Events planned for MLK Jr. Day at CU

Clemson University is observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year with a series of events.  The 14^th annual MLK Day of Service and blood drive will be Monday, Jan. 20. Students, faculty and staff will use their days off as a day to help others around the community. Check in for the day of service begins at 8am at the Hendrix Student Center. Volunteers will be transported to various community agencies to work until noon. The blood drive will take place from 10am to 3pm Monday in the Hendrix Student Center meeting rooms. Volunteers are encouraged to donate blood after returning from the service sites. An MLK Commemorative Service will be at 6pm Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Tillman Hall auditorium. Civil rights activist and former freedom rider Bob Zellner will deliver the keynote at the service. The observance will continue with a public forum at 6pm Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the Clemson House Holmes Ballroom. The events will conclude with the Tunnel of Oppression from 10am to 5pm Thursday, Jan. 23, at the HendrixStudentCenter. All events are free and open to the public.