[Important Information for Students] Fwd: Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees Statement on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

[Office of the President]

Dear Campus Community,

Today, as we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I encourage you to
read the message from SUNY Chancellor King and the SUNY Board of Trustees,
included below. Their words highlight the profound importance of Dr. King’s
legacy and its continued relevance to the work we do in higher education
and here at SUNY Plattsburgh.

As we reflect on Dr. King’s vision, I also encourage you to participate in
the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 1:30
PM in the ACC Warren Ballrooms on our main campus. This meaningful event,
hosted by the Clinton County MLK Commission and the SUNY Plattsburgh Office
for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will honor Dr. King’s impact. Please
see the attached flyer for additional details and information.

Together, let us take this opportunity to reflect on Dr. King’s enduring
vision and reaffirm our dedication to building a community of justice and
inclusion.

Sincerely,
Dr. Alexander Enyedi
President

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*Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees Statement on Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Day*



*For Immediate Release: Monday, Jan. 20, 2025*

Contact: Holly Liapis, Holly.Liapis at suny.edu, (518) 477-0757; or Conall
Smith, Conall.Smith at suny.edu, (518) 565-9580



“This year as we commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and
honor his unfinished work and legacy, SUNY reflects on The King Center’s
theme for 2025: *protecting freedom, justice, and democracy*.



“We recall Dr. King’s writing in the *Letter from Birmingham* in 1964 that,
‘We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single
garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.’



“No institution in our society is more important to the future of freedom,
justice, and democracy – to building a more equitable, just, and inclusive
society for all – than public higher education. At SUNY, we have the
privilege of furthering Dr. King’s vision for our nation as we carry out
the mission enshrined in our founding legislation to ‘provide to the people
of New York educational services of the highest quality, with the broadest
possible access, fully representative of all segments of the population.’



“SUNY’s reputation for providing an excellent, affordable higher education
is inseparable from our steadfast commitment to diversity, equity, and
inclusion as one of our institution’s four driving pillars. Every day, our
extraordinary faculty recognize the importance of confronting hard truths
in our history as a precondition for building a better, more inclusive
future. A central pillar of democracy continues to be an informed and
active citizenry, and SUNY has undertaken an ambitious agenda of civics and
service: from emphasizing the importance of civil discourse across our
campuses to making civic discourse a part of every student’s general
education curriculum to empowering hundreds of students to engage in paid
public service in our communities through the Empire State Service Corps.



“As we reflect on Dr. King’s legacy, we must remember the fight is not
over. There is still so much work to be done to ensure that our society is
equitable, just, and inclusive. We are committed to ensuring there is a
place at SUNY for every New Yorker – and that place is welcoming,
inclusive, and embodying of excellence – because that is what living out
the legacy of Dr. King truly means.”



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