Central College will observe its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration with a public session featuring keynote speaker Jaime Schultz, professor of kinesiology at Penn State. Her visit is made possible through a grant from the Moore Family Foundation.

Schultz, author of “Moment of Impact: Injury, Racialized Memory and Reconciliation in College Football,” investigates the story of Jack Trice and other Black athletes at Iowa colleges. Her work examines persistent inequities in sports and provides a historically grounded lens on race, memory and social justice that will guide this year’s program.

The keynote session will begin at 9:30 am on Monday in Douwstra Auditorium on the Central campus, and will be open to the public.

As in prior years, the schedule includes academic sessions and hands-on service projects designed for Central students, emphasizing engagement and experiential learning. The observance concludes with a choir performance.