Student Center Complex Dedication still on for Feb. 25

Even if snow comes, the Student Center Complex Dedication will go on as planned at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 in the new Martin Luther King Student Center.

The public is welcome to attend the Dedication Ceremony and tours of the Student Center Complex on that rescheduled date.

The Honorable Walter Fauntroy, civil right activist and former U.S. congressman, has readjusted his schedule and will give the keynote address. All other originally planned events relating to the dedication will take place on Feb. 25.

With the dedication of the Complex – which includes the Strength & Conditioning Facility, the Wellness & Recreation Center with its connected swimming pool, as well as the MLK Student Center, DSU is combining the christening event with its annual observances of Martin Luther King’s Birthday and the University’s Founders’ Day.

There will also be remarks from DSU President Harry Lee Williams; Kathleen Charlot, current DSU Student Government Association (SGA) president; Leroy Tate, Delaware State College alumnus and the 1968 SGA president; and Dr. Claibourne Smith, chairman of the DSU Board of Trustees.

A ribbon cutting ceremony and the opening of the 1968 Time Capsule that was extracted from the cornerstone of the previous student center prior to its demolition will be other features. The University will also announce the contents of a new time capsule that will be encased in the cornerstone of the new MLK Student Center.

In addition, the University will give people a chance to own a piece of history through the sale of bricks from the previous MLK Student Center that was in existence from 1968-2008. The limited edition bricks will be on sale for $15 each in the new MLK Student Center.