Jan 16, 2022

KWU to recognize MLK Day with Monday evening event

Posted Jan 16, 2022 10:47 PM
<b>KWU Board of Trustees member Charles Spencer will be the keynote speaker at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event at the university on Monday evening.</b> Photo courtesy KWU
KWU Board of Trustees member Charles Spencer will be the keynote speaker at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event at the university on Monday evening. Photo courtesy KWU

Kansas Wesleyan will recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with a celebration in Mabee Arena.

The event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and features the theme of “Daring to Dream: The Radical Imagination of a New Generation.” Monday evening's event is open to the public at no charge.

Multiple students will join Dr. Matt Thompson, KWU president, and Charles Spencer, a member of the university’s Board of Trustees, in speaking during the evening’s ceremonies. Spencer will offer the keynote address.

Music will be provided by the Salina Community Choir and the Greater Mizpah Baptist Church of Wichita.

-KWU-