{"476711":{"#nid":"476711","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Celebrates the Life and Leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is once again sponsoring Georgia Tech\u2019s annual commemoration of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. This year\u2019s celebration, entitled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECivil Rights to Human Rights: The Courage to Lead\u003C\/em\u003E, runs from January 13 - 28 and will feature lectures, performances, and service projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is\u0026nbsp;a central player in Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to freedom and social justice, as demonstrated by our co-sponsorship of the Martin L. King Jr. Annual Celebration,\u201d Dean Jacqueline Royster said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe added, \u201cIn addition to there being a holiday, January, in fact,\u0026nbsp;as the new year begins,\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;perfect timing for all of\u0026nbsp;us to reflect on where we are as a nation, to\u0026nbsp;recommitment personally and institutionally to the bedrock values on which the nation was founded, and to honor \u2014 in keeping with the legacy of two of Atlanta\u2019s native sons (Martin L. King Jr. and Ivan Allen Jr.) \u2014 exemplars who have blazed trails for what it means to live\u0026nbsp;lives of principle and courage.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoyster noted that this year\u2019s celebration continues an important tradition at Georgia Tech, and she hopes that the college\u2019s participation in these activities\u0026nbsp;is more vibrant than ever.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAll of the events\u0026nbsp;offer some pretty amazing opportunities for engagement \u2014 from the MLK lecture to the day of service to a student panel on courage to a special artistic performance\u0026nbsp;to our infamous \u2018Sunday\u2019 dinner\u0026nbsp;on Thursday, and more,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u201cThe important thing is that we take the time to think about how concepts such as freedom, justice, courage, leadership, and action should be made manifest in our own lives.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is once again sponsoring Georgia Tech\u2019s annual commemoration of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. This year\u2019s celebration, entitled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECivil Rights to Human Rights: The Courage to Lead\u003C\/em\u003E, runs from January 13 - 28 and will feature lectures, performances, and service projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is once again sponsoring Georgia Tech\u0027s annual commemoration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year\u0027s celebration, entitled Civil Rights to Human Rights: The Courage to Lead, runs from Jan. 13-2"}],"uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2015-12-07 14:59:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:12","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-12-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-12-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"476091":{"id":"476091","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration","body":null,"created":"1449460817","gmt_created":"2015-12-07 04:00:17","changed":"1475895227","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:47","alt":"Georgia Tech Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration","file":{"fid":"204099","name":"mlk_graphic_2016.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mlk_graphic_2016.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mlk_graphic_2016.png","mime":"image\/png","size":432810,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mlk_graphic_2016.png?itok=F0KmYKnj"}}},"media_ids":["476091"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/mlk-celebration","title":"Learn more about Georgia Tech\u0027s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"52521","name":"MLK celebration"},{"id":"168134","name":"MLK Day"},{"id":"57591","name":"MLK day of service"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}