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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Lindsay |
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January 14, 2003 |
(202) 994-1423 |
GW
MULTICULTURAL STUDENT SERVICES CENTER TO HONOR
TWO STUDENTS WITH 2003 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AWARD
JANUARY
23
Medalists
Recognized for Exemplifying the Ideals of Martin Luther King,
Jr.
| EVENT: |
Convocation to salute The George Washington University student recipients of the 2003 Martin Luther King, Jr. medal. The convocation and the award are sponsored by GW’s Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC). |
| WHEN: |
Thursday, January 23, 2003 Convocation begins at 7:00 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
The George Washington
University |
| COST: | Free. To reserve tickets, call the Multicultural Student Services Center at (202) 994-7010. |
BACKGROUND:
The
Martin Luther King, Jr. medal is conferred annually to selected GW students in
celebration and recognition of the human values embodied in King’s commitment to
integration, peace, nonviolence, conscience, personal integrity and
community. The recipients of the
2003 Martin Luther King, Jr. medal are Sandra Gutierrez and
Chanel S. Haliburton.
The medal recipients are selected by a committee of GW staff, faculty and
students.
Gutierrez
received a B.A. in human services, with a secondary field of study in business
administration, from GW in 2001, and is currently a graduate student in GW’s
Graduate School of Education and Human Development. She has been active in organizations
such as AmeriCorps, the Latin American Youth Center of Washington D.C. and the
Theta Chapter of Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.
Haliburton
is a senior at GW majoring in human
services and criminal justice and sociology. Her outstanding service includes
volunteering as a health trainer for National Organization of Concerned Black
Men, facilitator for college workshops, peer tutor and founder/performer for
BLAZEN, an on-campus student organization committed to using arts to develop and
engage area youth and college students.
Other events sponsored by the MSSC to celebrate the memory and the
legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. include:
·
Wednesday, January 15,
2003 (noon – 2 p.m.): Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration
Marvin Center, Abrams Great Hall, 800 21st Street, NW
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Monday, January 20, 2003
(9 a.m. – 3 p.m.): “A Day On…Not a Day Off” Service Project
Painting of Knox
Hill Senior Center, in SE Washington, D.C.
Lunch
and transportation provided, sign up at the MSSC or the Office of Community
Service
The
MSSC, located at 2127 G Street, NW, provides a wide range of student services,
educational programming, and social and cultural activities to enhance the
multicultural ideas of cultural heritage, racial understanding, academic
excellence and continuous personal development.
For more information on
the medals or the MSSC, please call (202) 994-7010 or e-mail msscares@gwu.edu.
For
more news about GW, visit the GW News Center at www.gwnewscenter.org.
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