Events, Discussions Part Of Una's One Book Initiative Launch

Sep. 27, 2019

Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@epaymentstrategies.com, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033

Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at meubanks@epaymentstrategies.com, 256-606-2033 or 256-765-4392 FLORENCE, AL - This fall, the University of North Alabama launched the One Book Initiative, which is a campus-wide book club for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of UNA. "Just Mercy," by Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer, social justice activist, and founder/executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, was selected as the inaugural read. “UNA的首届一本书计划体现了该大学对多样性和包容性倡议的承诺, activities, and programs, both in and out of the classroom," said Dr. Ross Alexander, the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost as well as a One Book Committee member. "Just Mercy" was selected by majority vote on campus. The illustrative memoir is an account of Stevenson's work with the Equal Justice Initiative, which is a human rights organization based in Montgomery. 这个故事通过受害者的生命揭露并挑战了美国死刑的不公正, both the guilty and the innocent. Diversity and inclusion are central themes of "Just Mercy." This initiative "allows our students, faculty, and staff to discuss several themes throughout the book," said Ron Patterson, Chief Enrollment Officer and Assistant to President for Diversity. "Diversity and inclusion enrich every experience on a college campus. While one may think diversity is mainly about ethnicity, there are multiple characteristics that make up a diverse college campus, including cultural background, geographic location, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and ability." Events based on the book's themes are scheduled for each Thursday through Oct. 31, from noon until 1 p.m. at Collier Library. Most recently, Gary Drinkard, a Decatur native who spent seven years on Alabama's death row for a crime he didn't commit, was featured as part of a discussion, "Ghosts over the Boiler," led by Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy, a professor in the English Department. "I'm collaborating with people on Alabama's death row on an interactive, multimedia exhibit called 'Ghosts over the Boiler,' " she said. 阿拉巴马州是唯一一个由被判处死刑的人创立和经营的501(c)(3)非营利组织. The presentation, which contains more audio and visual material, will situate the exhibit within the context of capital punishment in the U.S." 参加UNA语言艺术教学材料与方法课程的学生正在根据罗素维尔高中的青年版《K8彩乐园》创建自己的课程，该课程将于下半学期在罗素维尔高中教授. “职前教师正在利用前半学期学习如何对非小说类文本进行仔细阅读，目的是让高中生参与分析具有批判性主题的复杂文本," said Dr. Jessica Mitchell, an associate professor in the Department of Secondary Education. “这些练习不仅可以帮助高中生过渡到他们将在学院或大学环境中遇到的那种阅读体验, but, collectively, 临床经验的目的是帮助高中学生发展为批判性的知识消费者." About The University of North Alabama The University of North Alabama is an accredited, 综合性区域性州立大学，通过文理学院提供本科和研究生学位课程, Business, Education and Human Sciences, and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of the NCAA Division I's ASUN Big South Conference. K8彩乐园是一所机会均等的大学，在录取政策上不存在种族歧视, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: est2.epaymentstrategies.com and est2.epaymentstrategies.com/unaworks/