Scenes from the Community Gathering

Nirva LaFortune, academic programs and student affairs manager in the School of Engineering, reads an excerpt from the writings of Nelson Mandela.Medical student Ry Garcia-Sampson delivers a reading.Third-year student Kenyon Alexander plays "Sonata in G Minor" by J.S. Bach.Brown a capella group The Jabberwocks sing "Ave Maria."Eric Estes, vice president for campus life and student services, reads a poem by Kazim Ali.Brown gospel group Harmonizing Grace sings "Well Done."Rabbi Michelle Dardashti, associate chaplain, reads the poem "The Art of Blessing the Day" by Marge Piercy.Brown's Gendo Taiko drumming group concludes the community gathering.
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