丰田 Donation Helps 十大网赌正规网址 Build Intercultural Center Honoring Civil Rights Activist and Educator Jean Childs Young
发行日期:12月. 19, 2017
北部曼彻斯特, 丰田(丰田)宣布推出一款售价250美元的汽车,000 donation to 十大网赌正规网址 to support the building of the all-new Jean Childs Young Intercultural Center and to name the “丰田 Round,” a multipurpose space that will become a campus focal point for multicultural discussions and programming.
曼彻斯特, a leader in equipping graduates to value, respect and learn about and from their differences, will use the space as a gathering place for students, community and business leaders from the region. Programming will focus on diversity and inclusion, civic engagement and building diverse communities.
The Center is named in memory of 曼彻斯特 1954 Alumna Jean Childs Young. She had a distinguished career as a teacher and served as an advocate for education, 儿童福利和公民权利. 她和丈夫奥巴马一起工作.S. Ambassador and former City of Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and Dr. 马丁·路德·金. 在民权运动期间. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed her chair of the U.S. Commission of the International Year of the Child. She also established the Atlanta Task Force on Education, served as co-founder of the Atlanta-Fulton Commission on Children and Youth, and helped develop Atlanta Junior College. She served 十大网赌正规网址 as a trustee from 1975 to 1979 and received an honorary doctorate from 曼彻斯特 in 1980. She died of liver cancer in 1994 at the age of 61.
“We are deeply grateful for this donation from 丰田 Motor North America,” said David F. McFadden, president, 十大网赌正规网址. “The 丰田 Round will be a valuable resource for our students as well as the communities that surround us.”
The 5,000-square-foot building will feature a circular domed space named the 丰田 Round. “The circular design of the 丰田 Round evokes the symbolic importance in many cultures of gathering in a round when discussing difficult issues,麦克法登说. “It is welcoming, inclusive and non-hierarchical.”
“Our education community partnerships help to develop programs that empower students to learn, 实现和成功,艾尔·史密斯说, Jr., group vice president and chief social innovation officer, 丰田 Motor North America. “Bringing the campus and communities together around issues of diversity and inclusion fits well with 丰田’s commitment to Diversity & 包容, which is grounded in our guiding principles: continuous improvement and respect for people. We are focused on educating today’s students to build tomorrow’s leaders.”
Jean Childs followed two older sisters to 曼彻斯特 and earned a degree in elementary education. Weeks after graduating, she married Andrew Young, who remained at the side of his close friend, Dr. 马丁·路德·金.在整个民权运动中.
Andrew Young stated, “Much of my story is a result of Jean’s study at 曼彻斯特. I doubt that it could have happened if I’d married anyone else.” Young says that it was through Jean’s meeting of Coretta Scott King that he was introduced to Dr. 马丁·路德·金.
“This project is especially timely for us since the University is holding a number of events in 2018 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. 马丁·路德·金.麦克法登说. “Dr. 这是马丁·路德·金在大学校园的最后一次演讲, 题为, ‘The Future of Integration’ was delivered at 曼彻斯特 on February 1, 1968, 就在他被杀前几个月.”
The Jean Childs Young Intercultural Center official groundbreaking is expected to take place on February 1, 2018, 项目将于2018年秋季完工. 网站的一些工作已于本月开始.
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