Weekly Schedule - October 29 - November 4

Friday, October 29

Reynolds Club Halloween Festivities
Presented by Office of the Reynolds Club & Student Activities (ORCSA))
3:00 – 6:00 PM
McCormick Tribune Lounge in Reynolds Club, 5706 South University

Fast-a-Thon
Presented by Muslim Students Association
5:30 PM
Assembly Hall of International House, 1414 East 59th Street

Students in Revolt
Presented by Platypus Affiliated Society
6:00 – 8:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Halloween Java Jive
8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Third floor theatre in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street

Saturday, October 30

Annual Halloween Concert: Witches of Yore
7:00 – 8:00 PM
Mandel Hall in Reynolds Club, 5706 South University

Annual Halloween Contest and Midnight Screening at Doc Films (Doc Films)
11:55 PM
Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street

Beyond the Bricks Town Hall Meeting
Presented by The Black Youth Project and the International House Global Voices Lecture Series and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
11 AM
Assembly Hall in the International House, 1414 East 59th Street

In the News

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• Study show black youth are politically involved

Chicago Maroon

• The DREAM Act: Hip-hoppers break it down

In Honor of OUTober and Latino/a Heritage Month: Remembering Gloria Anzaldúa

A queer Chicana poet, activist, educator, and radical thinker, Gloria Anzaldúa stood proudly at the intersections, the borders and lands beyond them, the in between and the previously unwritten about. She contributed greatly to queer and feminist theory as a woman of color who grew up quite literally at the border where South Texas and Mexico meet and blend.

Anzaldúa was one of the first queer women of color to bring the theory of intersectionality to the forefront, a critical concept developed and worked on by many contemporary scholars today. Along with Cherríe Moraga, Anzaldúa co-edited the groundbreaking anthology This Bridge Called My Back: Writings By Radical Women of Color, which featured various women, genderqueer, and gender-non-conforming authors of color writing about their personal experiences as people occupying multiple, intersecting (oppressed) identities.

Weekly Schedule: October 22 - 28

Friday, October 22

5710 Open House
Presented by: 5710 S. Woodlawn
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Welcome Back/To Reception for Gender Studies Majors/Minors/Interested Undergraduates!
Presented by: Center for Gender Studies
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Lounge in Centers for Gender/Race Studies, 5733 South University

5710 Portrait Unveiling Reception
Presented by: 5710 South Woodlawn
3:00 – 5:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Caras Dream Night Workshop: In Honor of the DREAM Act
Presented by: Center for the Study of Race, Cultural and Politics, Organization of Latin American Students, Puerto Rica Student Association, Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., University of Chicago Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and National Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán.
5:00 – 6:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Caras de America: Dream Night
Presented by: Center for the Study of Race, Cultural and Politics, Organization of Latin American Students, Puerto Rica Student Association, Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., University of Chicago Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and National Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán.
5:00 – 11:00 PM
Hutchinson Commons in Reynolds Club, 5706 South University

Coming Out Monologues
Presented by Queers & Associates
6:00 – 7:00 PM
First Floor Theatre in Reynolds Club, 5706 South University

Dream Night w/ Rebel Diaz | This Friday, Oct 22 | Free Workshop and Concert

Celebrate Caras de Amèrica: Latina/o Heritage this Friday with a free workshop and concert with artist Rebel Diaz!

Check out their official music video of "Libertad" on YouTube.

 

Diversity in the Workplace:
Real Leaders. Real Stories. Real Life.

Diversity in the Workplace is an annual multicultural & LGBTQ career conference that provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students with the opportunity to network with a diverse group of University of Chicago alumni who have entered rewarding careers in a variety of fields. The program consists of a brief keynote address, a panel discussion and a networking reception, all of which will provide a forum for students to share and ask questions on the role and meaning of diversity in today’s changing workplace.

Monday, October 25^th
5:30-7:30pm
Chicago Booth School of Business
5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Room 104 A&B

Business Casual Attire Required!

Need networking tips? 5710 is hosting Making the Most of Diversity in the Workplace with CAPS and advanced undergraduate students in an hour-long prep session for Diversity in the Workplace! This session will be held at 5710 South Woodlawn Avenue on Thursday, October 21, 2010 from 4:30-5:30pm.

RSVP here!

This guy should probably attend the conference...


Is workplace discrimination on the rise in the midst of current political tensions? A New York Times article reports that Muslims are facing an increasing amount of workplace discrimination.

OMSA is committed to maintaining diversity in all work environments.

Weekly Schedule - October 15 - 21

Friday, October 15

Afro-Latina Reader Presentation and Discussion
Presented by Afro-Latin@ Institute of Chicago
7:30 PM
San Lucas United Church of Christ, 2914 West North Avenue
Contact Carlos Flores (773)430-5929 or e-mail: cflores49@sbcglobal.net

Saturday, October 16

Noche de Luna Gala
6:30 PM Performance at the Harris Theatre
8:30 PM Gala at the Chicago Cultural Center

Blues 'N' Ribs
Presented by: Council on University Programming
9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
West Lounge of Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street

Monday, October 18

Men of Color Workshop with UCSC
Presented by: Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and the Community Service Center
6:00 – 8:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Women of Color Workshop with Lambda Theta Alpha, Sorority Inc.
Presented by: Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.
6:00 – 8:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Human Rights Minor and Internship Information Session
Presented by the Human Rights Program
12:00 PM -1:30 PM
Room 201 in the Social Science Tea Room, 1126 East 59th Street

OMSA celebrates LGBTQ Students of Color in Honor of OUTober

OUTober is a month-long celebration of LGBTQ History Month and National Coming Out Day at the University of Chicago! OMSA joins the Office of LGBTQ Student Life in celebrating the success and progress of the LGBTQ community.
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Coming Out Project Art Gallery
October 11-October 29
All Day Event

Coming Out is never easy, and is a pivotal moment in LGBTQ life. Come and read the coming out stories of faculty, students, alumni, and staff on the 3rd floor of 5710!

See U of C LGBTQ students share their stories by video!

Jonathan Lykes shares his "Pulling Out Story"

SPIN & OMSA Partner to Create the EMERGING MINDS PROJECT 2010 - 2011

Purpose

• The purpose of the Emerging Minds Project is to create a space for intentional discussion between students, focused on issues that are encountered daily in current society.
• Participants of this program will engage in facilitated discussions on topics including, but not limited to: disabilities, abilities, religion, language, immigration, class, access, power and privilege, white privilege, sexuality, gender.

Faculty of Color Panel Profiles: Meet The Professors!

On Monday, OMSA and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture will host professors Ramon A. Gutierrez, Raul Coronado, Agnes Lugo-Ortiz, Julie Saville, Matthew Briones, and Mario Small. They will engage in a conversation about the experience of scholars of color and share their journeys to their present positions at the University of Chicago. They will also discuss topics including obstacles faced by scholars of color, isolation affecting scholars of color, stereotyping of research conducted by scholars of color, and sources of personal motivation.

Ramon A. Gutiérrez

Preston & Sterling Morton Distinguished Service Professor in United States History and the College; Director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture

Gutiérrez, one of the nation’s leading Latino scholars, has received numerous academic awards, including a MacArthur Foundation Prize Fellowship (“genius” grant), the John Hope Franklin Prize from the American Studies Association and the Frederick Jackson Turner Prize from the Organization of American Historians.

He is a specialist in Mexican-American history, Indian-White relations in the Americas, social and economic history of the Southwest, colonial Latin America and Mexican immigration. In addition to two monographs and numerous articles, he has edited, co-edited or co-authored 10 books.

Weekly Schedule - October 7-14

Soul Food: An InterVarsity Party
Presented by InterVarsity
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Hutchinson Courtyard in Reynolds Club, 5706 South University Avenue

Let’s Talk
Presented by: Student Counseling & Resource Service
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Chicago GPS: Grad School Fair
Presented by: Career Advising & Planning Services
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cloister Club inIda Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street

6^th Annual Vive La Hispanidad
6 PM – 11 PM
Galleria Marchetti, 825 W. Erie