Antioch College events in January

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY OF SERVICE AND
MIAMI VALLEY ALUMNI CHAPTER MEETING

JANUARY 16, 2012

A full day of events, including a panel discussion on the Antioch College experience through the eyes of its students of color, past and present. Panel is facilitated by educator and activist Prexy Nesbitt, a 1967 alumnus and former Antioch College trustee. The day begins with beverages and music at 10 a.m. in the Coretta Scott King Center. At 10:30 a.m., the campus will join the Yellow Springs community at Mills Lawn Elementary to kick-off the African American Cross Cultural Works' (AACW) march and program. The Antioch College Miami Valley Alumni Chapter meeting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in McGregor 113. A panel discussion with Nesbitt follows at 3 p.m. in the same room. The day closes with a Miami Valley Alumni Chapter social at 6 p.m. at Peach's Grill, 104 Xenia Ave. More information about the day's events is available on the College's website.

AN EVENING WITH JAIMY GORDON

JANUARY 17, 2012

A National Book Award-winning author, Gordon (Antioch College class of 1966) will read from her critically acclaimed novel Lord of Misrule at 7 p.m. in McGregor 113. The reading is sponsored by The Antioch Review and the Antioch College Writing Institute. A book signing and Q&A session will follow. Seating is limited.

JANUARY WORK PROJECT

JANUARY 17-20, 2012

Volunteers will work to beautify and repair the campus. Write to Maya Nye in Alumni Relations if you'd like to participate, mnye@antiochcollege.org.

LECTURE: LITERARY LEGACY OF SLAVERY

JANUARY 26

Leslie Wingard, assistant professor of English at College of Wooster, will give a public lecture on "The Literary Legacy of Slavery." The event takes place from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Olive Kettering Library. For more information, contact Geneva Gano.