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Representatives from the Rochester City Clerk's Office will be present to process passport applications, and a photographer will be available to take standard passport photos.

King for a Day is a part of the nationally recognized MLK Day of Service, which encourages Americans across the country to engage in volunteer activities in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

After Hours coed a capella presents “License to Kill,” a James Bond–themed show including covers of songs by popular artists such as Adele, Imagine Dragons, Alex Clare, David Guetta, and more.

Volunteers are needed for the communitywide FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League Championship Tournament on Sunday, Dec. 9, in the Palestra.

“No Dancing Allowed,” a presentation of Biodance at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, will feature several University faculty members.

Cora Marrett, deputy director of the National Science Foundation, will give a talk on “Research and Education in a Data Intensive Era” Wednesday, Nov. 28.

The Rochester Center for Community Leadership is hosting its final Leadership Luncheon of the semester from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the Stackel Room, Wilson Commons. The luncheon will focus on Students with Disabilities: Advocacy and Awareness.

The Hindu Students’ Association and ADITI are hosting a Diwali Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 17. The event, which celebrates the Festival of Lights, will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Douglass Dining Center.

Free and open to the public, the event provides an opportunity for communities to experience these personal records of the past and learn how to preserve them for the future.

This October, the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership & Diversity in Arts, Sciences & Engineering will mark the 10th anniversary of its founding and the 20th anniversary of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The center also celebrates three new grants totaling $3.9 million for its Upward Bound and McNair programs.