eBlackChampaign-Urbana C.A.S. Appendices
Artifacts: November 5-6 Video
Introduction to Symposium by Dr. Abdul Alkalimat, Professor, African-American Studies and Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Opening remarks by Steve Sonka, Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement
Community Responses by Zernial Bogan, Rev., Salem Baptist Church; President, and Will Kyles, Champaign District 1 Council Member
Response by Kate Williams, Assistant Professor, Library and Information Science
10:15-noon - Community Engagement Rountable. Chair, Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke, Assistant Chancellor and Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and Access
Dr. Ruby Mendenhall, Assistant Professor, Sociology/African-American Studies
Samuel Smith - Krannert Center for Performing Arts
Kimberlie Kranich - WILL Illinois Public Media
Dr. Ken Salo - Urban and Regional Planning
Brenda Davis Koester, Coordinator, Family Resiliency Center
Michelle Cruz-Santiago - SOAR, Student Opportunities for After School Resources
Otis Noble, III - Office of Equal Opportunity and Access
1-2 - Difference Makers Awards Ceremony, Chair: Noah
Lenstra
2-4 – Graduate Student research panel, Chair: Melissa
Pognon, Human and Community Development, Department of Urban and
Regional Planning.
Chaebong Nam, Curriculum and Instruction, Education;
Michael Burns, Writing Studies, English and African-American Studies;
Kerry Pimblott, History and African-American Studies;
Sydney Stoudmire, Art History;
Vanessa Rouillon, Writing Studies, English;
Ronald Threadgill, Education;
Yolanda Richards, Urban and Regional Planning
9:15-10:30 - Social Services and Digital Technology, Chair: Benita Ann Rollins-Gay of Community Elements, Crisis Line Coordinator
Beverly Baker, United Way of Champaign County
John Roska, Land of Licoln Legal Assistance Fund
Kevin Jackson, Neighborhood Services, City of Champaign
Will Kyles, Champaign District 1 Council Member
10:45-noon - Community Technology Centers, Education, Youth and Technology. Chair: Connie Dillard, UC2B Technical Committee
Sally Carter, Tap-In Academy
Matthew Murrey, Librarian, Urbana High School
Vickie Richardson, librarian, Franklin Middle School
Jason Liggett, Urbana Public Television
David Adcock, Urbana Adult Education
- Brian Bell, Parkland College
1 - 2:30 - Religious institutions and technology. Chair, Chris Hamb, Canaan Baptist Church.
- Joe Lewis, Salem Baptist Church
- Rev. Lewis, Bethel A.M.E.
- Camilla Fulton, Canaan Baptist
Rev. Jerome Chambers, Liberty Temple Ministries
- Bishop and Dr. Evelyn Underwood, New Free Will Baptist
- Mr. and Mrs. Poe, Church of the Living God
- Pastor Johnson, Jericho Missionary Baptist Church
2:45-4:15 - Community Memory, Groups, Media and Technology. Chair, Tanya Parker, Unity in Action Magazine.
- Rev. Jerome Chambers, NAACP, Champaign County
Lynn Randall, National Council of Negro Women
Joel Gillespie, Smile Politely
Brian Dolinar and Aaron Ammons, IMC/Public i/CU-CPJ
Rev. Dr. Eugene Barnes, Metanoia Center
4:15 – 5:00 – Signing of eBlackChampaign-Urbana Manifesto and Discussion of Next Steps. Chair, Noah Lenstra
This CD was made by Noah Lenstra, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as part of a Certificate of Advanced Study Final Project, February 22, 2011.
E-mail questions to nlenstr2@illinois.edu
- Joe Lewis, Salem Baptist Church