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Harold Franklin Frank M. Johnson Jr. On January 4, 1964, at 2:20 p.m., The Montgomery, Ala., native had to leave Frank M. Johnson Jr., a federal judge Franklin, an aspiring history professor the state to finish his education because played a crucial role in shaping civil rights from Charleston, S.C., arrived at the blacks could not then attend ’s law in America and applying it in Alabama. library at to register segregated law schools. He returned to Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. for classes in the . his hometown in 1954 and became one of once called him “the man who gave true 1964 Franklin became the first African- two black lawyers in the city. He was, he meaning to the word justice.” Johnson’s American student at Auburn University. writes, “determined to destroy everything legal decisions desegregated schools in He was admitted under heavy guard segregated that I could find.” He did not Alabama including Auburn University in and was kept isolated from other have to wait long. He represented Harold 1963, busing in Montgomery, eliminated students in campus housing. Although Franklin in his 1963 petition to enroll at the state poll tax, allowed blacks to serve obstacles of the era prevented Franklin Auburn University. When his friend Rosa on juries, and authorized the 1965 civil from completing his degree at Auburn, Parks was arrested in 1955 for violating rights march from Selma to Montgomery. he went on to earn a master’s degree the segregated-seating ordinance on a Many other rulings also had far-reaching in history at the University of Denver, Montgomery bus, 26-year-old Martin consequences toward achieving civil rights and later pursued a career in higher Luther King Jr., was chosen to lead the for blacks, inmates, and the mentally ill. education at Talladega and Montgomery Bus Boycott, and 24-year- several other institutions. old Fred Gray became his—and the movement’s—lawyer. Gray’s legal victory in In 2001, Harold Franklin was awarded the federal courts ended the boycott 381 an honorary doctorate of arts from days later. Over the four decades since, Auburn University. He is currently a Gray has won scores of civil rights cases in resident of Sylacauga, Ala. education, voting rights, transportation, health, and other areas.

Integration is an important milestone in the university’s history. This historic moment shaped the path that made a quality college education accessible to more people, and in doing so, made the Auburn Family experience richer for everyone.

January2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 DECEMBER FEBRUARY Events SMTWT F S SMTWT F S 17-24 Friday - Friday 1234567 1 King Week at Auburn University 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2345678 www.auburn.edu/aukingweek 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 Friday, 10:00 am - Noon Auburn Serves Volunteer Fair 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 Auburn University Student Center, 2nd Floor For additional information, contact Joyce Thomas-Vinson New Year’s Day at 334-844-5117. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 20 Monday, 7:30 am Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Scholarship Breakfast Speaker: Isaiah Hugley, City Manager, Columbus, Ga. Consolidated Government For ticket purchase information, call 334-844-5042. The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center

Monday A Day On and Not A Day Off Community-wide Day of Service Orthodox Christmas Pre-registration required at 334-844-5042. (Christian/Orthodox) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 Tuesday, 9:30 am – 11:30 am A Dialogue on Race, Ethnicity, and Integration Forum with Harold A. Franklin, Judge U.W. Clemon, Anthony Lee, Samuel Pettijohn, and Willie Wyatt The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Auditorium Sponsored by the offices of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and University Outreach Tuesday, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm “Honoring the Past, Charting the Future.” Mawlid-al-Nabi Commemorating 50 Years of Integration (Mohammad’s Birthday) Recognition Luncheon Speaker: Frank Walker, Associate Professor and Poet, 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 University of For ticket purchase information, call 334-844-5042. The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Ballroom Sponsored by the offices of Alumni Affairs, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, and University Outreach 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 22 Wednesday, 3:00 pm Commemoration Lecture Series “Segregation, Desegregation, and the Vestiges of Segregation at Auburn University” Martin Luther King Jr. Day Dwayne Cox, Head of Special Collections and Archives Special Collections and Archives, Draughon Library 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 Thursday, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Voices of Freedom Interfaith Service The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Auditorium

24 Friday, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Multicultural Center Watch and Learn Series: “Imitation of Life” This is a poignant melodrama about a single mother who hires a black woman to care for her child. The film subverts Hollywood conventions to create a bitter critique of American racism and capitalism. Multicultural Center, 1330 Student Center 2013 WPB Fall Colloquia, Expo, and Luncheon Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Integration at Auburn University Luncheon Ticket Prices WPB Corporate Partners

Schedule of Events Individual Ticket – $65 • 1 ticket to Luncheon 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. A Division of the Cary Center for the Advancement of (open seating) The Women’s Philanthropy Board acknowledges with gratitude WPB Business and Professions Expo Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies the multitude of donors and these corporate partners who have is honored to host Auburn University’s kick-off event 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Gold Table – $800 graciously made commitments to support 2013-14 initiatives. Colloquia: “Sustaining Legacies: Advancing Philanthropy” • 10 tickets to Luncheon Featuring Marybeth Gasman • 2013 WPB Fall Luncheon printed program recognition Free admission - open to the public • Reserved Gold-Level table for 10 with recognition A Division of the Cary Center for the Advancement of on table card 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies Book Signing: Thom Gossom, Walk-On: My Reluctant Platinum Table – $1,000 Journey to Integration at Auburn University and • 10 tickets to Luncheon Marybeth Gasman, Booker T. Washington Rediscovered is honored to host Auburn University’s kick-off event • 2013 WPB Fall Luncheon printed program recognition MONTGOMERY, AL • Reserved Platinum-Level table for 10 with recognition NooN – 2:00 p.m. on table card WPB Fall Luncheon • Logo recognition in Ballroom Mary Wynne Estes Featuring Thom Gossom and joyce gillie gossom • Social media recognition Birmingham, AL “Once Upon a Time…” Dubberly, Dean & Associates Ticket purchase required 4001 Carmichael Road, Suite 400 Montgomery, AL 36106 Diamond Table – $1,200 334-260-3907 RSVP • 10 tickets to Luncheon • 2013 WPB Fall Luncheon printed program recognition 2013 Fall Colloquia, Expo, and Luncheon Reservations and ticket purchase • Reserved Diamond-Level table for 10 with recognition on table card required for luncheon featuring (334) 844-9156 • Podium recognition during night before networking event • Logo recognition in Ballroom E-mail: [email protected] and • Social media recognition Thom Gossom Jr. ’75 joyce gillie gossom, EdD Luncheon Keynote Speakers To make reservations for the luncheon, • Diamond Sponsor Recognition from the podium during the 2013 WPB Fall Luncheon please complete the enclosed card and return to the WPB Office at Marybeth Gasman, PhD 210 Spidle Hall Student Sponsorships Colloquia Lecturer Auburn, AL 36849 The WPB invites Auburn University students to affiliate or visit Friday, October 4, 2013 with the organization as WPB Mentees. Please consider www.humsci.auburn.edu/wpb The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center to purchase tickets online. sponsoring a WPB Mentee to attend the luncheon by purchasing an additional open-seating ticket or by providing Reservations are confirmed when one or more tickets through the purchase of a Gold, Platinum, payment is received and are issued on a or Diamond table. The WPB Office will identify a WPB Mentee For more information, please contact: College of Human Sciences’ Women’s Philanthropy Board first come, first served basis. and provide contact information to the sponsor and mentee. 210 Spidle Hall Auburn, AL 36849 Phone: (334) 844-9156 E-mail: [email protected] www.humsci.auburn.edu/wpb • • • • Sustaining Legacies: Advancing Philanthropy Auburn University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. 8/2013 rev. 2013 Fall Colloquia, Expo, and Luncheon featuring Thom Gossom Jr. ’75 Thom Gossom Jr. ’75 and joyce gillie gossom, EdD Luncheon Keynote Speakers, Noon - 2:00 p.m. About the Commemoration of the Walk-On: My Reluctant Journey to 50th Anniversary of Integration at Auburn University Thom Gossom Jr. ’75 joyce gillie gossom, EdD Marybeth Gasman, PhD Integration at Auburn University

th Marybeth Gasman, PhD Throughout the 2013-14 academic year, Auburn University will celebrate the 50 anniversary Thom Gossom Jr. is an actor, Born in Chicago, joyce Marybeth Gasman is a professor of By Thom Gossom of its integration with a series of programs, lectures, and performances designed to educate author, and communications gillie gossom has spent her higher education in the Graduate and inspire students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other constituents. Events will recognize consultant. He received his life going against the grain. School of Education at the From 11:00-11:45 a.m., Colloquia Lecturer, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Auburn’s first African-American student, Harold A. Franklin, as well as the impact of other bachelor of arts in communication At the age of 16, she felt so University of Pennsylvania. She pioneering black faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students who have since from Auburn University, where inspired by the poetry of holds secondary appointments Thom Gossom will be helped make the university more inclusive. he was the first black athlete to e.e. cummings that joyce’s in history, Africana Studies, and graduate. A walk-on, Gossom autographing copies Harold A. Franklin Integration is an important milestone in the university’s history. This historic moment shaped mother let her legally change the School of Social Policy and January, 1964 defied the odds, earned a joyce gillie gossom, EdD Friday, October 4, 2013 the path that allowed a quality college education to be accessible to more people and, in doing her name to all lower case Practice. Gasman also serves as the scholarship, and became a three- of his memoir Walk- so, made the Auburn Family experience richer for everyone. letters, which has frequently director of the Center on Minority year starter. He is featured in The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center been met with resistance. Serving Institutions at Penn. On: My Reluctant For more information about Auburn University’s commemoration events, please visit the the HBO special, Breaking the website at wp.auburn.edu/diversity or the “Fifty Years Diversity” Facebook page at Huddle, about the integration of Inspired by a small number of known and mostly unknown Gasman’s areas of expertise include the history of American southern . Journey to Integration www.facebook.com/fiftyyearsdiversity2013; or email [email protected]. history makers, joyce strives to achieve, not by living up to higher education, historically black and , Open Seating Tickets $65 per person Gossom furthered his education with a master of arts in the expectations of others, but by setting her own standards. minority serving institutions, African-American leadership, at Auburn University. About the Kick-Off Event communication from The . He began “The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further and fundraising and philanthropy. Reserved tables of 10 are available for $800, $1,000 and $1,200 his communications career at BellSouth in the office of Public than the crowd; those who walk alone are likely to find Mr. Gossom has She has written or edited 15 books, including Understanding Philanthropy, by definition, is the love of humankind and is manifested as a voluntary act or Relations, before striking out on his own with Best Gurl inc., themselves in places no one has ever been before” is a good Minority Serving Institutions, Envisioning Black Colleges, generously agreed to donate proceeds from a gift given for the common good. Throughout the course of history, philanthropic acts have a public relations and marketing firm. description for the woman who is “not a joiner.” served as a stimulus for change to address societal needs and improve quality of life. During Uplifting a People, Booker T. Washington Rediscovered, Race and As an actor, Gossom starred as the title character, Israel, the Civil Rights movement, philanthropy served as an important catalyst and an undergirding With more than 30 years of professional experience in Gender in Nonprofit Leadership, The Morehouse Mystique, A Guide the sale of his book this day to the Auburn in the NYPD Blue Emmy-winning episode, “Lost Israel,” force in the integration of institutions of higher education. Without philanthropy at its core, business and academics, joyce discovered her passion to Fundraising at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Reservations Required: To make reservations for the luncheon or for student sponsorship and in the recurring roles of City Councilman Ted Marcus University PLUS Scholarship Program. the comprehensive integration of colleges and universities would not have occurred. and purpose as a child. She learned that we must create The Essential Guide to Fundraising from Diverse College Alumni. on In The Heat Of The Night, and Judge Blake Winters information, please contact the WPB Office at 334-844-9156, email: [email protected], environments where people want to live, work, and play – by Eight of Gasman’s books have won research awards. In October 2013, the College of Human Sciences’ Women’s Philanthropy Board (WPB), the in Boston Legal. Film credits include, Fight Club, Jeepers making a difference. Currently, joyce is trying to make her Marybeth Gasman, PhD or visit www.humsci.auburn.edu/wpb to purchase tickets online. Reservations are confirmed division of the Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Creepers 2, and Miss Evers’ Boys. Gasman’s articles have been published in the American difference serving as executive director for a higher education when payment is received and are issued on a first come, first served basis. Studies, in partnership with Auburn University, will join forces to kick off the university’s Education Research Journal, Educational Researcher, Teachers Gossom’s writing credits include his published memoir, Walk- professional association and as a Fort Walton Beach City Leadership yearlong Commemoration of 50 Years of Integration at Auburn University. College Record, The Journal of Higher Education, The Journal of On: My Reluctant Journey to Integration at Auburn University, Council member. Undergraduate Scholarship (State Street Press, 2008). Gossom’s new work is A Slice Of Negro Education, Research in Higher Education, and the Journal About the Life, a collection of “life stories.” of College Student Development, among others. (PLUS) Program She is a regular contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education, L A P Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, The Huffington Post, The New The PLUS program has been instituted to Sustaining egacies: dvancing hilanthropy York Times, and Academe. increase diversity among the undergraduate WPB CORPORATE PARTNERS AND GRANTORS The Auburn University College of Human Sciences’ Women’s Gasman is the co-principal investigator on two major Philanthropy Board was organized in Spring 2002. Historically, grant-funded research projects related to minority serving student population at Auburn University. The women have always been philanthropic in giving of their time institutions (MSIs). One project (with Clif Conrad) is PLUS program assists participants financially and talents. Today, women are building on this traditional focused on student success at MSIs and funded by Lumina humanitarian role with a heightened capacity for independent The Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and USA Funds ($2 million). by providing them a $2,000 scholarship per Dubberly, Dean & Associates financial giving as they acquire wealth, assume positions of The other project (with Yvonne Patterson) is focused on philanthropy as a means of enabling the College of Human 4001 Carmichael Road, Suite 400 leadership, and combine their legacy of service to others. increasing faculty of color at MSIs in the sciences and is Sciences at Auburn University to enhance human well-being academic year, renewable up to 3 years, and Montgomery, AL 36106 MONTGOMERY, AL As women actively seek to fulfill their philanthropic potential, and improve the quality of life worldwide. sponsored by NIH ($4.6 million). 334-260-3907 a new model of giving is emerging that builds on their tradition supports them academically and socially Through its mission, WPB is committed to inspiring, educating, 2013 WPB Fall Colloquia, Expo, and Luncheon Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Integration at Auburn University Her research has been featured in The New York Times, The of service, current leadership roles, and capacity for financial Mary Wynne Estes and enabling individuals to: Washington Post, , Time, Newsweek, giving. 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Throughout the 2013 -14 academic year, Auburn University will commemorate the 50th anniversary of its integration with a series of programs, lectures, and performances designed to educate and inspire 2013 -14 CALENDAR OF EVENTS students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Events will recognize Auburn’s first August 2013 23 Wednesday, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm 24 Friday, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm African-American student, Harold A. Franklin, as well as the impact of other Multicultural Center Lunch and Learn Series: Multicultural Center Watch and Learn Series 23-24 Friday - Saturday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm “Supporting Native American Students in Higher “Imitation of Life” Education and the Evolution of the American Indian th This is a poignant melodrama about a single mother pioneering black faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students who “Education and Democracy: Commemorating the 50 Experience in Higher Education” Anniversary of Integration of Tuskegee High School” who hires a black woman to care for her child. The film Amy Locklear Hertel, Director of the American Indian subverts Hollywood conventions to create a bitter Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center, Center at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill critique of American racism and capitalism. have since helped make the university more inclusive. 104 South Elm Street, Tuskegee, AL 36083 Multicultural Center, 1330 Student Center Auburn University Student Center Co-sponsored by Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center, and Auburn University’s College Thursday, October 31 - Saturday, November 2 of Liberal Arts, Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for 31-2 Arts & Humanities and Access & Community Initiatives 23rd Annual Association for Black Culture Centers’ February 2014 Integration is an important milestone in the university’s Annual Conference 28 Wednesday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm “Culture Centers in the Academy: From Civil Rights 6 Thursday, 5:00 pm to Inclusive Excellence” history. This historic moment shaped the path that 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and Multicultural Center Watch and Learn Series Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have A Dream Speech The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Screening of Slavery by Another Name www.auburn.edu/abcc Multicultural Center Open House - Join the Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that made a quality college education accessible to more Multicultural Center as we kick off the new academic year. challenges one of America’s most cherished assumptions: 31-1 Thursday, October 31 - Friday, November 1 Multicultural Center, 1330 Student Center the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Annual ALAHEDO (Alabama Association of Higher www.auburn.edu/mcc Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even people, and in doing so, made the Auburn Family Education Diversity Officers) Conference and as chattel slavery came to an end in the South in 1865, Business Meeting thousands of were pulled back into The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center forced labor with shocking force and brutality. experience richer for everyone. September 2013 www.alahedo.org Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Auditorium 11 Wednesday, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 12 Wednesday, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm The Janet and John Stone Lectureship for Multicultural Center Lunch and Learn Series Multicultural Understanding, Equality, and November 2013 50 Years and Beyond - Panel Discussion Justice at Auburn University 1 Friday, 9:00 am – 11:00 pm Auburn University Student Center, Room 2222 “Dealing with Diversity by Celebrating Differences” 23rd Annual Association for Black Culture Centers’ Richard Penaskovic, Professor of Religious Studies Conference Wednesday, 3:00 pm Special Collections & Archives, Draughon Library “Culture Centers in the Academy: From Civil Rights to Commemoration Lecture Series * This authorization to draft your account on or about the 10 the about or on account your draft to authorization * This Please be sure to include a voided check from the account you wish debited. Date Signature (s) City, State, Bank Zip of Financial institution or branch Acct # Routing # Name on the account Monthly Amount to be Debited ❏ $41.76 ($500 yearly) ❏ $83.34 ($1,000 yearly)❏ $125.00 ($1,500 yearly) ❏ $______Other account. such to same the debit to below named institution financial the authorize and below indicated account the to entries debit initiate to Foundation University Auburn the I authorize* Agreement Draft Bank a Establish This transaction will appear on your monthly bank statement with the first draft occurring 30 to 45 days after this authorization is received. is authorization this after days 45 to 30 occurring draft first the with statement bank monthly your on appear will transaction This Sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence” “Auburn University’s Search for ‘Human Touch’ in Multicultural Affairs

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______Conference Auburn University Auburn University Student Center, Room 2107 “Culture Centers in the Academy: From Civil Rights to “Claiming Citizenship: African Americans and New Office of Development Inclusive Excellence” Deal Photography” Tuesday, 3:00 pm 317 South College Street 17 Barbara Ransby, 12:00 pm The New Deal-era photographs in Claiming Citizenship Constitution Day Lecture illustrate a number of ways that African Americans took Auburn, AL 36849 Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 7:00 pm (Open to public) opportunities opened up by the New Deal to claim their “The Constitution & Conventional Wisdom: It May The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center status as citizens, in some ways laying foundations for Email: [email protected] Not Be What You Think It Is” www.auburn.edu/abcc the Civil Rights Movement.

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who highlights the intersections of communities and of other major Civil Rights leaders, the film shows that Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Multicultural and Diversity of Office folkways that from a distance have very little in common. he nonetheless played a central role in the movement’s seminal events during the 1950s and ‘60s. 19 Wednesday, 11:45 am Auburn University Student Center, Room 2222 Multicultural Center, 1330 Student Center Extraordinary Women Luncheon: Gloria Steinem Auburn University Student Center Ballroom 19 Thursday, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm 20 Wednesday, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm Africana Studies Affiliate Lecture Series Multicultural Center Lunch and Learn Series Wednesday, 7:00 pm “Who is Best Prepared to Support African American The Langston Hughes Project Students in Higher Education” Danny Hoey, author of The Butterfly Lady The Langston Hughes Project is a multimedia concert Dr. Shakeer Abdullah Set against the backdrop of a city recovering from one of the worst race riots in history, The Butterfly Lady is a performance of Langston Hughes’ kaleidoscopic jazz Special Collections & Archives, Draughon Library novel filled with pain encased in the blues. This stunning poem suite. Jazz was a cosmopolitan metaphor for first novel wrestles with the horrors of love and the Langston Hughes, a force for cultural convergence beyond 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm consequences of being black, gay, and male. the reach of words, or the limits of any one language. Auburn Connects! The Common Book Program Multicultural Center, 1330 Student Center Ronald McCurdy & Malcolm Jamal- Warner John Bowe, author of Nobodies: Modern American Foy Ballroom Slave Labor and the Dark Side of New Global Economy Foy Ballroom December 2013 March 2014 23 Monday, 3:30 pm 9-13 Monday - Friday, 6:45 am – 6:45 pm “Mass Incarceration and the Unmaking of Multicultural Center Final Study Tables 19 Wednesday, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm Postwar America” Multicultural Center, 1330 Student Center “Hands on the Freedom Plow: 52 Accounts of Heather Thompson, Associate Professor of History, Women in SNCC” Temple University Doris Derby Special Collections & Archives, Draughon Library Auburn University Student Center, Room 2222 Auburn University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. January 2014 Produced by the Office of Communications and Marketing August 2013. Sponsored by the Department of History, Auburn University Libraries, Auburn Connects! Common Book 17 Friday, 10:00 am - Noon 22 Saturday Program, and the Prison Arts and Education Project Auburn Serves Volunteer Fair Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Exhibit Closing Auburn University Student Center, 2nd Floor Atrium Claiming Citizenship: African Americans and For additional information, contact Joyce Thomas-Vinson New Deal Photography October 2013 at 334-844-5117 Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Tuesday, 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm 1 19-25 Sunday - Saturday 26 Wednesday, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Anthony Lee and Willie Wyatt Lecture King Week at Auburn University Multicultural Center Watch and Learn Series Lee and Wyatt were instrumental in desegregating Macon County schools in 1963-64 and both came to www.auburn.edu/aukingweek Ella Baker’s Roots: “Give People Light and They Auburn University that fall as undergraduates. Wyatt Will Find a Way” About the Commemoration Call for Sponsors stayed one year and transferred to , 20 Monday, 7:30 am Ella Baker was more than 30 years older than virtually but Lee completed his undergraduate degree in history. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual everyone participating in SNCC’s founding conference Auburn University Student Center, Room 2222 Scholarship Breakfast in 1960, yet her presence energized the youthful crowd. Auburn University is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the enrollment of the first African-American at the Rev. William Barber discusses his campaign to formalize Throughout the 2013 -14 academic year, Auburn University will celebrate Isaiah Hugley, City Manager, Columbus, Ga. university. This yearlong celebration is dedicated to discussion, lectures, performances, networking, and recognizing Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts Ella Baker’s legacy in North Carolina by commemorating Consolidated Government the 50th anniversary of its integration with a series of programs, lectures, this milestone. Learn more online at wp.auburn.edu/diversity. her birthday as “Ella Baker Day,” and declaring her home OCT Friday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Individuals, corporations and community groups are invited to support Commemorating 50 Years of Integration at in Littleton, North Carolina, a historic site. The session and performances designed to educate and inspire students, faculty, closes with a powerful rendition of Ella Baker’s favorite Auburn University events through sponsorship packages ranging from $500 to $5,000. Sponsor package benefits 4 Launch of Commemorating

Attn: ODMA 50 Years of Integration at Monday song, “Guide My Feet While I Run This Race” performed by staff, and alumni. Events will recognize Auburn’s first African-American include recognition at the event and in related advertising and promotional materials. Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849 Auburn University Bernice Johnson Reagon of Sweet Honey in the Rock.

Commemorating 50 A Day On and Not A Day Off Please mail to: to: mail Please Office of Development student, Harold A. Franklin, as well as the impact of other pioneering We invite you or your organization to consider becoming a sponsor for Commemorating 50 Years of Integration South College317 Street 2013 Women’s Philanthropy Board Community-wide Day of Community Service Auburn University Student Center, Room 2225 at Auburn University. Fall Colloquia, Expo, and Luncheon Pre-registration required at 334-844-5042. black faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students who have To confirm your sponsorship, please complete and return the attached Commemoration Sponsorship Confirmation Form. 10:00 am – 11:00 am 26-28 Wednesday - Friday Colloquia (Open to public) Tuesday, 9:30 am – 11:30 am since helped make the university more inclusive. If you have questions about specific commemoration events or programs, please call Paulette Patterson Dilworth at 21 Gulf-South Summit on Service Learning and Speaker: Marybeth Gasman 334-844-5042 or email [email protected]. A Dialogue on Race, Ethnicity, and Integration Forum Civic Engagement “African-American Philanthropy in Higher Education” Harold A. Franklin, Judge U.W. Clemons & Fred Gray “Creating Capacity Collaboratively: Connecting Noon – 2:00 pm The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Learning and Civic Outcomes” Luncheon (Registration required) Auditorium Featured Keynote Speaker: Carolyn Maull McKinstry Sponsorship Levels Speakers: joyce gillie gossom and Thom Gossom www.carolynmckinstry.com “Once Upon A Time” Sponsored by the Offices of Diversity & Multicultural Affairs Event Sponsor - $5,000 and University Outreach The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center • Recognition as event sponsor throughout the entire yearlong commemoration wp.auburn.edu/diversity Integration is an important Tuesday, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm • Recognition during the commemoration’s opening and closing events 9 Wednesday, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Commemorating 50 Years of Integration April 2014 • Logo on sponsor signage displayed at all commemoration events Recognition Luncheon milestone in the university’s history. Multicultural Center Watch and Learn Series: “Our Wednesday, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm Spirits Don’t Speak English: Indian Boarding School” The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center 9 Ballroom Multicultural Center Lunch and Learn Series Platinum Sponsor - $2,500 Our Spirits Don’t Speak English: Indian Boarding School, ( ______) ______- ______Sponsored by the Offices of Alumni Affairs, Diversity & This historic moment shaped the path that ______is a Native American perspective on Indian boarding “Fast and Furious: and • Recognition during three commemoration events schools. This DVD produced by Rich-Heape Films, Inc. Multicultural Affairs, and University Outreach Popular Culture” • Recognition as Platinum Sponsor in all promotional material uncovers the dark history of government policy which Oliver Wang Phone # Wednesday, 3:00 pm made a quality college education accessible • Logo on sponsor signage displayed at three events took Indian children from their homes, forced them into 22 Auburn University Student Center, Room 2222

Security Code boarding schools and enacted a policy of educating Commemoration Lecture Series months them in the ways of Western society. “Segregation, Desegregation & the Vestiges of 17 Thursday, 5:00 pm to more people, and in doing so, made the ___ Multicultural Center, 1330 Student Center Segregation at Auburn University” Screening of The Loving Story

Gold Sponsor - $1,500 American Express • Recognition during two commemoration events Dwayne Cox, Head of Special Collections & Archives A racially charged criminal trial and a heart-rending love 15 Tuesday, 11:00 am story converge in this documentary about Richard and Auburn Family experience richer for everyone. • Recognition as Gold Sponsor in all promotional material Special Collections & Archives, Draughon Library ”Why History Matters” Lecture Mildred Loving, set during the turbulent Civil Rights era. • Logo on sponsor signage displayed at two events Presented by David McCullough 23 Thursday, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art ______Auburn Arena Voices of Freedom Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Studies, Monday, April 28 - Friday, May 2; 6:45 am – 6:45 pm For more information about Auburn University’s commemoration events, Silver Sponsor - $1,000 Interfaith Service 28-2 Office of the Provost, Merchant Capital, LLC and The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Multicultural Center Final Study Tables • Recognition at one commemoration event ❏ Visa ❏ MasterCard Littleton-Franklin Lectures please visit wp.auburn.edu/diversity or the “Fifty Years Diversity” $______Auditorium Multicultural Center, 1330 Student Center ______Commemoration Sponsorship Confirmation Payment & Return Form Return & Payment Confirmation Sponsorship Commemoration ______

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______“A Tribute to Anne Rivers Siddons” ______Auburn Writers Conference Please autodraft my pledge from this card over this card my pledge from autodraft Please Establish a bank draft agreement (see other side) agreement Establish a bank draft Bronze Sponsor - $500 Auburn University Foundation to Check Payable ❏ Email ❏ Discover Payment Information and Return Form Return and Information Payment Name year what class IfAuburn alum, Address Zip State, City, Amount Enclosed Date Expiration ❏ Signature Please email [email protected] to inquire about other methods of establishing a multi-year pledge.

Card Number Card • Recognition as Bronze Sponsor in all promotional material ❏ 2013 -14 CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center For more information about Auburn University’s commemoration events, please visit wp.auburn.edu/diversity or the “Fifty Years Diversity” Facebook page at www.facebook.com/fiftyyearsdiversity 2013