<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2024/02-06/call-to-service.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>02/06/2024 11:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>The Call to Service and the Call to Serve</title><sub-title/><description>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. respected the sacrifices made by servicemen and servicewomen in their pursuit of a just and free society. His advocacy for civil rights had an impact on the military in many ways, demonstrating the interconnectedness between his vision of a more equitable world and the noble service of those in uniform. We recently celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s call to service with our Ultimate Call to Service event featuring a trio of distinguished panelists who discussed how Dr. King’s ideals and their calls that influenced their dedication to military service.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2024/02-06/_images/ultimate-call-to-service.png" alt="group photo at event"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2024/02-06/call-to-service.xml</loc><categories/></item>