Native American Heritage Celebration

November is National American Indian Heritage Month. The first American Indian Day was celebrated in New York State in 1916, and since 1976, United States Presidents have proclaimed either a week or month of recognition. The first nationally recognized month-long American Indian Heritage Celebration was proclaimed through a joint resolution signed in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush.

In the month of Thanksgiving, American Indian Heritage Month is meant to celebrate especially the heritage, history, art, and traditions of American Indians and Alaska Natives. The month is celebrated by cities and states across the United States.

There are many exciting events throughout Chicago in celebration of American Indian Heritage Month. The American Indian Center of Chicago will host their 56th Annual Powwow . The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian also has great events and exhibits all year!

Below are some of the events happening at the University of Chicago

Note to Pregnant Women: Vaccine appointments

October 29, 2009

The University has received 175 doses of inactivated H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine shots. In keeping with Centers for Disease Control guidelines, this small initial shipment of inactivated vaccine is being allocated to pregnant women.

Pregnant University of Chicago faculty, staff, students, other academic personnel, post-doctoral scholars, and pregnant spouses or partners of members of these groups are encouraged to call the Student Care Center at 773-702-4156 and make an appointment for a free vaccination. A University ID or UC health insurance card is required.

Because of the small amount of vaccine available at this moment, no vaccination clinic for pregnant women is scheduled.

We recognize that given the small amount of vaccine currently available, we may run out before vaccinating all pregnant women who want the vaccine. We ask your patience, and your help in making sure that vaccine goes to those who need it most.

Campus Events: October 30 - November 5

Friday, October 30

ORCSA : Haunted House
Time: 3.30pm – 6.00pm (Scary Good Time)
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm (Scary You To Death)
Location: Reynolds Club, 5706 S. University Avenue

Poetry Reading by Ginger Mance
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: What The Traveler Saw, 1508 E. 55th Street

2009 Critical Encounters Artists in Residence
La Pocha Nostra Debut Performance
Corpo/Ilicito: The Post-Human Society #69
Time: 7:00pm
Location: 618 S. Michigan Avenue, 2nd Floor
Free. For more information call 312.369.8829

DuSable Museum of African American History presents DanceAfrica Chicago 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park, 205 E. Randolph Drive.

Katz Center for Mexican Studies presents” Temas y problemas de la historia contemporánea de México (1950s-1980s)” by Ariel Rodríguez Kuri, Research Professor & Director, Centro de Estudios Históricos, El Colegio de México
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: John Hope Franklin Room, SS 224. 1126 E. 59th Street

Saturday , October 31
Annual Belgian Halloween Party
Time: tba
Location: International House, 1414 East 59th Street

PanAsia, KSO and OMSA Asian Hip Hop Summit Tour
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Bartlett Trophy Lounge, 5640 South University Avenue

Sunday, November 1

MGSA and MECHA Dias de Los Muretos Celebration
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Hutch Commons in the Reynolds Club, 5706 S. University Avenue

Life Series: Financial Planning

Need to balance your budget? Want to figure out how to manage your debt? Then come to this free financial workshop hosted by OMSA in partnership with the Booth School of Business. This free workshop is facilitated by Charisse Conanan and Adrissha Wimberly from the Booth School of Business.

Diversifying Faculty in Illinois Fellowship (DFI)

The Diversifying Faculty in Illinois Fellowship (DFI)  is a great funding opportunity for full time students of color in pursuit of a PhD, Master’s and terminal Master’s degree. If you intend to teach or serve in an administrative capcatiy at an Illinois educational institution after you complete your degree, then this is a great prospect for you!

The purpose of DFI is to increase the number of underrepresented faculty and staff in Illinois institutions of higher education and higher education governing boards. The goal of DFI is to increase the number of minority full-time tenure track faculty and staff at Illinois post-secondary institutions (two- and four-year colleges and universities). You must be a resident of Illinois (with an educational degree earned from an IL educational institution) or be a registered voter and have lived in Illinois for a period of at least three years.

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture Film Series presents
The Return of Navajo Boy
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
6:30 pm
5710 S. Woodlawn (OMSA)

Acclaimed documentary film "The Return of Navajo Boy" reunited a Navajo Family, triggered an investigation of uranium houses in the Navajo Nation, and helped a former uranium miner make his case for compensation. A powerful new epilogue shows how the film and Navajo participants are building a groundswell for the clean up of Cold War uranium contamination.

Film director Jeff Spitz and Navajo grandmother Ms. Elsie Mae Begay will be present for Q & A with the audience.

Co‐presented by:
Native American Student Association (NASA),
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA), &
Program on the Global Environment (PGE) of
the Center for International Studies

Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to participate should contact Jessica Sparks at 773‐702‐8063 or jessicas@uchicago.edu

Bringing Michelle Obama to the Unviersity of Chicago

In an attempt to catch the attention of Michelle Obama, Student Government (SG) and the Organization of Black Students (OBS) will film a 10-hour video in the Reynolds Club tomorrow inviting the First Lady to speak at OBS’s annual Kent Lecture.

Click here to read the full Chicago Maroon Article
Michelle Obama to receive video invite from SG, OBS - The Chicago Maroon

Campus Events: October 23 - October 29

Friday, October 23
Student Counseling Resource Center: Time Management and Increased Motivation for Graduate Students
Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Location: Reynolds Club, South Lounge

Rockefeller Chapel : Motet Choir: Informal Concert for Parents Weekend
Time : 12.00pm
Location: Rockefeller Chapel

I House Global Voice Series: 2nd International Kathak Festival
October 23-25
Location: Assembly Hall of the International House, 1414 E. 59th Street

Monday, October 26

Office of Sustainability Bicycle Safety Workshop
Time: 4:30pm – 5:15pm
Hutchinson Courtyard

Chicago Graduate & Professional Studies presents “Road Map for Graduate Study” with author Don Martin
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Location, Ida Noyes Hall, West Lounge, 1212 E. 59th Street

CAPS Undergraduate Career Exploration Workshop
Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Location, Ida Noyes Hall, West Lounge, 1212 E. 59th Street

International Volunteering Initiative Weekly Meeting
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Making the Most of the Diversity Internship Fair

Please join us for our

4th Annual Diversity Internship Fair

Thursday, October 29th, 12-2pm

5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Sponsored by OMSA and Career Advising and Planning Services

This event is open to all students in The College, Graduate Divisions, and Professional Schools

We welcome all students, no matter where you are in your internship/employment seeking process, but make the most of your time at the internship fair by following these simple suggestions:

1. Bring copies of your most recent resume to share with potential employers or internship sites. Contact CAPS https://caps.uchicago.edu/ for information on getting your resume reviewed.

2. Have a 30 second "elevator speech" prepared to share with the representatives you may meet. What is it that makes you a good fit for the organization you're interested in?

3. Wear business casual attire.

4. Do your homework on the organizations you're interested in talking with. A list of confirmed attendees is below:

Academy for Urban School Leadership, Chicago Careers in Health Professions, Chicago Youth Centers, Collegiate Scholars Program, Digitas, Discover Law, Grosvenor Capital Management, Human Rights Internship Program, Hyde Park Art Center, JP Morgan, The Leadership Alliance,  Library and Information Science Access Midwest Program, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), Planned Parenthood, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), Summer Links, Teach for America, Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP)

Hope to see you there!!

Open Student Forum: Transportation and Security

Thursday, October 22
12:00 noon and 6:00 pm
McCormick Tribune Lounge in the Reynolds Club, 5706 South University Avenue

Each forum (at 12:00 and 6:00) will present the same information so please join us for the one you are able to attend. This is an opportunity to meet and engage with administrators and to discuss concerns, problems, and compliments pertaining to transportation services and safety and security. Light refreshments will be provided.

Brought to you by Student Government and the Offices of Campus and Student Life

Campus Events: October 16 - October 22

Friday, October 16

Deadline for OMSA Allocation Board funding application
Deadline for the Diversity Leadership Award

Blues N’ Ribs

Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Reynolds Club, 1212 E. 59th Street

Miguel Gandert: Reading History & Intercultural Relationships in the Rituals of New Mexico and Bolivia
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Location: CSRPC, Center for the Study, 5655 S. University Avenue

OMSA Outing to National Museum of Mexican Art
Time: 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue and Off Campus

LGTBQ Programming Office Graduate Mixer
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: 5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Phat Pitch Presents: OCD Automatic DJ Set
Time: 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm
Location: Reynolds Club, Hutch Commons, 1212 E. 59th Street

Saturday, October 17

Chicago Humanities Festival: Clown Doctors
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location: International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th Street

Chicago Humanities Festival: Chicago Sports
Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th Street

Organization of Black Students Welcome Dinner
Time: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: Reynolds Club, McCormick Tribune Lounge, 1212 E. 59th Street

Monday, October 19

OMSA and LGBTQ Programming Office How to be an Ally
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: 5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Interested Ladies of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Meeting
Time : 7.00pm to 8.30pm
Location: 5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

International Volunteering Initiative (previously called ISVN)
Time: 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Crossroads: How To Be an Ally | Monday, Oct. 19

As part of OUTober, the University of Chicago celebration of LGBTQ History Month, OMSA and the LGBTQ Programming Office will be hosting the Crossroad Program: How to be an Ally, a short panel and candid group discussion on what it means to be an ally and how students can be allies to different communities on and off-campus. The panel will focus primarily on allyships between queer people of color, white folks, and straight folks. The event will also delve into the ways that all individuals can examine their own privilege and complex intersections of identity in order to be allies to one another.

Here are a few more events for OUTober.

Martha Nussbaum: “Same Sex Marriage and Constitutional Law”
Thursday, Oct 22
7:30 pm
The Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted

Victim (Film Screening)
Tuesday, October 27
9:00pm
Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street

AIDS Memorial Quilt Opening
Friday, Oct 30 (On display through Dec 3)
8:00am-4:00pm
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 1156 E. 59th Street

Graduate & Professional Workshop Series

Making the Most of your College Years: Wednesday, October 21st 7-8pm at 5710!

The Chicago Multicultural Connection Mentoring Program (CMC) and OMSA present our Graduate & Professional Workshop Series: Making the Most of your College Years, Wednesday, October 21st from 7-8pm at 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue. Come get your questions answered regarding course sequencing, how to fit in study abroad, taking three classes versus four, and anything else you want to know about choosing your courses. This workshop is a must for 1st and 2nd year students. Upperclassmen are encouraged to attend as well. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Robin Graham at rgraham1@uchicago.edu.

Photos from Noche de Arte

Afro-Colombiano, Grupo Rebolú Performing at Noche de Arte

Visual Artist at Noche de Arte

Dancing the Night Away

Students performing spoken word

Photos from the OMSA Welcome Back and the Dedication of the Timuel D. Black Edible Arts Garden

The Edible Arts Garden at 5710 S. Woodlawn

Timuel D. Black giving remarks

Timuel D. Black and his wife Zenobia standing next to the Edible Arts Garden

The plaque that is standing at the garden, dedicated to Timuel D. Black

Photos are taken by Morrie Bowie

OMSA goes to Pilsen!! Friday, October 16th!

Join OMSA as we head to Pilsen!

As part of Caras de América—Latina/o Heritage Celebration, join OMSA and OLAS as we head to the opening exhibit and reception for “Women of Juárez: Rastros y Crónicas” at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen. For more information about the exhibit, please visit [http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/mdj09.html].

We will meet at 5710 S. Woodlawn at 4:30pm and take the train together to the Museum.

RSVP to Rosa by October 14th to ensure your spot. There is a limited number of tickets available.

For more information, pleases contact Rosa at ryo@uchicago.edu
Women of Juárez: Rastros y Crónicas

Since 1993, more then 500 women have been killed in Ciudad Juárez in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. For some time now, Mexican and Mexican American artists have been sensitive to the subject of Women of Juarez and have worked on diverse projects to share their perspective on this disturbing situation. The thought provoking pieces throughout the exhibition serve as a chronicle of the struggles of Mexican women and the grievous deaths in Ciudad Juárez. By generating awareness, the artwork supports the cause of the victims’ families who search for justice and truth. The artists of Rastros y Crónicas compel the viewer to comprehend and sympathize with what thevictims endured and what the living continue to face. In this way, our generation and future generations will not forget or ignore the loss of life in Ciudad Juárez.

Campus Events: October 9 - October 16

Friday, October 9

John W. Rogers Jr.: The State of Black Business in Chicago
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Location: Room 122, Social Science Research, 1126 E. 59th Street

Family Resource Center Opening Celebration
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Location: University Church, 5655 S. University Avenue

OMSA Noche de Arte
Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn

Bollywood on the Quad
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Bartlett Quad , 5640 S. University Avenue, (5710 S. Woodlawn is the rain location)

Saturday, October 10

61st Street Farmers Market
Time: 9:00am to 2:00pm
Location: 61st Street between Dorchester and Blackstone

South Side History Bike Tour
Time: 10:30am to 3:30pm
Location: Bartlett Quad, 5640 S. University Avenue

Sunday, October 11

Flamenco Beginners Dance Class
Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Bartlett Arts Rehearsal Space, 5640 S. University Avenue

South Side Solidarity
Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: See event descriptions for details

Monday, October 12

OMSA Chicago Multicultural Connection Kick-Off Orientation
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn

Global Brigades Ice Cream Sundae Study Break
Time: 8:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: Bartlett Dining Hall

Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. Social
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn

Tuesday, October 13

Free Rapid HIV Testing
Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Locations: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Phi Iota Alpha and OLAS Presents Riesgo! (Latino Jeopardy)
Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Locations: 5710 S. Woodlawn

Wednesday, October 14

M.E.Ch.A Weekly Meeting
Time: 7:00pm to 8:00pm Locations: 5710 S. Woodlawn

Thursday, October 15

OMSA and CSRPC Artist in Residence Miguel Gandert Student Brownbag Lunch
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Hyde Park Farmers’ Market
Time: 7am to 2pm
Location: Harper Court, 52nd Pl. & Harper

Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. Latino College Experience
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Human Rights Program Internship Report Back Panel “Midwives, Dusty Roads, and Clinics: Working for Health Care for All”
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Harper 103, 1116 E. 59th Street

Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Bailando con los Phiotas (Dancing with the Phiotas)
Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Friday, October 16

Let’s Talk
Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn

About the Timuel D. Black Edible Arts Garden

Garden Dedication - Monday, October 5 from

5:00pm - 7:00pm at 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

The Timuel D. Black Edible Arts Garden represents a remarkable, creative collaboration between the groups at the University of Chicago’s 5710 S. Woodlawn Building (including the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and the LGBTQ Programming Office), the Civic Knowledge Project (CKP), and Prof. Timuel D. Black himself, the legendary civil rights activist, educator, and oral historian of Chicago’s South Side. It is an original and innovative project that has no parallel anywhere else on the University’s campus, and it is an important first step that demonstrates how amazing things can be done even in small spaces.

The idea for the garden initially grew out of various Civic Knowledge Project workshops and collaborations, particularly the community-based Sustainable Savings workshops, which led to important, productive discussions with the University’s Director of Sustainability and University Planner about the possibilities for converting various University spaces to edible plants gardens. The hope was to demonstrate both how small, less than promising areas could be used for significant local and organic food production (through e.g. container and vertical gardening), and how this could be done in a way that was aesthetically and artistically significant, connecting with a larger movement led by environmental artists to create “edible estates” in place of lawns and other urban spaces. But the idea was also to make this a new, highly interdisciplinary form of gardening, something that would carry significance for many different people (both on and off campus) with a wide range of interests and backgrounds. The history of urban gardening is replete with new approaches, from Victory Gardens to community gardens to native plants gardens, and this project was meant to be another original approach—a garden so invested with artistic, historical, and philosophical meaning that it would speak not only to people interested in environmental science or urban agriculture, but also to artists, philosophers, historians, and interested citizens. The name “Edible Arts” is meant to indicate just how unusual this garden is.

Happily, the students at 5710 proposed that the garden be dedicated to Prof. Timuel D. Black, the author of the wonderful multivolume work Bridges of Memory. This was a singularly good idea, from the CKP’s perspective, since Prof. Black has long been a most valued partner in various CKP activities concerning the history of the South Side and Bronzeville. When Prof. Black visited the garden during the early phases of its construction, he was full of enthusiasm and ideas for investing it with a larger meaning, making it a dynamic form of tribute that would inspire hope, valorize education, teach South Side history, and stimulate just those types of conversation that he has always treasured, talking with the elders.

The design of the garden, with its graceful ascending lines and design elements, its sculptural artistry, are meant to realize that vision. It is a small space in which a lot is happening, and virtually every little piece of the garden has an important story to tell. The circular stone planters were built with old paving stones from the streets of Chicago, including stones from late 19th or early 20th century Maxwell St. The stones carrying the dedication plaque are pieces of a famous local building from 1890—the historic Roundhouse just off of Washington Park, now the site of the latest expansion of the DuSable Museum of African American History. The tomato plant in the central circular planter is a special heirloom tomato cultivated in honor of the famous independent alderman of the 5th Ward and champion of social justice Leon M. Despres. The rivers of beautiful recycled local glass (on beds of LEED certified blue gravel) running through the garden, and the ascending wire sculptures, symbolize the first and second Great Migrations of African Americans to Chicago, and the “bridges of memory” that Prof. Black has sought for so long to build. The smaller sculptures on the ascending wires represent the work of local South Side artists, artists striving to impart the message of hope and optimism. And of course, among the artwork, one can find the University of Chicago Phoenix, an especially appropriate part of the vision of Prof. Black, who is himself a University Alum.

More artistic elements will continue to be added as the garden progresses, both as an experiment in sustainable urban agriculture and as a dynamic work that changes the flow of human interaction at 5710, encouraging people to stop, talk, remember, and tell their stories. The students at 5710 look forward to donating their fall harvest to a local food pantry; an edible arts garden gives city residents the opportunity to eat fresh food and, for the children, a chance to see where their food comes from. Also, the rain barrels for gray water harvesting and the composter will be decorated with mosaics by local schoolchildren working under the direction of the CKP and a South Side artist to help realize Prof. Black’s vision for this space. New plantings and arrangements will insure that the garden remains beautiful and meaningful throughout the year, even during the coldest months. As a dialogical space, the garden has only just begun. The hope, shared by all those responsible for it, is to make it a focal point for building the community connections and civic friendship that will indeed make it a fitting tribute to our great South Side historian Timuel D. Black, whose legacy of activism on behalf of social justice needs to be carried on through the generations.

Campus Events: October 2 - October 9

Monday, October 5

Gilbert F. White Leadership Program Informational Session
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Bartlett Lounge, 5640 S. University Avenue
Application Due: October 12

OMSA Welcome Back & Dedication of the Timuel D. Black Edible Arts Garden with the Civic Knowledge Project
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Presents: Miss Black and Gold Pageant Informational Session
Time: 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Multicultural Greek Council Presents: Meet the Greeks
Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

International Student Volunteer Network Meeting
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Chinese Undergraduate Student Association General Meeting
Time: 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: McCormick Lounge in the Reynolds Club, 5706 S. University Avenue

Tuesday, October 6

SAMSU Singaporean Society: General Meeting
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

SORT: Student Organization Reapplication Training
Time: 6:30pm – 9:15pm
Location: Reynold’s Club and Mandel Hall, 5706 S. University Avenue

Phi Iota Alpha Latino Fraternity Inc. Presents: Fall Informational Session
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Feminist Majority Meeting
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

OMSA Latina/o Heritage Celebration Film Showing with Doc Films
Time: 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, Max Palevsky Cinema, 1212 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL

Organization of Black Students General Assembly
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Room 103 Harper Memorial Library, 1116 East 59th Street

Wednesday, October 7

Graduate and Professional Student Organizations Roundtable
Time: 11:30am – 2:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

CSRPC and CGS Open House and Welcome Reception
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: Center for Gender and Race Studies Lounge, 5733 South University Avenue

Quarterly President’s Roundtable
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Sponsor’s For Educational Opportunity
Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn RSO Avenue

American Red Cross Club of UC
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc, Social
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00 pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

M.E.Ch.A Weekly Meeting
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Thursday, October 8

Gilbert F. White Leadership Program Informational Session
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Bartlett Lounge, 5640 S. University Avenue
Application Due: October 12

Grad Student Social
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, Cloister Club, 1212 E. 59th Street

“Extreme Makeovers in a Chicago High School: Transforming “At Risk Youth” into “Young Latino Professionals” presented by Jonathan Rosa, Ph.D. Candiate, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago
Time: 4:15pm -5:30pm
Location: The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, 5733 S. University Avenue

Colleges Against Cancer Kick-off Meeting
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Room 140 Harper Memorial Library, 1116 East 59th Street

OMSA Latina/o Heritage Celebration Film Showing “El Norte”
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, Max Palevsky Cinema, 1212 East 59th Street

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Presents UncensoRED: Let's Talk About "It"
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

QFilms: Frida with the LGBTQ Programming Office
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

OLAS Weekly Meeting
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Friday, October 9

500th Convocation at the University of Chicago
Time: 10:30am, doors open at 9:45pm. Live feed at Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street
Location: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Family Resource Center Opening Celebration
Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: 2nd Floor University Church, 5655 S. University Avenue

OMSA Noche de Arte with OLAS, OBS , Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.
Time: 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

OMSA's Mentoring Program Kick-Off October 12th!

The Chicago Multicultural Connection (CMC), is holding its annual Kick-Off Orientation and Reception on Monday, October 12th from 7-9pm at 5710 S. Woodlawn. If you are an undergraduate student who is interested in working with a mentor or a graduate student interested in serving as a mentor, please attend this event! Students will have an opportunity to meet with new and current mentors and mentees and find out more about the program. The time commitment for the program is minimal, but the rewards are great! You may sign-up for the program in advance or on the day of the kick-off. For more information or to sign-up, please contact Robin Graham via email at rgraham1@uchicago.edu or visit http://omsa.uchicago.edu/mentorship/.

The Chicago Multicultural Connection (CMC), a career-focused mentoring program, is looking for student participants for the 2009-2010 school year! CMC matches undergraduate students of color with alumni, faculty, staff or graduate students who share similar career interests and goals. Along with one-on-one mentorship, the program provides career and academic workshops as well as social and cultural events throughout the year.