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Elon University students partnered with members of Elon First Baptist Church this week to help local residents with maintenance and improvement projects during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Congress initiated the nationwide program in 1994.

Six panelists expressed excitement – as well as concerns – when discussing the Obama presidency during a Jan. 16 program sponsored by the Multicultural Center, Phi Beta Kappa, the Council on Civic Engagement and the Office of Civic Engagement.

A North Carolina civic activist and former mayor of Charlotte challenged students on Wednesday to not just reexamine their personal goals, but to then exceed them, while reaching beyond the Elon campus to give back to their communities. Harvey B. Gantt was the keynote speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program.

Harvey B. Gantt, the first African American elected to lead North Carolina’s largest city, visits Elon this month for an annual commemorative program to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The former Charlotte mayor will speak Jan. 14 at noon in Whitley Auditorium.

Three dozen students, staff and faculty filled the African-American Resource Room on Dec. 5 for the inaugural Kwanzaa Celebration hosted by the Multicultural Student Council and the African/African-American Studies Program.