Every year the LSU Office of Multicultural Affairs puts on its MLK Day of Service, where students volunteer in the Baton Rouge community and give back.
This year the Tigers teamed up with Southern University, Baton Rouge Community College and 70 local organizations to clean up spots in northern Baton Rouge as a part of the city’s MLK service day and festival.
Director of the OMA Andrea Grant and her assistant directors Wes Heath and Evante Topp said they were excited for their very first LSU service day.
“Dr. King talked about being of service, how do you be someone, a good person. He talked about being a servant. That’s what it’s all about today and we’re just excited to have students, faculty and staff working together, serving within our community to have a powerful impact,” said Grant.
Afterwards, students returned to campus for a reception in the African American Cultural Center.
LSU sophomore Quentin Phillips said he became a volunteer to help uplift the community.
“We were able to come together as an LSU community, and go out and help baton rouge as a community in the spots that were deeply affected by, you know, the violence, the flood,” said Phillips.
The final two events of the University’s MLK celebration are the Unity Reception and the Performing Arts Night which will take place on Wednesday in the faculty club and Thursday in the Union Theater.