By Ariyana Griffin,
Special to the AFRO
Morgan State University (MSU) has announced a series of events, set to take place this weekend as part of the institution’s “Home for the Holidays” programming. The events will take place Dec. 8 through Dec. 10, during MSU’s “Favorite Things” weekend.
MSU’s 39th Annual Gala will take place on Dec. 8, 2023 inside of Martins West. The event, originally slated for the 2023 MSU Homecoming weekend in early October, was postponed after multiple people were shot at a homecoming event on Oct. 3.
Undeterred, the gala was rescheduled, and will take place during a weekend of exciting events.
The gala invites MSU alums, stakeholders, students and supporters to celebrate, while also helping to provide financial help for students in need of aid. Other events, set to take place throughout the weekend, will allow students, alums and faculty to connect before the holidays.
On Dec.9, student activists from MSU will host “The Art of Protest,” an event focused on how the MSU student body has historically affected change through peaceful demonstration and speaking out about injustices and inequality. The program will take place inside of the school theater in the MSU Communications Center.
The MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams will also play on Dec.9 at Hill Field House. The men’s team will play Virginia University, of Lynchburg, Va., at 12 pm. The Lady Bears will face off against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County at 2 pm. Later that night, alumni will have a chance to unwind at the Alumni Happy Hour.
On Dec.10, the Morgan State University Magnificent Marching Machine will join the Ravens Marching Band at the match between the Baltimore Ravens and the Los Angeles Rams. To wrap up the “Home for the Holidays” series, the MSU Choir will host their annual Christmas Concert at Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center, James H. and Louise Hayley Gilliam Concert Hall, also on Dec.10.
Ariyana Griffin is an AFRO intern from Morgan State University.