2012 MLK Week & Day of Service
Celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday
ALL WEEK LONG!
- Monday, January 16th
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Phoenix Academy
12:30 – 3:30pm
Hosted by: The Office of Student Life - Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. - Barking to the Choir: Hope, Healing and Gang Violence
Ford Life Sciences Building, Room 113
7:30-9pm
Hosted By: The Catholic Studies Program - Thursday, January 19, 2012
Living the Dream: An Open Forum on Diversity at UDM
Featuring a panel of distinguished speakers from the UDM community
Student Center, Fountain Lounge
5-7 pm
Hosted by: The Office of Student Life and the African American Studies Program
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
UDM has partnered with United Way, The Guidance Center and City Year to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 16, 2012 by participating in the Annual MLK Day of Service.
Please register at the link provided to do service at one of the following:
- #8. Phoenix Academy - We will help sort and assemble hygiene items into kits that will be distributed to the homeless and homeless veterans and paint inspirational canvas murals that will be placed within underserved schools in the area.
- #10. Ann Visger Preparatory Academy -Volunteers will assist with various projects including painting, organizing and cleaning inside the school in addition to Phoenix Academy.
This event will give your organization the opportunity to fulfill the 10 hours required to retain your student organization status at UDM and more importantly engage in the community. For more information on the service opportunities please click on the link below.
Do not forget to complete the form on the ILS website to document the hours your organization completes.
- http://www.udmercy.edu/institute/files/StudentOrg Svc Reqs2011web.pdf
- http://www.udmercy.edu/institute/service_learning/forms/index.htm
Remember this year at the Student Leadership Recognition Reception April 18, 2012 at 4:30pm we will honor the student organizations that have completed the most hours and best service opportunity.
For more information please email studentlifeoffice@udmercy.edu or call at 313-993-1150.
Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. - Barking to the Choir: Hope, Healing and Gang Violence
Fr. Gregory Boyle, S.J., founder and director of Homeboy Industries and an internationally recognized expert on gangs, will talk about his experiences and his perspectives on his work with Latino gangs in Los Angeles. This event is hosted by The Catholic Studies Program as a part of UDM MLK Week
Twenty five years ago, operating with the slogan of "Nothing Stops a Bullet Like a Job", Fr. Greg Boyle founded Homeboy Industries, a complex of businesses, including bakeries, catering services, silk screening, and tattoo removal, in which rival gang members work together and learn to treat each other with respect. He articulates a compassionate perspective and a profound spiritual vision as he tells stories, often with humor, about his years of working with young people in the gangs in Los Angeles. Fr. Boyle is an entertaining, informative, and inspiring speaker. The Catholic Studies Program is proud to sponsor this lecture. You do not want to miss it.
