曼彻斯特 names intercultural center for educator, activist Jean Childs Young
曼彻斯特 University President Dave McFadden announced Sept. 16 that 曼彻斯特’s future intercultural center at College Avenue and East Street will be named in memory of 曼彻斯特 alumna educator and activist Jean Childs Young.
He made the announcement at the site of the future Jean Childs Young Intercultural Center as the University family dedicated a Peace Pole in memory of three international students killed last winter in a traffic accident, 内拉德Mangai, Brook “BK” Dagnew and Kirubel Hailu.
The Peace Pole will remain at the site of the center until construction begins on the new building next year. That facility will include a permanent memorial patio dedicated to the students.
The Peace Pole displays eight languages, one of which is English. All of the others translate to “May Peace Prevail on Earth.” The languages are Amharic, Chinese, Arabic, English, French, German, Igbo and Spanish. It has the inscriptions #3FlyHigh #MUStrong
The new building will feature a permanent display honoring Jean Young. Plans also call for a domed space designed to be used as a focal point for northeast Indiana discussions about diversity and inclusion.
“Jean’s life reflected brightly on our mission to respect the infinite worth of every individual and improve the human condition,” McFadden told alumni in an email early Friday afternoon. She graduated from 曼彻斯特 in 1954. “A child of the segregated South and a partner in the civil rights movement, Jean’s work dispelled stereotypes and fostered understanding. She built relationships and bridged divides. I can think of no better namesake for our Intercultural Center, a symbol of MU’s commitment to learning from differences.”
最近, 简的丈夫, 安德鲁年轻, sent McFadden a copy of his book, An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America. 他在信中写道:
“Much of this 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. Peace and blessings, 安德鲁年轻.
“The note is an amazing testimony to the power of relationships and the ripples of everyday work,他说.
Jean Childs followed two older sisters to 曼彻斯特 and earned a degree in elementary education. Weeks after graduating, 她嫁给了安德鲁, who would remain at the side of his close friend Martin Luther King Jr. throughout the civil rights movement. Later, Andrew became a U.S. congressman, ambassador to the United Nations, and mayor of Atlanta.
Jean had a distinguished career as a teacher and an advocate for human rights and children’s welfare. In 1977, President 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 曼彻斯特 as a trustee from 1975 to 1979 and received an honorary doctorate from MU in 1980. She died of liver cancer in 1994 at the age of 61.
“We thank the Young family for their generous donation that is starting this process,” said Melanie Harmon, vice president of Advancement for the University.
Anyone interested in supporting the new intercultural center may contact the Office of Advancement at 260-982-5223 or email giving@曼彻斯特.edu.
曼彻斯特 University, with campuses in North 曼彻斯特 and Fort 韦恩, Ind., offers more than 60 areas of academic study to 1,600 students in undergraduate programs, a Master of Athletic Training, a Master of Pharmacogenomics and a four-year professional Doctor of Pharmacy. Learn more about what’s available at the private, northern Indiana school at http://admissions.Manchester.edu/areas-of-study/.
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