"Healing hate for a better quality of life" will be the topic for this
year's UTC PERSPECTIVES 2003: The Raymond B. Witt Lecture Series, to be
held January 21-24.

The first featured speaker will be Brent Scarpo, who co-produced a powerful
documentary called "Journey to a Hate Free Millennium." It features
interviews conducted with family and friends of those murdered during hate
crimes, such as Matthew Shepard in Wyoming, whose body was left hanging on
a fence; dragging victim James Byrd of Jasper, Texas; the students of
Columbine High School and Holocaust victims.

There will be an opportunity to watch the documentary in its entirety in
Fletcher 114 tonight, Tuesday, January 21, 8 p.m. and Friday, January 24 at
1 p.m. Scarpo will show clips of the documentary and lecture on Wednesday,
January 22 at 2 p.m. in Patten Chapel and again at 8 p.m. the Roland Hayes
Concert Hall.  All these events are free and open to the public.

Brent Scarpo has over ten years of experience as a producer, writer,
director, and casting director in Hollywood. Scarpo directed and produced
the award-winning documentary film "Journey to a Hate Free Millennium."
This film provides enlightenment as to why hate crimes exist, and more
importantly, how hate can be eliminated in the new millennium.

"This documentary was created so that we can face and manage our challenges
without having to resort to violence," said Scarpo.

In 1998, Scarpo founded New Light Media, a non-profit organization
dedicated to stimulating, educating, and impacting the world through
multimedia works that celebrate and honor the human spirit. As the founder
of New Light Media, Scarpo continues to develop and present diverse subject
matters with positive messages to our world through film and television
projects, books, special presentations, exhibits, and motivational speaking
events.

Prior to the founding of New Light Media, Scarpo served as a casting
director for six years, casting motion pictures, television projects,
commercials, infomercials, and many more. He has worked on such films as
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THAT THING YOU DO, and AIRFORCE ONE. Scarpo wrote
and was featured on the Christmas Special, CHRISTMAS MIRACLES for ABC. In
1998 he produced, directed, and starred in a theatrical production of the
play, THE BOYS NEXT DOOR.

Currently, Scarpo is producing and presenting motivational speaking and
diversity training events at college campuses, organizations, executive
conferences, and major corporations across the country.