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October 5-8, 2000 This activity is a joint effort of the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccaluarate Achievement Program (Dr. Cheryl Lewis, PI) and the ONR Nurturing ECSU Research Talent Program - NERT (Dr. Linda Hayden, PI) | |
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| October 5, 2000 | |
| Midnight | Leave ECSU Campus |
| October 6, 2000 | |
| 8:00am | Arrive in New York City |
| 10:00am | Departmental Visits and Tour of Hofstra University |
| 6:00pm | Dinner at B. Smith's Restaurant |
| 8:00pm | Attend Broadway Play "A Lesson Before Dying" |
| October 7, 2000 | |
| 8:00am | GRE Forum and Graduate School Fair |
| 3:30pm | Leave to return to ECSU Campus |
| October 8, 2000 | |
| 12:30am | Approximate arrival time back on campus |
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Hofstra University is a private, liberal arts institution founded in 1935. It is located on suburban Long Island, 25 miles east of New York City, holds 32 accreditations and has a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. The current student population is comprised of 8,000 full-time undergraduate, 5,000 part-time and graduate students. Hofstra's 240-acre campus is a registered arboretum and accredited museum. | |
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"A Lesson Before Dying" Based on the award-winning novel by Ernest J. Gaines, A Lesson Before Dying is the powerfully touching story of two black men, each in his own way trapped by racial injustice in 1940's Louisiana. Jefferson is condemned by an all-white jury to die in the electric chair for the murder of a white shopkeeper - a crime he did not commit. He finds a friend in Grant Wiggins, a disillusioned schoolteacher who is charged with the task of teaching him to die with dignity. As Grant struggles to impart a sense of self-worth to the young convict before he must face his death, he learns an important lesson as well; that the human spirit is immortal, and that heroism can be found in the heart of every man/woman. | |
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| Date | Location |
| September 16, 2000 | University of San Francisco 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA |
| September 23, 2000 | Radisson Hotel Boston 200 Stuart Street Boston, MA |
| October 7, 2000 | New York Marriott World Trade Center 3 World Trade Center New York, NY |
| October 14, 2000 | The Palmer House Hilton 17 East Monroe Street Chicago, IL |
| October 28, 2000 | Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion 300 Reunion Blvd. Dallas, TX |