Monday, January 20

HCC Closed in Observation of the Federal Holiday Marking Dr. King’s Birthday

• MLK Day of Learning Event - 11am-3:30pm. Franklin County, PA – Chambersburg. Free and open to the public. Transportation from campus provided, departing in front of the ASA Building 10:15am and returning 4:30pm.
• MLK Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service - 10am – Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, GA), sponsored by www.thekingcenter.org. Established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King, the MLK, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (“The King Center”) empowers people to create a just, humane, equitable, and peaceful world. Participate in the annual service honoring Dr. King’s birthday.
• 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech (12 minutes)

Tuesday, January 21

• National Day of Racial Healing - Reflections throughout the day in the Student Center.
• MLK Week Posters - 1:00pm, Lunch & Learn: HCC Graphic Design 101 Class Poster Presentations. Hear from our digital student artists who created this year’s MLK Week Posters and learn what inspired their designs. Posters will be on display throughout the week. Location: Student Center Main Dining & 182

Wednesday, January 22

• Reflections on Dr. King’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Speech - 11:30am, Lunch & Learn - Join others in viewing Dr. King’s 12-minute speech and participating in a guided discussion. Location: Student Center Upper Dining Room.

Thursday, January 23

• Lunch & Learn - 12:00noon, location: TBD
• Second Annual Community Peace Walk - 2:30pm – 4:00pm, Take an active role in keeping Dr. King’s message alive by participating in a short ceremony followed by a walk through campus. Beginning in the Student Center, participants will embark on a reflective journey around campus with brief stops to dive deeper into Dr. King’s vision while taking a break from the winter chill. The walk concludes in the Kepler Theater with Dr. Reverend Darin Mency’s dramatic rendition of Dr. King’s I Have a Dream Speech. An alternative to walking will be provided for those unable to walk. Light refreshments will follow with a reception in Kepler lobby.

Friday, January 24

Day of Service

• Children In Need Day of Service - 8:30am-3:00pm – Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in a day of service at this downtown non-profit providing essential clothing items and educational supplies to children living at or below the federally recognized poverty level. CIN operates out of the ‘new’ North Street School (now the Martin Luther King, Jr Center), built in 1947, to provide the first secondary education of African-Americans in Washington County. Transportation from campus provided. Employees may use two hours of their standard work day to participate (with supervisor permission).
• Lunch & Learn - 11:00am, location: TBD