September 30th Deadline: 5710 GMAT Course

Deadline Approaching!! Midnight, Wednesday September 30th!

Taking the GMAT? Free Test-Prep Course Available at 5710!

OMSA and Princeton Review are teaming up to offer a limited number of full and partial scholarships for a GMAT prep course being held on the University of Chicago campus this autumn quarter. Students must be either an advanced undergraduate student or a graduate student, be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need and a strong desire to pursue graduate education. This course will run for 7 consecutive Mondays, from October 5th through November 16th from 5:30-9:30pm. For more information or an application, please contact Robin Graham at rgraham1@uchicago.edu or for an application.

Campus Events: September 28 - October 2

Monday, September 28
Engage Chicago Through Service
Time: 11am - 4pm
Location: Multiple Locations

Tuesday, September 29
Students Organizing United with Labor (SOUL) and Coalition for Healthcare Access Responsibility and Transparency (CHART) Health Care Teach-In
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn

Wednesday, September 30
CAPS Super Walk-ins
Time: 9am - 4pm
Location: Ida Noyes, 1212 E. 59th Street

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. All Greek Informational
Time: 6pm - 7pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn

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

Thursday, October 1
Hyde Park Farmers' Market
Time: 7am - 2pm
Location: Harper Court, 52nd Pl. & Harper

LGBTQ Programming Office Welcome Back Reception
Time: 3pm - 8pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn

Friday, October 2
Fall Career Fair
Time: 12pm - 4pm
Location: Ida Noyes, 1212 E. 59th Street

Let's Talk
Time: 1pm - 3pm
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn

OMSA Graduate & Professional Student Resources

OMSA is continuing to develop and enhance our resources that cater to the needs and interests of graduate and professional students. One improvement we have made this year is to alternate the time of our programs during the day time and evening hours to allow for students with varied schedules to attend programs of interest. We would love to hear from you with ideas and suggestions! We hope you will join us at:

Quarterly Social October 28, 12:30pm
Quarterly Mixer October 28, 6:30pm
Faculty of Color Panel November 9, 6:00pm
Diversity in the Workplace November 5, 5:00pm at the Quadrangle Club
Diversity in Academe Coming up in Spring Quarter

More socials, mixers, and events are coming up in Winter and Spring Quarter. Please check our events page often.

OMSA 2009-2010 Departmental Goals

OMSA was worked diligently throughout the summer to develop our goals that will guide us for the 2009-2010 Academic Year. We are excited to share that OMSA will focus on the following goals.

Collaboration
In an effort to build a stronger community and an environment of cross-collaboration among all student communities of color, each of OMSA’s programs will be done in conjunction with another academic department, cultural student organization or other university department

Increased Cultural RSO Support
OMSA aims to strengthen our partnerships with other relevant units such as ORCSA, area Deans of Students , academic departments, and Division of Campus & Student Life departments to better understand the concerns and needs of cultural student organizations and work to address them.

Knowledge/Awareness of OMSA’s Impact
OMSA will work to increase awareness and knowledge of its extensive impact on the university community.

Campus Events – September 18 through September 25

Monday, Sept 21	Family Resource Fair 9:00am – 1:00pm Bartlett Quad
	OMSA Welcome for 1st Year Students of Color and their Families 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Tuesday, Sept 22	Graduate Student Orientation, Office of Graduate Affairs 12:00pm – 5:30pm
Thursday, Sept 24	Hyde Park Farmers’ Market 7:00pm – 2:00pm
	Center for Latin American Studies Fall Reception 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Friday, Sept 25	First Year Students of Color Workshop and Breakfast Reception, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs 9:30am – 11:30pm
	Queer 101, LGBTQ Programming Office 1:00pm – 3:00pm