APRIL 4, 2018
WHAT:
To mark 50 years since
the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Hendrix College is participating
in the nationwide bell tolling led by the National Civil Rights Museum
in remembrance of the tragic event. Bells will ring 39 times at places of
worship, college campuses, and other institutions across the nation to honor
the number of years Dr. King dwelled on this earth and to pay homage to his
legacy. The Hendrix observance will include 39 members of the Hendrix community
ringing bells — student leaders, social justice advocates, faculty, and
administrators.
WHEN:
The brief program will
begin at 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Dr. Dionne Bennett Jackson, Hendrix
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, will commence the tolling of 39
hand bells. Hendrix College President William M. Tsutsui will ring the final
bell.
WHERE:
The bell tolling at
Hendrix will take place near the Altus Bell in Couch Circle, which is
accessible from the Markham Street parking lot entrance (just west of the
roundabout at Harkrider Street, Markham Street, and Siebenmorgen Road). In the
event of rain, the gathering will move inside the nearby Student Life and
Technology Center (SLTC).
About
Hendrix College
A private liberal arts
college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns recognition as
one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.