To Members of the University and Surrounding Community:

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Involvement Recognition Awards will be presented to five individuals in the following areas:

Community Award is presented to two residents (youth and/or adult) of the greater Philadelphia community who are involved in community service and/or working for social justice through non-violent efforts aimed at alleviating systemic inequality as it relates to poverty, racism, and militarism.

Community Award is presented to a faculty or staff member of the Penn community who is involved in community service and/or working for social justice through non-violent efforts aimed at alleviating systemic inequality as it relates to poverty, racism, and militarism.

Community Award is presented to a Penn student who is involved in community service and/or working for social justice through non-violent efforts aimed at alleviating systemic inequality as it relates to poverty, racism, and militarism.

The Rodin Education Award is presented to a Penn faculty or staff member, Penn student, or Philadelphia resident who demonstrates significant contributions in community service and/or working for social justice efforts through the advancement of education and educational opportunities in Philadelphia.

The awards will be presented as part of the University’s commemoration of the MLK holiday during the interfaith program. We seek your help in nominating individuals whose work most merits recognition. Please share this information with others in your families, communities, schools, departments, and organizations so that we may identify those most deserving of this award.

Nomination forms may be submitted through November 18, 2022. Electronic submissions are available at: https://aarc.upenn.edu/mlk/mlk-award-nominations. This method is preferred, but not required.

If you prefer sending by mail, please send to the African American Resource Center, Attn: Colleen Winn, 3643 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6230. Should you have any questions, please contact the African-American Resource Center at (215) 898-0104 or aarc@pobox.upenn.edu.

—2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee