Dr. Gene Young Room Dedication and Reception

	Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of Dr. Gene Young at the Room Dedication Ceremony Dr. Gene Young Room Dedication and Reception Saturday, March 30, 2013 Hayden-Clark Alumni Center 3:00–4:30 p.m. Dr. Young was a change agent at Bradley. He was instrumental in establishing the Dr. Romeo B. Garrett Center and the Garrett Scholarship Dinner, developing the Black Pan-Hellenic Council and bringing notable black leaders to campus such as Julian Bond, Gil Scott-Heren, Dick Gregory, Nikki Giovanni and Dr. Benjamin Hooks. He took his activism to another level by hiring black students for work study assignments and involving them in service projects in the Peoria community. At times his classes were controversial nevertheless he began a dialogue about the black experience on campus that continues today. For additional information, please call the Alumni Relations office at 800-952-8258.