ESU Calls for MLK Award Nominations

Nominations are being accepted for the 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards, which will be presented at the 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Celebration Breakfast at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 8 a.m. in the Mattioli Recreation Center. Nominees for the awards should exemplify characteristics of Dr. King’s philosophy of non-violence, equality, justice, cultural diversity and respect for humanity.

Three awards will be presented. One award will go to a member of the ESU community, the second award will go to an ESU student, and the third award will go to a member of the regional community. Candidates from the community must be actively involved in Monroe County working to improve the community in ways such as advocating for education, working with children and youth, underprivileged and underrepresented groups, etc. ESU candidates must be currently employed by the university as a faculty member, staff member, or administrator. ESU student candidates must be currently enrolled for at least two full-time semesters with a minimum grade point average of 2.5.

All nominations must include a short biography of the candidate and one letter of recommendation. Nomination forms are available online at www.esu.edu/mlk, or by visiting ESU’s office of Multicultural Affairs on Normal Street or ESU’s Office of Diversity & Equal Opportunity in the Reibman Administration Building, Room 115.

For more information about the Celebration Breakfast or for special accommodations, contact Cornelia Sewell-Allen, director of multicultural affairs, at 570-422-3896 or csewell@esu.edu.

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