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Aknowledgements This is my third year teaching "Get on the Bus," and I have incurred many debts. In the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program (LHSP), our institutional home, I thank Professor David Potter. Without David's support, pedagogic and financial, our trip would have never left Ann Arbor. I also thank my friend and colleague Alyssa Picard, veteran of "Get on the Bus 2000," who prepared our students for the trip with an innovative course on the history of the movement. Rachael Wiesz, my friend and former Program Director of LHSP, provided a sympathetic ear, and I feel her absence keenly. Robin Mays, the Office Manager, kept the trip on budget and within university regulations, no easy task. The University of Michigan community supported "Get on the Bus 2002" generously. Much thanks to Jeff Howard, of the Ginsburg Center for Community Service Learning; Earl Lewis, Dean of Rackham Graduate School; Noel Liley, Hall Director of Alice Lloyd Hall; Lester Monts, Associate Provost; John Matlock, Director of the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives; Robert Owen, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in LS&A; and William Zeller, Director of University Housing. Together, they made this trip affordable for all students. Within University Housing, Ann Roberts, Bill Durell, director of dining services, and Martine Carl deserve special thanks. Joanne Nesbit, of News and Information Services, worked hard to publicize our trip. Thanks also to my teachers, Brad Perkins, Matt Connelly, and Andy Achenbaum who have encouraged my passion for teaching -- while prodding me to write my dissertation. I want to thank John Godfrey, Marjorie Horton and Linda Gillum for their support and wise counsel. Jeff Zinbarg has done what he alone can do. Rob Goodspeed has taken charge of our web site, replacing Michael Simon; thank you Rob for volunteering to fill such big shoes. Rosa Osorio researched and assembled our coursepack with diligence and initiative. Sarah Leonard and Fatima Burns helped me organize the trip, booking hotels, supervising student fundraising, making media contacts and much more; I appreciate them more than they know. Many thanks to Rebecca Cottingham, Natalie Hamm, Louisa Hwang, Yow Khan, Juliana Kua, Sarah Kruman, Christina Chau, Zack Schulman, Michael Simpn, Jeb Singer and Mina Rim. Students like you make teaching a pleasure. My close friends have encouraged (and endured) my passion for teaching the civil rights movement, and they deserve a special mention. Thanks to Joanna Bosse (and Chris), Michael Cahill, Rosalyn Scaff, Stacie Printon and Robert Newcomb, Hilary Greer, Reuben and Mary Ann Chapman, Emma Hwang, Steve Dersnah, Melissa Dreyling and Becky Orson, Rachael Wiesz, Peter Wong, Oliver Kripfgans, and last, and never least, Allison Okuyama. No man has been blessed with better friends. Closer to home, my brother John, a successful writer of video games, has listened to every one of my pedagogic ideas and contributed a few of his own. Thank you John. My mother, Ann Gonzalez, helped me understand that teaching is public service, not pontification. My wife, Teresa, however, receives my final thanks. While pursuing a career in landscape architecture, Teresa has shared every one of our trips, enjoying every tiny victory, tolerating every inconvenience. The day Teresa says "no" to "Get on the Bus" is the day I will retire. Fortunately, given Teresa's love and support, I know that day lies in the distant future. Joseph J. Gonzalez Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan Instructor, "Get on the Bus 2000," "Get on the Bus 2001," and "Get on the Bus 2002"
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