Celebration, Education and Learning Week
January 15-February 1, 2013

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Tuesday, January 15

MLK Birthday Party

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Dudley H. Davis Center Atrium
Sponsored by the Department of Student Life

Monday, January 21 - Friday, January 25

Share The Warmth Campaign
MLK Campus Clothing and Food Drive to Benefit the Sara Holbrook Community Center, Milton Family Community Center, and Salvation Army
New hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, socks, and non-perishable food items may be dropped off throughtout the week at the Davis Center Atrium, Given/Rowell Brickyard, Waterman Building (College St. Entrance), Patrick Gym Lobby, and the Fireplace Lounge area in the Living/Learning Center
Sponsored by Human Resource Services, Department of Student Life, and the Chief Diversity Office
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Tuesday, January 22

University Celebration with Keynote Speaker
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Writer and Producer of the PBS documentaries
"African American Lives" and "Finding Your Roots"
Alphonse Fletcher University Professor,
Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Ira Allen Chapel
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (Free Tickets Required)
Sponsored by the Office of the President, Student Life and the Chief Diversity Office
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THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT. Tickets are FREE and available per the following schedule. Starting Monday, January 14, tickets are available to UVM Students, Faculty & Staff (1 ticket with UVM ID). Starting Friday, January 18, tickets are open to the General Public (1 per person). Tickets are limited and available at the following locations during business hours:

• Dudley H. Davis Center, 3rd Floor Information Desk
• Patrick Gym, Athletics Ticket Office (Top Level Lobby)
• Waterman Building, Registrar's Office Student Service Center Kiosk (3rd Floor)

Please note that the Registrar's Office Student Service Center Kiosk and the Athletics Ticket Office will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2013 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact UVM ACCESS at 802-656-7753.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Voices of Many: Our Community - A Commemorative Ceremony
Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Senior Emeritus of The Riverside Church and President of the Healing of the Nations Foundation
with a Special Performance by the SUNY Plattsburgh Gospel Choir

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Ira Allen Chapel
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sponsored by the Chief Diversity Office and the Office of the President
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Friday, February 1, 2013

Ladysmith Black Mambazo - UVM/Flynn Partnership

8:00 p.m., Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
$10 tickets in person at the Flynn Tix Regional Box Office lobby window at 153 Main Street in Burlington (UVM ID required). This offer is limited to one discounted ticket per UVM student and two discounted tickets per faculty/staff member. Please visit FlynnTix for tickets and more information.

Presented in association with the University of Vermont Chief Diverity Office through the UVM President's Initiative for Diversity

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To request a disability-related accommodation for UVM events, please contact UVM ACCESS at 802-656-7753.

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