‘Man-Sculpture Relationship’ Born of African Creations’ Animism
Growth of the African American and Africana Studies Program at Ursinus College
This article features as guest speaker at Ursinus College. The speaker, Dr. Ledislas Segy, talks about his love of African Art because of their creation of animism. Animism, he describes, is a belief in magic and spiritual behavior that is deeply rooted in African art and heritage. He talks of animism is his lecture and educates the campus on how man releases these beliefs into his sculptures.
The Ursinus Weekly Staff
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Ursinus Weekly
Ursinus College
February 20th, 1969
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" 'Queer as Folk' to Blast Stereotypes." December 7th, 2000.
This newspaper article reviews the sitcom Queer as Folk, a sitcom from the early 2000s that follows the lives of five gay men and one lesbian couple living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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" Funk Evolution : The Journey from Dianne Brieze Thompson to Badd Kitti"
Dianne Brieze Thompson also known as Badd Kitti was the final speaker in the Riding the Wave, Creating the Vibe series on November 11, 2019 in the Bear’s Den. Thompson’s, known for her soulful, conscious vibe, is a pioneer of Philadelphia’s emerging Funk scene. Thompson provided played a few examples of Funk that inspired her and her art before inviting audience members to participate in creating a small song. As a keyboardist, vocalist, composer, producer, educator and creator of the podcast The Funk Excursion, Thompson’s contributions to Funk seem endless. This event was made possible through the efforts of the AAAS program, Music and History department.
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November 11, 2019
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" The Journey from Funk Evolution Dianne Brieze Thompson to Badd Kitti" was the final event in the Riding the Wave, Creating the Vibe Series at Ursinus College
" What is Africa to me?"
On April 22, 2013, Ursinus students, faculty and friends came together to discuss one question: “what is Africa to me?”. Light refreshments were served as the dialogue invited those in attendance to join featured guest Will Godfrey ’13, Liora Mor ’13 Royale Randolph, Yousif Yahya ’14 and Codey Young ’14 in conversation. Students were instrumental in the creation of this event as this was prior to the arrival of Drs Edward Onaci and Patricia Lott. This event was open to anyone at the college and held in the Bear’s Den.
Dr. Nzadi Keita
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April 22, 2013
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The AAAS program at Ursinus College hosts an open discussion on the topic "What is Africa to me?"
"Admission of Negro Girls Provides Difficult Situation"
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
On May 23, 1968, Linda Richtmyre writes in The Ursinus Weekly
illustrating the necessity to actively acknowledge and the act of seeking after "the prospect of inclusion of any Negro girls in the next freshman class." There were difficulties seeking out such inclusion through Office of Admission. The financial aid offices of bigger universities would often offer financial grants to promote their diversity, which raised concern to students at Ursinus. The author made apparent of the difficult situation Ursinus and its students try attracting a very marginalized group of people in America: black and female. There was a concern in how the students could "recruit" black women to Ursinus.
Linda Richtmyre
The Ursinus Weekly
Ursinus College
May 23, 1968
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Ursinus College admission of black women
Ursinus College campus, 1968
"Board meets on Diversity Reports" Grizzly article
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
This article from the March 1st, 2012 edition of the Ursinus College Grizzly newspaper announces the beginning of a retreat for the college’s Board of Trustees. At this meeting the board plans to discuss a strategic diversity plan based on three campus diversity reports. These reports come from the Teagle Home Team, the Faculty Committee on Diversity, and the Presidential Committee on Race and Equality. There is a note from then-president Dr. Bobby Fong that the three recommendations “sometimes diverge”, and that the largest of these divergences concerns the implementation of a specific Chief Diversity Officer position (which one report suggests and the other two deem unnecessary). The report which argues for the new position asserts that the most pressing issues affecting campus diversity are those of “visibility and transparency,” and such a person would provide structure and clarity to all of the “diversity work” on campus. The article closes with the information that the Ursinus community can publicly discuss the reports after spring recess, and that Collegeville residents can contribute their ideas online. This article displays part of the back and forth discussions, particularly in 1987-1988, regarding the best ways to recruit and retain students of color.
Senior Staff Writer James Noebels
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Ursinus College
March 1, 2012
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"Bridging The Gap" Grizzly Article, 1988
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
This Ursinus Grizzly newspaper article from September 23, 1988 coincides with the release of the first official Ursinus College Bridge Program report describing and assessing the Bridge Program. The article goes on to explain what the program is and why it is significant, pointing out that “ethnic and cultural diversity has not been a hallmark of the college,” and calling the Bridge Program “one of the most innovative endeavors Ursinus has taken.” It details the courses taken by the “Bridgers” and some of the field trips and side programs as well. These included introduction to the college community, practice in the Word Processing Lab and video-taping lab, trips to the Batch Institute for Ethnic Studies in Center City, and to Eagleville Hospital for Personality Disorders (as the main course taught was introductory Psychology). The article finishes on a positive note, mentioning the contentedness of the students who participated and plans from the administration to expand funding for the following year.
The Grizzly Staff
Ursinusiana Archives of Myrin Library
Ursinus College
September 23, 1988
Jean M. Kiss, Michelle L. Grande, Richard P. Richter, Karen Singhofen, Lora L. Hart, Peggy Hermann, Veronica Algeo, Robert Carmignani, Chuck Smith, and Lorraine R. Zimmer
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"Bridging the Gap" Grizzly article, 1988
Ursinus College campus, 1988
"Circuits of Blood and Stone: On Enslaved Test Subject and the History of Gynecology"
In 2017, The African American and Africana Studies guest Lecture Series was renamed the Rev. Charles Rice Speaker Series. Dr. Nicole Ivy’s lecture, “Circuits of Blood and Stone: On Enslaved Test Subjects and the History of Gynecology” was the first speaker of the newly renamed series and was held in Berman 006 on October 6, 2017. During the event Dr. Ivy addressed the role of enslaved women in nineteenth-century slave clinics in Montgomery, Alabama. While the legacies of these women are often forgotten, history reveres Dr. James Marion Sims as the “father of modern Gynecology” as tested tools and techniques on nonconsenting patients. Dr. Ivy invites us to remember how the enslaved dead impact contemporary spaces of U.S. capital circulation. This event was hosted by the AAAS program in collaboration with Institute for Inclusion and Equity and the Anthropology/ Sociology department.
AAAS Program
AAAS Program
October 6, 2017
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Dr. Nicole Ivy is the first speaker of the newly renamed Rev. Charles Rice Speaker Series hosted by the AAAS Program at Ursinus College.
"Civil Rights Movement Class Opens Minds"
Growth of the African American and Africana Studies Program at Ursinus College
Racial equality has failed to have been completely accomplished despite the powerful Civil Rights Movement. Student's of the previous Dr. Walter Greason worked to bridge the racial gap with the Civil Rights class offered. Students participated in a group called, Reason's Voice, to experience what it felt like to be apart of a civil rights movement. The group hosted several events and activities addressing prominent issues which were successful with students.
Heather Turnbach
The Ursinus Grizzly
Ursinus College
2005
Heather Turnbach
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Ursinus College Civil Rights Movement Class
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"Cultural Exchange Editorial"
Beaver Players "No Exit" production
Ursinus Weekly editorial about the Beaver Players "No Exit" production with financial support from the Curtain Club and the Romance Language Department
Ursinus College
3/14/1966
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