2018 MOREHEAD-CAIN ALUMNI FORUM Schedule of Events
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2018 MOREHEAD-CAIN ALUMNI FORUM Schedule of Events FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 12:00–5:00 p.m. | Forum Registration | Morehead-Cain Offices Check in, pick up your registration packet, and enjoy some refreshments while you catch up with current scholars and fellow alumni. Visit the Morehead-Cain Gallery in the hallway off the main lobby to take in an exhibition of Morehead-Cain Scholar photography specially curated for Forum visitors. 2:00–2:45 p.m. | Lecture by a Favorite Professor | Hanes Art Center Auditorium Enjoy the opportunity to return to college (but without the papers and exams)! This lively lecture and discussion with a wildly popular Carolina professor is sure to stimulate the brain cells and bring us all back to our Carolina days. Zeynep Tufekci is an associate professor in the School of Information and Library Science and an adjunct professor in the School of Sociology at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is also a faculty associate with Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. Professor Tufekci is a Turkish writer, academic, and techno-sociologist known primarily for her research on the social implications of emerging technologies in the context of politics and corporate responsibility. 2:45–3:15 p.m. | Panelist and Speaker Organizational Meeting | Hanes Art Center Auditorium All Forum speakers and panelists are invited to a brief organizational meeting immediately following the lecture. Meet your fellow speakers and panelists and receive logistical and other instructions for a successful weekend! 3:00–6:30 p.m. | Free Time Free-time suggestions: • 3:00 p.m. | Campus tours led by current Morehead-Cain Scholars | Meet at the Old Well and tour the Noble Grove with several able Morehead-Cain tour guides! • 3:00 p.m. | Building Culture with Impact—A Pop-up Art Exhibition, Behind-the-Scenes Tour, and Discussion in the Print Study Room at the Ackland Art Museum with Katie Ziglar ’79, director of the Ackland, and Tonya Turner Carroll, owner of Turner Carroll Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. • 3:00 p.m. | “How to Blind-Taste Like a Pro”—Wine-Tasting Lesson with Patrick Emerson ’92, advanced sommelier and partner with Curated Selections in Charleston, SC | On the back terrace and in the parlor at Chapel of the Cross, next door to the Morehead-Cain Foundation (Because space is limited to 40 participants [Alumni and Adult Guests Only], Patrick will conduct two identical sessions: 3:00–3:45 p.m. and 4:00–4:45 p.m.) 1 • 3:00 p.m. | Silent Sam—Putting History in Context | Meet at the Confederate Statue site for a talk by University Historian Cecelia Moore about the history of the statue and the recent events surrounding it. You can prepare for the talk by scrolling through this website created by Dr. Moore and Dr. James Leloudis, UNC history professor. • 4:00 p.m. | Repeat of “How to Blind-Taste Like a Pro” with Patrick Emerson ’92 | On the back terrace and in the parlor at Chapel of the Cross (Alumni and Adult Guests Only) • 4:00 p.m. | Repeat of Silent Sam—Putting History in Context with Cecelia Moore | Silent Sam site • Explore Franklin Street shops and restaurants 6:30–9:00 p.m. | Class Reunion Food Truck Rodeo | Graham Memorial Building and Terrace Grab some curbside grub and local craft beer, listen to some awesome tunes, and reconnect with your classmates. Forum Kickoff by Co-Chairs Barbara Rosser Hyde ’83 and Brian Strong ’00 Scholar Entertainment | On the Terrace: Cameron Champion ’20 and Scott Hallyburton ’22 Two talented scholar musicians (and friends) will play covers and originals for us throughout the evening! Scholar Entertainment | In the John Lindsay Morehead Lounge: Jakob Hamilton ’19 on piano You’ll receive a punch card that you can redeem at the food trucks of your choice. Spend all of your punches at one truck, or try a variety! Ben & Jerry’s ice cream will also be provided by Antonio McBroom ’08, owner of the Franklin Street Ben & Jerry’s! Balloons and signage will be provided to help you find alumni in your class year and/or decade. Registration for tomorrow’s Uncle Mot Trot 5K will take place at the entrance to the Terrace. Sign in and pick up your race bib and special Uncle Mot Trot T-shirt. 9:00 p.m.–Midnight | After-Party | Carolina Coffee Shop | Franklin Street (Alumni and Adult Guests Only) Hosted by Carolina Coffee Shop co-owners Jeff Hortman ’06, Dave Werry ’06, Heather O’Reilly Werry (UNC ’09), Clay Schossow (UNC ’08), and Sarada Schossow, as well as several other Morehead-Cain and Carolina alumni from the ownership group Sagamore Spirit Distillery beverages generously provided by Tom Geddes ’00, Partner, Sagamore Spirit SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 7:30 a.m. | “Uncle Mot Trot” 5K | Meet at the Old Well by 7:00 a.m. for a 7:30 start. If you weren’t able to register at last night’s Food Truck Rodeo, you can sign in and pick up your race bib and special Uncle Mot Trot T-shirt this morning. Our thanks to Kim Chapman ’00, owner of Bull City Running in Durham, for her invaluable assistance with this “physical vigor” portion of the weekend! 2 8:30–9:15 a.m. | Forum Registration | Memorial Hall Lobby (for those who missed it yesterday) Coffee and bagels will be available for all, so come early and get the conversations started. 9:30–10:00 a.m. | Welcome Video and Words of Welcome | Memorial Hall 10:00–11:00 a.m. | SEVEN Talks, Round One | Memorial Hall Back by popular demand! Seven of your fellow Morehead-Cains will have seven minutes each to share an observation, a bit of wisdom, or a good yarn. Sit back and enjoy these short, TED-like talks. Introduction: Chris Combemale ’19 and Anamay Viswanathan ’19 • Haywood Cochrane ’70, current chair of the board of trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Shilpi Somaya Gowda ’92, New York Times bestselling author of Secret Daughter and The Golden Son • Becky Smith Galli ’80, author of Rethinking Possible: A Memoir of Resilience • James Dean ’89, London-based film and television producer and director • Cathy Alston-Kearney ’81, student success director, Warren County Public Schools, and pastor, Oak Chapel AME Church, Warrenton • Bill Taylor ’66, founding partner and high-profile litigator, Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP, Washington, DC • Melanie Langness ’19, Scholar Speaker, West Johnston High School, McGee’s Crossroads 11:00–11:30 a.m. | SEVEN Mixer | Carolina Union Lobby Make your way across Polk Place and the Pit to the Carolina Union, where you can grab a cup of coffee and make it your mission to meet some new Morehead-Cain friends. Books by our author speakers will be available for sale in the Union Lobby, and the authors will be available to sign books during lunch. 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | Panel Discussions, Round One | Carolina Union | Various Rooms (Handout with room assignments will be provided. Room assignments can also be found in the Forum app.) Interact with panels of experts drawn from your very own Morehead-Cain Alumni and Scholar family. Seven Words of Wisdom from Winston Churchill—“If You’re Going Through Hell, Keep Going” Life can serve up some curveballs and bombshells that can throw us off our game and send us reeling. Join several of your fellow alumni in a safe and supportive environment to hear and share stories and advice about carrying on when these unwelcome events occur. Moderator: • Trey Loughran ’90, President, Financial Services Division, Red Ventures—one of the three Equifax executives who came under fire for stock sales that occurred after the huge data breach was discovered, but before it was made public Panelists: • Hassan Kingsberry ’01, attorney, educator, pastor, and father of four who lost his first daughter to an illness that went undiagnosed until another daughter became ill with the same symptoms 3 • Jessica Lin-Powers ’00, whose very difficult recent pregnancy ended with healthy baby, but with a liver transplant as well • Jesse Soloff ’08, account director with GMR Marketing who lost his young wife to ovarian cancer and in her memory founded the Taylor Soloff Memorial Endowment, which supports patient care initiatives • Erika Stallings ’07, attorney with Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), who chose surgery after her genetic testing uncovered a hereditary cancer mutation that elevates the lifetime risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer Social Impact—Building Bridges of Hope at Home and Abroad Impact comes in many shapes and sizes. For some, it’s daily acts of kindness. For others, it’s a journey that spans the globe. From that diversity of experience come our panelists’ insights into how all of us can make a difference. Moderator: • Robbie Bach ’84, serves on the boards of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the U.S. Olympic Committee, and Year Up Puget Sound, and as chair of the board of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC. He is the former chief Xbox officer with Microsoft and the author of Xbox Revisited: A Game Plan for Corporate and Civic Renewal Panelists: • Rev. Laura Alexander Elliott ’81, Executive Director, Soaring Unlimited Haiti • Kemp Gouldin ’02, Founder, Because Baseball, which is bringing the sport of baseball to Egypt in order to help build bridges among families, communities, and cultures • Britt Lake ’03, Chief Program Officer, GlobalGiving • Taylor Sharp ’16, Producer, Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters, a film about his experiences with the Zimbabwe-based nonprofit Hoops for Hope The U.S. Role in Global Affairs—Issues, Trends, and the Evolving World Order The role the U.S.