Campus Events

The Faces of Manhood in the 21st Century

68th Annual Family Institute Conference
October 14-17, 2012

Schedule

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Sunday, October 14

2:30-4:50pm
Wheeler Hall Rm. 214F

FACES Advisory Board Meeting

5:00-5:50pm
Executive Conference Center Banquet Rooms

Pre Event Meet & Greet / Reception with VIP’s

6:00-8:30pm
Executive Conference Center Banquet Rooms

Welcome Banquet and Opening Plenary
Hosted by President Dr. Robert Franklin,
President of Morehouse College
Keynote: Michael Kimmel

Monday, October 15

9:00am-5pm
Motorola Lobby

Conference Registration

9:00-10:30am
Executive Conference Center Meeting Rooms
A-F

Concurrent Sessions
Moderators: Critical Thinking Leaders

Session I:  The Power of Teaching Entrepreneurship to Black Children. Presenter: Ms. Samora Sobakwe-SoDaye

Session II: The Masculinity Project. Presenters: Mr. DeWayne Powell and Mr. Daniel Edwards

Session III: Transitions in Manhood: A Global Perspective Presenter: Dr. Mohanty Purna; Lineal Regeneration: Managing the Assets of Masculinity. Presenter: Mr. Charles Williams

11:00-12:30
Bank of America
Auditorium

Plenary Session
Men and African American Families
Panelists: Michael Messner; Jennifer Hammer, Adia Harvey-Winfield, and Armon Perry

12:30-1:30pm

****LUNCH on your OWN ***

1:00-2:50pm
Wheeler Hall Rm. 214F

Film Screening “Tough Guise”
written by Jackson Katz
Open forum discussion to follow
Moderator: Dr. Anne Borden and Dr. M. Bilal King

3:00-5:00pm
Bank of America
Auditorium

Plenary Session
Religion and Sexuality: The Role of Religion in Understanding Sexuality

Panelists: Dr. Harold Bennett, Rev. Ernest Brooks, Mr. Chavis Jones. Moderator: Dr. Josef Sorett

6:00-8:00pm
Bank of America
Auditorium

Film Screening of “Hoodwinked”: What Black Men Think.
Open forum discussion to follow
Moderator: Mr. Janks Morton

Tuesday, October 16

9:00-5:00pm  
Motorola Lobby 

Registration

10:45-1:00pm
African American
Hall of Fame

Conference Luncheon
Men Stopping Violence against Women
Panelists: Dr. Anne Baird; Dr. Cynthia Neal Spence; Dr. Halbrook Polite, and Mr. Ramesh Kathanadhi (Men Stopping Violence)

1:00-2:15pm
Executive Conference Center Meeting
Rooms A-F
Concurrent Sessions
Moderators:Dr. Fred Knight

Session IV: Resonant Echoes: From Morehouse Men and Mentors-Benjamin Mays, Howard Thurman, Martin Luther King Jr. -21st Century issues of Personal Identity among Men at Morehouse. Presenters: Professors Dr. Kipton E. Jensen, Dr. Sam Livingston, and Dr. Illya Davis, Kyle Moore (student), Chavis Jones (student), and Katanga Johnson (student)

Session V: Black Male Fathers: A Workshop.
Presenter: Dr. Narviar Barker

2:25-3:40pm
Executive Conference Center Meeting
Rooms A-F

Plenary Session
Black Masculinity and Health Outcomes
Panelists: Dr. William L. Jeffries IV, Dr. Robert Aronson, and Mr. Robert B. Peterson

3:50-5:05
Executive Conference
Center Meeting
Rooms A-F

Concurrent Sessions
Moderators:Dr. Fred Knight

Session VI. Faculty interaction with campus diversity: Moderators: Dr. Linda Zatlin and Mr. Tre'vell Anderson; Discussants: FACULTY of Morehouse College (Faculty Session)

Session VII. Integrating Masculinities and Sexualities into the Classroom. Presenters: Dr. Nathan Nobis; Dr. Anne Borden

Gender Differences in Navigating Guyland. Presenter: Dr. Donald Gregory

6:30-9:00pm
Ray Charles Performing
Arts Center

Theatrical Presentation: “Emergency”
Obie Award Winner Daniel Beaty
Performance is 80 minutes and an informed discussion will follow the play.

Wednesday, October 17

10:00-11:50am
Bank of America
Leadership Auditorium

Anna Harvin Grant Student Paper Competition
The First, Second, and Third Place student winners will present their work in a plenary session.
Student Presenters TBA

12:00-1:00pm Lunch on your own

1:00-2:30pm
Wheeler Hall Rm. 214F 

Word on the Campus: Student Dialogs
What does it mean to be a “Man” at Morehouse College in the 21st Century?
Moderator: Devon Lambert  
Closing Remarks: Dr. Michael Hodge, Chair
Department of Sociology, Morehouse College