Wednesday, Feb. 27 - Boling Academic Center, Phillip A. Watkins Auditorium
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Welcome: Dr. Katherine High, Vice-Chancellor for Student Affair
Video: "Eyes on the Prize" - Introduced by Dr. David Coffey
Thursday, Feb. 28 - Boling Academic Center
9:30 - 9:45 am
Registration and Exhibit - Phillip A.
Watkins Auditorium
9:50 -10:00 am
Welcome: Dr. Marvin Downing, Chair, Department
of History & Philosophy - Watkins Auditorium
10:00 - 10:30 am
Introduction - Dr. Cynthia Fleming, Associate
Professor of History (UTKnoxville)
10:30- 11:00 am
Featured Speaker: Ms. Minnie Bommer
11:00 -11:30 am
Discussion
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch - Boling Academic Center Room 206
Welcome: Dr. Nick Dunagan, Chancellor
Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable Bernice Donald
Introduced by The Honorable Tommy Moore
Recognition's of First Afrian-American elected officials - Dr. Henry Parker
Presenter
For luncheon reservations call (731) 587-7470 by February 26) Tickets $10 person,
$5 for students
1:45 - 2:40 pm
Video - "Supreme Court Proceedings" - Watkins Auditorium - Dr. Richard Chesteen
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Tom Elam Roundtable Discussion: "Redistricting Then
and Now" - Watkins Auditorium
Moderator: The Honorable Bernice Donald
Panelists: Ernest Brooks, Jim Glasgow, Russell Sugrmon, Tajuan Stout Mitchell,
Minnie Bommer, Samuel Tharpe
7:00 - 7: 30 pm
Evening Address - Watkins auditorium
Welcome: Dr. Jerald Ogg, Dean, College
of Humanities and Fine Arts
Featured Speaker: Dr. Benjamin Hooks
Introduced by Mr. Darrell Simmons
7:30 - 8:45 pm
A Student Government Association Presentation
- Watkins Auditorium
Student Panel: "Where Are We Now at UTM, Where Do We Go?"
Introduction: Mr. David Belote
Moderator: Mr. Corey Major
Panelists: Eric Tolbert, Jenae Scott, Chris Wilson, Olivia Johnson
Friday, March 1 Humanities Auditorium
7:00 pm
Video: "Mississippi Burning"
Saturday, March 2 Day Trip to the
Tennessee Supreme Court, State Capitol for UTM Students
7:00 am - 9 pm
Meet with Reps. Roy Herron, Mark Maddox, Plil Pinion For reservations call Professor Stan Sieber at (901) 587-7467
Concurrent Activities - Thursday, February 28
All Day -Voter registration booths, ground floor, west corridor, Boling Academic Center
All Day -Exhibit, Paul Meek Library