2025 PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
National Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Ursinus students, faculty, and staff will participate in service projects in the region in recognition and celebration of National Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2025.
MLK Week Opening Ceremony
Kaleidoscope Lobby
Students, Faculty, and Staff: please join us for the opening ceremony for our annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Overture Opening Reception
Berman Museum
Join us for the opening and a conversation with the artist on January 23, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Conversations About and Across Difference Lunch
Wismer Bears’ Den
Today’s Topic for MLK Week: “Why We Can’t Wait,” is presented by Todd McKinney and Jordan Scharaga.
Community Interfaith Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Kaleidoscope
To celebrate MLK Week 2025, all are welcome to join us for The Beloved Community Interfaith Celebration.
Reception will follow.
Lightning Talks
Myrin Library
Join us for the annual MLK Week Lightning Talk Series. Faculty staff and students will present very brief talks reflecting on the ideals and legacy of Dr. King.
MLK Week Essay Contest
The 2025 contest is for students in grades 5 through 8. The deadline for submissions has passed. Please check back in November for the 2026 entry information. View the information sheet and entry form.
Quotes on Display
As an Ursinus tradition, when students return in January, the campus features prominent quotes by African American thinkers, writers, artists, scientists, and people of faith. In recent years, the college has included more quotes by scientists, including NASA’s Ron McNair Jr., the astronaut who was killed in the Challenger disaster; and Katherine Johnson, the mathematician and scientist for NASA who was immortalized in Hidden Figures. quotes by Toni Morrison, the late Congressman John Lewis, and Vice-President Kamala Harris are also included.
Your Event?
If you have a campus event or program that you would like to share for MLK Week, please complete the consideration form.
