Wednesday, Jan. 16

Art and Essay Contest Recognition  and Award Ceremony
6-7 p.m., Harre Union Ballroom B

Artwork will be on display in the Harre Union Presidential Lounge starting Jan. 13.

Friday, Jan. 18

Community Conversations*
Noon-1 p.m., Various Locations

Film Screening:“Waging Peace”*
4:30-6:30 p.m., Christopher Center for Library and  Information Resources Community Room

Student Coffee House
7 p.m., Mueller Hall Refectory

Coffee House Line-up

Avery Davis (musician)
Reggie Robinson (poet)
Juliana Kapetanov (poet)
VU Ballroom (dance ensemble)
Rebecca Werner (poet)
Jasmyn and Jocelyn Madden (vocal duo)
Gregory Maher (poet)
Corrina Qualls (poet)
South Shore Dance Alliance (dance ensemble)
Bianca Spencer (poet)

Saturday, Jan. 19

Film Screening:“Waging Peace”*
7-9 p.m., Mueller Hall Refectory 
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 20

Global Communion Service featuring Rev. Dr. David Vasquez
10 a.m., Chapel of the Resurrection

Film Screening:“Waging Peace”*
4:30-6:30 p.m., Mueller Hall Refectory

Monday, Jan. 21

Convocation featuring Eboo Patel*
10 a.m., Chapel of the Resurrection

Tree Blessing
11:15 a.m., MLK Arboretum

Luncheon: A Meal Fit for a King
11:45 a.m., Harre Union Ballroom

Q&A with convocation speaker Eboo Patel

Focus Sessions I and II*
1:15-2:15 p.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Various Locations: Harre Union, Christopher Center, Center for the Arts, Mueller Hall, Neils Science Center, and Arts & Sciences Building

Talk to a Lawyer Today
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Law School, Wesemann HallHosted by NWI Volunteer Lawyers Inc.

Closing featuring Jamil Khoury
4 p.m., Harre Union Ballroom A

Wednesday, Jan. 23

Law School Mock Congressional Debate*
6-7:30 p.m., Law School, Wesemann Hall

Topic: Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Hosted by current Valparaiso Law School students

Thursday, Jan. 24

Valparaiso University Law School  MLK speaker*
Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor of Gary, Indiana
4 p.m., Law School, Wesemann Hall 
On December 31, 2011, Karen Freeman-Wilson became the first woman to lead Gary and the first African-American female mayor in the State of Indiana.

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