Rowan University Celebrates African American History Month
Rowan University Celebrates African American History Month
January 19, 2005
Throughout the month of February, Rowan University will highlight the cultural, political, and social history and heritage of African Americans during its annual African American History Month celebration. The University?s longest standing heritage celebration, African American History Month at Rowan will feature a wide array of activities, including those listed below. To learn more about the listed events, contact Rowan University Director of Affirmative Action Richard Williams at 856-256-4111 or williams@rowan.edu.
February 2005
All Month -- "Historical Journey of the Delta" -- Exhibit focusing on development of African American Delta culture from 1865-1965
Location: Entrance to Campbell Library, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Keith & Shirley Campbell Library
February 2
7-8 p.m. -- Story Time & Craft Show -- Presentation by Kathleen Lindsey, Clayton, N.J., resident and author of "Sweet Potato Pie," a stellar example of multicultural children?s literature
Location: Glassboro Public Library, 2 Center Street, Glassboro
Sponsor: Students for Literacy Club
February 2-4
9 a.m.-5 p.m. -- Rowan University Jazz Festival -- A uniquely American musical genre with roots in African American culture takes center stage as high school students from around the state improve their musical virtuosity during three days of workshops and seminars.
Location: Pfleeger Concert Hall, Wilson Hall, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Music Department
February 3
6:30 p.m.-- "Red, Black, Green: 101" -- Presentation focusing on African American heritage and its connection to those three colors
Location: Rowan Student Center, Room 144
Sponsor: Rowan University NAACP
7:30 p.m. -- "The Birth of a Nation" -- Film Screening and Discussion
Location: Wilson Hall, Room 212
Sponsor: History Department and Student History Association
February 3-4
8 p.m. -- Jazz Festival Concerts -- Guest instrumentalist, composer and arranger Mike Tomaro will perform with the Rowan University Lab Band and other university music students and faculty. A versatile artist, Tomaro has written and performed pieces for many instruments, including saxophone, flute and clarinet.
Location: Pfleeger Concert Hall, Wilson Hall, Rowan campus
Tickets: $15 each
Sponsor: Music Department
February 4-5
8 p.m. -- "Home" -- Play by Samm-Art Williams
Location: Tohill Auditorium, Bunce Hall
Ticket Cost: $10 for general public; $5 for senior citizens; $5 for Rowan faculty, staff and students
Sponsor: Theater Department
February 6
4 p.m. -- Opening Ceremony: African American History Month Celebration
Location: "The Pit," Rowan Student Center
Sponsor: Black Cultural League
February 7
11 a.m.-noon -- Lecture by Ron Mitchell, director of Inroads, Inc., a national career development organization preparing talented students for careers in business and science-related professions
Location: Rowan Hall Auditorium, Rowan campus
Sponsor: College of Engineering
February 9
10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. -- "The Making of a Lynching Culture" -- Lecture by Dr. William Carrigan, Assistant Professor of History at Rowan University. Reception and booksigning following the presentation.
Location: Rowan University Bookstore
Sponsor: History Department
6-8 p.m. -- "The Making of African American Identity" -- Lecture by Dr. Michael J. C. Echeruo, the William Safire Professor of Modern Letters at Syracuse University. Reception to follow in Rowan Hall Atrium.
Location: Rowan Hall Auditorium
Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
February 10
5-7 p.m. -- "Bringing Home the Conference" -- Multimedia exhibit (photos, video and live presentations) by National Black Student Leadership Conference participants
Location: Rowan Student Center, Room 144
5:30 p.m. -- "Separate But Not Equal" -- Film screening and discussion
Location: Presentation Room, Savitz Hall, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
February 15
10:50 a.m.-1:30 p.m. -- "Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till" -- Film screening and lecture by documentary filmmaker Keith A. Beauchamp. Reception following the presentation.
Location: Eynon Ballroom, Rowan Student Center
February 16
10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. -- Student Research on African American History
Location: Dewey Hall Lounge
Sponsor: History Department
3:15 p.m. -- "The Bronze Buckaroo: An African American Film (1938)" -- Presentation by
Dr. Richard Grupenhoff, Rowan University Professor of Radio/TV/Film
Location: Bozorth Hall Auditorium, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Radio/TV/Film Department
February 20
2 p.m. -- "A Stitch in Time" -- Dramatic production by Seven Quilts for Seven Sisters stage troupe
Location: Boyd Recital Hall, Wilson Hall, Rowan campus
Tickets: $10 for general public; $5 for senior citizens; $5 for Rowan faculty, staff and students
Sponsor: College of Fine & Performing Arts
February 21
1:45 p.m. -- "African Americans in Education" -- Presentation by Dr. Patrick Spearman, Rowan University Assistant Professor of Secondary Education/Foundations in Education, and Rowan senior pubic relations major Saudia Mohammed
Location: Robinson Hall, Rooms 201A & B, Rowan campus
6 p.m. -- "Rowan Star Chefs: Men Cooking for Delta" -- Men will showcase their culinary skills in this evening cook-off
Location: Rowan Student Center, Room 221
Sponsor: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
February 22
11 a.m. -- "Celebration of African American History" -- Living history museum
Location: Bosshart Hall, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Kappa Delta Pi
February 23
3:15 p.m. -- "Bronze Venus: An African American Film (1938)" -- Presentation by Dr. Richard Grupenhoff, Rowan University Professor of Radio/TV/Film
Location: Bozorth Hall Auditorium, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Radio/TV/Film Department
February 24
5:30 p.m. -- "Citizen King" -- Film screening and discussion
Location: Presentation Room, Savitz Hall, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Phi Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
7-10 p.m. -- "2005 Image Awards" -- Awards ceremony honoring Rowan students of color who have demonstrated high academic achievement
Location: Eynon Ballroom, Rowan Student Center
Sponsor: Rowan University NAACP
February 27
5 p.m. -- "Mr. Black Rowan University" Pageant
Location: Boyd Recital Hall, Wilson Hall, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
February 28
5 p.m. -- "Tar Paper School: The Strike at Moton High, 1951" -- Staged reading of a new docudrama based on the student strike in Farmville, Va., that contributed to the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling
Location: Tohill Auditorium, Bunce Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public
February 2005
All Month -- "Historical Journey of the Delta" -- Exhibit focusing on development of African American Delta culture from 1865-1965
Location: Entrance to Campbell Library, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Keith & Shirley Campbell Library
February 2
7-8 p.m. -- Story Time & Craft Show -- Presentation by Kathleen Lindsey, Clayton, N.J., resident and author of "Sweet Potato Pie," a stellar example of multicultural children?s literature
Location: Glassboro Public Library, 2 Center Street, Glassboro
Sponsor: Students for Literacy Club
February 2-4
9 a.m.-5 p.m. -- Rowan University Jazz Festival -- A uniquely American musical genre with roots in African American culture takes center stage as high school students from around the state improve their musical virtuosity during three days of workshops and seminars.
Location: Pfleeger Concert Hall, Wilson Hall, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Music Department
February 3
6:30 p.m.-- "Red, Black, Green: 101" -- Presentation focusing on African American heritage and its connection to those three colors
Location: Rowan Student Center, Room 144
Sponsor: Rowan University NAACP
7:30 p.m. -- "The Birth of a Nation" -- Film Screening and Discussion
Location: Wilson Hall, Room 212
Sponsor: History Department and Student History Association
February 3-4
8 p.m. -- Jazz Festival Concerts -- Guest instrumentalist, composer and arranger Mike Tomaro will perform with the Rowan University Lab Band and other university music students and faculty. A versatile artist, Tomaro has written and performed pieces for many instruments, including saxophone, flute and clarinet.
Location: Pfleeger Concert Hall, Wilson Hall, Rowan campus
Tickets: $15 each
Sponsor: Music Department
February 4-5
8 p.m. -- "Home" -- Play by Samm-Art Williams
Location: Tohill Auditorium, Bunce Hall
Ticket Cost: $10 for general public; $5 for senior citizens; $5 for Rowan faculty, staff and students
Sponsor: Theater Department
February 6
4 p.m. -- Opening Ceremony: African American History Month Celebration
Location: "The Pit," Rowan Student Center
Sponsor: Black Cultural League
February 7
11 a.m.-noon -- Lecture by Ron Mitchell, director of Inroads, Inc., a national career development organization preparing talented students for careers in business and science-related professions
Location: Rowan Hall Auditorium, Rowan campus
Sponsor: College of Engineering
February 9
10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. -- "The Making of a Lynching Culture" -- Lecture by Dr. William Carrigan, Assistant Professor of History at Rowan University. Reception and booksigning following the presentation.
Location: Rowan University Bookstore
Sponsor: History Department
6-8 p.m. -- "The Making of African American Identity" -- Lecture by Dr. Michael J. C. Echeruo, the William Safire Professor of Modern Letters at Syracuse University. Reception to follow in Rowan Hall Atrium.
Location: Rowan Hall Auditorium
Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
February 10
5-7 p.m. -- "Bringing Home the Conference" -- Multimedia exhibit (photos, video and live presentations) by National Black Student Leadership Conference participants
Location: Rowan Student Center, Room 144
5:30 p.m. -- "Separate But Not Equal" -- Film screening and discussion
Location: Presentation Room, Savitz Hall, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
February 15
10:50 a.m.-1:30 p.m. -- "Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till" -- Film screening and lecture by documentary filmmaker Keith A. Beauchamp. Reception following the presentation.
Location: Eynon Ballroom, Rowan Student Center
February 16
10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. -- Student Research on African American History
Location: Dewey Hall Lounge
Sponsor: History Department
3:15 p.m. -- "The Bronze Buckaroo: An African American Film (1938)" -- Presentation by
Dr. Richard Grupenhoff, Rowan University Professor of Radio/TV/Film
Location: Bozorth Hall Auditorium, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Radio/TV/Film Department
February 20
2 p.m. -- "A Stitch in Time" -- Dramatic production by Seven Quilts for Seven Sisters stage troupe
Location: Boyd Recital Hall, Wilson Hall, Rowan campus
Tickets: $10 for general public; $5 for senior citizens; $5 for Rowan faculty, staff and students
Sponsor: College of Fine & Performing Arts
February 21
1:45 p.m. -- "African Americans in Education" -- Presentation by Dr. Patrick Spearman, Rowan University Assistant Professor of Secondary Education/Foundations in Education, and Rowan senior pubic relations major Saudia Mohammed
Location: Robinson Hall, Rooms 201A & B, Rowan campus
6 p.m. -- "Rowan Star Chefs: Men Cooking for Delta" -- Men will showcase their culinary skills in this evening cook-off
Location: Rowan Student Center, Room 221
Sponsor: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
February 22
11 a.m. -- "Celebration of African American History" -- Living history museum
Location: Bosshart Hall, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Kappa Delta Pi
February 23
3:15 p.m. -- "Bronze Venus: An African American Film (1938)" -- Presentation by Dr. Richard Grupenhoff, Rowan University Professor of Radio/TV/Film
Location: Bozorth Hall Auditorium, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Radio/TV/Film Department
February 24
5:30 p.m. -- "Citizen King" -- Film screening and discussion
Location: Presentation Room, Savitz Hall, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Phi Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
7-10 p.m. -- "2005 Image Awards" -- Awards ceremony honoring Rowan students of color who have demonstrated high academic achievement
Location: Eynon Ballroom, Rowan Student Center
Sponsor: Rowan University NAACP
February 27
5 p.m. -- "Mr. Black Rowan University" Pageant
Location: Boyd Recital Hall, Wilson Hall, Rowan campus
Sponsor: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
February 28
5 p.m. -- "Tar Paper School: The Strike at Moton High, 1951" -- Staged reading of a new docudrama based on the student strike in Farmville, Va., that contributed to the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling
Location: Tohill Auditorium, Bunce Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public