Interfaith Service
Thursday, January 18, 4:30 p.m. | Alumni Lounge, Bartels Campus Center
Please join us in celebrating the legacy of faith identity in activism at our Interfaith Service. This event will feature faith leaders representing faiths from our community speaking about how faith has played a role in their work and the legacy of faith in the civil rights movement and other movements for liberation around the world.
Sponsored by the Myatt Center for Diversity & Inclusion and the Dean of Students Office.
Celebration of Activism
Friday, January 19, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Alumni Lounge, Bartels Campus Center
Please join us in celebrating the legacy and history of activism at the University of New Haven and beyond at the Celebration & Archive of Activism. As part of the UNewHaven Archive of Activism, the University community is invited to share and contribute experiences, events, photos, videos, and more of moments of activism in the University’s history.
Sponsored by the Myatt Center for Diversity & Inclusion and the Office of Residence Life
Community Service Projects
Thursday, January 18 - Tuesday, January 23
Join the Center for Student Engagement, Leadership, and Orientation for various community service projects to be held during our MLK Celebration. These projects will be completed in collaboration with nonprofit organizations supporting the Greater New Haven community.
Sponsored by the Center for Student Engagement, Leadership, and Orientation the Office of Graduate and International Student Life.
For more information, please email cselo@newhaven.edu.
Courageous Conversation
Monday, January 22, 5 p.m. | Alumni Lounge, Bartels Campus Center
Join the NAACP for a workshop on how they use advocacy and litigation to fight for civil rights. The audience will hear from various leaders who will highlight histories related to liberation and social justice.
Sponsored by the Myatt Center for Diversity & Inclusion and the NAACP Recognized Student Organization.
For more information, email cdi@newhaven.edu
MLK Celebration
Wednesday, January 24, 5 p.m. | Bucknall Theater, Dodds Hall
Please join the MLK Celebration committee for the culmination of our weeklong celebration. The event will feature a keynote speaker as well as recognition of MLK Vision Award recipients who demonstrate a commitment to the ideals and values of Dr. King. We will also honor the winners of the MLK Regional Secondary School Students Challenge. The celebration is an integral part of the MLK week of events. It is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the MLK Celebration Committee.
For more information email deanofstudents@newhaven.edu
Awards & Recognition Nominations
Vision Awards
Nominations due: December 15
Nomination Form (myCharger login required)
Philip & Susan Bartels Awards for Leadership and Service
Nominations due: December 15
Nomination Form (myCharger login required)
MLK Student Scholarship
Applications due: December 15
Scholarship Application (myCharger login required)
MLK Regional Secondary School Students Challenge
Due Date: January 5, 2024
We are inviting regional secondary school students to submit an entry (video, essay, poem, visual, etc.) that depicts the MLK theme: EmPOWERing Democracy: Embodying Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's Vision as well as what Martin Luther King Jr means to them and their communities. This is open to all high school students. The winners of this challenge will be recognized at the MLK Celebration event.
Sponsored by the MLK Celebration Committee.
All entries can be emailed to MLKCelebration@newhaven.edu.