner! Mark your calendars for the weekend of Oct. 20. An invitation will reach your mailboxes soon. In the meantime, you can find the Homecoming invitation, schedule of events and registration form online, in the first print edition of the Hornet News Update.
Family Day and the Hornet Heritage award
We’re proud to announce the Edwards family as winners of the 2007 Hornet Heritage award. The award for a multigenerational family of ESU alumni will be presented to the Edwards family at halftime of Saturday’s contest against Southwest Baptist. See their family tree online. Also, this Saturday is the annual ESU Family Day! A full slate of family-oriented events is on tap – see them all online. Food, fun and family await!
The Kansas State Fair
We’re in Hutchinson through Sept. 16 for the Kansas State Fair! Stop by and say hello at the ESU booth. For more information, contact the alumni office at (620) 341-5440.
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