Weekly Schedule March 5 - 11

Friday, March 5

Mixed Race in the Age of Obama
Hosted by: Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC)
Time: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Location: Home Room of the International House, 1414 East 59th Street

Personal and Ethnographic Filmmaking in South Asia: Friends in High Places - The Art of Survival in Modern Day Burma
Hosted by:Southern Asia at Chicago
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Room 103 of Foster Hall, 1130 East 59th Street

We Give You The Praise
Hosted by: Soul Umoja
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Beyond Flamenco Festival: Finding Spain in Music
Hosted by: Chicago Presents
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Mandel Hall, 1131 East 57th Street

Taste of Africa & African Cultural Festival
Hosted by: African-American Student Association at the School of Social Service Administration
Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Lobby of the School of Social Service Administration, 969 East 60th Street

UPDATE: University Community Forum on March 2

To: Members of the University Community

From: Kimberly Goff-Crews, Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students in the University

Date: March 4, 2010

Re: Update on the Community Forum, March 2, 2010
I am writing to update you on continuing dialogue and actions following the arrest last week of a student in the Regenstein Library.

First, I appreciate the large number of students, faculty, and staff who turned out for Tuesday evening’s forum. I want to acknowledge the deep feelings many of you expressed; my colleagues and I take your concerns seriously. I am grateful for your time, your commitment, and your many thoughtful comments. I also appreciate the open and honest participation of my colleagues who represented the different units of the University involved in the incident.

Because many members of our community were unable to attend, I would like to share some of the feedback we received, the concrete actions that have already been taken, and actions Campus and Student Life, the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD), and the University Library will be taking as we move forward.

Students Organize Relief Efforts for Chile Earthquake Victims

The Latin American Business Group at the Booth School of Business and Latin America Matters at the Harris School of Public Policy have joined forces to collect funds for donation to disaster efforts in Chile. Donations will be accepted online at Chicago Helps Chile, a website set up by the two student organizations.
Proceeds will be donated to a forthcoming charity drive. For additional information, please contact Latin America Matters at jbellolio@uchicago.edu or the Latin American Business Group at eperez1@chicagobooth.edu.

For additional news please see the University News Office's Chilean Earthquake release.

Kicking off National Women's History Month

The University of Chicago and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs begins the month of March in celebration of women’s history. National Women’s History Month originated in the year of 1857 when a group of women from New York City started a protest against working conditions in factories. In 1981 Congress approved National Women’s History Week to be commemorated in the second week of March. Congress extended the week to a month in the year of 1987. Since then, the President has given a proclamation and congress has passed a resolution for Women’s History Month every year.

Motherhood

82.8 million
Estimated number of mothers of all ages in the United States.
Source: Unpublished data from Survey of Income and Program Participation.
1.9
Average number of children that women 40 to 44 had given birth to as of 2006, down from 3.1 children in 1976, the year the Census Bureau began collecting such data. The percentage of women in this age group who had given birth was 80 percent in 2006, down from 90 percent in 1976.

Education

29.4 million
Number of women 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more education in 2008, higher than the corresponding number for men (28.4 million). Women had a larger share of high school diplomas, as well as associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees. More men than women had a professional or doctoral degree.

29%
Percent of women 25 and older who had obtained a bachelor’s degree or more as of 2008.

Student Leadership Awards

Each Spring, the University and the College honor a select number of student leaders for their contributions to the campus community. Decisions will be based in part on the extent to which the student's contribution exceeds what is normally expected of an active participant.

Students can be honored for contributions to any part of campus life, including: work with student organizations, intercollegiate athletics, house governments, orientation programs, community service campus arts organizations, graduate activities, the Prospective Students Admissions Committee, etc. The Student Leader Awards Committee will accept nominations from students, staff, and faculty, including self nominations, unless otherwise stipulated in the award description.

All nominations are due by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 5pm.

Once a student is nominated, if they meet the requirements for nomination, they will be contacted by ORCSA no later than Monday, March 15, 2010, and be asked to submit supporting materials by midnight, Sunday, April 4, 2010.

The Student Leader Awards Selection Committee, made up of a wide variety of campus administrators, will select the award recipients in April. Winners will be announced on April 29, 2010.

If you have any questions about nominations or the processes involved with the awards, please email ORCSA.

As a general note, please be aware that upon successful submission of materials (nominations, letters of support, or student supporting materials) you will receive a confirmation email from ORCSA. This email is sent to your uchicago email account. If you do not receive this email, please attempt your submission again or contact ORCSA.