Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration
Thursday, 19 Jan 2012 at 4:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
President Steven Leath will provide opening remarks and welcome musical performances by Shy of a Dozen in celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King. Speakers include Nana Osei-Kofi, assistant professor and coordinator of Social Justice Studies in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Government of the Student Body President Dakota Hoben and Black Student Alliance President Paris Tindrell. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Advancing One Community Awards will be presented. Birthday cake graciously donated by Campus Dining Services.Other events featured in the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Series include:
Wednesday, January 11, 11:50 a.m. - Central Campus
Let Freedom Ring
A carillon concert in honor of Dr. King.
Tin-Shi Tam, carilloneur
Monday, January 16, 6:00 p.m. - Ames Middle School, 3915 Mortensen Road, Ames, Iowa
Community Birthday Celebration
Celebrate with song, story and birthday cake. An Ames tradition!
Thursday, January 26, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Great Hall, Memorial Union
Black American Gothic: Planting Urban Roots in Iowa – Film & Discussion
A documentary film about changing demographics and racial politics in Iowa City following the demise of public housing in Chicago and an influx of urban migrants looking for a fresh start. Discussion to follow.
Thursday, February 2, 8:00 p.m. - Great Hall, Memorial Union
Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? Touré
Touré, a correspondent for NBC and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, is the author of Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness, a look at what it means to be black today and how blackness has changed over the decades.
Cosponsored By:
- Black Graduate Student Association
- Black Student Alliance
- COE Community-Based Recruitment & Transition
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- College of Design
- College of Engineering (COE)
- College of Human Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Division of Student Affairs
- MLK Holiday Planning Committee
- Music
- Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
- Student Union Board
- YWCA Ames-ISU
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.