Ithaca College

The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday will be celebrated in 2012 at IC during the first week of classes, January 23-28, 2012 (as the Federal holiday falls this year prior to the return of students). MLK Week 2012 marks the 17th annual Ithaca College community celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his teachings. 

The MLK Week planning committee is proud to announce the 2012 MLK Week theme:  A New Definition of Greatness. 

“If you want to be great – wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That’s a new definition of greatness…it means that everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the “Drum Major Instinct" sermon, given on February 4, 1968 

Below you will find a schedule of great events during the week.  More details to come!

Monday, January 23
Kickoff Event, featuring the first-year MLK Scholars, 4pm
Music School performance, 8:15pm

Tuesday, January 24
Ithaca Community Expo, 11am-2pm
Educational Sessions during the common hour, 12-1pm

Wednesday, January 25
Keynote Address by mayor-elect Svante Myrick, 7pm

Thursday, January 26
A conversation with mayor-elect Svante Myrick, 12-1pm
A workshop with the Diversity Peer Educators, 7pm

Friday, January 27
"The Help" Film Screening and Discussion, 7pm

Saturday, January 28
MLK Day of Service, 9am-4pm
Type or Tweet event, 7pm
"Type or Tweet” is designed to commemorate the civil rights struggles
of the 1960s while celebrating our progress as a society.  Students will have
the opportunity to express themselves using words, much like MLK, Jr. did in his letter from Birmingham Jail.  The event will span generations, from typewriters to twitter accounts.  Music and food will add to the lively atmosphere of this event!

For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/mlkweek

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact OSEMA at osema@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3222. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.