MLK Week 2010 at SMU

SMU celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., who spoke on campus in 1966.

Martin Luther King

January 15, 2010
Unity Walk at SMU
SMU President R. Gerald Turner (center) joins students for SMU's annual Unity Walk. See related slide show. icon camera

MONDAY, JANUARY 18
MLK Day of Service
Honor the Dream. Be Great. Volunteer.
9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. - Meet at the steps of Hughes-Trigg
For more Information or to sign up, visit www.smu.edu/mlkday
Co-sponsored by SMU Leadership and Community Involvement, Student Activities and Multicultural Student Affairs, and Paul Quinn College's Office of Student Affairs.

TUESDAY. JANUARY 19
King Celebration
The official kick off of MLK Week 2010
Noon in the Hughes-Trigg Commons

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20
Unity Walk 
The annual Unity Walk down Bishop Blvd honors the strength and sacrifice of the soldiers of the civil rights movement.
Starts at noon on the steps of Dallas Hall and ends in the Hughes-Trigg Commons

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at SMU on March 17, 1966.
Dr. King speaks at SMU in 1966.
Related Links:
• Hear Dr. King's speech at SMU
• Download Dr. King's speech to your iPod
• Daily Campus account of the speech
• Speech excerpts
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21
The Trumpet Call: Faith in Action
An interactive discussion about answering the call led by local interfaith leaders
Noon in the Hughes-Trigg Varsity
Co-sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
Unity Mixer
Celebrate the culmination of MLK Week with food, fun and fellowship
8 p.m. in SMU's Hughes-Trigg Student Center Varsity

All events co-sponsored
by SMU Student Activities & Multicultural Student Affairs
and Paul Quinn College’s Office of Student Affairs. (unless otherwise noted)

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January 15, 2010