Annual MLK Jr. observance at MSU includes remembrance, service components
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥亚洲色吧视频 is honoring the legacy of the late Martin Luther King Jr. with a Unity Dinner, sponsored by the Division of Access, Opportunity and Success. This formal event for invited guests Friday [Jan. 16] at The Mill Conference Center features live performances and opportunities for Starkville residents and MSU leaders to come together.
鈥The MLK Unity Dinner is a reminder that unity is not a moment鈥攊t is a commitment we renew together as a university and as a community. This will be a great way for us to remember history and also build connections,鈥 said MSU Vice President for Access, Opportunity and Success Ra鈥橲heda Forbes.
A chapel service takes place at 5 p.m., Monday [Jan. 19] in the Chapel of Memories and is sponsored by the Center for Student Activities and Student Leadership and Community Engagement within the university鈥檚 Division of Student Affairs. The event features a performance by Black Voices, with a reception following in the YMCA Building lobby.
MLK Days of Service will be held Tuesday and Wednesday [Jan. 20-21] in the Colvard Student Union Ballroom. Students will make emergency winter kits for the homeless.
Vice President for Student Affairs Regina Hyatt said MSU students are honoring King鈥檚 legacy not just through reflection, but through meaningful action.
鈥淲hether they are leading conversations, lifting their voices through performance or assembling winter kits for neighbors in need, these experiences allow students to put values like service, dignity and compassion for others into practice,鈥 Hyatt said.
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