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MLK Day: a day ON not a day OFF! Celebrate with these exciting presentationsContributed by Samantha Stafford on 01/12/14
Every year the college celebrates the history and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King in our MLK Day Celebrations. This year’s theme is a ‘Single Garment of Destiny’ and will feature many educational sessions that relate to Dr. King’s vision in our modern global society. These sessions are open to all members of the Ithaca College Community. For students, each presentation will count towards SLI Credit in the Leading in a Diverse World Series. To receive SLI credit for any of these events, please log into OrgSync and register for the sessions. MLK DAY SCHEDULE 8:30am: Community Breakfast and Presentation Location: Emerson Suites
10:00-11:30am: Conference Style Educational Sessions Ithaca Falls Room Pilgrim, Approach: Encountering Donald Judd and the Virgin of Guadalupe in Marfa, Texas Presented by Josh Franco, Predoctoral Diversity Fellow, Art History
Klingenstein Lounge Whose Dream Is It Anyway? Presented by Derek Adams, Assistant Professor, English
Clark Lounge Intertwined Destinies in an Age of Global Citizenship Bhavani Arabandi, Assistant Professor, Sociology
12:00- 1:30pm: Lunch and a Movie This presentation will feature the Freedom Riders documentary along with guest speaker, Tariq Meyers ’14. Location: Kingenstein Lounge
2:00-3:30pm: Conference Style Educational Sessions Klingenstein Lounge Chains of Privilege and Oppression Emily Quinn ‘16 and Kody Crawford ‘14, Diversity Peer Educators
Clark Lounge Achieving Sustainability: Your Choices Mark Darling, Sustainability Programs Coordinator
Ithaca Falls Room African Immigrants in the United States Petros Tesfazion, Predoctoral Diversity Fellow, Economics
Taughannock Falls Room Gender Equality and Cultural Change Michele Lenhart, Director of Student Leadership and Involvement, Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs
4:00pm: MLK Day Celebration Event This event features the First Year MLK Scholars' Civil Rights Presentation & Keynote Speaker Librada Paz Location: Emerson Suites
7:30pm: School of Music Concert Ford Hall - This session does not count for SLI Credit
Saturday, January 25 8:45am- MLK Day of Service |
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