Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
7 p.m.
Baldwin Auditorium
This event is free, and no ticket is required.
Jim White, whose story inspired the movie McFarland, USA, will kick off the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series 2015-2016 season. Jim White, known affectionately by the locals as “Blanco,” is considered a legend in McFarland
During his 20 years as the cross-country coach, he not only won an unprecedented nine state championships, but he managed to transform his community by training the young men on his team, mainly children of immigrant field workers, to run fast, work hard and dream of bigger things than picking almonds and avocados. Thanks to White, dozens of his runners have ended up going to college or into the armed forces.
White’s talk is being co-sponsored by the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series, the Multicultural Affairs Center and Ekklesia.
The movie “McFarland” will be shown following White’s presentation in Baldwin Auditorium. The screening is sponsored by the School of Social and Cultural Studies in conjunction with the Communication Department and the Athletics Department.
