King convocation
Event on MLK Day to feature gospel choirs, service project
Monmouth College will host a special convocation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19 at 12 noon in Dahl Chapel. Free and open to the public, the convocation will be an extension of the weekly chapel service that is normally held at that time.
The college’s office of intercultural life, chaplain’s office and the new peace, ethics and social justice (PESJ) program have worked with the student group Umoja and other students to plan the convocation and a service project which will be held later in the day.
The convocation will feature two gospel choirs – Monmouth’s Colorful Voices of Praise and 1Akord from Peoria – as well as a dramatic presentation of King’s 1963 March on Washington speech, performed by members of MC’s theatre department under the direction of assistant professor Emily Rollie. Greetings, comments and prayers will be provided by President Clarence Wyatt, Dean David Timmerman and the Rev. Dr. Teri Ott, Monmouth’s chaplain.
“In these troubled times, perhaps it’s more important than ever that we mark Dr. King’s vision, quest and legacy in fighting what he calls the triple evils of racism, militarism and poverty,” said assistant professor Dan Ott, who coordinates the PESJ program.
The college’s office of intercultural life, chaplain’s office and the new peace, ethics and social justice (PESJ) program have worked with the student group Umoja and other students to plan the convocation and a service project which will be held later in the day.
The convocation will feature two gospel choirs – Monmouth’s Colorful Voices of Praise and 1Akord from Peoria – as well as a dramatic presentation of King’s 1963 March on Washington speech, performed by members of MC’s theatre department under the direction of assistant professor Emily Rollie. Greetings, comments and prayers will be provided by President Clarence Wyatt, Dean David Timmerman and the Rev. Dr. Teri Ott, Monmouth’s chaplain.
“In these troubled times, perhaps it’s more important than ever that we mark Dr. King’s vision, quest and legacy in fighting what he calls the triple evils of racism, militarism and poverty,” said assistant professor Dan Ott, who coordinates the PESJ program.