Founders Day 2008
"A Choice to Change the World "
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The Spelman College Board of Trustees
and
President Beverly Daniel Tatum request the honor of your presence at
Founders Day Convocation
commemorating the
one hundred twenty-seventh anniversary of the founding of
Spelman College
Friday, the eleventh of April
two thousand and eight
at ten o’clock in the morning
Sisters Chapel
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Founders Day Honorees
Speaker & Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Herschelle Sullivan Challenor, C’61
Retired: Director of Democracy and Governance Programs at the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission.
Conakry, Guinea
Founders Spirit Award Recipient
Daisy Phinazee Harris, C'47
Retired Principal, Atlanta, Georgia
Accommodations
A preferred hotel room rate of $135.00 per night is available for Spelman guests at the Atlanta Marriott Suites Midtown, 365 14th Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The rate is for single or double occupancy based on availability, and taxes are not included. The hotel is located approximately 5 miles from the campus. To make reservations, contact the hotel at 800.228.9290 or 404.876.8888 or go to Atlanta Marriott Suites Midtown.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, April 2
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Alumnae Rally
Marguerite Simon Gymnasium - Read Hall
A fun-filled evening full of true blue spirit! Bring the kids & your Spelman sister to have true blue fun with true blue Spelmanites.
Thursday, April 3
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Leadership Center hosts the Committee of 200 Seminar & Reception
Committee of 200 (C200), a partnership between the C200 Foundation and Spelman College, is a one-day seminar for students at Spelman to learn the tools needed to become successful entrepreneurs and corporate leaders.
For more information, contact LEADS at 404.270.6068.
11:00 a.m.
Convocation: Dear Spelman - Letters that Changed the World
Sisters Chapel
A retrospective journey celebrating the College through music, movement and words.
Produced by Kenneth Green, Instructor of Drama & Dance. Sponsored by Institutional Advancement
For more information, contact Kenneth Green at 404.270.5492.
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Successful Women, Successful Lives
"A Day at Spelman"
Committee of 200
Living & Learning Center II Auditorium
Thursday, April 3 - Saturday, April 5
8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 6
3:00 p.m.
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Baldwin Burroughs Theatre
For more information, contact Eddie Bradley at 404.270.5470
Saturday, April 5
6:00 p.m.
UNCF / HBCU Financial Empowerment Tour presented by the Wachovia Foundation featuring Hill Harper
Sisters Chapel
Sponsored by American Airlines and Hilton Hotels Corporation.
For more information, contact Special Events at 404.270.5066.
7:00 p.m.
Spelman College Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert
Sisters Chapel
For more information, contact Joe Jennings at 404.270.5478.
Sunday, April 6
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Founders Day Worship Service
Sisters Chapel
Friday, April 11
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Founders Day Convocation
Sisters Chapel
(Due to the mandatory attendance of our senior and freshmen classes, there will be limited seating availability in Sisters Chapel. Please expect to be seated in our overflow viewing locations.)
12:00 p.m.
Spelman College Birthday Party
Atrium - Manley College Center Dining Hall
A celebration highlighted by check presentations in conjunction with the Alumnae Founders Day Challenge, Parent Campaign, Campus Campaign & Student Campaign.
6:00 p.m.
"Reel Women 5" Film Festival
Lower Level Room 32
Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center
Screenings and conversations with Black women moving-image makers, featuring films by student filmmakers.
Presented by The Women’s Center Digital Moving Image Salon (DMIS)
For more information, contact Yvonne Miller Vinson, 404.270.5627.
Saturday, April 12
6:00 p.m.
Miss Spelman Pageant
Sisters Chapel
For more information, contact Maria Lumpkin at 404.270.5139.
Thursday, April 17 – Saturday, April 19
8:00 p.m.
“24/7”- Spelman Dance Theatre Spring Concert Baldwin Burroughs Theatre
For more information, contact Eddie Bradley at 404.270.5470.
Friday, April 18
8:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Research Day
Albro-Falconer-Manley Science Center
Come celebrate scholarship across academic disciplines as students showcase the richness of our research traditions and creative endeavors.
For more information, contact Dr. Zandra Jordan, 404.270.6058 or zjordan@spelman.edu.
Tuesday, April 22
Dr. Etta Falconer Mathematics Lecture Series
Speaker: Dr. Daphne Smith, C’80
For more information, contact Yewande Olubummo at 404.270.5832.
Sunday, April 27
4:00 p.m.
Spelman College Glee Club Spring Concert
Sisters Chapel
