The Uncommon Fund is a $40,000 fund designed to provide grants for projects proposed by students. The committee will accept proposals from any individuals or groups affiliated with students at the University. Funds will be rewarded to projects which the committee feels embody the uncommon spirit of the University and will make a difference in student life on campus. We are looking for creative, innovative and unique proposals. BE CREATIVE!
The applications will be due on Friday, January 22nd 2010 at 5:00pm
You can view the application and more information at the Student Government Website.
Should you have any questions regarding the application, or the process, please send an email to uncommonfund@gmail.com.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
OMSA Winter Quarterly Calendar and the University of Chicago Black Heritage Celebration
Check out the OMSA Winter Quarterly calendar which features the MLK Commemoration Service which takes place this Friday, January 15 along with our quarterly events such as CORE, Life Series, Study Break and so much more.
The University of Chicago and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs celebrates Black Heritage Celebration this January and February. Alumnus and historian Carter G. Woodson, AB and AM 1908, spearheaded the 1926 creation of Negro History week. In 1976, as part of the nation's bicentennial, the week was expanded into Black History Month.
The University of Chicago and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs celebrates Black Heritage Celebration this January and February. Alumnus and historian Carter G. Woodson, AB and AM 1908, spearheaded the 1926 creation of Negro History week. In 1976, as part of the nation's bicentennial, the week was expanded into Black History Month.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Campus Events: January 8 - January15
Friday, January 8
Managing Winter Quarter: Effectively Managing Time and the Tasks Demands
Hosted by SCRS
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Reynolds Club – South Lounge
Winter Career Fair
Hosted by Career Advising & Planning Services
Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, Cloister Club, 1212 E. 59th Street
Managing Winter Quarter: Effectively Managing Time and the Tasks Demands
Hosted by SCRS
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Reynolds Club – South Lounge
Winter Career Fair
Hosted by Career Advising & Planning Services
Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, Cloister Club, 1212 E. 59th Street
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Game Night! Wednesday, January 20th
All are welcome to attend the Chicago Multicultural Connection Mentoring Program (CMC) Game Night on Wednesday, January 20th from 7:30-9:30pm at 5710 S. Woodlawn. Come de-stress with board games, food and art activities! This event is in collaboration with OMSA and the Student Counseling & Resource Service (SCRS).
Chicago Multicultural Connection (CMC)
Student Counseling & Resource Service (SCRS)
Present:
Game Night!!!!
Wednesday, January 20th
7:30-9:30pm
5710 S. Woodlawn, Shared Meeting Room/Shared Resource Room
For more information, please contact Robin Graham at rgraham1@uchicago.edu
Monday, January 4, 2010
Martin Luther King Jr. Comemoration Service 2010: Still I Rise
Celebrate Dr. King’s legacy as the start of the University of Chicago’s Black Heritage Celebration.
MLK Commemoration Service- Friday, January 15, 2010 3:30 pm
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Keynote Address by Dr. Melissa Harris-Lacewell
Reception to follow at Ida Noyes Hall
Keynote Speaker Bio:
Melissa Harris-Lacewell is Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University. She is the author of the award-winning book, Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought, (Princeton 2004). And she is currently at work on a new book: Sister Citizen: A Text For Colored Girls Who've Considered Politics When Being Strong Wasn't Enough. (Forthcoming Yale University Press)
Her academic research is inspired by a desire to investigate the challenges facing contemporary black Americans and to better understand the multiple, creative ways that African Americans respond to these challenges. Her work is published in scholarly journals and edited volumes and her interests include the study of African American political thought, black religious ideas and practice, and social and clinical psychology.
Professor Harris-Lacewell's creative and dynamic teaching is also motivated by the practical political and racial issues of our time. For example, her course entitled Disaster, Race and American Politics explored the multiple political meanings of Hurricane Katrina. Professor Harris-Lacewell has taught students from grade school to graduate school and has been recognized for her commitment to the classroom as a site of democratic deliberation on race.
Professor Harris-Lacewell appears regularly on MSNBC. She regularly provides expert commentary on U.S. elections, racial issues, religious questions and gender concerns for both The Rachel Maddow Show and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Professor Harris-Lacewell is also a regular guest on other television and radio. Her writings have appeared in newspapers throughout the country and she is a regular contributor at TheNation.com.
She travels extensively speaking to colleges, organizations and businesses in the United States and abroad. In 2009 Professor Harris-Lacewell became the youngest scholar to deliver the W.E.B. Du Bois Lectures at Harvard University. Also in 2009 she delivered the prestigious Ware Lecture, becoming the youngest woman to ever do so.
Professor Harris-Lacewell received her B.A. in English from Wake Forest University , her Ph.D. in political science from Duke University and an honorary doctorate from Meadville Lombard Theological School. She is currently a student at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
She lives part-time in New Orleans. Her partner, James Perry, is a candidate for mayor of the city of New Orleans in 2010.
She is also the mother of a terrific daughter, Parker Lacewell.
Melissa Harris-Lacewell is involved in the Avon Breast Cancer Walk in New York City
MLK Commemoration Service- Friday, January 15, 2010 3:30 pm
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Keynote Address by Dr. Melissa Harris-Lacewell
Reception to follow at Ida Noyes Hall
Keynote Speaker Bio:
Melissa Harris-Lacewell is Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University. She is the author of the award-winning book, Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought, (Princeton 2004). And she is currently at work on a new book: Sister Citizen: A Text For Colored Girls Who've Considered Politics When Being Strong Wasn't Enough. (Forthcoming Yale University Press)
Her academic research is inspired by a desire to investigate the challenges facing contemporary black Americans and to better understand the multiple, creative ways that African Americans respond to these challenges. Her work is published in scholarly journals and edited volumes and her interests include the study of African American political thought, black religious ideas and practice, and social and clinical psychology.
Professor Harris-Lacewell's creative and dynamic teaching is also motivated by the practical political and racial issues of our time. For example, her course entitled Disaster, Race and American Politics explored the multiple political meanings of Hurricane Katrina. Professor Harris-Lacewell has taught students from grade school to graduate school and has been recognized for her commitment to the classroom as a site of democratic deliberation on race.
Professor Harris-Lacewell appears regularly on MSNBC. She regularly provides expert commentary on U.S. elections, racial issues, religious questions and gender concerns for both The Rachel Maddow Show and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Professor Harris-Lacewell is also a regular guest on other television and radio. Her writings have appeared in newspapers throughout the country and she is a regular contributor at TheNation.com.
She travels extensively speaking to colleges, organizations and businesses in the United States and abroad. In 2009 Professor Harris-Lacewell became the youngest scholar to deliver the W.E.B. Du Bois Lectures at Harvard University. Also in 2009 she delivered the prestigious Ware Lecture, becoming the youngest woman to ever do so.
Professor Harris-Lacewell received her B.A. in English from Wake Forest University , her Ph.D. in political science from Duke University and an honorary doctorate from Meadville Lombard Theological School. She is currently a student at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
She lives part-time in New Orleans. Her partner, James Perry, is a candidate for mayor of the city of New Orleans in 2010.
She is also the mother of a terrific daughter, Parker Lacewell.
Melissa Harris-Lacewell is involved in the Avon Breast Cancer Walk in New York City
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