Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at MSOE
| Published: 01/12/2012 |
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Elementary and middle school students from Our Next Generation Inc. (ONG) will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 16 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Life and Campus Center.
Earlier this month, ONG students visited the MSOE campus to create artwork representing King. On Monday, the students will display their watercolor paintings, mingle with university students, faculty and staff, and see the unveiling of a four-foot tall replica cake of the Martin Luther King National Memorial in Washington, D.C. They also will decorate and hand out 500 cupcakes, which were donated by Metro Market and Roundy's Supermarkets.
Through MSOE’s Office of Servant-Leadership and AmeriCorps VISTA, the university is partnering with ONG to offer programs and tutoring to urban Milwaukee children. One of the current projects has focused on helping the young children learn about and understand the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.
About the cake
Barbara Meyer, a technical communication student at MSOE and professional cake decorator at Metro Market in downtown Milwaukee, spent 40 hours with one of her colleagues creating a replica of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. The cake stands four feet tall and three feet wide.
About MSOE
MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 18 bachelor’s degrees and 10 master’s degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, building and infrastructure engineering, health-related engineering, computer, business and nursing fields. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; extremely high placement rates; and the highest starting salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.
About Our Next Generation Inc.
For nearly 20 years, ONG has provided quality academic support and life skills programs for urban Milwaukee children and youth from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Thousands of children have benefited from the tutoring and guidance of caring and concerned volunteers.