The MLK Campus-Wide Celebration Committee is happy to announce and invite you to join our campus-wide celebration to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This year's celebration will take place this week, February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023. Committee members worked together to plan events, encourage campus partners to host, and provide engagement opportunities during the week.
If you have any questions about the events or are interested in joining the committee for future planning, please email ideas@ithaca.edu. We look forward to having you join our celebration!
Monday, February 13
12pm: What are Racial Micro-aggressions? by Center for IDEAS IPEs (Clark Lounge)*
4pm: Applying the Black Agenda to a PWI by Kyla McCall (Clark Lounge)*
6:30pm: Forms of Protest During Vietnam and Today by William Barr (Clark Lounge)*
Tuesday February 14
12:15pm: Understanding Implicit Bias by Center for IDEAS IPEs (Clark Lounge)*
7-9pm: MLK Week: Dance Workshop by Island Fusion Dance Team (Whalen Room 3104)*
Wednesday February 15
12pm: Discussion on White Supremacy, Privilege, and Silence with Laura Branca by Center for Faculty Excellence (Faculty & Staff) (Clark Lounge)
4pm: Faith & Service Panel by MLK Campus-Wide Celebration Committee (Emerson B)*
6pm: MLK Scholars Civil Rights Presentation by First-Year MLK Scholars (Emerson B)*
Thursday February 16
12:15pm: Discussion on White Supremacy, Privilege, and Silence with Laura Branca by Center for Faculty Excellence (Students) (Clark Lounge)
4pm: Forced Diversity & Why Representation Matters by Denise Fullerton (Clark Lounge)*
6:30pm: IC Voices w/ African Student Association by Center for IDEAS (Clark Lounge)*
Friday February 17
12pm: Info Session on Understanding to Overcome Project with GIAC by Dave Harker (Clark Lounge)*
1pm-4:30pm: Community Service at Finger Lakes ReUse by MLK Campus-Wide Celebration Committee (Pickup at Campus Center Parking Lot)
6pm: MLK Shabbat Service by Hillel (Muller Chapel)
7pm: Shabbat Dinner by Hillel (Muller Chapel)
*denotes events that count for Student Leadership Institute (SLI) credit in the Leading in a Diverse World track – please RSVP on Engage at least 24 hours in advance for credit
This year's MLK Campus-Wide Celebration Week was coordinated by the following campus partners:
Yasin Ahmed, Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Angélica Carrington, Center for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Social Change (IDEAS)
Dave Harker, Office of Civic Engagement
Jess Shapiro, Office of Student Engagement
Shadayvia Wallace, MLK Scholars Program/First Generation Center
We thank them for their time and dedicated efforts to coordinate such an amazing week of events. Looking forward to seeing you engage in learning, remembering, and honoring Dr. King this week!