The Pryor Center - Mission, History, Future

The Pryor Center - Mission, History, Future

Lecture (1 session) | This program is completed

1 E Center Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 United States

Boardroom

Open to OLLI Members and Non-OLLI Members

Friday, December 3, 2021 (one day)

1:30 PM-3:30 PM on Fri

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$34.00

$19.00

The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History documents and preserves the stories told by those who have experienced and influenced Arkansas history firsthand. Meet the staff of the Pryor Center and tour the facility on the Fayetteville Square. The staff will talk about the twenty-one year history of the center, describe what they do, and show video clips from some of their interviews along with recently digitized film and video footage from the KATV News Archives. They will also talk about the radio segments that are produced and aired weekly on KUAF ’s Ozark’s at Large. The staff will discuss the expanded mission of the Pryor Center since joining the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and talk about upcoming projects. Class participants will learn how they can join in the preservation of Arkansas stories.

  • *NOTE : Due to regulations put in place by the Pryor Center, all those who choose to participate in this lecture MUST be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
  • This course is being held In-Person at the Pryor Center, located at 1 E. Center Street, Fayetteville.
  • Meeting details & classroom location will be sent in the class reminder.

"William Schwab, Ph.D. is a university professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Named dean of the Fulbright College of Art and Sciences in July of 2008, he completed his appointment in 2011 and returned to the sociology faculty. The University of Arkansas Press published his work, Right to DREAM: Immigration Reform and America's Future, in March, 2013. His current book project, Dreams Derailed, focuses on the challenges undocumented youth face in the Trump era. Schwab also works on projects with the goal of integrating immigrants into the social fabric of our Northwest Arkansas Community. "