Posted on Monday, January 9, 2012
¾¨Ó㴫ý will host a Martin Luther King Jr. Community Remembrance and Celebration Breakfast Thursday, Jan. 19, at 8 a.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Guest speaker will be the Rev. Angel De La Cruz, pastor of Word Centered Fellowship in Masury, Ohio.
¾¨Ó㴫ý student participants include:
Senior Spanish major Bryce Beeghley will share reflections of Martin Luther King Jr. He is a son of Randall and Darci Beeghley of Connellsville and a graduate of Connellsville Area High School.
Sophomore international business and Spanish major Sierra Bell will read Scripture. She is a daughter of A. Duwayne and Stephanie Bell of New Castle and a graduate of New Castle High School.
Junior psychology major Simmone Bell will give the welcome. She is a daughter of A. Duwayne and Stephanie Bell of New Castle and a graduate of New Castle High School.
Junior broadcast communications major Ashley Durham will offer a prayer for the community. She is a daughter of Jesse and Arlene Durham of Aliquippa and a graduate of Central Valley High School.
Music will be provided by the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Gospel Choir under the direction of Manny Henderson.
The Rev. James Mohr, ¾¨Ó㴫ý chaplain, and the Rev. Jeannette Hubbard, ¾¨Ó㴫ý director of diversity services, will take part in the event.
The community is invited to attend at a cost of $5 per person, payable at the door. Reservations are required by Friday, Jan. 13, and may be made by calling (724) 946-7117.
Event sponsors are ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Office of the Chaplain and Church Relations; Office of Diversity Services; Black Student Union; Student Government Association Diversity Committee; Peace Studies Program; and Residence Life.
