2025 Commemoration Week Events

Monday, Jan. 20
6 p.m.: Keynote presentation by LaTosha Brown
Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids

Tuesday, Jan. 21
10 a.m.: Keynote presentation by LaTosha Brown 
Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room 

Wednesday, Jan. 22
4 p.m.: Silent march on Allendale Campus, led by keynote speaker Dar Mayweather, '07 and '09
March will assemble at Zumberge Hall steps and proceed to Kirkhof Center

4:30-6 p.m.: Keynote presentation by Dar Mayweather, '07 and '09
Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room 

Saturday, Jan. 25
8 a.m.-2 p.m.: MLK Day of Service and Solidarity, presented by the Office of Student Life
More details are posted on this Office of Student Life- Civic Engagement website.

All events are free and open to the public. Grand Valley’s MLK Commemoration Week Executive Planning Committee is committed to a policy of equal access to programs, facilities and services. If you require additional assistance or accommodations, contact the Division of Inclusion and Equity at (616) 331-3296.