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Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King

Event Postponements Due to Weather Forecast

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is one of the most important yearly events at Shenandoah University. It's a day when we all join together to honor Dr. King's life and legacy. 

Unfortunately, inclement weather in the forecast has prompted us to postpone our MLK Day events on Monday, Jan. 17. In anticipation of the predicted winter weather, all Shenandoah University locations will be closed on Monday, Jan. 17. Additionally, it will not be a workday for university employees. This provides us all with a tremendous opportunity to hear the echoes of Dr. King's life and work in our daily lives — even on a snow day. 

Although we will not be together as a university community on MLK Day, we encourage you to remember Dr. King on Monday and engage in an action that benefits another. You could shovel snow for a neighbor in need, collect a host of household items to donate to others in the community, be a listening ear for a friend in crisis, or take some time to be fully present for those who love you and whom you love.  

MLK events later in the week

 

January 19

 

James Ransome, author/illustrator, speaks about his book, "Be A King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream and You"

1 p.m.
Virtual Event for children K-4

"Everybody can be great because everybody can serve….You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love." Martin Luther King Jr.'s words speak to children in this book, showing how anyone can "be a King."

The Children's Book Council named James E. Ransome one of 75 authors and illustrators everyone should know. He has illustrated more than sixty books for children. His awards include a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and numerous Coretta Scott King Honor awards. His other titles include "Uncle Jed's Barbershop", "Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" and "Before She was Harriet."

Registration information will be added.

January 20

 

Justin Roberts, author/songwriter, speaks about his book, "The Smallest Girl in The Smallest Grade"

1 p.m.
Virtual Event for children K-4

About the book: Hardly anyone noticed young Sally McCabe. She was the smallest girl in the smallest grade. But Sally notices everything - from the twenty-seven keys on the janitor's ring to the bullying happening on the playground. One day, Sally has had enough and decides to make herself heard. And when she takes a chance and stands up to the bullies, she finds that one small girl can make a big difference.

The book illustrated by Christian Robertson.

Registration information will be added.

Please contact kmycko@su.edu with any questions about these events.

Shenandoah University
Mission Statement

 

Shenandoah University educates and inspires individuals to be critical, reflective thinkers; lifelong learners; and ethical, compassionate citizens who are committed to making responsible contributions within a community, a nation and the world.


Each year we celebrate the life, legacy, and impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and every day we at Shenandoah work towards the dream he spoke of in Washington, D.C., back in 1963.

View Past MLK Celebrations at Shenandoah

 

MLK Week 2018

240 volunteers worked together to package 50,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger, 200 reflected on King's legacy at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Service of Remembrance, 50 viewed the documentary "An Outrage" and met with the filmmakers to discuss the history of lynching in the American South, 12 people braved 16-degree temperatures to learn about the African-American experience in Winchester during the Civil War, 200 people stepped into the past, via virtual reality, to experience a 1960 lunch counter sit-in. “I am really proud of what we accomplished together as a community,” said Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of General Education Amy Sarch, Ph.D. “This week has been one that truly represents to me what makes Shenandoah, Shenandoah.”

 

 

MLK Day Service Projects 2018

Service is a concept at the heart of Shenandoah University's Martin Luther King, Jr. Week. Students volunteered Winchester, Loudoun and Fairfax, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and in the greater Winchester community throughout the week, working with children, packaging meals, helping health care organizations, working with groups that provide housing and other services to people in need, and so much more! However, as these students show, the volunteer spirit extends well past Martin Luther King, Jr. Week at Shenandoah.

 

 

MLK Day of Service 2017

Service – to a community, nation, and world – is an integral part of the Shenandoah University experience. On the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2017, Shenandoah students heeded Dr. King's call to serve by participating in a host of projects to benefit people in need. Students and members of the campus community also took the time to reflect on the life and work of the slain civil rights leader.

 

 

MLK Day of Service 2016

Shenandoah University students gathered on campus to remember the life, work, spirit and legacy of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. They worked on service projects, such as assembling meals for Stop Hunger Now!, reflected on the meaning of King's life, and participated in a candlelight walk to conclude the day's events, with some of the path marked by luminaries hand-decorated by students, faculty and staff.

 

 

MLK Day of Service 2015

The entire university community banded together to participate in the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Classes were canceled so students, faculty and staff could dedicate their time to helping others in the communities surrounding Shenandoah's campuses.

 

 

MLK Service of Remembrance 2014

On January 20, 2014, Shenandoah University held the Martin Luther King Jr. Service of Remembrance in Goodson Chapel. With speaker, singing, and words directly from Dr. King himself, SU remembered Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy.

 

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