Transformation: Vision and Values
Major General Joseph A. McNeil, LL.D.
January 26, 2009
4:30 – 6 p.m.
Little Theatre, Carnesecca Arena
Reservations: vccs@stjohns.edu or ext. 1612
Major General Joseph A. McNeil is retired from the Air Force
Reserves and the Federal Aviation Administration. In 1960 he was a
freshman at what is now North Carolina A&T State University
when he and three other freshmen staged a sit-in at a “whites only”
F. W. Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro. The intense media
coverage touched off demonstrations and sit-ins in seven states.
Within a year, 75,000 students participated, leading to the
formation of the Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. called the sit ins a turning point in
civil rights history.
Join us as Major General Joseph A. McNeil reflects on the
challenges for students today in transforming our society to
respect the dignity of all human persons.
To prepare for the presentation above view the documentary
February One (61 minutes) tells the story of the
“Greensboro Four”
…“you’ll feel as if you’re sitting right next to them for a pivotal
moment in American History”
Sunday, January 25 at 6:45 p.m. in the Ozanam Scholars Lounge
Reservations: kraningd@stjohns.edu
Monday, January 26
Little Theatre, Carnesecca Arena
10:10 a.m. and 1:25 p.m.
Reservations: DNY ext. 7519 or lugol@stjohns.edu
Vincentian Transformation
Changing Hearts; Creating Peace
www.stjohns.edu/foundersweek