The 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 21 - 23, 2019
The Office of Multicultural Student Services would like to invite members of our campus
community to join us for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
MLK Day of Service Project "Operation Safe Sidewalks" [Flyer]
*10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
*Check in begins at 9:30 a.m. University Center 121 CLACS Lobby
(near the Rankin Atrium, the UC 1st Floor Lobby)
Sponsored by the CLACS - Volunteer Center
Volunteer to shovel snow and/or salt sidewalks and driveways of residents around the
FSU Big Rapids main campus. Students will be required to complete a participant waiver
at sign in as well. Please bring your student ID and report to the CLACS lobby in
UCB 121 between 9:30am - 10:00am on January 21st. Groups will be sent to various side
streets surrounding campus equipped with shovels, sidewalk salt, and work gloves.
Be sure to dress warm! Supplies will need to be returned to the CLACS front desk by
2:00pm on the same day. Event will still take place even if there is minimal snow
fall. If shoveling is not required, sidewalk salting and debris pick up will take
place. Please contact the CLACS Volunteer Center by emailing [email protected] with questions.
For more than two decades Ferris State University has celebrated the life and legacy
of Martin Luther King, Jr. by hosting public readings in his honor. We invite the
entire University community to join us as readers and/or listeners. As in past years,
we expect to have time for 13-15 readers. The readings range from three minutes to
eight minutes. If you have a reading that you believe is powerful, poignant, and
related to the theme, please consider volunteering to be a reader. The reading may
be a poem, flash fiction, or an excerpt from a speech, lecture or sermon. If you are
interested in being a reader, please contact David Pilgrim ([email protected]or x3946) and provide him with a description of the reading. We will accommodate
as many readers as possible.
Faculty/Staff In-Service Luncheon
12 noon - 1:30 p.m., University Center 202A
Sponsored by the Diversity and Inclusion Office
Those interested in attending the luncheon should R.S.V.P. by January 11;please contact David Pilgrim ([email protected]or x3946)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m., University Center - Rankin Atrium
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Services
TheOffice of Multicultural Student Services’annual MLK Freedom March aims to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. King on his
day. The march will begin and conclude at the University Center Rankin Atrium Lounge.
Following the Freedom March will be remarks from campus leadership, recognition of
the MLK Student Legacy Award winners and light refreshments.
*MLK Freedom March Route: Participants will gather at the University Center Rankin
Atrium (1st Floor Lounge), walk through campus to Timme Center/IRC intersection at
Ferris Drive & State Street, continue down State Street to Perry Street campus entrance
intersection, continue on North Campus Drive ending at the University Center 202 Ballroom.
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Services
The Office of Multicultural Student Services’ annual MLK Student Tribute is an opportunity for Ferris students to present a variety
of presentations that honor the life's work of Dr. King, as well as highlight social
justice issues of today.
Sponsored by the Center for Leadership, Activities and Career Services
Step Up! is presenting an Active Bystander Training. Come and learn how to step up
when a risky situation arises. Step Up! will offer different ways to intervene in
a risky situation. This training is open to all students and faculty. For more information
and to R.S.V.P., email [email protected].
Sponsored by The Office of Housing & Residential Life’s Harmony Project
The Tunnel of Oppression is an interactive display that highlights contemporary issues
and is designed to introduce participants to the concepts of oppression, privilege,
and power. Participants this year will view a series of videos with specific themes
(poverty, gender dynamics and managing mental health), and an open discussion reflecting on the topics. Pamphlets with the video links
will also be available for students to watch the full videos.
Presentations will begin at the top of each hour, no rsvp required.
The content in this presentation may be inappropriate for youth under the age of 17,
parental discretion is advised.
The Hate U Give (Film Screening & Discussion) [Flyer]
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., IRC 120 Auditorium
Co-sponsors Black Student Union, Social Work Association, You Beautiful Black Woman
(YBBW)
About the film: Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor,
mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school
she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses
the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.
Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and
stand up for what's right. THE HATE U GIVE is based on the critically acclaimed New
York Times bestseller by Angie Thomas and stars Amandla Stenberg as Starr, with Regina
Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Common and
Anthony Mackie. Directed by George Tillman, Jr., based upon the novel by Angie Thomas.
Click here for trailer
The content in this presentation may be inappropriate for youth under the age of 17,
parental discretion is advised.
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Room University Center 116
Sponsored by The Office of Housing & Residential Life’s Harmony Project
The Tunnel of Oppression is an interactive display that highlights contemporary issues
and is designed to introduce participants to the concepts of oppression, privilege,
and power. Participants this year will view a series of videos with specific themes
(poverty, gender dynamics and managing mental health), and an open discussion reflecting on the topics. Pamphlets with the video links will also be available for students to watch the full
videos.
Presentations will begin at the top of each hour, no rsvp required.
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., University Center 203 Founder's Room
Guest Speaker - Khalid el-Hakim Founder & Curator, The Black History 101 Mobile Museum [Flyer]
"The Truth Hurts: Black History, Honesty and Healing the Racial Divide"
6 - 7:30 p.m., University Center 202 AB
Khalid el-Hakim is the founder and curator of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum, a collection of
over 7,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the Trans-Atlantic
slave trade era to hip-hop culture. Khalid, a Ferris State University Alumnus, has
been called the "Schomburg of the Hip-Hop generation" because of his passionate commitment
to carry on the rich tradition of the Black Museum Movement. Click here to learn more information
