Martin Luther King events at Elizabethtown College

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ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (12/12/2013)(readMedia)-- Elizabethtown College remembers the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Begun in 2005, the weeklong celebration of arts and educational events, sponsored by the College's Office of Diversity, begins as students return to campus.

For a full list of events: http://www.etown.edu/offices/diversity/mlk.aspx

All events, sponsored by Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee, are free.Contact: Diane Elliott at elliottd@etown.edu or 717-361-1198

10:30 a.m.
Monday, January 20
MLK program kickoff -- View 50th Anniversary March on Washington
Blue Bean, Brossman Commons

Join the college community as it kicks off a weeklong celebration and conference to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

2 p.m.
Monday, January 20
Verbal presentation -- "Six Voices Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. in Sixty Minutes"
Winters Alcove, High Library

Six members of the college community each have 10 minutes to read a quote about Martin Luther King Jr., provide the historical context for the quote, and discuss King's significance in contemporary America.

6:15 p.m.
Monday, January 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight March
Blue Bean, Brossman Commons

Join colleagues and friends in a re-enactment march of the Civil Rights Movement. While singing gospel and spiritual songs participants march by candlelight from Brossman Commons to Leffler Chapel and Performance Center.

7 p.m.
Monday, January 20
MLK Gospel Extravaganza and Awards
Leffler Chapel and Performance Center

Choirs, musicians, soloist and dancers render a special evening of culture and music in celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Participants will be uplifted and inspired by this cultural musical performance.

11 a.m.
Wednesday, January 22
Dr. Daryl G. Smith: "Diversity's Promise for Higher Education: Making It Work!"
Gibble Auditorium

Dr. Daryl G. Smith, professor of education and psychology at Claremont (Calif.) Graduate University, in partnership with the university and the Association of American Colleges Universities, was the co-principle investigator of a major project with the James Irvine Foundation. Part of the project evaluated the impact of the Campus Diversity Initiative. The six-year $29 million effort involved 28 private colleges and universities in California that were aiming to increase access and success of historically underrepresented students. The initiative aimed to build institutional capacity to develop and evaluate diversity efforts. Her most recent book is "Diversity's Promise for Higher Education: Making it Work."

Elizabethtown College, located in historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a private coed institution offering more than four dozen liberal arts, fine and performing arts, science and engineering, business, communications and education degrees. Learn more: http://www.etown.edu/about/

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