Winter Convocation/Martin Luther King Events
To celebrate the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Susquehanna University hosted several events during the week of January 18, 2010. Renowned speakers, musical performances, readings and a multicultural film festival honored King’s legacy.
- January 18, Winter Convocation – Derald Wing Sue, Ph.D., a Columbia University psychologist and influential multicultural scholar kicked off the week’s events with a key note address. Along with Sue’s presentation, the program featured performances by the Susquehanna Jazz Ensemble and the University Choir. Katie Richards, a senior at Selinsgrove Area High School read her winning entry to an essay contest, which responded to the question, “If he were alive today, what would the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. most want our president to be concerned about?” Remarks from University President L. Jay Lemons and Rabbi Kate Palley, director of Jewish life, rounded out the program.
- January 22 – The university hosted a lecture and concert by Victor Goines, jazz virtuoso and director of jazz studies at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. Widely recognized as an engaging and versatile performer, composer, collaborator and educator, New Orleans native Goines has delivered acclaimed performances throughout the world.
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January 19-March 2 – A seven-week multicultural film festival kicked off on January 19 with a screening of “The Long Walk Home” at Charlie’s Coffee House on campus. Other films being screened during the festival include “Malcom X,” “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” “Rosewood,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Schindler’s List,” and “Angela’s Ashes.”
