MLK Week to Celebrate Life, Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan. 7, 2024

Ore Badejoh poses with her Howling Success banner on main campus.

MLK Week to Celebrate Life, Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

The week of Jan. 20, Multicultural Student Affairs and several campus partners will put on a host of events dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and helping the campus community learn about King’s work. This includes panel discussions, a virtual reality experience of one of King’s speeches in Durham and a “March Like Martin.”

Students enjoy a game of rock, paper, scissors at TransferPack Winter Welcome.

Winter Welcome Week

Winter Welcome Week kicked off Jan. 3 and has events running through the end of this week. This is a great opportunity for new students, as well as faculty and staff, to get to know the NC State campus community.

Joy Kagendo with Margaret Keraka of Kenyatta University.

Provision of Health Resources Through Virtual Cross-Cultural Health Promotion

The work of Joy Kagendo, a senior lecturer in NC State’s Department of Health and Exercise Studies (HES), exemplifies the potential for virtual cross-cultural health promotion.

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News You Can Use

Looking to jumpstart your wellness journey this January? NC State Wellness and Recreation is offering a free week for its F45 and Pack Fit programs, and several Winter Welcome Week events this week.
Take a look back at the 2024 year in review for NC State, and relive some of your favorite memorable moments!
This is the last week to check out the Gregg Museum of Art & Design’s Babenga: The Sacred Forest exhibition.
CORKER, an exhibition from functional designer Jordan Blankenship, opens at the Crafts Center this week.
The University Honors and University Scholars programs congratulate their Fall 2024 graduates and wish them well on their future endeavors.
The University Honors Program’s Senior Portfolio Project allowed participants to reflect on their NC State journeys.
The next DASA co-working session is set for Jan. 21.

Reminders

Employees and supervisors should prepare for 2024 leave certification. Be on the lookout for more information from DASA Human Resources.
NC State staff and faculty can nominate eligible colleagues for the 2025 Awards for Excellence. The deadline to submit nominations is Feb. 5, 2025. Please visit the Awards for Excellence webpage to complete the nomination form.
The NC State Libraries’ sensory-friendly maps offer a variety of spaces to study, take a break or get work done.
The 2025 edition of Make-A-Thon, NC State’s annual sustainability innovation challenge for students, will be held Jan. 23-26, and judges and mentors are needed. By investing as little as two hours at Make-A-Thon, you can help create a powerful learning experience for NC State students.
The annual Wolfpack Winter Clothing Drive is accepting donations for students and staff in need at various drop-off locations around campus through Jan. 27, 2025.
The NC State Office of Undergraduate Courses, Curricula and Academic Standards will hold office hours every Friday for the rest of the school year at 10 a.m.

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