MLK Day

Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Monday, January 15, 2007

12:00-12:30pm
Community Collage and Choral Tribute to Dr. King Students from the Schools of Drama and Music will honor the spirit of Dr. King through song, verse and personal interpretation.
Kirr Commons, University Center First Floor

12:30-1:30pm
State of Diversity at Carnegie Mellon
Dr. Jared L. Cohon - President, Carnegie Mellon University McConomy Auditorium, University Center

12:30-4:30pm
MLK Day of Service Projects
McKenna Peter Wright Room, University Center

1:30-2:30pm
Readings of Creative Works and Presentation of ‘The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards’
Local high school students and Carnegie Mellon students will read personal narratives dealing with individual experiences with racial difference and discrimination. The students are recipients of writing awards sponsored by the Carnegie Mellon Creative Writing Program, Student Affairs and Office of the President.
Rangos Hall, University Center

2:00-3:00pm
Children’s Programs with Refreshments
2:00pm Puppet Show with Scott Kuechenmeister-Hall, member of Carnegie Mellon Interfaith Council
2:30pm Book Reading with Professor Michael Johnson, Associate Professor Heinz School Kirr Commons, University Center First Floor

2:30-3:40pm
Community Conversation:
‘Opportunity. Justice. Pittsburgh? Is King’s Vision Relevant in 2007?’
Local professionals who are helping revitalize neighborhoods across Pittsburgh will talk about ‘new integration’. How far have we come in Pittsburgh to realizing Dr. King’s dream of economic and social equity? If his ideas of social equality were realized, why are we ‘still’ revitalizing neighborhoods and communities here? If his dreams were not realized, why and how did they fail in the last decades? What's different now?
Moderator:
Everett Tademy, Director of Diversity, Carnegie Mellon University
Panelists:
Terri Baltimore, Director of Arts and Neighborhood Development, Hill
House Association
Rob Stephany, Director of Commercial Development, East Liberty
Development Inc.
John Fetterman, Mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania
Justin Strong, Proprietor, The Shadow Lounge
Rashad Byrdsong, Executive Director, Community Empowerment Association
Omar-Abdul Lawrence, Community Organizer, Activist and DJ
Mark Roosevelt, Superintendent, Pittsburgh Public Schools McConomy Auditorium, University Center

3:45-4:30pm
‘How Photos Tell the Story’
Local Historian, John Brewer, will talk about the valuable role that photos have in capturing history and also talk about the UC Gallery show, which documents pivotal events in Pittsburgh during the Civil Rights Era.
Connan Room, University Center

4:30-5:00pm
Candlelight Procession
Join members of the community to honor the work of Dr. King with a symbolic march for Civil Rights against racial segregation. Let us remember the struggles for freedom and equality through non-violent protest.
Meet in the Lobby of Purnell Center

5:00-6:30pm
Keynote Address and Reception
Guest Speaker: John Edgar Wideman
John Wideman, Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, grew up in Pittsburgh. It has been the locale of much of his work. His writings have also appeared in the New Yorker, Vogue, Esquire, Emerge and The New York Times Magazine.
Student Speaker: Rosalyce Broadus
Rosalyce is a senior in Carnegie Institute of Technology and has been actively involved in campus life since her freshman year.
Rangos Hall, University Center

7:00-9:00pm
Young Scholars’ Discussion and Dinner
The Black Graduate Student Organizations of Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh will host a dinner discussion and guest speaker along with a panel of graduate students from the two schools. The topic will address the meaning and relevance of Dr. King's speeches to young scholars in the world today.
Danforth Lounge, University Center

Ongoing Exhibits and Activities 12:30-4:30pm

Book Selection
Carnegie Mellon Book Store, University Center Hunt Library, First Floor Documentary Films Heroes, The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 'I Have a Dream'
‘We Shall Overcome’ A History of the Civil Rights Movement Our Friend, MARTIN University Center First and Second Floor Lobby Areas Photos and Art Display of Pittsburgh Courier archival photographs of Pittsburgh and Civil Rights
Art Gallery, University Center First Floor Artwork by students from Linden Academy, University Center First Floor

There will be no classes after 12:30pm on January 15.
All events are free and open to members of the Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh Communities.
The program is sponsored and funded by the Office of the President and Student Affairs.
For more information, call (412) 268-4886 or visit www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/first-year/mlk