Martin Luther King, Jr. Program 2007

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATIONS

The 20th Annual U-M celebration of the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year's 2007 MLK Symposium Theme is “Building the Beloved Community.”

University-Wide Events

Please check the MLK Symposium Program Brochure or the MLK website at http://www.mlksymposium.umich.edu/

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The 20 th Anniversary MLK Symposium Memorial Lecture: Kweisi Mfume

Date: Monday, January 15, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Hill Auditorium
Speaker: Former Congressman and Immediate Past President NAACP, Kweisi Mfume

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Health Sciences Program

Building the Beloved (Healthy) Community: A Conversation with Tony Brown
Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Location: Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center (UofM Hospital, 2 nd floor)
Sponsored by the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Social Work, and College of Pharmacy, and the U of M Hospitals and Health Centers.

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Book Club Discussion Group

Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Time: 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1334, School of Nursing
Facilitated by: Meg Sweeney, Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature and of Afroamerican and African Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan

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School of Nursing Research Seminar

Genetics and Health Disparities: Building Communities to Address New Scientific Challenges and Opportunities
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Location: Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Central Room
Speakers: Dr. Toby Citirin, U of M School of Public Health; Dr. Bernice Coleman, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; Dr. Jacquelyn Taylor, U of M School of Nursing

Cosponsored by the Multicultural Affairs, Grants and Research Office and the MESA Center for Health Disparities.
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