Carnegie Mellon

Carnegie Mellon Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - January 2008

Monday, January 21, 2008

12:00-12:30pm
Choral Tribute to Dr. King
Students from the Schools of Drama and Music will honor the spirit of Dr. King through song, verse and personal interpretation.
Kirr Commons, University Center First Floor

12:30-1:30pm
State of Diversity at Carnegie Mellon
Dr. Jared L. Cohon - President, Carnegie Mellon University
McConomy Auditorium, University Center

12:30-4:30pm
MLK Day of Service Projects
McKenna Peter Wright Room, University Center

1:30-2:30pm
Readings of Creative Works and Presentation of ‘The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards’
Local high school students and Carnegie Mellon students will read personal narratives dealing with individual experiences with racial difference and discrimination. The students are recipients of writing awards sponsored by the Carnegie Mellon Creative Writing Program, Student Affairs and Office of the President.
Rangos Hall, University Center

2:00-3:00pm
Children’s Programs with Refreshments
Puppet Show with Scott Kuechenmeister-Hall, member of Carnegie Mellon Interfaith Council
Art Gallery, University Center First Floor

2:30-3:40pm
Community Conversation: ‘Environmental Justice-Is it Working in Pittsburgh?’
Local professionals who are helping revitalize neighborhoods across Pittsburgh will talk about the issue of environmental justice.
Moderator: Dr. Peter Madsen, Distinguished Service Professor for Ethics and Social Responsibility, Carnegie Mellon University
Panelists:

• Court Gould, Executive Director of Sustainable Pittsburgh
• Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, Director, Center for Minority Health and Philip Hallen Professor of Community Health and Social Justice, Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh

McConomy Auditorium, University Center

4:30-5:00pm
Candlelight Procession
Join members of the community to honor the work of Dr. King with a symbolic march for Civil Rights against racial segregation. Let us remember the struggles for freedom and equality through non-violent protest.
Meet in the Lobby of Purnell Center

5:00-6:30pm
Keynote Address and Reception
Guest Speaker: Michael Eric Dyson
‘Martin Luther King for the 21st Century: Hip Hop, Environmental Justice and The State of Black America’ Student Speaker: Ashley Renee Brown
Rangos Hall, University Center

There will be no classes after 12:30pm on January 21.
All events are free and open to members of the Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh Communities.
The program is sponsored and funded by the Office of the President and Student Affairs.
For more information, call (412) 268-4886.