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Luther College asks Decorah for a city partner for Jan. 19 MLK 'town and gown' event

Decorah City Council · October 7, 2025
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Summary

Dr. Robert Clay of Luther College thanked the city for recent partnership and asked the council for a staff or council contact to help plan a combined Luther College–Decorah community event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 19.

Doctor Robert Clay, identified as chief of equity and inclusion at Luther College, thanked the council for recent partnerships around homecoming and other campus events and asked for a city contact to help make MLK Day programming a true town‑and‑gown event.

Clay said Luther is consolidating prior "dream week" activities into a single community town‑and‑gown event at the CFL on Monday, Jan. 19, with a midday program and a follow‑up conversation about civil liberties and justice. He provided an email (clayluther dot edu) for follow‑up and asked council members to recommend a city representative who could help coordinate logistics.

Councilmembers responded with thanks and brief acknowledgments; the request was noted for follow‑up by city staff.

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