 Bemidji State University has a new place for students to celebrate the different cultures on campus. The Bemidji State University Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion opened last Thursday on the Upper Hobson Memorial Union near the Information Desk. The project is a student-driven initiative. It will serve as a safe place that engages in programming and opportunities in leadership, civic engagement and multicultural understanding. It's a place where it will help BSU grow in terms of being more welcoming, being accepting, engaging in that dialogue and facilitating those conversations around diversity, difference, social injustice, equity and how it is that we level the playing field for folks. So I am just honored to be a part of that experience for our students, which leads to their success. The ceremony for the Center led into a special performance for Martin Luther King Day. We'll have the highlights of the evening coming up later on in this week's Community Spotlight. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.