Dream Week begins with Centenary students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community partners working together on the College's MLK Service Day, an event celebrating its 11th anniversary in 2019. Participants will landscape, clean, and complete other service projects at local schools and non-profit organizations within the Shreveport-Bossier community.
MLK Service Day 2018
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11th Annual MLK Service Day
7:30 am • Kilpatrick • Registration
8:15 am • Fitness Center • Kick-off
Featuring: Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins and District 3 Commissioner Steven Jackson
Volunteers will receive a t-shirt upon availability and lunch will be provided on campus at the end of the service day.
REGISTER for service day.
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MLK Convocation
11:15 am • Anderson Auditorium
Speaker: Doratha "Dodie" Smith – Simmons, Freedom Rider and early member of the New Orleans chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
View the Ms. Dodie Smith-Simmons convocation here.
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Documentary & Dialogue
6:30 pm • Whited Room
Documentary “I Am Not Your Negro" followed by panel discussion at 8:00 pm.
Panelists:
Andia Augustin-Billy, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Centenary
Jeff Hendricks, Professor of English at Centenary
Cieltia Adams, Adjunct Professor of English at Bossier Parish Community College
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MLK Alumni Convocation
11:15 am • Whited Room
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Edgar Lavan, Assistant Provost for Experiential Learning & Teaching Innovation, Univ. of TN
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A Conversation on Servant Leadership & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
6:15 pm • Kilpatrick Auditorium
Facilitator: Don Horton, partner at Diversity Matters, LLC
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Civil Rights Spotlight
11:00 am - 1:00 pm • Bynum Commons Cafeteria
“African-American Women and the Civil Rights Movement” Collaboration w/ National Organization of Women & Black Student Union
8th Annual MLK Oratory Competition and Youth Leadership Awards Ceremony
1:00 pm • Mickle 114
Remember the words, speeches, and legacy of Dr. King through the oratory skills of local youth.
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