ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY Tech Happenings
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration highlights community service Indiana Tech’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted its second annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration on main campus. This year, the celebration included a Day of Service, during which Tech students, faculty, staff and community members volunteered at the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission and at NeighborLink. The Rescue Mission provides restorative care to men, women and children experiencing a homeless crisis; the organization serves Fort Wayne, Allen County and nine surrounding counties in Northeast Indiana. NeighborLink works to build bridges between needs and resources by assisting volunteers as they give back to the community. Tech volunteers worked with senior citizens,
persons who are differently-abled, and lowincome families as part of the day of service. Returning this year as part of the MLK Day celebration was the Community Celebration Breakfast. This sold-out event was attended by over 150 community leaders, Indiana Tech faculty, staff and students, and alumni. The breakfast included a keynote address by Dr. Maurice Stinnett, vice president of diversity and inclusion at BSE Global, the owner of the Brooklyn Nets and their home arena, the Barclays Center. You can read more about Dr. Stinnett, who will serve as Indiana Tech’s featured speaker during its Oct. 3 commencement ceremony, on page 12.
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B A. Senior industrial and manufacturing engineering major Cierra Gates served as the emcee for Indiana Tech’s second annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration in January. B. Keynote speaker for the event was Dr. Maurice Stinnett, vice president of diversity and inclusion for BSE Global, the owner of the Brooklyn Nets and the Barclays Center.
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