Campus invited to participate in Dr. King T-shirt contest
Avery Durnan / The USD Vista
Martin Luther King Jr. Day may be months away, but the University of San Diego is already encouraging students to be more involved than ever. To mark King’s legacy, USD is offering the 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. parade T-shirt design competition.
Open to all university students, faculty, staff and alumni, the contest is relatively simple to enter. Participants must come up with a creative T-shirt design expressing this year’s theme “Living the Dream. Let Freedom Ring.” The original artistic design should reflect King’s message of peace, justice and equality in an interesting way.
The rules are as follows: designs should be created on a white background and be no longer than 12×12 inches, the entry must include the contender’s name, class year, e-mail address and phone number, and it is to be submitted to the office of Community Service Learning in Maher 218 by Dec. 1.
Associated Students’ Multicultural Relations Programming Director, Kat Kim, supports the university’s continued efforts to embrace diversity through creativity. “It will be great to start off the New Year with a Martin Luther King T-shirt, especially coming back after our break. I also think the shirts are a great way to promote awareness of Black History Month on campus at USD,” Kim said.
The winner’s artwork will be screen printed on Torero blue T-shirts to be worn at the “Honoring the Dream” parade on Jan. 17 near Petco Park. The university encourages all students to join Team USD and march in the parade. The first 200 walkers will receive a free T-shirt featuring the winner’s design.
The winning artwork will also be featured on event materials including the USD Martin Luther King Jr. website. Information on the contest, the parade and the university’s commitment to King’s legacy can be found on sandiego.edu/mlk.
Any questions about the T-shirt design competition or Martin Luther King festivities can be directed to the office of Community Service Learning.