MLK Week of Service / Schedule of Events

Schedule of Events

General Information

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Events are open to all members of the Stevens community (students, faculty, staff, and alumni).

Register on Ducklink and contact studentbelonging@stevens.edu with questions.

Monday, January 27

Event

Description

Date, Time and Location

Lunch Time Ministry

Prepare a meal for members in the Hoboken community

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. St. Matthew’s Trinity Lutheran Church

Care Packages for Friends of Chervonohrad

Package care items for Western Ukraine with the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pierce 303

Organizing the Hoboken Public Library

Help the Hoboken Public Library get organized in the New Year

9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Hoboken Public Library - Grand St. Branch

Cuddle Heart Making

Make cuddle hearts to donate to the locate NICU hospital with Stevens Serves

12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. UCC Student Commons 220

STEM Lessons for 8th Grade Students

Facilitate a STEM activity to local students

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Elysian Charter School

Opening of “Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - A Multimedia Exhibit”

Celebrate the opening of the exhibit and gain insights from the archivists and librarians

2:00-3:00 p.m. Samuel C. Williams Library, 1st floor, Mary Stuart Stevens Room

Hoboken Shelter Dinner Shift 

Prepare and serve dinner with the Graduate Student Council

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Hoboken Shelter

Tuesday, January 28

Event

Description

Date, Time and Location

Lunch Time Ministry

Prepare a meal for members in the Hoboken community

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. St. Matthew’s Trinity Lutheran Church

STEM Lessons for Upper School Students

Facilitate a STEM activity to local students

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Hoboken Charter School

MLK Week of Service Community Luncheon, MLK Oratorical Contest Awards and Keynote by by Jonathan L. Allen

Jonathan L. Allen, JD, MTS is Co-Founder and Director of Development at Leadership Brainery, a Boston-based company closing wealth gaps by ensuring underrepresented communities have equitable access to master's and doctoral degrees and workforce leadership.

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. UCC Tech Flex Auditorium

Winter Care Packages

Create winter care packages for those in need through Bridges Outreach with the Office of the President - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. UCC Student Commons 220

Project Linus Blanket Making

Make easy fleece blankets with Alpha Phi Omega

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. UCC Student Commons 220

Operation Sandwich

Sandwich making and uplifting letter writing for the Hoboken Shelter with Sigma Delta Tau

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. UCC Gallery Room

Hoboken Shelter Dinner Shift

Prepare and serve dinner with Sigma Phi Epsilon

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Hoboken Shelter

Wednesday, January 29

Event

Description

Date, Time and Location

Lunch Time Ministry

Prepare a meal for members in the Hoboken community with Theta Phi Alpha

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. St. Matthew’s Trinity Lutheran Church

Operation Sandwich

Sandwich making and uplifting letter writing for the Hoboken Shelter with Student Health Services

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Howe Skyline 404

STEM Lessons for High School Students

Facilitate a STEM activity to local students

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Hoboken Charter School

SAGE Letter and Dinner Service

Write letters of encouragement for elderly members of the LGBTQ community while conversing with a few SAGE elders in Chelsea, Manhattan with the Office of Undergraduate Student Life

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. SAGE Center

Symposia Bookstore

Assist in the cleaning, sorting, and organizing of the books and facility

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Symposia Bookstore

Hoboken Shelter Dinner Shift 

Prepare and serve dinner with the Black Student Union

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Hoboken Shelter

Thursday, January 30

Event

Description

Date, Time and Location

Lunch Time Ministry

Prepare a meal for members in the Hoboken community

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. St. Matthew’s Trinity Lutheran Church

Hygiene Kits

Create a hygiene kit to be donated to the local shelter with the Wellness Peers

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. UCC Student Commons 220

STEM Lessons for 7th Grade Students

Facilitate a STEM activity to local students

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Elysian Charter School

MLK Week of Service Community Reception and Keynote by NJ Senator Angela McKnight

Angela McKnight is New Jersey State Senator for the 31st Legislative District

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. UCC Tech Flex Auditorium

Decorating Bags & Notes for Heart of Dinner

Join Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc. in decorating and packing bags with notes and snacks 

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. UCC Student Commons 220 

Friday, January 31

Event

Description

Date, Time and Location

Hoboken Community Center SOUPerbowl Sorting

Transport and sort through donated canned food with Stevens Baseball

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Hoboken Community Center

Symposia Bookstore

Assist in the cleaning, sorting, and organizing of the books and facility

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Symposia Bookstore

STEM Lessons for Lower School Students

Facilitate a STEM activity to local students

12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Hoboken Charter School

Hoboken Charter School Panel

Stevens Women in Business and Stevens Women in Computer Science Panel will host a panel for high school students

12:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Hoboken Charter School

Hoboken Community Center SOUPerbowl Can Stacking

Help organize the community center with Stevens Baseball

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Hoboken Community Center

Knitting Circle

Learn a new skill as you create hats, scarves or gloves to be donated to the Hoboken Shelter with the Wellness Peers

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. UCC Student Commons 220

Ongoing Opportunities

Event

Description

Date, Time and Location

Drop-In Service Activities*

Donate and sort items for our community donation drive and SOUPer Bowl Can Drive, help repair and clean computers for community use or write thoughtful letters to hospice patients and the elderly.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in UCC Gallery Room

Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Howe Bissinger

AI Literacy Workshops & Hackathon

This 24-hour coding marathon brings together the brightest minds in tech to create innovative solutions in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. Hosted by the College of Professional Education.

Monday, January 27: AI Literacy Workshop Basic, 5-6 p.m. [Online] 

Tuesday, January 28: AI Literacy Workshop Advanced, 4-6 p.m. [Online] 

Thursday, January 30: Hackathon Kickoff, 5 p.m. [Bissinger]  Hackathon, 6 p.m. - 6 p.m. (24 hours) [UCC Tech Flex Auditorium] 

Friday, January 31: Closing and Prizes, 7 p.m. [UCC Tech Flex Auditorium]

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - A Multimedia Exhibit

Visit the Library and explore a multimedia exhibit to learn more about the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through Library research materials, including archival photos and newspaper articles, video, print books, e-books, library databases, and an online research guide curated by Stevens librarians.

Open during library hours from Monday, January 27 – Friday, February 14, Samuel C. Williams Library, 1st floor, Mary Stuart Stevens Room

*Registration is not required for daily drop-in service activities or the exhibit.