January 9, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 10)
Participants in the 2023 silent march walk on campus are pictured. This year's event is set for January 17, 4 p.m., starting at Zumberge Hall.
Photo Credit: Kendra Stanley-Mills
See more events online. Highlighted events through mid-January are listed below. Details about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week are posted online.
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 11, 5 p.m., Padnos Student Gallery, Calder Fine Arts Center; guest artist Emmy Bright will give a gallery talk about her exhibition, "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere"
Campus Life Night: Friday, January 12, 6-8 p.m., Kirkhof Center; student organizations, campus departments, area businesses and nonprofits will be represented
MLK Commemoration Week: Tuesday, January 16, 10 a.m., Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room; keynote speaker Melissa Harris-Perry will give a presentation
Study Abroad Fair: Wednesday, January 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Henry Hall Atrium; browse study abroad programs, meet faculty directors
MLK Commemoration Week: Wednesday, January 17, 4 p.m.; silent march (assemble at Zumberge Hall); 4:30 p.m., keynote speaker Dar Mayweather, '07 and '09, Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room
MLK Commemoration Week: Thursday, January 18, 11:30 a.m., Kirkhof Center, Pere Marquette Room; Team Dream screening and panel discussion; a second presentation at 7 p.m., DeVos Center, Loosemore Auditorium
MLK Commemoration Week: Thursday, January 18, 5 p.m., DeVos Center, Loosemore Auditorium; keynote speaker TaRita Johnson; RSVP for this event
MLK Day of Service and Solidarity: Saturday, January 20, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; volunteer at area organizations, lunch with keynote speaker follows; RSVP for this event
This article was last edited on January 9, 2024 at 9:44 a.m.
Community outreach events, such as the regional Science Olympiad tournament, FIRST Robotics and Local History Roundtable, plus the rescheduled MLK Keynote Presentation highlight March activities on campus.
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The next Laker Club Talk on March 4 will feature Leah Breen, associate vice president for Education Innovation and School Services.
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Retired NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps will deliver the keynote address at the 2026 Roger That! Conference.
February 10, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 11)
