Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core and a member of President Barack Obama’s inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships, is one of several speakers at Pacific this spring.
Pacific announces spring speakers
Continuing its long tradition as a regional center for education, culture and entertainment, University of the Pacific will bring an eclectic lineup of artists and authors to Stockton this spring. All events are open to the public and many are free.
Feb. 19: Gospelfest, part of Pacific's Black History Month programming, will be 7-10 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Bob Hope Theatre, 242 E. Main St., Stockton. Multi-platinum recording artist Kirk Franklin, winner of nine Grammy Awards and 39 Stellar Awards, will be the featured artist. Geoffrey Golden will open the concert. Tickets are $30-$50 in advance, $35-$55 the day of the concert. Purchase online at http://go.Pacific.edu/Gospelfest2016 or at the Stockton Arena Box Office. Pacific students may purchase tickets for $15 with a Pacific ID at the DeRosa University Center (Pacific Cash accepted).
Feb. 25: Poet Patricia Spears Jones has been writing groundbreaking poetry for the past 40 years. She will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Presidents Room on campus. Admission is free, but seating is limited.
Feb. 29: Director, writer and producer Nate Parker will deliver the keynote address for Pacific's Black History Month celebration. Parker is the star, writer and director of "The Birth of a Nation," winner of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival's audience and jury top prizes. The film, based on the life of Nat Turner, depicts the true story of a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, on Aug. 21, 1831. Parker will speak at 7 p.m. in the De Rosa University Center Ballroom. It is free and open to the public.
March 3: Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core and a member of President Barack Obama's inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships, will give a lecture at 7 p.m. in the DeRosa University Center Ballroom. Patel, the author of several books, including "Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America," was named by U.S. News and World Report one of America's Best Leaders of 2009 and is a regular contributor to The Washington Post, USA Today, Huffington Post, NPR and CNN. He is a leading advocate for interfaith and inclusion work. He encourages students, faculty and university administrators to view religion as a bridge to cooperation, not a barrier. This event is free and open to the public.
March 8: Award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa will visit Stockton on International Women's Day for a lecture, "Frontline: Latinos and Immigration from a Woman's Perspective." Hinojosa is an author, anchor and executive producer of the long-running NPR show "Latino USA," anchor of "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One," and founder of The Futuro Media Group. She has won four Emmys and other awards for journalistic excellence. This event is free and open to the public.
March 29: Kathlyn "Kara" Cooney, a professor of Egyptian art and architecture at UCLA, will speak at 7 p.m. in the Alex and Jeri Vereschagin Alumni House as part of the biennial Colliver Lecture series. Her talk is "Hatshepsut: From Priestess to King of Egypt." Cooney in 2005 was the co-curator of "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaoh" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and in 2009 produced and hosted the Discovery Channel series "Out of Egypt." The event, which was originally scheduled for March 1, is free and open to the public, and a book signing will follow the lecture.
April 4: Noor Tagouri, journalist and motivational speaker, has gain international attention as one of the country's most talked about young adults and she has gained a huge social media following. She hopes one day to be the first Muslim hijabi anchorwoman in the United States. Tagouri's storytelling works to expose injustices and challenges facing women around the world. Her lecture will be at 7 p.m. in the DeRosa University Center Ballroom and is free and open to the public.
Learn more about Black History Month 2016 at Pacific by visiting go.pacific.edu/blackhistory.
Visit Pacific's calendar for more information on these and other events.
Media contact:
Keith Michaud | 209.946.3275 (office) | 209.470.3206 (cell) | kmichaud@pacific.edu
