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SCSU MULTICULTURAL CENTER
SPRING 2008 PROGRAMS
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SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
Celebrating
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February 4 * 7:30PM * Engleman Hall, 112-C Black Student Union Presents Expressions
February 5 * 7:30PM * ASC Ballroom Program Council Presents Daryl Davis: Klan Destined Relationships
February 5 * 8:00PM * Engleman Hall, 112-C
The SCSU Music Department Presents
Traditions of the New Orleans Culture
February 7 * 6:30PM * Lyman Center
Multicultural Center & SUOAF/AFSCME Union Presents
A Celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Free Admission
February 10 * 2:30PM & February 12 * 6:30PM ASC, Room 311 SCSU Multicultural Center Film Series Presents
Glory Road
Free Admission
February 15th - March 28th * Multicultural Center Gallery, Room 236 SCSU Multicultural Center Presents
A Doll's Story: An African American Exhibition
February 20 * 12:00PM * ASC, Room 326
Multicultural Center Presents Lunch & Learn Series
A Look at the Virgin Islands: St. Croix, St. Thomas & St. John
Free Admission
February 21 * 12:00PM * ASC, Room 301
Multicultural Center Presents Lunch & Learn Series
The Exploration of Cameroon and Nigeria Free Admission
February 23 * 7:00PM * ASC Ballroom
NAACP Presents Aids Awareness Ball
For More Information, call 203-392-5501
February 27 * 11:30AM * Connecticut Hall
Connecticut Hall Presents
Black History Month Soul Food Menu
February 28 * 12:00PM * ASC, Room 301
Multicultural Center Presents Lunch & Learn Series
Puerto Rican Roots
Free Admission
February 28 * 7:00PM * ASC, Room 201
Multicultural Center & The Lambda Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Presents Slave Trade Workshop
March 6 * 9:00PM * ASC * Ballroom
Multicultural Center, Student Government Association, Black Student Union, African Student Association, Organization of Latin American Students, Men About Business & The West Indian Academic Society. Heritage Ball
For more information, call 203. 392.5888
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The exciting story of Harriet Tubman, Great Conductor on the underground railroad, and the Quaker Women who helped her 300 fugitives to freedom.
ARE YOU READY, MY SISTER?
10:30AM & 1:00PM * Monday, January 28, 2008 John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts Southern Connecticut State University For more info call 203-392-6167
Sponsored by the Multicultural Center and the Cultural Affairs Club
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A CELEBRATION OF THE
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
HOLIDAY
6:30PM, Thursday, February 7, 2008
FEATURING:
The Unity Boys Choir
Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School Dance Group
Amistad Academy Middle School Orchestra
Philippine American Association of Connecticut
SCSU Stepping Up Drill Team
SOUTHERN STUDENTS:
Raul Ruiz
Fred Knowles
Lytasha Blackwell
Frank Brady
Chris Singleton
Professor Tony Rosso
Free Admission/Tickets Required/ For Tickets 203-392-6154 For more information contact the Multiculticul Center at 203-392-6154
Sponsored by the Southern Connecticut State University SUOAF/AFSCME Union and the Multicultural Center
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SOUTHERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY
CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR
The Year of the Rat
2:30PM, February 7, 2008
Room 306, Adanti Student Center
Music
Cultural Artifacts & Displays
Traditional Chinese Foods
Sponsored by the SCSU Multicultural Center, The Asian Academic Society, Women Studies, and The Chinese Student Association.
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"GLORY ROAD"
Multicultural Center International
Film Series 2007
Presents
Directed by James Gartner
USA 2006
February 10 @2:30PM & February 12 @ 6:45PM
Adanti Student Center Room 311
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A DOLL STORY
February 15 - March 28, 2008
AN EXHIBIT TO CELEBRATE AFRICAN AMERICAN DOLLS
A community comes together through their dolls. Come join the Multicultural Center to view the dolls, read their stories or share your own.
Adanti Student Center Room 234
501 Crescent street, New haven, CT 06515
For more information, Call (203) 392-5888
Free and open to the public
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SCSU Diversity Week February 20 - 28, 2008
Lunch & Learn Series
Bringing Students And Faculty Together To Educate, Celebrate, And Promote Tolerance And Awareness Of Diversity.
A look at the Virgin Islands
ST. CROIX, ST. THOMAS, & ST. JOHN
Presented by
TRISTAN JONES
12:00 PM Monday, February 20, 2008
Room 326, Adanti Student Center
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SCSU Diversity Week February 20 - 28, 2008
Lunch & Learn Series
Bringing Students And Faculty Together To Educate, Celebrate, And Promote Tolerance And Awareness Of Diversity.
EXPLORATIONS Of CAMEROON & NIGERIA
Presented by
Babette Noah & Joy Osahon (SCSU Students)
Thursday, February 21, 2008 @ 12:00PM
Room 301, Adanti Student Center
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SCSU Diversity Week February 20 - 28, 2008
Lunch & Learn Series
Bringing Students And Faculty Together To Educate, Celebrate, And Promote Tolerance And Awareness Of Diversity.
PUERTO RICAN ROOTS
Our Beautiful African influence
Presented by
IVIANA Y. MARTINEZ & RAUL RUIZ
Thursday, February 28, 2008 @ 12:00PM
Room 301 Adanti Student Center
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Multicultural Center International
Film Series 2007
Presents
"don't tell"
Directed by Cristina Comencini Italy 2006
Sabina has a charmed life with a good job and a handsome boyfriend when a disturbing childhood memory surfaces. The realization that her father molested her when she was young leads her into a depression that is exacerbated when she discovers she is pregnant.
March 2, 2008 @ 2:30 P & March 4, 2008 @ 6:45PM
Room 311 Adanti Student Center
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SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
THE HERITAGE BALL
Evolution: A Way Of Life Then & Now
9:00PM - 1:00AM* Thursday, March 6, 2008 * ASC Ballroom
PRIZES AWARDED FOR MUSIC BY
Mr. & Mrs. Heritage Ball Patrick Johnson
AKA DJ/PJ
Best Dressed Couple ENTERTAINMENT
& Door Prize Dancers
R & B
Gospel
Salsa
$10 W/SCSU ID * $12 For Guests
To purchase tickets, visit the Multicultural Center,
Room 234, Adanti Student Center. For more information,
call 392-5888. Semi-formal dress and casual wear.
Light refreshments served.
Sponsored by Southern Connecticut State University's
Black Student Union, West Indian Academic Society,
Organization of Latin American Students, Men about Business,
The African Student Association, and the Multicultural Center.
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CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
SCSU MULTICULTURAL CENTER & HICKERSON HALL
PRESENTS
Braids & More
March 10, 2008 @ 7:00 PM Hickerson Hall Main Lobby
Presented by Folake Shogbola & Lytasha Blackwell
Present an interactive and educational session on how
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SCSU MULTICULTURAL CENTER
Presents
Your Skin: One Body One Life 2:00PM * March 25, 2008
Room 301, Adanti Student Center
MELBA OREN beauty consultant & former first runner up to the Mrs. Connecticut Pageant presents a candid discussion about how to take care of the total you. She will answer all your basic skin care questions, and help you bring out the confident and beautiful woman that you are.
SCSU CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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Connecticut Hall Presents
Black History Month Soul Food Menu
Featured menu Selection
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo Caribbean Rice & Beans Spicy Sausage Peach Cobbler
Cornmeal Stuffing Fried Chicken
Corn on the Cob Sweet Potato Pie
Cornmeal Breaded Catfish Collard Greens Yams Macaroni & Cheese BBQ Pork Sandwich Buttermilk Biscuits
Wednesday February 27, 2008
Lunch at Connecticut Hall 11:30am - 2:30pm
Sponsored by SCSU Multicultural Center and Chartwells
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A DOLL WORKSOP
with dollmaker
JOAN HILLIARD
Born in Brooklyn, NY, the youngest of six children, Joan came to Connecticut with her husband twenty years ago. While working for the state and raising her four children, she attended a creative arts workshop. This became the catalyst for her doll making. Today Joan shares her love of dolls and her creativity through her own doll making workshops. In turn, she hopes to inspire others to find and nature their passions.
1:00PM- 4:00PM * March 29, 2008
Free and open to the public
Adanti Student Center Room 234 * 501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT. 06515
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Multicultural Center International
Film Series 2007
Presents
"Duck Season"
Directed by Fernando Eimbcke
Mexico 2008
March 30 @2:30PM & April 1 @ 6:45PM
Adanti Student Center Room 311
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Multicultural Center International
Film Series 2007
Presents
"La Haine"
Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
France 1995
April 13 @2:30PM & April 15 @ 6:45PM
Adanti Student Center Room 311
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Multicultural Center International
Film Series 2007
Presents
"Letters from Iwo Jima"
Directed by Clint Eastwood
USA 2006
April 27 @2:30PM & April 29 @ 6:45PM
Adanti Student Center Room 201
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SCSU INTERNATIONAL WEEK * April 27 - May 1 
Multicultural Center's Taste of American & International Cakes
Polish Pierniki Italian Cream Cake
Chocolate Cake New York Cheesecake
Coconut Cake Jamaican Rum Cake
Irish Tea Cake German Chocolate Cake
Thursday, May 1, 2008 * Engleman Hall Rotunda
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CSU Multicultural Center
International Week
Celebration
10:00AM
Monday, 4/28
Kung Fu Film Fest
All day Martial Arts
Theatre Shows
Adanti Student Center Theatre - Free Admission.
SCSU International Week sponored by SCSU Multicultural Center,
Music Department, Public Health, International Students Office,
Black Student Union, Office of Diversity and Equity, and the African
Student Association.
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SCSU Multicultural Center International Week Celebration
Presents
BSU EXPRESSIONS
7:30PM April 28, 2008
Engleman C - 112. Admission $1
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SCSU Multicultural Center
International Week Celebration
Presents
DOCUMENTARY ON US HEALTH DISPARITIES
Film / Discussion With DR. Jean Brey Bontempi and DR. John Nwangwu
Wednesday,April 30, 2008 @ 12:30PM
Engleman B121-B
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SCSU Multicultural Center
International Week Celebration
Presents
AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE
A concert sponsored by Music Dept &
Multicultural Center
April 30 @ 8:00PM Garner Hall
Engleman - C112 Admission: $5
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SCSU Multicultural Center
International Week Celebration
Presents
African Students Association Cultural Night Celebrating the countries of North Africa
through music, song, and dance.
6:00PM,Thursday, May 1, 2008.
Adanti Student Center Ballroom - Free Admission
Featuring a special guest performance by
New African Jazz & Soul Artist
"SOMI"
SCSU International Week sponsored by SCSU Multicultural Center,
Music Department, Public Health, International Students Office,
Black Student Union, Office of Diversity and Equity, and the
African Students Association.
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LADIE'S NIGHT! A TRIBUTE TO OUR SHEROES
A night of performances honoring
all that women do!
May 5, 2008 @ 7:30PM
featuring:
khadijah Abdullah Stephanie Alcorn
Rosie Martinez Tamara McDonald
Sara Nicosia Carolina Ortiz
Macllerly Rios Jennifer Sheehan
Jasmine White Lytasha Blackwell
Nicole Cotto Tamika Jones
Karla Lara Latoya Lowery
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED:
African Student Association Men About Business
Women's Center OLAS
Student Arts League The Black Student Union
Omega Zeta PI Sorority SCSU Dance Team
Muslim Student Association
Admission $1 Room C112 -Engleman Hall -SCSU
A portion of proceeds donated to Village of Power. (a program that provides services to African American women struggling with
substance abuse, homelessness, mental health challenges, and HIV/AIDS).
