SCSU MULTICULTURAL CENTER
FALL 2007 PROGRAMS
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September 17, 2007
SCSU MULTICULTURAL CENTER VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE KICK-OFF AND CONSTITUTION DAY**
Students can register to vote @ the SCSU Multicultural Center throughout the academic year.
MCC Office @ Adanti Student Center Room 234
Sponsored by the SCSU Multicultural Center & Office of Student Life
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TEACHING TOLERANCE
MCC FILM SERIES 2007
Promoting both cultural & environmental tolerance by increasing student awareness of various racial, religious, and ethnic groups in the U.S. as well as in
other countries.
7:00PM Wilkinson Hall Lobby
September 20, 2007
INDIAN'S BETWEEN TWO CULTURES
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TEACHING TOLERANCE
FILM SERIES 2007
Promoting both cultural & environmental tolerance by increasing student awareness of various racial, religious, and ethnic groups in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
7:00PM Wilkinson Hall September 27, 2007
LAST KINGDOMS OF MAYA, CARACOL AND COPAN
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TEACHING TOLERANCE
FILM SERIES 2007
Promoting both cultural & environmental tolerance by increasing student awareness of various racial, religious, and ethnic groups in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
7:00PM Wilkinson Hall Lobby
October 11, 2007
RAIN FOREST
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Noche De Gala
Masquerade Ball
*DANCE NIGHT*
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 7:00PM - 1:00AM
Michael J. Adanti Ballroom
Dress code: Strictly Formal
Prices:
$10 For SCSU students
2 non-SCSU guests per student
$12 Non-SCSU students
I.D. is a Must!
Tickets available at the Student
Center front desk, Resource
Room 217C. and M.J.A Main Office or contact OLAS at 392-9855
Sponsored by
SCSU Multicultural Center
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Multicultural Center International
Film Series 2007
Presents
"Mondays In The Sun"
Directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa
Spain 2002
October 14 @ 2:00PM, Adanti Student Center Room 326 and October 15 @ 6:45PM, Adanti Student Center Room 326
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BUILDING AWARENESS ABOUT THIS CULTURAL OBSERVANCE
UNDERSTANDING RAMADAN
Presented by
Durmus Ali Avci
Muslim Chaplin, Department of Correction, Connecticut
1:00PM * October 15, 2007
Adanti Student Center
Southern CT State University
Free and open to the public
Sponsored by the SCSU Multicultural Center and the Muslim Student Association
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TEACHING TOLERANCE
FILM SERIES 2007
Promoting both cultural & environmental tolerance by increasing student awareness of various racial, religious, and ethnic groups in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
7:00PM Wilkinson Hall Lobby October 18, 2007
BUFFALO SOLDIERS **********************************************************
Learn 2 Salsa
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, @ 7:00PM
Ground Floor, Wilkinson Hall Free & open to the public
Melissa Sutherland
Dance Instructor
Sponsored by the Department of Residence Life and Multicultural Center @ Southern Connecticut State University
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Knowing Our Story,
Tracing Our Roots:
A Genealogical Presentation
hosted by Lanette Lewis
6:30PM
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Adanti Student Center Theater Plaza Level
With Special Guests
Adeline Jackson Smith & Alene Jackson Tucker
African American twin sisters from Connecticut roots,
who received in 2005, the Life Time Achievement Award from
the Greater New Haven African American Historical Society for their
historic contribution to African American genealogy research.
Sponsored by the SCSU Multicultural Center and the New Haven African American Society.
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CUBA'S CURIOUS CONTRADICTION:
Communism and Latin Culture
October 25, 2007 A lecture with Q & A and slide show presentation of Professor Leon Yacher, Geography and Professor Joe Manzella, Anthropology, summer 2007 trip to Venezula and Cuba.
6:30 pm - Room 201-Adanti Student Center A Hispanic Heritage Month Free and open to the public
Sponsored by the SCSU Multicultural Center, Department of Geography, and Department of Anthropology
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TEACHING TOLERANCE
FILM SERIES 2007
Promoting both cultural & environmental tolerance by increasing student awareness of various racial, religious, and ethnic groups in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
7:00PM Wilkinson Hall Lobby October 25, 2007
CARACOL
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Multicultural Center International
Film Series 2007
Presents
Emmanuel's Gift
Directed by Lisa Lax & Nancy Stern
Produced by Oprah Winfrey Ghana 2005
October 28, 2007, 2:00 PM @ Adanti Student Center Room 301
October 29, 2007, 6:45 PM @ Adanti Student Center Room 301
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Learn 2 Bellydance
6:00 PM
October 30, 2007
Ground Floor Wilkinson Hall
Free Admission
Amira Chaghlil Instructor:
Sponsored by:
Southern Connecticut State University Multicultural Center &
the Department of Residence Life
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TEACHING TOLERANCE
MCC FILM SERIES 2007
Promoting both cultural & environmental tolerance by increasing student awareness of various racial, religious, and ethnic groups in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
7:00PM Wilkinson Hall Lobby November 1, 2007
The Legacy of Rosa Parks
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Learn Hip Hop Dance
7:00 PM, Tuesday, 11/6/07 Ground Floor -Wilkinson Hall - Free Admission
Instructor Melissa Sutherland
Sponsored by SCSU Multicultural Center &
The Department of Residence Life
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TEACHING TOLERANCE
FILM SERIES 2007
Promoting both cultural & environmental tolerance by increasing student awareness of various racial, religious, and ethnic groups in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
7:00PM Wilkinson Hall Lobby
November 8, 2007
AFRICAN DANCE OF NATIVE LIBERIA
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MULTICULTURAL CENTER
INTERNATIONAL
FILM SERIES 2007
PRESENTS
"ZATOICHI"
Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Japan 2004
November 11, 2:00PM, & November 12, 6:45PM
Room 311, Adanti Student Center
Sponsored by the Multicultural Center at Southern Connecticut State University
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SCSU Diversity Week November 12 - 16, 2007
Lunch & Learn Series
Bringing students and faculty together to educate, celebrate, and promote tolerance and awareness of diversity.
Organized by SCSU students who have worked to present an educational session on their ethnicity in which they would provide a taste of their culture to the university.
"Explorations of Armenian Culture"
Presented by Ani Gulbenk, SCSU Armenian Student
12:00 PM November 12, 2007 Room 301 Adanti Student Center
Sponsored by the Southern CT State University Multicultural Center & the Student Government
****************************************************************** Bringing students and faculty together to educate, celebrate, and promote tolerance and awareness of diversity. Organized by SCSU students who have worked to present an educational session on their ethnicity in which they would provide a taste of their culture to the university.
SCSU Diversity Week November 12 - 16, 2007
Lunch & Learn Series
"Explorations of Turkish Culture"
Presented by Yasemin Kavak & Tugba Uzun, SCSU Turkish Students
12:00 PM November 13, 2007 Room 301 Adanti Student Center
Sponsored by the Southern CT State University Multicultural Center & the Student Government
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SCSU Diversity Week November 12 - 16, 2007
Lunch & Learn Series
Bringing students and faculty together to educate, celebrate, and promote tolerance and awareness of diversity.
Organized by SCSU students who have worked to present an educational session on their ethnicity in which they would provide a taste of their culture to the university.
Explorations of trinidad & Tobago
Presented by Jackie Deroche
12:00PM November 14, 2007 Room 301 Adanti Student Center
Sponsored by the Southern CT State University Multicultural Center & the Student Government
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TEACHING TOLERANCE
FILM SERIES 2007
Promoting both cultural & environmental tolerance by increasing student awareness of various racial, religious, and ethnic groups in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
7:00PM Wilkinson Hall Lobby November 15, 2007
IDA B. WELLS "A PASSION FOR JUSTICE"
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Bringing students and faculty together to educate, celebrate, and promote tolerance and awareness of diversity. Professor Frank Harris, SCSU Journalism Department Chair presents his research "When the teacher is different from the student." A survey conducted to discover if students learn differently when the teacher is from a different race. "When the teacher is different from the student" Presented by Frank Harris, SCSU Journalism Department Chair 12:00PM November 16, 2007 Room 301 Adanti Student Center Sponsored by the Southern CT State University Multicultural Center & the Student Government
SCSU Diversity Week November 12 - 16, 2007
Lunch & Learn Series
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SCSU Multicultural Center
Holiday Ornament Sale
November 26-December 20, 2007
A Fundraiser to Benefit The SCSU Multicultural Center
Hand Decorating By Jeanette Ruiz, SCSU Art Student
Ornaments may be purchased as is or personalized.
Painted Ornaments: $10 Additional Personalized Fee: $2
11:00 am-2:00 pm @ Adanti Student Center, Street Level
2:00pm - 4:30pm Room 234, Adanti Student Center
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 SCSU Multicultural Center & the Department of Public Health
UNITED
NATIONS
BUS TRIP
Tickets: $25 SCSU Students with I.D. $35 Faculty, Staff, Alumni Tickets sold at MCC
Tour of the UN. Followed by two briefings
11:30AM - 12:30PM: Global Childhood Abuse.
1:45PM - 2:45PM: Multicultural Health Issues in other countries.
Sponsored by SCSU Multicultural Center & the Department of Public Health.
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TEACHING TOLERANCE
FILM SERIES 2007
Promoting both cultural & environmental tolerance by increasing student awareness of various racial, religious, and ethnic groups in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
7:00PM Wilkinson Hall Lobby November 29, 2007
BASEBALL'S FORGOTTEN MEN: THE NEGRO LEAGUES
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MULTICULTURAL CENTER
INTERNATIONAL
FILM SERIES 2007
PRESENTS
"AMELIE"
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
France 2001
December 2, 2007, 2:00PM & @ 6:45PM, December 3, 2007 Room 311, Adanti Student Center
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SCSU Multicultural Center
Holiday Cookie Bake-Off
December 4, 2007, 12:00 PM @ Adanti Student Center, Pre-function Area
Who has the best Cookie Around??
*2007 COOKIE ENTRIES*
Snicker Doodles
Extreme Brownie Cookies
Peppermint Chocolate Chip
Grandma Rose's Butter Horns
Chocolate Cookie
Czehchoslovakian Cookies
Chocolate Chip
Almond Praline
Amaretto Wafers
*STUDENT CONTENDERS *STAFF CONTENDERS
Nicole Carpenter Lisa Eureka
Jennifer Hatfield Adanti Student Center
Danelen Biercivicz Christan Moran
Paisley Mullin University Asst. Women's Studies
Shayna Pattison Patricia Zibluk
Jennifer Sousa Sponsored Programs & Research
*2007 JUDGES
Liz Leonardo, 2006 MCC Cookie Queen: Registrar's Office
Sasha Gay Benjamin, Student Supportive Services
Jim Furlong, Campus Ministry
Nicole Pia, Student
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