MLK Campus-Wide Celebration Week of Events

By Angelica Carrington, February 13, 2023

MLK Campus-Wide Celebration Week of Events | February 13 - February 17, 2023

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 run through Friday, February 17.  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 

12pmWhat are Racial Micro-aggressions? by Center for IDEAS IPEs (Clark Lounge)* 

4pmApplying the Black Agenda to a PWI by Kyla McCall (Clark Lounge)* 

6:30pmForms of Protest During Vietnam and Today by William Barr (Clark Lounge)* 

Tuesday February 14 

12:15pmUnderstanding 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 

12pmDiscussion on White Supremacy, Privilege, and Silence with Laura Branca by Center for Faculty Excellence (Faculty & Staff) (Clark Lounge) 

4pmFaith & Service Panel by MLK Campus Wide Celebration Committee (Emerson B)* 

6pmMLK Scholars Civil Rights Presentation by First-Year MLK Scholars (Emerson B)* 

Thursday February 16 

12:15pmDiscussion on White Supremacy, Privilege, and Silence with Laura Branca by Center for Faculty Excellence (Students) (Clark Lounge) 

4pmForced Diversity & Why Representation Matters by Denise Fullerton (Clark Lounge)* 

6:30pmIC Voices w/ African Student Association by Center for IDEAS (Clark Lounge)* 

Friday February 17 

12pmInfo 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) 

6pmMLK Shabbat Service by Hillel (Muller Chapel) 

7pmShabbat 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! 

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Kerdelma James at ideas@ithaca.edu or 607-274-7777. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.