Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Program 2022

M O U N T

M E R C Y

U N I V E R S I T Y

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

Breakfast Monday, January 17 | 8:30-9:30 AM Betty Cherry Heritage Hall

ORDER OF SERVICE

UPCOMING EVENTS

Welcome..................................................................................................Dr. Todd Olson

RED-LINED AND SIDE-LINED: HISTORIES OF HOUSING—HOPING FOR HOME SERIES

President of Mount Mercy University

Opening Prayer..........................................................................Sister Linda Bechen ’74 Vice President for Mission & Ministry

Opening Remarks..................................................................Dr. Charles Martin-Stanley

Panel Discussion Monday, January 17 | 1:00-2:00 PM Virtual Dr. Martin-Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Monday, January 17 | 6:30-8:00 PM Virtual Both event links can be found at stpaulsumc.org and are organized by St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.

Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusivity

Keynote Speaker.......................................................................................Dale Todd ’83 Cedar Rapids Councilman

Student Reflections............................................................................ Orlando Clark ’22 Houston Hamlett ’25 RoyShawn Webb ’21 Emma Lantz ’22 Tiara Muñoz ’23

Closing Remarks....................................................................Dr. Charles Martin-Stanley Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity

Chains Interrupted (Human Trafficking in the State of Iowa) TISH YOUNG Tuesday, January 18 | 9:00-10:00 AM Betty Cherry Heritage Hall DEI and Non-Violence DR. JOE HENDRYX Tuesday, January 18 | 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Betty Cherry Heritage Hall MLK Jr. Remembrance Walk January 18 | 4:00 PM-5:00 PM University Center Commons Volunteer Opportunity AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERED Wednesday, January 19 | 9:00-10:00 AM Off-Campus (Meet at Busse Library at 8:30 AM) DEI and Anti-Racism DR. MELISSA McCOLLISTER Wednesday, January 19 | 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Room 204, Flaherty Community Room | Basile Hall Reading of “Of the Passing of the First-Born” From W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk DR. BRYAN CROSS Wednesday, January 19 | 4:00-5:00 PM Room 204, Flaherty Community Room | Basile Hall