RMU Hosts Week-Long Martin Luther King Commemoration

this week will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a series of campus events. 

The university's office of Multicultural Student Services will host a candlelight vigilat 5:40 p.m. today to mark the day of remembrance  at the campus' Rogal Chapel. Throughout the week, a freedom quilt will be displayed for viewing in the Nicholson Center food court. 

Find out more information on this week's events by contacting director of student services Antonio Quarterman at 412-397-3811 or at quarterman@rmu.edu.

Other events planned for the week:

Monday

Martin Luther King Memorial Service at 6 p.m. at the Rogal Chapel following the candlelight vigil. 

Wednesday

A Martin Luther King timeline will be presented from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nicholson Center Food Court. 

Thursday

The Black Male Excellence Network will meet at 7 p.m. in the Hale Center, room 203. 

Saturday

A Martin Luther King Day of Service will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on campus. A film, "Our Friend Martin," will be shown at 7 p.m. at RoMo's Cafe in the Nicholson Center.