Le Moyne memories mark eight presidents in campus history
Gen, longtime administrator at Le Moyne College, recalls her ascent from administrative assistant to executive assistant to the vice president while recounting the institution’s evolution. She highlights figures like Father Robert Grewen and community supporters who helped the Jesuit college grow.
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Roken
Ee Moyne
Robert Schlaerth
Gen
Robert Grewen
le Moyne
Nick Sullivan
Charlie” Beirne
Je Suit
Saya
Father Charles Borgononi
Our Lady of Pompeii
Camel Corp
Le Moyne honors alumni weekend and staff memories
Alumni Weekend at Le Moyne College recalls first classes from 1948, noting 262 graduates in 1951 with 195 living. Gen Saya, Le Moyne VP for campus services, reflects on paths from secretary to leadership, the Matteo Ricci Award, accessibility efforts, and ties to former students, staff, and local figures.
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Robert and
Marie Kane
Syracuse
Packard
le Moyne College
le Moyne
Salt Springs Road
Kanes
Frank A. Dillon Jr
Korea
Gen
Matteo Ricci
First black mayor talks with teens in Mississippi trip
Central New York teens toured Jackson Mississippi during a civil rights education trip led by NY senator Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann. They visited Medgar Evers Homecoming Parade and Freedom Corner, learning about civil rights history while engaging with Entergy officials and local leaders.
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Donus
Jackson State
Syracuse
Oneida
Entergy
Anderson Methodist Church
Meghan Stringer
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann
New York State
Mississippi
Stringer
Nicole Austin
Fayetteville-Manlius
Carl Crawford
Enterg
James A. FitzPatrick
Oswego County
Austin
Crawford
Medgar Evers
Freedom Corner
Medgar Evers Boulevard
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Jackson
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
King
Memphis
B.B. King
Harvey Johnson
New York
Visit with Jackson mayor and civil rights sites
Students met Harvey Johnson, Jackson's first African American mayor, and toured Kay Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. They walked 14 miles on King Boulevard, recalling Medgar Evers and Megar Evers history, while observers noted lingering closures and fading neighborhoods. A Henninger High junior praised touring public buildings once barred to her grandparents.
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Jackson
Miss
Harvey Johnson
Johnson
Daryl Neely
Kay Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
Medear Evers
King Boulevard
Mississipp
Charles Evers
Medgar
Charla Harlow
Henninger High School
Tour guide recalls times that were not as kind
A Mississippi tour guide recalls 1960s and 1970s racism and Klan intimidation. She describes FBI involvement in infiltrating the Klan, threats to Black residents, and violence such as a tire factory bombing in Natchez. She notes changing attitudes by the 1970s and fear of leaving homes amid hostility.
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Mississippi
Rodman
Natchez
Clarion-Ledger
Jackson
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