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