Michigan Tech to Observe Martin Luther King Week

Michigan Tech celebrates Martin Luther King Day, 2010
Michigan Tech celebrates Martin Luther King Day, 2010

Michigan Tech observes Martin Luther King Week starting Saturday, Jan. 15. Events include King’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech; a peace march in the spirit of the great peacemaker; actor Barry Scott’s tribute to his idol; and a closing banquet Jan. 22 that features Charles Pugh, president of the Detroit City Council, a respected journalist turned popular civic leader.

Here is a schedule of events, beginning Saturday, Jan. 15:

Saturday
2 p.m.—Birthday party in the SDC Racquetball Room (between the men’s and women’s basketball games).

Monday
noon—“I Have a Dream” speech, Memorial Union steps, followed by a candlelight vigil and a peace march to the Rozsa Center.
1 p.m.—Reception, Rozsa atrium.

2 p.m.—Actor Barry Scott’s tribute to King, Rozsa Center.

Tuesday
noon—Traveling Trunk exhibit in the Van Pelt and Opie Library; includes photos, videos, speeches, and background information.

Wednesday
noon—Blood drive, Van Pelt and Opie Library Reading Room

Friday
4 p.m.—Basketball invitational, SDC Wood Gym

Saturday
9 a.m.—Service Saturday at the Keweenaw Family Resource Center’s Tree House, where there will be stories and snacks for the children.
6 p.m.—Banquet, Memorial Union Ballroom, features Charles Pugh, president of the Detroit City Council. Admission is $15 a person.

For more information, contact the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at 906-487-2920.

Michigan Technological University is a public research university founded in 1885 in Houghton, Michigan, and is home to more than 7,000 students from 55 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, computing, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and the arts. The rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, offering year-round opportunities for outdoor adventure.