Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration
| Date/Time: | Thursday, 20 Jan 2011 at 4:00 pm |
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| Location: | Great Hall, Memorial Union |
| Cost: | Free |
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| Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
| Channel: | Lecture Series |
| Categories: | Diversity Lectures Special events |
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Other events featured in the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Series include:
Wednesday, January 12, 11:50 a.m. - Central Campus
Let Freedom Ring
A carillon concert in honor of Dr. King.
Tin-Shi Tam, carilloneur
Monday, January 17, 6 p.m. - Ames Middle School, 3915 Mortensen Road, Ames, Iowa
Community Birthday Celebration
Celebrate with song, story and birthday cake. An Ames tradition!
Monday, January 31, 2011, 8:00 p.m. - Great Hall, Memorial Union
On Leadership - Gloria Gibson
Gloria J. Gibson was named executive vice president and provost at the University of Northern Iowa effective July 1, 2009. Gibson was formerly the dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences and a professor in the Department of English, Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Arkansas State University. She earned her doctorate in folklore, with an ethnomusicology concentration from Indiana University. She also has PhD minors in Afro-American studies and African studies. Part of the Women's Leadership Series.
Thursday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. - Sun Room, Memorial Union
Politics, Policy and the Reality of Leadership - Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill is moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent for The PBS Newshour. She is also the author of The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. Ifill reports on a wide range of issues from foreign affairs to U.S. politics and policies, interviewing national and international newsmakers. She has covered six presidential campaigns and moderated two vice presidential debates, including the 2004 debate between Republican Dick Cheney and Democrat John Edwards and the 2008 debate between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin. The Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics.