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Colgate’s annual observance of "Martin Luther King Jr. Week” will coincide with the start of the spring semester. The MLK Committee and Thomas Cruz-Soto, assistant dean for multicultural affairs, have arranged a very compelling set of activities involving our own students, faculty, and staff, as well as distinguished visitors. For more information, please contact ALANA at alana@colgate.edu
Saturday, January 21
Syracuse University Dinner
Dinner for students, faculty, and staff. For reservations and more information contact ALANA. The dinner is for 30 people. A reserved bus will leave at 4 p.m. and return around 9 p.m.
Monday, January 23
MLK Day Opening Ceremony: 12:00 p.m.
MLK Day celebration opening: Bruce Selleck, interim provost and dean of the faculty, will open. Students will perform in honor of MLK Day: Poetically Minded “I Have a Dream”; spoken word by Andrea Finley ‘13; ballet by Terica Adams ‘12; and a special presentation by Dorothy H. Willsey, president of the Cabinet of Freedom, National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum.
Location: Colgate Memorial Chapel
Workshops: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Workshop A: “A Time of Reconsideration: MLK, Obama and America’s Future”
Facilitated by: Dr. Pete Banner-Haley, professor of history and African American studies
Location: ALANA Cultural Center, Multi-Purpose Room
Workshop B: “Non-Violence and the Arab Spring”
Facilitated by: Noor Khan, assistant professor of history
Location: ALANA Cultural Center, Lounge
Workshops: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Workshop C: “Colgate in the Days of MLK”
Facilitated by: Anthony Aveni, physics and astronomy Russell Colgate distinguished university professor of astronomy and anthropology and Native American studies
Location: ALANA Cultural Center, Multi-Purpose Room
Workshop D: “King, Patel, and Acts of Faith”
Facilitated by: Ken Valente, professor of mathematics and university studies; chair of first-year seminar, global engagement, and core distinction programs; and director of LGBTQ studies. Megan Wyett, senior assistant director of residential life and coordinator of the Benton Scholars program.
Location: ALANA Cultural Center, Lounge
MLK Week Reception (by invitation only): 5:15-6:45 p.m.
Location: Merrill House
Facilitated by: Thomas Cruz-Soto, assistant dean for multicultural affairs
Beer, wine, and light appetizers will be served.
Two panels will be displayed from the National Abolition Hall of Fame. The event will be attended by Dorothy H. Willsey, president of Cabinet of Freedom National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum in Peterboro, NY.
The following panels will be displayed at Merrill House:
1. One wall from the NAHOF Traveling Abolition Museum:
Proclaiming Liberty: Abolitionists Seek to Awaken the Nation
2. The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum introductory panel explaining NAHOF's mission, based in part on Frederick Douglass's statement on black freedom as a legal fact, but not a moral fact. Abolition is unfinished.
Tuesday, January 24 WMST/ALST Brown Bag: "Exploring Environmental Racism in the Wake of MLK Jr.'s Legacy." Faculty & Staff Perspectives on Diversity: 11:30 a.m.
Panel Moderator: Brian Moore, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur professor of history and Africana and Latin American Studies
Panel: Kimmie Garner, women's studies program assistant; Mahadevi Ramakrishnan, Romance languages senior lecturer; April Baptiste, assistant professor of environmental studies; Maureen Hays-Mitchell, associate professor of geography; Eliza Kent, associate professor of religion; Yuqui Meng, visiting assistant professor of French; Paul Pinet, Professor of geology and environmental studies
Location: Colgate Center for Women’s Studies (Sponsored by ALST, WMST, & ENST)
Wednesday, January 25 
Brown Bag: Rev. John Dear, "Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy of Peace, Justice and Nonviolence": 12:15-1:15 p.m.
Rev. John Dear is a Jesuit priest, peace activist, organizer, lecturer, retreat leader, and author/editor of 28 books on peace and nonviolence, including Living Peace, published by Doubleday. Archbishop Desmond Tutu has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Movie Showing: 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Location: Hamilton Theater
Moozlum
Amid a strict Muslim rearing and a social life he's never had, Tariq (Evan Ross) enters college confused. New peers, family, and mentors help him find his place, but the 9-11 attacks force him to face his past and make the biggest decisions of his life.
Moderator: Professor Aisha Musa or Noor Khan
Co-sponsors: Muslim Students Association; Megan Wyett, senior assistant director of residential life and coordinator of the Benton Scholars program
Thursday, January 26 COVE Interfaith Service Initiative Brown Bag: 11:30 a.m.
Please join us for lunch and a discussion about the Interfaith Service Initiative. A collaboration among the Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE); the Chaplain’s Office; and the First Year Experience, the initiative uses service to promote understanding and appreciation across difference.
Location: The COVE
MLK Keynote Address: Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.
4:30-6:00 p.m. in Love Auditorium
6:00-8:00 p.m. Dinner at the Ho Science Center, with a performance from Flute Juice
Friday, January 27 MLK Afternoon of Service with the COVE: 12:00-6:00 p.m.
As a part of the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, the Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) is organizing an afternoon of service. Colgate's MLK Afternoon of Service hopes to honor Dr. King's teachings of citizenship and service and recognize the role they play in strengthening communities. The event will take place at various sites throughout Madison County as well as at the COVE.
MLK Committee Members - Andrea Finley ‘13
- Alex Restrepo ‘12
- Brandon Ice, adminstrative assistant, first-year students
- Dena Bodian, associate university chaplain, director of Jewish life
- Ken Valente, professor of mathematics and university studies
- Megan Wyett, senior assistant director of residential life
- Elise Bronzo, outreach coordinator, ALANA
- Noor Khan, assistant professor in history
- Kimmie Garner, program assistant, women's studies
- Mahadevi Ramakrishnan, senior lecturer, Romance languages
- Peju Oyeyemi, Africana and Latin American studies program assistant
- Janine Oliver, career advisor / COVE
- Charles Banner-Hayley, professor of history and Africana and Latin American studies
- Stephanie Lenhart, office assistant, ALANA
- Anthony Aveni, Russell Colgate distinguished university professor of astronomy, anthropology, and Native American studies