Saturday, January 30
Hunger Banquet for Haiti
Hosted by: Interfaith Youth Core and Faiths Act Fellows, in collaboration with: Interfaith Dialogue, Muslim Students Association, African & Caribbean Students Association, Beats & Pieces, Hindu Student Sangam, Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Action, Catholic Students Association, University of Chicago affiliate of the Secular Student Alliance, Student Composer Alliance, South Side Solidarity Network, Splash!, PAECE, Organization of Black Students, Students Promoting Interracial Networks, Mission for Vision, Puerto Rican Student Association, QueeReligious, Brent House, Calvert House, Out&About, UChicago for Haiti.
Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Location: West Lounge, 2nd Floor of the Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street
$3.00 donation suggested. All proceed benefit the Oxfam Haiti Response Fund.
Working Across Difference: Student Activist Conference
Host by : UCSC
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street
Register Here
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
HUNGER BANQUET FOR HAITI
Join Uchicago's collaborative effort to tackle the crisis in Haiti and understand global hunger.
What is this? A hunger banquet is an event to raise awareness of global hunger--in this case, to put the crisis in Haiti in the context of global poverty. Each attendee will be randomly assigned to a group upon arrival. These groups reflect global food distribution statistics, and each group will receive a different meal accordingly.
This Saturday, January 30th, 6:00-7:30 PM
West Lounge, 2nd floor of Ida Noyes
$3.00 Suggested Donation. All proceeds benefit the Oxfam Haiti Response Fund
To learn more, visit our facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/event.php?eid=265225193885
Presented by the Interfaith Youth Core and Faiths Act Fellows, in collaboration with: African & Caribbean Students Association, Interfaith Dialogue, Muslim Students Association, Beats & Pieces, Hindu Student Sangam, Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Action, Catholic Students Association, University of Chicago affiliate of the Secular Student Alliance, Student Composer Alliance, South Side Solidarity Network, Splash!, PAECE, Organization of Black Students, Students Promoting Interracial Networks, Mission for Vision, Puerto Rican Student Association, QueeReligious, Brent House, Calvert House, Out&About, UChicago for Haiti.
For more information email elmccreless@uchicago.edu or aliya@uchicago.edu
What is this? A hunger banquet is an event to raise awareness of global hunger--in this case, to put the crisis in Haiti in the context of global poverty. Each attendee will be randomly assigned to a group upon arrival. These groups reflect global food distribution statistics, and each group will receive a different meal accordingly.
This Saturday, January 30th, 6:00-7:30 PM
West Lounge, 2nd floor of Ida Noyes
$3.00 Suggested Donation. All proceeds benefit the Oxfam Haiti Response Fund
To learn more, visit our facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/event.php?eid=265225193885
Presented by the Interfaith Youth Core and Faiths Act Fellows, in collaboration with: African & Caribbean Students Association, Interfaith Dialogue, Muslim Students Association, Beats & Pieces, Hindu Student Sangam, Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Action, Catholic Students Association, University of Chicago affiliate of the Secular Student Alliance, Student Composer Alliance, South Side Solidarity Network, Splash!, PAECE, Organization of Black Students, Students Promoting Interracial Networks, Mission for Vision, Puerto Rican Student Association, QueeReligious, Brent House, Calvert House, Out&About, UChicago for Haiti.
For more information email elmccreless@uchicago.edu or aliya@uchicago.edu
2010 Student Activist Conference - Saturday, January 30, 2010
The Student Activist Conference is an annual event offering an opportunity for students at the University of Chicago to learn the skills and tools to be activists. This year's theme is Working Across Difference, and through the keynote address and the workshops which follow, the conference seeks to challenge and work through ideas on how one can be an active student and work within, across, and on issues of difference (race, ethnicity, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, etc.), and how these differences play into the work that someone does.
The conference will be held at 10am - 4pm in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street.
Click here to register for this year's conference.
For more information contact University Community Service Center
5525 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Phone: (773) 753-GIVE (4483)
Fax: (773) 834-1160
E-mail: ucsc@uchicago.edu
http://ucsc.uchicago.edu/index.html
The conference will be held at 10am - 4pm in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street.
Click here to register for this year's conference.
For more information contact University Community Service Center
5525 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Phone: (773) 753-GIVE (4483)
Fax: (773) 834-1160
E-mail: ucsc@uchicago.edu
http://ucsc.uchicago.edu/index.html
Monday, January 25, 2010
Notable Black Individuals: John Harold Johnson
This month the University of Chicago and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs celebrates Black Heritage . As part of the celebration, each week the OMSA Blog will feature a notable Black individual. This week, we feature John Harold Johnson.
“Failure is a word I don't accept.” John Harold Johnson (January 19th 1918 – August 8th 2005)
In 1972, John Harold Johnson was named publisher of the year by the major magazine publishers in the United States. 10 years later he became the 1st African-American to appear on the Forbes' list of the 400 wealthiest Americans.
John Harold Johnson, founder of the Johnson Publishing Company was a grandson of slaves, born in rural Arkansas City, Arkansas. After his father’s death, Johnson’s mother remarried and they moved to Chicago where he attended the nearby all black DuSable High School alongside classmates such as Nat King Cole, Redd Foxx and William Abernathy.
Upon graduation in 1936, he was offered a tuition scholarship to the University of Chicago, but he thought he would have to decline it, because he could not figure out a way to pay for expenses other than tuition. Because of his achievements in high school, Johnson was invited to speak at dinner held by the Urban League. When the president of the Supreme Life Insurance Company, Harry Pace, heard Johnson's speech, he was so impressed with the young man that he offered Johnson a job so that he would be able to use the scholarship.
Later, Johnson used his mother’s furniture as collateral for a $500 loan, which he used to publish the first edition of Negro Digest, later Black World, in 1942. Although that publication achieved some success, it could not be compared with Johnson's subsequent publication, Ebony magazine. Later publications included Tan magazine, Jet magazine, African American Stars and Ebony Jr.
Today, the Johnson Publishing Company is a multimillion empire. The company also publishes books exclusively by Black authors and owns Fashion Fair Cosmetics, the largest Black-owned cosmetics company.
Mr. Johnson became the chairman and chief Executive Officer of Supreme Life Insurance Company where he began his career as an office boy. He also chairs other major business corporations.
Johnson was a Brother of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
“Failure is a word I don't accept.” John Harold Johnson (January 19th 1918 – August 8th 2005)
In 1972, John Harold Johnson was named publisher of the year by the major magazine publishers in the United States. 10 years later he became the 1st African-American to appear on the Forbes' list of the 400 wealthiest Americans.
John Harold Johnson, founder of the Johnson Publishing Company was a grandson of slaves, born in rural Arkansas City, Arkansas. After his father’s death, Johnson’s mother remarried and they moved to Chicago where he attended the nearby all black DuSable High School alongside classmates such as Nat King Cole, Redd Foxx and William Abernathy.
Upon graduation in 1936, he was offered a tuition scholarship to the University of Chicago, but he thought he would have to decline it, because he could not figure out a way to pay for expenses other than tuition. Because of his achievements in high school, Johnson was invited to speak at dinner held by the Urban League. When the president of the Supreme Life Insurance Company, Harry Pace, heard Johnson's speech, he was so impressed with the young man that he offered Johnson a job so that he would be able to use the scholarship.
Later, Johnson used his mother’s furniture as collateral for a $500 loan, which he used to publish the first edition of Negro Digest, later Black World, in 1942. Although that publication achieved some success, it could not be compared with Johnson's subsequent publication, Ebony magazine. Later publications included Tan magazine, Jet magazine, African American Stars and Ebony Jr.
Today, the Johnson Publishing Company is a multimillion empire. The company also publishes books exclusively by Black authors and owns Fashion Fair Cosmetics, the largest Black-owned cosmetics company.
Mr. Johnson became the chairman and chief Executive Officer of Supreme Life Insurance Company where he began his career as an office boy. He also chairs other major business corporations.
Johnson was a Brother of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
GRAY VS. GREEN: Why Urban Renewal Didn’t & The Green Economy Must
Featuring
Applied Research Center Green Equity Toolkit
“Race: The Power of An Illusion” Film Excerpts
Moderator
Naomi Davis, JD—President & Founder, Blacks in Green
Roundtable
William Michael Cunningham
Creative Investment, Incorporated, Washington, D.C.
Nolen M. Ellison, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri-Kansas City Bloch School of Business
Alice Furumoto-Dawson, Ph.D.
University of Chicago Center for Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research
Terry Keleher
Director/ Racial Justice Leadership Action Network & Midwest Office Director, Applied Research Center
Claude Robinson
Executive Vice President of External Affairs & Diversity, UCAN
Kim Wasserman
Coordinator, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO)
Host
Bart Schultz—Director, Civic Knowledge Project
Complimentary Copy Environmental Justice Magazine
Presented by BIG: Blacks in Green™ in Partnership With The Civic Knowledge Project, The Applied Research Center, UCAN, the Neighborhood Writing Alliance, the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
Weekly Schedule: January 22 - 28
Friday, January 22
The Social Dimensions of Global Health
Hosted by: The Center for International Studies and the Global Health Initiative
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Room 122 of the Social Sciences Building, 1126 E. 59th Street
Living with Landmines Exhibition Opening with a presentation by photographer V. Tony Hauser
Hosted by: The Human Rights Program and the University of Chicago Arts Council
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Harper Commons, Stuart Reading Room, 1116 E. 59th Street
Saturday, January 23
International Food Festival
Hosted by: the Asian Students Union
Time: 6pm -9pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street
Monday, January 25
Graduate and Professional Student Brown Bag
Hosted by: OMSA
Time: 12:00pm -1:30pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Sustainability Jobs & Green Careers
Hosted by: CAPS
Time: 6:00pm -7:30pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, East Lounge, 1212 East 59th Street
“Love Does Not Hurt” presented by Aquamoon
Hosted by: OMSA, CSRPC and RSVP
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Tuesday, January 26
"The Black Tax Rebellion: The Slavery Reparations Tax Credit and the Problem of Black Citizenship in the 20th Century United States" presented by Toussaint Losier, PhD Candidate, University of Chicago Department of History
Hosted by: the Race and Religion Workshop
Time: 4:15pm
Location: Room 106 in Swift Hall of the University of Chicago Divinity School, 1025 E. 58th Street
Full-time Job Search: A-Z finding, applying for and starting a job
Hosted by CAPS
Time: 5:00pm -6:30pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, East Lounge, 1212 East 59th Street
Wednesday, January 27
Gray vs. Green: Why Urban Renewal Did not & The Green Economy Must
Hosted by: BIG: Blacks in Green™ in Partnership With The Civic Knowledge Project, The Applied Research Center, UCAN, the Neighborhood Writing Alliance, the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
Time: 4:30pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
HIV Testing
Hosted by the Office of LGBTQ Student Life
Time: 11:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
CMC Graduate and Professional Workshop: Professional Etiquette
Hosted by OMSA
Time: 5:00pm -6:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Thursday, January 28
Talk by Cathy Cohen: The Black Youth Project Update
Hosted by CSRPC
Time: 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Location: The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC), 5733 S. University Avenue
RSVP required for free lunch to jessicas@uchicago.edu by Monday, Jan. 25
"By the Dexterous Use of Their Skills: The Emergence of British West Indian and
African American Women in the New York Garment Industry, 1900-1940" presented by Janette Gayle, 2009-2010 CSRPC Dissertation Fellow and PhD Candidate, Dept of History, University of Chicago
Hosted by: The Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop
Time:4:15pm - 5:30pm
Location: The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC), 5733 S. University Avenue
Study Break
Hosted by Organization of Black Students
Time: 8:00pm -11:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
The Social Dimensions of Global Health
Hosted by: The Center for International Studies and the Global Health Initiative
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Room 122 of the Social Sciences Building, 1126 E. 59th Street
Living with Landmines Exhibition Opening with a presentation by photographer V. Tony Hauser
Hosted by: The Human Rights Program and the University of Chicago Arts Council
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Harper Commons, Stuart Reading Room, 1116 E. 59th Street
Saturday, January 23
International Food Festival
Hosted by: the Asian Students Union
Time: 6pm -9pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street
Monday, January 25
Graduate and Professional Student Brown Bag
Hosted by: OMSA
Time: 12:00pm -1:30pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Sustainability Jobs & Green Careers
Hosted by: CAPS
Time: 6:00pm -7:30pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, East Lounge, 1212 East 59th Street
“Love Does Not Hurt” presented by Aquamoon
Hosted by: OMSA, CSRPC and RSVP
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Tuesday, January 26
"The Black Tax Rebellion: The Slavery Reparations Tax Credit and the Problem of Black Citizenship in the 20th Century United States" presented by Toussaint Losier, PhD Candidate, University of Chicago Department of History
Hosted by: the Race and Religion Workshop
Time: 4:15pm
Location: Room 106 in Swift Hall of the University of Chicago Divinity School, 1025 E. 58th Street
Full-time Job Search: A-Z finding, applying for and starting a job
Hosted by CAPS
Time: 5:00pm -6:30pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, East Lounge, 1212 East 59th Street
Wednesday, January 27
Gray vs. Green: Why Urban Renewal Did not & The Green Economy Must
Hosted by: BIG: Blacks in Green™ in Partnership With The Civic Knowledge Project, The Applied Research Center, UCAN, the Neighborhood Writing Alliance, the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
Time: 4:30pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
HIV Testing
Hosted by the Office of LGBTQ Student Life
Time: 11:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
CMC Graduate and Professional Workshop: Professional Etiquette
Hosted by OMSA
Time: 5:00pm -6:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Thursday, January 28
Talk by Cathy Cohen: The Black Youth Project Update
Hosted by CSRPC
Time: 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Location: The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC), 5733 S. University Avenue
RSVP required for free lunch to jessicas@uchicago.edu by Monday, Jan. 25
"By the Dexterous Use of Their Skills: The Emergence of British West Indian and
African American Women in the New York Garment Industry, 1900-1940" presented by Janette Gayle, 2009-2010 CSRPC Dissertation Fellow and PhD Candidate, Dept of History, University of Chicago
Hosted by: The Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop
Time:4:15pm - 5:30pm
Location: The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC), 5733 S. University Avenue
Study Break
Hosted by Organization of Black Students
Time: 8:00pm -11:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
CMC Quarterly Workshop Professional Etiquette w/ CAPS
CMC Quarterly Workshop
Professional Etiquette w/ CAPS
Wednesday, January 27th 5:00-6:00PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue, LGBTQ Lounge (Room 301)
Make sure you're fully prepared for your internship or job interview through this basic tutorial in professional etiquette. This workshop will address phone etiquette, taboos around interviewing, overcoming anxiety and more!
The first 5 students to RSVP and attend will receive a free GRE, LSAT, MCAT, or GMAT test prep book. To RSVP, please email Robin Graham at rgraham1@uchicago.edu.
A light dinner will be provided.
OMSA Graduate and Professional Brown Bag: Ernesto Garcia: A Desert of Meaning
Ernesto Garcia: A Desert of Meaning
Monday, January 25 from 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm at 5710 South Woodlawn
Graduate student in Comparative Human Development Ernesto Garcia will present their research on the deployment of learning methodologies by those pursuing social mobility.
Ernesto’s paper, titled “A Desert of Meaning,” is being presented for discussion and comment.
RSVPs are appreciated but not required. This event is open to all. Lunch will be provided.
E-mail Jean Chen at jmchen@uchicago.edu if you wish to have a copy of the paper. Additionally, e-mail Jean if you have any questions, need an accommodation in order to participate, or would like to present at an Office of Multicultural Student Affairs Brown Bag.
From the paper:
“This project examines learning methodologies as both an experiential category and as a strategy for mobility within socioeconomic hierarchies. I observe contrasting learning styles between formal and informal intellectuals as functions of social class, and I attempt to identify the relationship between intellectuality, rebellion, and social status.
“The paper rests on three chief arguments: one, that class plays a central role in the learning methods and development of intellectuals; two, that the worth of an individual is determined through social stratification and corresponding idiosyncrasies, and not through an individual’s intelligence and ability to contribute to a society; three, that rebellion is a moral act aimed at challenging the status quo with the intention of gaining the opportunity to develop human potential to its fullest.”
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Love Does Not Hurt Performance
On Monday January 25th, OMSA proudly presents Love Does Not Hurt…, a multimedia performance that empowers and engages by “unapologetically speaking healing and love into existence.” The performance creates a safe space for girls and womyn while empowering all attendees in order to effect social change and to create dialogue on issues including domestic violence, reproductive justice, healthy sexuality, and mass media.
Love Does Not Hurt…examines intimate partner violence through painting, drawing, collaging, poetry, movement, and music combined into a stage production, and engages the audience in the voices of intimate partner and domestic violence.
“This mind, body and soul experience not only gives womyn images of empowered girlhood and womanhood, but also offers boys and men images that are not misogynistic or limits boyhood and manhood to power, control and aggression over girls and womyn.”
Love Does Not Hurt…is written and directed by Aquamoon, an entity of SpokenExistence, Inc.
Date: Monday, January 25
Time: 6:30pm- 9:00pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn
Contact: ryo@uchicago.edu
Deadline Approaching for Uncommon Fund!
Apply to the Uncommon Fund!
Deadline: Friday, January 22.
The Uncommon Fund is a $40,000 pot of money that allows all students (undergrad and grad) to submit proposals for ANYTHING. This includes events, capital improvement projects or anything else you can imagine! We are looking for creative, innovative and unique proposals. BE CREATIVE!
Application
Due to the high level of applicants, the grant process takes place in two rounds. Only grants selected for a second round will need to fill out part two of the application. All grants will be evaluated by a selection committee. Applicants that are selected for a second round will be able to present to this committee before the committee makes its final selections.
The first rounds consists of:
I:Summary Sheet
II: Project Abstract Please include a Title and a Project Abstract in 250 words or less.
III: Financial Summary Attach an itemized budget.
The second round includes a complete project narrative and additional attachments.
Should you have any questions regarding the application, or the process, please send an email to uncommonfund@gmail.com. Below is a list of important dates:
1/22/10 First Round Applications Due: 5:00 PM
1/25/10 Committee Meets: First Round Selections
1/26-1/29/10 Notification of Second Round Projects
2/14/10 Second Round Applications Due: 5:00 PM
2/14-19/10 Independent Reviews by Committee
2/20/10 Committee Meets: Project Presentations [10:00 AM-5:00 PM]
*2/22/10 Committee Meets to select Grant Recipients
2/26/10 Grants Announced by Friday, 2/26/10
Deadline: Friday, January 22.
The Uncommon Fund is a $40,000 pot of money that allows all students (undergrad and grad) to submit proposals for ANYTHING. This includes events, capital improvement projects or anything else you can imagine! We are looking for creative, innovative and unique proposals. BE CREATIVE!
Application
Due to the high level of applicants, the grant process takes place in two rounds. Only grants selected for a second round will need to fill out part two of the application. All grants will be evaluated by a selection committee. Applicants that are selected for a second round will be able to present to this committee before the committee makes its final selections.
The first rounds consists of:
I:Summary Sheet
II: Project Abstract Please include a Title and a Project Abstract in 250 words or less.
III: Financial Summary Attach an itemized budget.
The second round includes a complete project narrative and additional attachments.
Should you have any questions regarding the application, or the process, please send an email to uncommonfund@gmail.com. Below is a list of important dates:
1/22/10 First Round Applications Due: 5:00 PM
1/25/10 Committee Meets: First Round Selections
1/26-1/29/10 Notification of Second Round Projects
2/14/10 Second Round Applications Due: 5:00 PM
2/14-19/10 Independent Reviews by Committee
2/20/10 Committee Meets: Project Presentations [10:00 AM-5:00 PM]
*2/22/10 Committee Meets to select Grant Recipients
2/26/10 Grants Announced by Friday, 2/26/10
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Weekly Schedule: January 15 - 21
Friday, January 15
Coco Fusco: Torture, the Feminine Touch: Exploring Military Interrogation as Intercultural Performance
Hosted by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: Room 122 of the Social Science Research Building, 1126 E. 59th Street
Bhangra Reggaeton Party
Hosted by OLAS, SASA and Balle Bhangra
Time: 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Location: Hutchinson Commons in Reynolds Club
MLK Commemoration Service
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Rockefeller Chapel, 1156 E. 59th Street
Saturday, January 16
MLK Day of Service
Hosted by UCSC
Cultural Show
Hosted by CUSA
Time:
Banquet from 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Hutchinson Commons
Show at 8:00pm -10:00pm at Mandel Hall
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door
Coco Fusco: Torture, the Feminine Touch: Exploring Military Interrogation as Intercultural Performance
Hosted by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: Room 122 of the Social Science Research Building, 1126 E. 59th Street
Bhangra Reggaeton Party
Hosted by OLAS, SASA and Balle Bhangra
Time: 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Location: Hutchinson Commons in Reynolds Club
MLK Commemoration Service
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Rockefeller Chapel, 1156 E. 59th Street
Saturday, January 16
MLK Day of Service
Hosted by UCSC
Cultural Show
Hosted by CUSA
Time:
Banquet from 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Hutchinson Commons
Show at 8:00pm -10:00pm at Mandel Hall
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door
Students Organize Relief Efforts for Earthquake Victims
Students Organize Relief Efforts for Earthquake Victims
The African and Caribbean Student Association (ACSA), Puerto Rican Student Association (PRSA) and Beats and Pieces have joined forces in organizing a drive for Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This drive will take place beginning Friday, January 15 and continue until Friday, January 29. Donations will be accepted at the following locations:
• Reynold’s Club daily from 9am-5pm
• 5710 South Woodlawn
Proceeds will be donated to Partners in Health and the American Red Cross. For additional information, please contact kituku@uchicago.edu.
The African and Caribbean Student Association (ACSA), Puerto Rican Student Association (PRSA) and Beats and Pieces have joined forces in organizing a drive for Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This drive will take place beginning Friday, January 15 and continue until Friday, January 29. Donations will be accepted at the following locations:
• Reynold’s Club daily from 9am-5pm
• 5710 South Woodlawn
Proceeds will be donated to Partners in Health and the American Red Cross. For additional information, please contact kituku@uchicago.edu.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The Uncommon Fund
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.
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.
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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