Once at Harper’s Ferry, you can design your own tour depending on your interests. We’ll start in the park headquarters to pick up maps, then fan out to the many attractions: the Lower Town (a restored 19th-century village), Virginius Island (the well-preserved ruins of a thriving 19th-century industrial town), Bolivar Heights and its spectacular views of the Harpers Ferry Water Gap, Schoolhouse Ridge and other civil war battle sites, the C&O Canal, and others. At noon we’ll regroup for a (reasonably good!) box lunch from Seacobeck. At one o’clock, you can hear a presentation by a well-known living history reenactor who portrays the even-better-known Abraham Lincoln,  or you can continue touring on your own. There are many hiking trails available for the intrepid, and of course great views in many directions.

To learn more about Harper’s Ferry National Park, visit http://www.nps.gov/hafe/.

To go on this trip, you need to have signed up and filled out the form . . . email Dr. M. at  mmcallis at umw.edu if you haven’t already done both.

What: a reception for Brompton Seminar participants and their families

When: 9-10 AM on Saturday, September 29

Where: Combs Hall third floor lobby

• A musical celebration of the songs of the civil rights movement
• A hearty buffet of old fashioned soul food topped off by sweet potato pie
• An exploration of defining moments in the young Farmer’s life
• A reenactment of a legendary debate between Farmer and Malcolm X
• A wideranging group discussion of the Jena Six
• Advice from the field on navigating the first year experience and applying Richard Light’s suggestions
• A t-shirt competition that netted consensus through merging design elements
• The symbolic signficance of a bottle of coca-cola

Finally, participants in my FSEM did a fantastic job of planning and preparing for the evening (in just a short period of time).  You put it all together and you did a great job!

Freedom Writers

The James Farmer Multicultural Center invites the entire UMW community to view the movie “Freedom Writers” on Sunday, September 16, at 6 p.m. in Chandler 201.

As a multicultural contribution to the campus history during its centennial year, the Center is encouraging all students to submit a written work that can be published among 100 submissions in early spring. This will be a student-driven project. The writings, art for the book cover, and the title of the book will be a result of your creativity. Please encourage students to attend on September 16 to get all of the details! For more information, call 654-1044 or email spayne2@umw.edu. 

At 5:00 will we head to the faculty dining room for dinner and a discussion of Richard Light’s  book.  Read what you can.  Read what interests you.  Read sections that you think speak to your circumstances as a first year college student.

We look forward to seeing you!

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