Martin Luther King Community Involvement Awards

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards at the University of Pennsylvania

WHO:Judith Rodin, Penn president

Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, professor of African-American Studies, Colby College

WHAT:Community Involvement Awards and Interfaith Program,

"Achieving Social Justice in Our Time"

WHEN:Jan. 21, 2004, 7 p.m.

WHERE:University of Pennsylvania

Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.

Members of the Penn community and residents of West Philadelphi who exemplify the ideals Martin Luther King Jr. espoused will be honored for their work in serving others.

The keynote speaker, Cheryl Townsend Gilkes will discuss ways to achieve social justice.   

The event is sponsored by Penn's Office of the Chaplain, as part of the University's commemoration of the MLK holiday.