January 12, 2010

BCU Students, Faculty to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University students and faculty will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with “We Shall Overcome” at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, in the Chapel of Our Lady of Grace on campus.

This free public event commemorating the late civil rights leader will feature musical selections from the Consecrated Mass Choir of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Sioux City, under the direction of Alphonso McClain, director of music at Mount Zion. Also performing at the event will be the Cliff Singers, directed by Dr. Sean Burton, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Briar Cliff.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.

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