Diversity Initiatives & Programs
The entire Drew community is invited to join us this Monday, January 18, for our annual Day of Service celebrating and honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy.
MLK Day is a national day of service, meant to encourage all Americans to improve their communities. This Monday, we can do that as one Drew community, through programs and service projects planned in response to Dr. King’s enduring question: “What are you doing for others?”
Presented by Student Engagement, Civic Engagement, Change Builders, and the Office of the University Chaplain.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. ”
January 18, 2021 | 7–8 P.M. | ONLINE
Join us for a discussion with Clara Ester, a former colleague and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, around the past, present, and future of racial justice in the United States.
Learn more about Clara.
*This event is a part of first-year orientation. Registration is required through the Orientation Team!
January 18, 2021 | 10 A.M.–NOON | ONLINE
What do you want your legacy to be? This training led by Tamia Rashima Jordan, M.ED., radical racial and social justice educator and current Director of Intercultural Student Affairs at Emerson College, will involve thought, reflection, and action on how you can be an active part of building a supportive and inclusive environment for all.
Join Amnesty International's largest annual human rights campaign, Write for Rights, with people from around the world as we come together to write letters on behalf of people who are unjustly imprisoned or are facing abuses
Engage in Stay Gold Society's virtual Happymail to write virtual letters to keep seniors across the nation connected as they are feeling more isolated than ever before
Questions about DIY In Your Dorm projects? Contact the Drew Changebuilders at changebuilders@drew.edu.
Assemble United Way's literacy kits to help build children's libraries at home and in the classroom, and they include a book and other activities to engage the young reader and make reading more interactive.
Make friendship bracelets—one for you and one for a student at the club—to make their day and show them they have a friend, as students are particularly struggling during this pandemic with socialization and changes to schooling.
Write cards of encouragement for 14 to 18 year old foster youths who are likely going through a difficult transition period to remind them they are not forgotten and that there are many people who care about them.
