2025 Commemoration Week Events

POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY
Monday, Jan. 20
6 p.m.: Keynote presentation by LaTosha Brown
Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids
 

POSTPONED
Tuesday, Jan. 21
10 a.m.: Keynote presentation by LaTosha Brown 
Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room 

 

Wednesday, Jan. 22
CANCELED: 4 p.m.: Silent march on Allendale Campus

POSTPONED 4:30-6 p.m.: Keynote presentation by Dar Mayweather, '07 and '09
Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room 

 

Friday, Jan. 24
4 p.m.: Keynote presentation by Joe Jones, presented by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies
DeVos Center, Loosemore Auditorium
RSVP here

 

Saturday, Jan. 25
8 a.m.-2 p.m.: MLK Day of Service and Solidarity, presented by the Office of Student Life
More details are posted on this Office of Student Life- Civic Engagement website.

 

All events are free and open to the public. Grand Valley’s MLK Commemoration Week Executive Planning Committee is committed to a policy of equal access to programs, facilities and services. If you require additional assistance or accommodations, contact the Division of Inclusion and Equity at (616) 331-3296.