MLK Day Brunch and Day of Service is Jan. 15

UND’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion invites everyone for the annual MLK Day Brunch and Day of Service starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, in the Memorial Union Ballroom.

This year’s focus is on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beloved Community,” a society in which caring and compassion drive policies and support the elimination of poverty, hunger, bigotry and violence.

The brunch and keynote presentation will be from 10 a.m. to noon. This year’s event is introducing a week-long service project open to students, faculty and staff that will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jan. 16-19, on the main floor of the Memorial Union.

The project’s goal is to package items for unhoused individuals in the Greater Grand Forks area, supporting the ideals of King’s “Beloved Community.”

The Student Diversity & Inclusion website has more information on its Week of Service Challenge, as well as past recipients of the Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award.