Southeastern plans MLK remembrance Jan. 19
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University will celebrate the legacy of the
late Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a remembrance program on
Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 5:30 p.m.
Open to the public, the event is sponsored annually by the Kappa Nu Chapter of
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and the Office of Multicultural and International Student
Affairs.
The event will begin with a candlelight processional, which will start in front
of the University Avenue pedestrian underpass next to the Pennington Student Activity
Center and end at the Memorial Fountain in the Presidential Plaza located behind Fayard
Hall. The ceremony will conclude with remarks and reflection on King’s life and impact.
For additional information, contact Southeastern’s Office of Multicultural and
International Student Affairs at 985-549-3850.
