Join us as we honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the American civil right movement during UVU’s 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week. This year’s week consists of student- and staff-led programming, keynote speakers, breakout sessions, service projects, and more. All of the programming is open to the public. We invite you to join us in these conversations centered around the theme of peace, education, and healthcare.

 

Monday, Jan. 16

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal Holiday (Campus Closed)

 

Tuesday, Jan. 17

• MLK Dialogue — 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Liberal Arts Building (LA) 116
• Birthday Boxes Service Project — 12:30-2:00 p.m., LA 116

 

Wednesday, Jan. 18

• Quilts for Kids Service Project — 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Science Building (SB) Atrium
• Days for Girls Service Project — 3-4 p.m., Center Stage
• Stop the Bleed Training & Kits Service Project — 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., SB 139

 

Thursday, Jan. 19

• David Kwabena Wilson Keynote — 9-10 a.m., Grand Ballroom
• Anthony Ray Hinton Keynote — 12-1 p.m., Grand Ballroom
• Wildlife & Zoology Wildspace Clean-up Service Project — 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., TBA
• Love Your Hair! Service Project — 6-9 p.m., Sorensen Center (SC) 213 A/B

 

About the Speakers

Dr. David Kwabena Wilson

David Wilson, EdD, the 10th president of Morgan State University, has a long record of accomplishments and more than 30 years of experience in higher education administration. Dr. Wilson holds four academic degrees: a Bachelor of Science in political science and a Master of Science in education from Tuskegee University; a Master of Education in educational planning and administration from Harvard University; and a Doctor of Education in administration, planning, and social policy, also from Harvard. He came to Morgan from the University of Wisconsin, where he was chancellor of both the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Before that, he held numerous other administrative posts in academia, including vice president for University Outreach and associate provost at Auburn University, and associate provost of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

 

 

Anthony Ray Hinton

Anthony Ray Hinton walked out of the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham, Alabama, a free man for the first time in 30 years at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 3, 2015. “The sun does shine,” he said as he was embraced by family and friends. One of the longest serving death row prisoners in Alabama history and among the longest serving condemned prisoners to be freed after presenting evidence of innocence, Mr. Hinton was the 152nd person exonerated from death row since 1983. After 12 more years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the lower courts, a new trial was granted, and the judge finally dismissed the charges. After 30 years in custody for crimes he did not commit, Mr. Hinton’s release is bittersweet. Today, as EJI Community Educator, he’s a tireless and powerful advocate for the abolition of the death penalty.

 

Learn more about UVU's MLK Commemoration Week.

Dr. David Kwabena Wilson

 

Anthony Ray Hinton