Emory Campus Life May magazine 2013

May 2013 Division of Campus Life at Emory University www.emory.edu/CAMPUS_LIFE/

Candlelight Crossover 2012

Message from Ajay Nair, Senior Vice President & Dean of Campus Life

table of contents The month of May is a celebratory time when several thousand students will graduate from Emory. You have had the opportunity to forge relationships with these students as you witnessed their growth and development over the years. I hope along the way we have asked our Class of 2013 graduates to be purposeful in their leadership role and “to promote positive transformation in the world.� Through its various contributions to our community, the Class of 2013 has helped change Emory for the better.

This also marks the end of my first academic year as Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life. Each moment of this past year has been personally fulfilling and insightful. I have learned a great deal from various members of the University community and will continue to identify ways for our division to be strategic and purposeful in serving students. This summer, as a division, we will spend time reflecting on our accomplishments and will determine how to move forward strategically for years to come. While we have accomplished much in this past year, we still have opportunities to dream big.

One area in which our opportunities are plentiful is with parent and family initiatives and communications. Andy Wilson, Senior Associate Dean and Director of External Relations, begins his new job duties this month. This summer, I have asked Andy to develop and present a strategic framework for how to enhance outreach to parents and families and how to build a stronger communication framework for Campus Life. With Andy’s leadership, Campus Life will be able to strengthen and share common messaging about the student experience at Emory University.

Enjoy the month of May! Ajay

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MISSION STATEMENT The Division of Campus Life strengthens and enhances the Emory community through our programs, activities, services, and facilities.

We create a welcoming and supportive campus environment and are committed to modeling and teaching holistic well-being, ethical leadership, community service, and global citizenship.

SPOTLIGHT ON CAMPUS LIFE STAFF Welcome to the newest member of our Residence Life & Housing family, Jenny LeHigh! Jenny is the new Program Coordinator of Fitness and Wellness at the SAAC. She is responsible for organizing, administering, and managing the social, recreational, fitness, and educational programs for students and members of the SAAC. Jennifer received her Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics from Montana State University and her Master of Science in Exercise Science from Georgia State University.

Ed Lee joined Michael Shutt and James Roland in hosting the second dinner and discussion for the 2043 Initiative on April 4 following the Tim Wise Keynote address at College Council’s Social Justice Week. Students, alumni, and staff enthusiastically endorsed the continuation of the program into next year to continue the dialogue around 2043, the year the U.S. is projected to have no racial majority population.

Bill Newnam recently received his 30-year service award at a celebration program with President Wagner and Dean Nair. Additionally, he served as the official parliamentarian for the annual faculty policy meeting for the Emory Graduate School of Arts and Sciences on April 30.

Melissa Wade served as a final round critic for the 13th International Public Policy Forum moot court style debate competition at New York University April 12-15. She joins NYU President John Sexton and Bickel and Brewer law firm head Bill Brewer as the only critics who have served all 13 years of the competition. The event has facilitated recruiting several top students to Emory including three Woodruff and Goizueta Scholars over the last four years.

As a result of the endowment drive, Melissa Wade was invited by Emory debate alumni to attend a benefit luncheon on April 23 for O’Conner House, a non-profit program encouraging civic action through civic education founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner in Phoenix, Arizona. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was the Keynote Speaker and shared a question/ answer session with O’Conner at the event. Wade had the opportunity to meet with both privately when she began the process of Emory’s partnering with Secretary Powell’s America’s Promise Alliance, which seeks to reduce the dropout rate in urban schools. She also attended a dinner for Arizona alumni of Emory Law School with Dean Robert Shapiro and made several secondary school presentations for the Emory National Debate Institute. The final event of a busy week was a meeting with Emory debate alumni seeking to support faculty at Arizona State University to discuss the process of a Urban Debate League (UDL) partnership with Emory in Phoenix.

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Happy Birthday, SAAC! The SAAC celebrated its 10th Anniversary and the new pool renovations with a pool party, cardboard boat regatta, and laser tag on April 13. Nine teams of students and staff members constructed boats out of cardboard and Duck tape and raced the boats across the SAAC pool. (Congratulations to the Wesley Fellowship team boat, the Ark, which came in first. Second place went to Team ResLife in the S.S.PolyChromatic.) In the evening, over 200 students, staff, and community members came to the SAAC to play laser tag in the gym, play Madden in the lobby, attend a dance party upstairs with DJ Samo, and enjoy refreshments and cake!

Were you unable to make it out to the regatta this year? Stay tuned for the next cardboard boat regatta coming to the SAAC in 2014! All students, faculty, and staff are welcome and encouraged to participate.

COLLEGE COUNCIL 2013 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Emory College Council celebrated the four Hall of Fame inductees at the Leadership, Service, and Diversity Awards ceremony on April 17.

The Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the College Council upon an individual. All nominated individuals must be enrolled in Emory College during the academic year of their nomination.

Nominees must hold senior class status, have an overall GPA of 3.0 or above, be clear of any significant violations of the Student Code of Conduct or the Academic Honor Code and graduate in December 2012 or May 2013. Four seniors are selected for this honor. The Hall of Fame recognizes an individual’s overall excellence in: leadership, participation in activities and organizations, service to the Emory student body, University community and/or local community, and other notable achievements.

This year’s awards winners were:

Ashish Gandhi Stephanie Llanes Ismael Loera Caleb Peng *********************** Jumpstart Jumpstart at Emory has completed another successful year and wants to congratulate all of the 50 Corps Members for completing over 14,000 hours of service this year!

Special thanks to Jumpstart’s Leadership Team (including Team Leaders Madiah Ashraf, Rachel Jones, Chloe McNease, Leeanne Fagan, Inna Polyakova, Cori Newnam, and Rasheika Martin) and our Volunteer Coordinator, Hadia Ahmad, and Program Assistant, Rena Ow, for their incredible leadership, perseverance, and hard work throughout the year. Without their support, Jumpstart would not have reached the lives of 150 children nor would have been able to expand this year, increasing the number of children and schools served.

Jumpstart Atlanta is truly grateful for the high caliber of service and commitment each student leader has contributed.

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RESIDENCE HALLS END OF THE YEAR CELEBRATIONS AND AWARDS

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Dooley’s Bowl is a year-long competition among first-year residence halls. In its 5th year, competition really heated up starting with Songfest and continuing throughout the academic year. This is the first year that Dobbs Hall won the coveted Bowl, outpacing the other halls by having twice as many points as Turman Hall (2nd place). For their spirit and enthusiasm, residents of Dobbs enjoyed a reception catered

by King of Pops, and, of course, they get to carry the pride and immortal glory of winning Dooley’s Bowl throughout their years at Emory.

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The Class of 2016 celebrated the end of classes with celebrations in each of the first-year halls. Students were met with music, food, and fun as they returned from their last day of classes on April 29 to celebrate the culmination of a successful academic year.

Second-year students celebrated the end of the academic year with the annual Halfway to Graduation party, which was held at the SAAC pool this year. Students enjoyed games, refreshments, giveaways, a balloon artist, and learned about 3YE (Third Year at Emory).

The Residence Life End-of-Year (EOY) Awards reception was held April 25 at the Miller Ward Alumni House.

The EOY Awards ceremony is a time to thank our students for their hard work over the past year and to recognize some outstanding staff members. The following staff members were honored: SA of the Year: Berit Reisenauer, Dobbs Hall Freshman RA of the Year: Hugh Hunter, Longstreet-Means Hall Upperclass RA of the Year: Dhruv Chatterjee, Complex RHD of the Year: Zeke van Keuren, Dobbs Hall Joseph Pappenfus*: Moses Tincher, Longstreet-Means Hall J.J. Cantor*: Catherine Bioc, Clairmont Apts.

FYE / SYE Program of the Year: Haunted Harris Clairmont Program of the Year: SAAC 10th Birthday Laser Tag

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* The Joseph Pappenfus Award is given to a staff member for going above and beyond to develop a rapport & camaraderie with his/her residents. The J.J. Cantor Award is given for outstanding service to the community.

In addition to the aforementioned awards, seniors Brian Fuller, Kevin McIntosh, Whitney Pennington, Brooke Thyng, and Jon Yenni were inducted into the Dobbs Society. The Dobbs Society recognizes exemplary residential leaders who leave a positive impact on the residential community through their contributions and service during their time at Emory. Finally, the Lamplighter Award was awarded to senior Ian Margol to commend his leadership and guidance of Emory students.

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LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND DIVERSITY AWARDS 2013 This year’s Leadership, Service, and Diversity Awards were presented by the Office of Student Leadership and Service, the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, Student Government Association, College Council, and the Graduate Student Association. The program opened with announcing all of the Outstanding Student Organization programming awards. Those recipients are:

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Outstanding Entertainment/Social Program of the Year: Emory Pride Drag Show Outstanding Service/Volunteer Program of the Year: Relay for Life of Emory University Outstanding Diversity/Multicultural Program of the Year: Latino Student OrganizationMiércoles Maravilloso Faculty/Advisor/Staff/Advisor/Mentor of the Year: Elizabeth Alexander New Student Organization of the Year: Emory Women in Business Student Organization of the Year: Emory Public Interest Committee (EPIC) Graduate Student Government Association President of the Year: J. Martin Bunt College Council Treasurer of the Year: Rocio Castaneda College Council President of the Year: Ismael Loera

In keeping with the spirit of collaboration, several new awards were introduced this year. Emory Alumni Association presented two awards with the aim of encouraging more organizations to reach out to alumni and engage them in campus programming. This year’s Student Organization Alumni Involvement Award recipient was the Latin Student Organization. Additionally, alumni continue to give their time and resources. EAA recognized Lilly Correa, 73C as the Campus Life Alumnae Volunteer of the Year.

This year was the inaugural year of the Ratner-Stein Award. This award honors a student leader who has provided significant leadership through his or her humble dedication and commitment as a champion of the Student Hardship Fund. The recipient of the Ratner-Stein Award is Jessica Coons.

The Deloris P. Aldridge Commitment to Diversity Award is presented to an Emory student who has demonstrated exceptional interest in, involvement with, or contributions to diversity at Emory University.

This year’s recipient is Madiah Ashraf.

The Caucus of Emory Black Alumni (CEBA) presented the prestigious Dr. Herman L. Reese Community Service Award. The Award was created in 1985 by Rosetta Gooden, former Senior Associate Dean of Admissions at Emory. The award pays tribute to an African-American who served as the Director of Financial Aid at Emory for almost 15 years. This award is given to students who have shown dutiful service to the Emory community and significant contributions to the black community at Emory and to the greater Atlanta community at large. Decisions are also influenced by the student’s academic achievement and character. Dr. Herman L. Reese Community Service Award recipients are:

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Additional award recipients included: Heart of Emory- Volunteer Emory Emerging Leader- Lindsay Allen Excellence in Leadership- Ishaan Jalan Trailblazer- J. Martin Bunt and Rachel Erdman

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The Humanitarian Award is one of the highest awards presented by the Division of Campus Life. It was created to recognize students who have qualities of honesty, integrity, courage, and responsibility, which are fundamental to effective leadership. The following students were recognized for their contributions.

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Sarah Spitz, 15C| mental illness advocacy and awareness Caleb Peng, 13C | sexual and domestic violence awareness Anson Koch- Rein, 14G| transgendered advocacy, mentorship, Dohyun Ahn, 14C | LGBT rights advocacy Rachael Kane, 14PH | refugee training and management of local co-op Alex Zavell, 13C | urban debate

The Office of Student Leadership and Service, the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, Student Government Association, College Council, and the Graduate Student Association would like to thank everyone who had a part in the success of the program. Countless individuals across the Division helped make this event a success. Thank You! Save the date: April 16, 2014 Leadership, Service, and Diversity Awards and Reception

Volunteer Emory Annual Community Engagement Celebration Unites Partners, Highlights Achievements

Volunteer Emory and the Center for Community Partnerships hosted the second annual End of Year Community Engagement Celebration onApril 26 in the Winship Ballroom. Created in 2011 by Volunteer Emory as an opportunity to celebrate the many working partners and volunteers who make the organization's work possible, the 2012 celebration expanded to include the Emory Center for Community Partnerships. The Center for Community Partnerships and Volunteer Emory have a longstanding partnership, working collaboratively to both coordinate and build the University's partnerships with community and governmental agencies within Atlanta, as well as enhancing general community engagement opportunities available to Emory students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

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The program opened with remarks from Senior Vice Provost for Community and Diversity Dr. Ozzie Harris, during which he discussed the process of “partnership” as essential and vital to successful change efforts within our communities. The Center for Community Partnerships and Volunteer Emory presented a brief overview of their organizational histories and highlighted several notable accomplishments from the 2012-2013 academic year, including the revealing of the organizations’ combined engagement: approximately 4,500 volunteers engaged in 34,194 hours of service within the Greater Atlanta Community and surrounding southeast region. page 12

The program also offered an opportunity to humanize the many numeric metrics of “success.” A six-minute video presentation featured interviews from students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners who are currently engaged through Volunteer Emory and/or the Center for Community Partnerships. The keynote speech was given by McKenzie Wren, Emory Alumna (06MPH) and Executive Director of the Clarkston Community Center. Wren challenged the audience to take the perspective of the many refugee children and adults with whom she works in Clarkston and imagine the myriad challenges the community faces on a daily basis. She then highlighted the great triumphs made on the individual and collective levels because of the continued support of Emory University. The Clarkston Community Center has established partnerships with the Center for Community Partnerships, Volunteer Emory, the Rollins School of Public Health, and several other University entities.

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The celebration concluded with remarks from the Campus Life Dean of Students, Dr. Bridget Guernsey Riordan. Riordan stressed that although it often seems as if Emory only transforms the Atlanta community, the University itself has experienced tremendous transformation because of the great influence of its many community partners. The third annual End of Year Community Engagement celebration will take place in late April of 2014 and is expected to include a greater number of Emory entities as a means to further streamline the University’s many partnerships and better capture the true impact of community engagement facilitated by the institution at large.

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On April 12, the Respect Program in the Office of Health Promotion had its first day-long conference—RespectCon13. The conference highlighted sexual assault prevention as it intersects with social justice and student engagement. Organized by student organizer Emily Chapman '11OX '13C and Lauren (LB) Bernstein (Assistant Director for the Respect Program), there were over 63 attendees, 15 workshops and presentations, and attendees from 13 universities as well as students, faculty, and staff from Emory. The Respect Program would like to thank Campus Life for all of their support, particularly Dr. Ajay Nair, Dr. Mike Huey, Gertrude Thompson, Dr. Ben Perlman, Danielle Steele, Dr. Jane Yang, and all of the Office of Health Promotion. (Picutred below: Heather Marsh and Gertrude Thompson, RN, at the registration desk; Ruben Diaz performing his spoken word piece at the opening of the conference; Ken Hornbeck introducing The Sex Ed Squad)

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For more information, please contact Mark Anthony Torrez, Assistant Director for Community Engagement in the Office of Student Leadership & Service (mark.torrez@emory.edu), or Maureen Sweatman, Director of Operations in the Center for Community Partnerships (emorymas@gmail.com).

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Six Emory Athletes Win Prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Six Emory University seniors have been selected as recipients of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, based on their academic, athletic, and community achievements during their careers at the Emory. The winners include men's basketball player Alex Greven, men's swimmers Justin Beegle, Miller Douglas, and Peter O'Brien, and women's swimmers Mia Michalak and Ann Wolber.

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Each of the six winners will receive a one-time $7,500 scholarship, to be used for postgraduate study within three years. Emory has now been awarded 82 postgraduate scholarships over the school's history and its 65 since 2000 are more than any other NCAA institution except Stanford University.

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Emory's Swimming and Diving team has now seen 38 of its members win the scholarship, including 21 winners over the last seven years. Since 2000, the Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving programs have garnered 34 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.

This season's NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients (29 men and 29 women) represent winter-sports participants from all NCAA divisions.

The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship was created in 1964 to promote and encourage postgraduate education by rewarding the Association's most accomplished student-athletes through their participation in NCAA championship and/or emerging sports

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The Career Center is proud to host the annual Jason Siperstein Business case competition. This year’s event was held on April 18. The winning team presented an urban produce idea called Aqua Crops, an innovative start-up looking to advance the sustainable food movement. (Pictured from left to right: Judge: Eva Dreger (BBA ’07), competitors: Jai Seth (Econ), Alex Boettcher (Econ) and Nicole Vournazos (BBA), judge: Andrew Bate (BBA ’01), and judge: Nathan Deasy (MBA ’10).

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Earth Week 2013 Earth Week was a blast! With Julie Shaffer as a partner, how can you go wrong? The Green Eggs and Ham, Earth Day 100 Mile Meal Lunch, and Earth Week Market Party made for an eventful week.

4th Annual Berry Bash in April

THANKS FOR COMING OUT GALA Graduation Brunch

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Many thanks to Emory Gay and Lesbian Alumni (GALA) for hosting a graduation brunch for the Class of 2013 at the Miller-Ward Alumni House. Welcome to GALA! Pictured: (left to right) John Peterson 08T, GALA Co-Chair Barret Broussard 13L Tiken Savang 13C Jessica Oliveira 13C Shu Wen Ong 13C Michael Shutt, Director of the Office of LGBT Life Danielle Steele, Assistant Director of the Office of LGBT Life

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2043 Project

First Reunion for LGBT-Identified Oxford Alumni On April 27, Oxford College hosted the first reunion for Oxford College Alumni who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender.

Wes Quesenberry-Poteete 95 Ox, co-founder of Oxford Pride in 1995, coordinated the reunion with a committee of alumni, staff, faculty, and students. The group of 25 met for a beautiful lunch with speeches from Dean Bowen, Dean Moon, Wes Quesenberry-Poteete 95Ox, Michael Shutt, and Ryan Roche 03Ox 05C. Following the lunch, the group attended a lecture given by Dr. Frank Maddox, Associate Professor of Economics at Oxford College. Dr. Maddox discussed his art exhibition in the student center. The exhibition, entitled "Calamus On Canvas," is a visual response in conversation with Walt Whitman concerning the Calamus poems. The twenty-five paintings not only focus on the lyricism of "the spirits of dear friends" - gay males who have inspired Dr. Maddox, the paintings are also a testimony to the importance of the formal elements of art.

Emory College Council, Office of LGBT Life, and Barkley Forum partnered to create the 2043 Project during Social Justice Week in March. The 2043 Project was a series of discussions with student leaders to explore the changing demographics of the U.S. These discussions examined the impact of the current White majority becoming the minority in 2043. The group of student leaders met for dinner and dialog on March 27. After the dinner, the students attended the State of Race lecture together. The following week, the group came back together to discuss current issues at Emory related to race and how they can work together to overcome these challenges. The group set up a 2043 listserv to continue the momentum created by the dinners and lecture.

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Creating Access and Inclusion in Athletics

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Emory Athletics, and the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life brought Dr. Sue Rankin to campus on April 24, to conduct trainings and facilitate discussions related to LGBT inclusion and access in college athletics. Dr. Rankin met with LGBT-identified staff and coaches and then conducted training for all staff and coaches in Emory Athletics. She then facilitated a discussion around the film Training Rules. The film, which features Dr. Rankin, examines homophobia in college athletics while telling the stories of Penn State University women’s basketball players and Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Rene Portland.

Following the discussion, Dr. Rankin gave a keynote address to over 180 varsity athletes. She focused on ways to create inclusive environments for all athletes. This included a discussion around the You Can Play Project. You Can Play is dedicated to ensuring equality, respect, and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation; works to guarantee that athletes are given a fair opportunity to compete, judged by other athletes and fans alike, only by what they contribute to the sport or their team’s success; and seeks to challenge the culture of locker rooms and spectator areas by focusing only on an athlete’s skills, work ethic, and competitive spirit.

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Intercollegiate Debate Emory attended two of the three national debate tournaments. Senior John Holland and junior Megan Cambre finished second at the American Debate Association National Tournament. Junior Matthew Pesce and frosh Jason Sigalos finished 8th at the National Debate Tournament (NDT). Setting a national record, thirteen Emory students were named national debate scholars. Eleven of the thirteen were awarded summa cum laude. Approximately 1,500 students compete each year and the top 78 teams qualify for the NDT. Emporia State University defeated Northwestern University in the final round, the first all-UDL team to win the NDT in its 67-year history.

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Emory Debate will start next year with a strong returning squad of nationally-ranked debaters. The recruiting season has been one of Emory’s best in history. Out of 95 direct engagements with regionally and nationally ranked debaters, sixteen have deposited including seven Emory Scholars and two Woodruff Scholars, all prior to the May 1 deadline. Nate Sawyer from Glenbrook North High School in Chicago was named the Alben Barkley Scholar for the coming year and was coached by former Emory National champion and Barkley Scholar Mike Greenstein.

The team of seniors Rajesh Jegadeesh and Ross Gordon represented Emory in the Madison Cup public debates at James Madison University, finished in 3rd place and were awarded $2,500 for the Barkley Forum and $1,000 each in prize money. Coaches Ed Lee and Nick Miller participated as judge critics for the competition.

Barkley Forum hosted its end of the year celebration on April 16 with student awards and a keynote address from 2007 Emory NDT National champion Aimi Hamraie, who recently defended her dissertation in Women’s Studies at Emory

Lauren Bernstein and Caleb Peng attended the Humanitarian Award Ceremony in April. Caleb Peng, an intern in the Office of Health Promotion, is one of the 2013 Humanitarian Award recipients for his Project Unspoken video productions.

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Mark McLeod, Director of CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) is pictured on the right with Sarah Spitz at the Humanitarian Award Ceremony. Sarah Spitz, who is affiliated with Student Health and Counseling Services, is also a recipient of the Humanitarian Award. She is the president of Active Minds, a student group that works to reduce stigma surrounding mental health issues.

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Dooley’s Week 2013 was a HUGE success!

Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered their time!

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Resdience Life & Housing Photo Round Up

1 – SAAC cardboard boat regatta!

2 – Wesley Fellowship team and their boat, the Ark 3 – Team Dean Nair! at the SAAC Birthday celebration 4 – Team ResLife (Kayla, Josh, Tina, Michelle) 5 – Fevans staff appreciation brunch; SA (Kamila Matiz-Gihwala) decorating some photo mats as part of the appreciation.

6 – Dobbs Hall residents celebrating their Dooley’s Bowl win with a King of Pops pop (or two!)

7 – Residence Life staff at Halfway to Graduation (Cristina, Ambra, Kayla, Judith, and Kyle)

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Campus Life Awards and Distinctions

Office of Health Promotion’s Michael Faccini was honored as the Residence Hall Association’s 2013 Hall Council Advisor of the Year for his excellent work with student residents all year. Faccini (Student Health Fellow) was honored at the Residence Hall Association Banquet with one of the coolest awards ever seen!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS The SAAC is keeping its doors open late throughout finals! The building will be open until 2 :00 am Monday through Thursday and until midnight Friday through Sunday during finals week.

Due to the huge success of our spring pilot, the SAAC will continue to serve breakfast and coffee from 7:30 am – 9:30 am.

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extra! extra! news from... barkley forum Community Programs Our Urban Debate League (UDL) program has received an Atlanta Housing Authority grant for $25,000 for the Atlanta Urban Debate Institute, a one week non-residential debate program which is free for elementary and secondary school participants and teachers. James Roland, Lauren Jacob, and Christy Bradley will anchor additional grant funded summer programs for socio-economically challenged secondary school students (College 101) and teachers (Debate Across Curriculum and Common Core State Standards). Emory students and academic interns will also participate in the programs.

At the opening gala benefit dinner for 500 donors, sponsors and participants of the National UDL Championships at Georgetown University (April 19-22), James Roland was selected to introduce legendary Keynote Speaker Marion Wright Edelman of the Children’s Defense Fund Holden Choi (Georgetown student and 2012 National UDL champion from the Atlanta UDL) and Michael Barlow (West Point student and 2010 National UDL champion from the Atlanta UDL) also spoke at the dinner.

James Roland and Lauren Jacob made a presentation to all Atlanta Public Schools Principals on Debate Across Curriculum and the Common Core State Standards on April 3. While APS still faces significant organizational challenges in the wake of the test-cheating scandal, Barkley Forum’s UDL and DAC programs have been vetted and are being expanded to augment curricular and co-curricular instruction in multiple James Roland with the legendary academic Marion Wright Edelman Atlanta UDL disciplines. alumni

Ed Lee was selected to deliver the keynote address at the Dallas Urban Debate League annual benefit dinner April 25 in Dallas, Texas, for a large audience of donors, sponsors, and participants and has also delivered addresses to UDL benefit events in Baltimore, New York, and San Francisco.

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