Commemorative address
Omaha City Councilman Ben Gray will deliver UNMC’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorative address on Monday at noon in the Sorrell Center’s Truhlsen Campus Events Center. The free event is open to the public and lunch will be served.
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In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, several members of the campus community were asked to offer their personal reflections on the civil rights leader.
Today is the first of a two-part series that features these reflections on Dr. King.
The second part of this series will run Friday.
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Charles Krobot, Pharm.D.
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“When I think about Dr. King, I think about the strength of his commitment to overcoming enormous prejudices in our country and his unrelenting but passive approach. He demonstrated that one does not have to be violent to be seen and heard and thanks to his efforts and those of others who followed, we now have the opportunity to experience the traditions of people from a broad variety of ethnic backgrounds.”
Charles Krobot, Pharm.D., associate dean for student affairs in the College of Pharmacy
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Linda Cunningham
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“I am inspired by Dr. King’s quote that says, ‘The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.’ Likewise, I believe that ‘individual concern allows us to be bystanders, yet concern for humanity requires that we be transformers.’ ”
Linda Cunningham, president of the Employee Diversity Network and diversity specialist in UNMC’s Human Resources Department
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Magda Peck, Sc.D.
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“Ever since I stood with my parents in the sweltering heat near the Lincoln Memorial and heard Dr. King tell us about his dream, he was a fixture of inspiration in our home. Dr. King became the voice-over soundtrack of my quest for social justice. Every day his words urge me to, ‘challenge the forces that threaten to negate life … and exercise creative will to hew out a stone of hope from a mountain of despair.’ ”
Magda Peck, Sc.D., associate dean for community engagement and public health practice in the UNMC College of Public Health
When I think of Doctor King; It's gives me hope of what humanity can become.