SMSU MLK Day of Service 2023

SPECIAL THANKS PLANNING COMMITTEE Jefferson Lee IV Dr. Erin Kline Dean Lori Baker Dean Raphael Onyeaghala Dr. Jeff Kolnick

Diondre Green, ODI GA Sheridyn Runs After

VOLUNTEERS Cedric Williams Ogochukwu Chudi-Igwe Samiya Osman

SPONSORS Office of Diversity and Inclusion Access Opportunity Success Black Student Union African Student Association Office of Civic and Community Engagement Enactus

MLK Day of Service Monday, January 16th | 7:30am SMSU Upper Conference Center

WELCOME

EVENT SCHEDULE

The Office of Diversity & Inclusion, & Access Opportunity Success is proud to celebrate the 7th Annual MLK Day of Service event. This year’s event emphasizes & uplifts the unsung heroines of the Civil Rights Movement, African American women. Their tireless, strategic, & inspiring work to ensure the rights of African Americans to vote remains evident to this day.

BREAKFAST SERVICE BEGINS

Each year we celebrate the power of service in the name of social change, the power of service to further the cause, & the power of service in the name of God. The MLK Humanitarian award was established to recognize active, meaningful & uplifting advocacy & service that aligns with Dr. King’s work to dismantle racial, economic, & social injustice. The award is presented

by Jefferson Lee IV, the 2022 recipient.

This year, we recognize two individuals with the MLK Humanitarian Award for their service to the SMSU community and beyond. Dr. Richard Herder, professor of communication studies, and Mr. Montell Allen, founder of MBA Sports Recruiting.

We would like to extend our personal thanks and gratitude to everyone here celebrating with us today. We are especially grateful to our keynote speaker, Dr. Leslie McLemore, and vocalist Ms. Kimberly Brown.

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

7:30am

Opening & Benediction

7:50am

Kimberly Brown: Lift Every Voice & Sing (Black National Anthem)

WELCOME MESSAGE

8:00am

Dr. Kumara Jayasuriya

President of Southwest Minnesota State University

PROGRAM INTRODUCTION

8:10am

8:20am

Dr. Raphael Oyeaghala & Dr. Lori Baker

Dean of Business, Education, Graduate & Professional Studies; Dean of Arts, Letters, & Science The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman 2021 Read By Ogochukwu Chudi-Igwe & Samiya Osman

MLK HUMANITARIAN AWARD

8:25am

Excerpt from Dr. King’s Speech, “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution.” Read by

8:30am

Presentation of the MLK Humanitarian Award

Cedric Williams, student in Business Management

Jefferson Lee IV, Director of ODI, AOS & MPP Dr. Erin Kline, Assoc. Director of ODI & MPP

8:40am

Kimberly Brown: Her Song

WELCOME

EVENT SCHEDULE

The Office of Diversity & Inclusion, & Access Opportunity Success is proud to celebrate the 7th Annual MLK Day of Service event. This year’s event emphasizes & uplifts the unsung heroines of the Civil Rights Movement, African American women. Their tireless, strategic, & inspiring work to ensure the rights of African Americans to vote remains evident to this day.

BREAKFAST SERVICE BEGINS

Each year we celebrate the power of service in the name of social change, the power of service to further the cause, & the power of service in the name of God. The MLK Humanitarian award was established to recognize active, meaningful & uplifting advocacy & service that aligns with Dr. King’s work to dismantle racial, economic, & social injustice. The award is presented

by Jefferson Lee IV, the 2022 recipient.

This year, we recognize two individuals with the MLK Humanitarian Award for their service to the SMSU community and beyond. Dr. Richard Herder, professor of communication studies, and Mr. Montell Allen, founder of MBA Sports Recruiting.

We would like to extend our personal thanks and gratitude to everyone here celebrating with us today. We are especially grateful to our keynote speaker, Dr. Leslie McLemore, and vocalist Ms. Kimberly Brown.

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

7:30am

Opening & Benediction

7:50am

Kimberly Brown: Lift Every Voice & Sing (Black National Anthem)

WELCOME MESSAGE

8:00am

Dr. Kumara Jayasuriya

President of Southwest Minnesota State University

PROGRAM INTRODUCTION

8:10am

8:20am

Dr. Raphael Oyeaghala & Dr. Lori Baker

Dean of Business, Education, Graduate & Professional Studies; Dean of Arts, Letters, & Science The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman 2021 Read By Ogochukwu Chudi-Igwe & Samiya Osman

MLK HUMANITARIAN AWARD

8:25am

Excerpt from Dr. King’s Speech, “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution.” Read by

8:30am

Presentation of the MLK Humanitarian Award

Cedric Williams, student in Business Management

Jefferson Lee IV, Director of ODI, AOS & MPP Dr. Erin Kline, Assoc. Director of ODI & MPP

8:40am

Kimberly Brown: Her Song

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

8:50am

Keynote Introduction: Dr. Jeff Kolnick

9:00am

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Leslie McLemore

Professor of History

American civil rights activist, political leader & government scholar

CLOSING REMARKS

10:00am

Jefferson Lee & Dr. Erin Kline

Closing Song

Kimberly Brown: This Little Light of Mine

SPECIAL THANKS PLANNING COMMITTEE Jefferson Lee IV Dr. Erin Kline Dean Lori Baker Dean Raphael Onyeaghala Dr. Jeff Kolnick

Diondre Green, ODI GA Sheridyn Runs After

VOLUNTEERS Cedric Williams Ogochukwu Chudi-Igwe Samiya Osman

SPONSORS Office of Diversity and Inclusion Access Opportunity Success Black Student Union African Student Association Office of Civic and Community Engagement Enactus

MLK Day of Service Monday, January 16th | 7:30am SMSU Upper Conference Center