Morehouse College 2021 Seniors Day – Crown Forum

A MOREHOUSE COLLEGE VIRTUAL E VENT

SENIORS DAY

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A CELEBRAT I O N O F EXC ELLEN C E

Thursday, April Twenty-Second, Two Thousand and Twenty One at Eleven o’ clock in the Morning Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel In the City of Atlanta

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Program

PRELUDE

“Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”

OPENING PRAYER

Mr. Markuan Tigney Jr ’21

Mr. James Peele ’21

THE OCCASION

SENIOR CLASS ACADEMIC AWARDS

Dr. Melvin Foster Associate Provost for Academic Success

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

MUSICAL SELECTION

Mr. Cameron Thomas ’21

Written and Performed by Mr. Rubin Barksdale ’21

“Thank You” Original Song for Senior Day

Mr. Illya E. Davis ’89 Dean of First-year Students and Transition Programs

SENIOR DAY ADDRESS

COLLEGE HYMN

arr. Abin C. Wentworth

“Dear Old Morehouse”

Dr. David Francis Oliver College Organist

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J.O.B. Moseley ’29

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2021 senior day speaker

Illya E. Davis, Ph.D.

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llya Eliphis Davis serves as the Dean of First-year students and Transition Programs and professor of philosophy at Morehouse College. He is a 1989 philosophy graduate of Morehouse College. He pursued a Masters degree in Religion and Culture at Harvard University and

doctoral studies at The University of Chicago in Philosophy of Religion. He has published on the political thought of former Morehouse College president, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, African American Religious Experiences, Black fraternities and sororities, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He teaches and researches in Africana Philosophy and Race, philosophy of language, and philosophy of religion. He is the proud father of two young ladies, Ilan—a senior at Spelman College, and Anya—a first-year at Spelman College. He is a member of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated.

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Dear Old Morehouse Dear Old Morehouse Dear old Morehouse, Dear old Morehouse; We have pledged our lives to thee; And we’ll ever, yea forever, Give ourselves in loyalty.

True forever, true forever, To old Morehouse may we be; So to bind each son the other Into ties more brotherly.

Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit, Make us steadfast, honest, true, To old Morehouse, and her ideals, And in all things, that we do.

2021 SENIOR CLASS COUNCIL James Peele ’21 President

Joshua Morrow ’21 Treasurer

Kevin McGee ’21 Director of Events

Camron Walker ’21 Vice President

Marlon Prawl ’21 Secretary

Jermaine Carr ’21 Director of Logistics

Tyrin Williams ’21 Dean of Delegation

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND SPECIAL THANKS David A. Thomas, Ph.D. President

Marie Brown Registrar

Kendrick Brown, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Provost of Academic Affairs

Kevin Booker ’90 Interim Vice President for Student Services and Dean of the College Illya Davis, Ph.D. ’89 Dean of First-year Students and Transition Programs Professor of Philosophy

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Henry Goodgame ’84 Vice President for External Relations and Alumni Engagement Melvin Foster, Ph.D. Senior Class Dean Associate Professor, Associate Provost for Student Success