Published February 15, 2018 (Revised February 20)
The University of Louisiana Monroe Campus Activities Board (CAB) and Student Government
Association will host a special presentation with former United Nations Ambassador
Andrew Young Jr. on Tuesday, February 27 at 7 p.m. in Brown Auditorium.
Ambassador Young will also give a guest lecture for political and social science students
in the SUB on February 27 at 3 p.m.
The evening will feature a question and answer format as well as a keynote presentation.
"We're excited for the ULM community to hear from such a prominent figure not only
in Black history but American history," said Brea Joyner, Coordinator of Student Activities
and CAB adviser.
The event is $5 for public free for students, faculty and staff. Tickets available
online only and should be reserved or purchased in advance.
UPDATED: TICKET INFORMATION
All tickets MUST be purchased online. Tickets are REQUIRED to gain entry to Brown
Auditorium.
General Admission: https://tinyurl.com/y8wvr5zu
If you already have a ULM Warhawks athletics account, you do not have to create an
account. Simply log-in with your account details and select the print at home option.
Students, Faculty, and Staff: https://tinyurl.com/ybnfc3vo
Passcode: To claim your free ticket, enter your CWID.
After adding the ticket to the cart, you can use your school email address and you
do not have to create an account. Simply use your ULM email address and your my.ulm.edu
password and select the print at home option upon checkout.
For more information, contact Brea Joyner at bjoyner@ulm.edu.
Ambassador Andrew Young Jr:
Ambassador Andrew Young, Jr.
Born in New Orleans in 1932, Ambassador Young, attended Howard University and earned
his divinity degree from Hartford Seminary. After graduation, he served as pastor
in Beachton, Ga. before joining the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which
coordinated non-violent protests, boycotts, and civil disobedience during the Civil
Rights era.
During the 1960s, Young was a key strategist and negotiator during Civil Rights campaigns
that led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act
of 1965. He was elected to Congress in 1972 until he was appointed as President Jimmy
Carter’s Ambassador to the United Nations in 1977, the first African-American to hold
the post.
Young negotiated an end to white-minority rule in Namibia and Zimbabwe, both in Africa.
He brought Carter's emphasis on human rights to international diplomacy efforts. Young
was the recipient 1979 recipient of the NAACP Spingarn Medal, and he received the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981.
As two-term Mayor of Atlanta, Young brought in over 1,100 businesses, over $70 billion
in foreign direct investments and generated over a million jobs. He was also instrumental
in the city’s bid for the 1996 Summer Olympic games.
