Past MLK Celebrations

MLK Week 2012: A New Definition of Greatness
January 23-28, 2012

Join the Ithaca College community as we celebrate the life, legacy, and relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his message in our week of events!

“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

Monday, January 23
4:00pm: Kickoff Event, featuring the first-year MLK Scholars[Emerson Suites]
8:15pm: Music School Performance [Ford Hall]

Tuesday, January 24
11:00am-2:00pm: Ithaca Community Expo [Emerson Suites]
12:00-1:00pm: Educational Sessions during the common hour
[Clark Lounge] Tariq Meyers presents A New Definition of Freedom: Civic Engagement and the 1961 Freedom Ride
[Klingenstein Lounge] Patrick Walsh presents A New Definition of Greatness for Men
[Ithaca Falls Room] Samantha Lowe presents Non-violent Resistance in Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Wednesday, January 25
7:00pm: MLK Week Keynote Address by Mayor Svante Myrick [Hoerner Theater, Dillingham]

Thursday, January 26
12:00-1:00pm: A conversation with Mayor Svante Myrick [Textor 102]
7:00pm: A workshop with the Diversity Peer Educators [Taughannock Falls Room]

Friday, January 27
7:00-10:00pm: "The Help" Film Screening and Discussion [Emerson Suites]

Saturday, January 28
9:00am-4:00pm: MLK Day of Service
7:00-9:00pm: Type or Tweet event [IC Square]
9:00pm: Brownskin Concert! [Emerson Suites]

Here are some other past themes from MLK Celebrations:

2011 - Addressing the Fierce Urgency of Now
2010 - Where Do You Stand?
2009 - One World, One House*
2008 - Keeping the Dream Alive*
2007 - Blueprint for Life

*designates our MLK “Day On, not Off” Celebrations