Each year, Saint Michael’s College honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his vision of Beloved Community through programming, activities, and music. Dr. King’s Beloved Community is a global vision, in which all people share in the wealth of the earth (The King Center). The theme of our 2025 convocation is Radical Empathy, inspired by Dr. Terri E. Givens’ work to bridge racial divides and explore how the structures that lead to segregation, inequality and injustice impact all of us.
Beloved Community and Non-Violence 365 (The King Center) Tuesday, January 21 10:15 to 11 a.m. Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center Beloved Community and Non-Violence 365 (The King Center) with Vernita Weller, Student Success Advisor "Rev. Dr. King’s philosophy of non-violence was based on the inspiration of Jesus Christ and the methodology of Mohandas K. Gandhi […]
A Conversation with International Students: Perspectives of Life on Campus and in an Uncertain World Tuesday, January 21 11:10 to 11:50 a.m. Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center A Conversation […]
MLK Convocation Musical Celebration Tuesday, January 21 12 to 1:15 p.m. Green Mountain Dining Room, Alliot Student Center Musical Celebration with the Saint Michael’s Gospel Choir directed by Vernita Weller, Student Success Advisor.
MLK Day Creative Space Tuesday, January 21 1 to 5 p.m. MakerSpace MLK Day Creative Space – Button making, shirts, laser cutting, and more.
What does it mean to be a Vermonter? Tuesday, January 21, at 1:45 p.m. Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center Sha'an Mouliert, M.Ed will share her experiences as an educator, grassroots organizer, artist, and member of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom's Building the Beloved Community leadership team, while living in the Northeast Kingdom […]
Sending Sisterhood: Building Benevolent Beloved Communities through the United States Postal System Tuesday, January 21 2:45 to 3:50 p.m. Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center Sending Sisterhood: Building Benevolent Beloved Communities through the United States Postal System with Pamela N. Walker, PhD, Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont Dr. Walker’s talk will discuss the […]
MLK Convocation Keynote - "Martin Luther King, Jr., Yesterday and Today: Walk Together Children, Don’t Ya Get Weary" Rev. Dr. Shaun Whitehead Tuesday, January 21 4 to 5:30 p.m. Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center Keynote with Rev. Dr. Shaun Whitehead, University Chaplain, Saint Lawrence University
MLK Convocation Social Hour Tuesday, January 21 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Archway Lounge, Dion Family Student Center MLK Social Hour with food from BIPOC-owned businesses
Radicalize Your Wardrobe Wednesday, January 22 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. First Floor Lounge, Alliot Student Center Screenprinting with Prof. Becca Gurney’s Silkscreen Printmaking class. Screenprint your own Radical Empathy shirt. […]
Radical Empathy: Taking Action/Bridging Divides Annual Sutherland Lecture Series Wednesday, January 22 4 p.m. Recital Hall, McCarthy Arts Center Terri Givens is a Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She was the Provost’s Advisor on the Strategy to Address Anti-Black Racism at McGill University from 2021-2024, where she supported […]
Disability Across History and Lived Experience Thursday, January 23, at noon Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center Sefakor G.M.A. Komabu-Pomeyie, PhD (Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for UVM’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences & author of I’m Able: a Woman’s Advice for Disability Change Agents), & Patrick Standen, M.A (Instructor of Philosophy at […]
Beloved Community International Coffee Hour Thursday, January 23, 2025 2 to 3:30 p.m. International Student Lounge, Saint Edmund's Hall Join the Office of International Student and Scholar Services and the Institute for Global Engagement for International Coffee Hour honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All are welcome for coffee, pastries, and conversation […]
