DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 20, 2023) — The St Ambrose University office of Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion invites you to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr and his fight to end racism and inequality. Join the St Ambrose community as we commemorate the Civil Rights movement through the following schedule of campus events. For more information, visit SAU Civil Rights Week 2023.
Schedule of Events (All events are free and open to the public)
March to Remember – Silent March
Monday January 23, 2023
3:30– 4:30PM
Starting Location, Christ the King Chapel
The March will proceed through Campus, ending at Rogalski Center where conversation and a recommitment to the DEI pledge is offered.
QC Interfaith - Scott County Community ID
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
2-3PM
Rogalski Center Ballroom
Community Organizers Mayra Hernandez and Amber Bordolo from Quad City Interfaith discuss how Quad Cities Interfaith uses community organizing to develop community leaders to be their own voices in Scott County by asking County Supervisors to implement the Scott County Community ID.
DEI Pledge and Photos
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
11AM-1PM
Center for Health Sciences Education Building Food Court
Students, faculty and staff are invited to recommit to the DEI pledge by picking up a DEI pledge card and having their photo taken. This is also an opportunity to visit the Civil Rights Celebration display and meet with DEI Graduate Student members.
Civil Rights and Human Liberties Mass
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Begins 9:15PM
Christ the King Chapel
Fr Ross Epping and the Campus Ministry staff will highlight the legacy of civil rights and human liberties work during the weekly student mass.
Community Service Project
Thursday, January 26, 2023
3-5PM
River Bend Food Bank
Students, faculty and staff will be going to their warehouse at 4010 Kimmel Drive in Davenport to sort donated items, and pack food for distribution.
Documentary “The Loyola Project”
Thursday, January 26, 2023
7–9PM
Galvin Fine Arts Center
The Notre Dame Club of the Quad-Cities and the Galvin Fine Arts Center at St Ambrose University presents The Loyola Project, an independently-produced documentary film by O’Malley Creadon Productions. At a time when it was uncommon for college basketball teams to play more than three Black players at any one time, the 1963 Loyola University Chicago Ramblers started four Black players and won the NCAA championship.
Conversation on Racism in America with Dr. Nancy Stone – Brown vs Board of Education
Friday, January 27, 2023
12:10-1:10PM
Rogalski Center Ballroom
Presentation covering the landmark ruling and subsequent desegregation of schools.
About St Ambrose University
Founded in 1882 by the Diocese of Davenport, St Ambrose University’s commitment to academic excellence, the liberal arts, social justice, and service is rooted in its Catholic intellectual tradition. The leading, private university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers more than sixty undergraduate majors, eleven Master’s degrees, and three doctoral programs. One-hundred and thirty years since its inception, St Ambrose education remains centered on intentional, holistic, and experiential learning to develop high-impact world shapers in every field. To learn more about St Ambrose University, visit sau.edu.
