Office of the Chief Diversity Officer and Special Assistant to the President for Multicultural Initiatives
Martin Luther King Celebration
January 17-27, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
An Evening with Martin and Langston
(Keynote Event)
Danny Glover, Actor & Civil Rights Activist and Felix Justice, Actor and Director
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Ira Allen Chapel
Organized by the Office of the President, Student Life, and the Chief Diversity Office
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Please join us for our Martin Luther King Celebration Week January 23-27, 2012.
We are pleased to announce that our 2012 MLK speakers are Danny Glover and Felix Justice. They will present on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in Ira Allen Chapel.
THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT. Tickets are FREE and available per the following schedule. Starting Monday, January 16 at 10:00 a.m., tickets are available to UVM Students, Faculty & Staff (1 ticket with UVM ID). Starting Monday, January 23, tickets are open to the General Public (1 per person). Tickets are limited and available at the Hoffman Information Desk on the 1st floor of the Dudley H. Davis Center during business hours. To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact ACCESS at 802-656-7753.
Tuesday, January 17
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 23 - Friday, January 27
Community Service: A Week of Giving
Campus Food Drive Week to benefit the Chittenden County Emergency Food Shelf
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Non-perishable food items may be dropped off throughout the week.
Davis Center Atrium, Given/Rowell Brickyard; Waterman Building (College Street Entrance), Patrick Gym Lobby,
and the Fireplace Lounge area in Living/Learning Center
Sponsored by Human Resource Services
Wednesday, January 25
The Future of Public Health: No Longer Invisible
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Georges Benjamin
Executive Director of the American Public Health Association
5:00 p.m. - Presentation, Carpenter Auditorium, Given Building
Reception immediately following, Rowell Building Brickyard
Sponsored by the College of Medicine and
the College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Friday, January 27
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Flynn Partnership
8:00 p.m. Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
25% off tickets for UVM faculty, staff and students with UVM ID at the Flynn Box Office
Please visit:
http://www.flynncenter.org/ for ticket information.
Sponsored by the President's Initiative for Diversity and
The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
All events organized in collaboration with the University of Vermont Chief Diversity Officer and Special Assistant to the President for Multicultural Initiatives
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