2008 Events Calendar
April
Step Afrika
Wednesday, April 18, 2008, 6:00 pm
Firstenburg Student Commons
Step Afrika celebrates stepping, an art form born at African American fraternities and based in African traditions. As the first professional company dedicated to stepping, Step Afrika’s intricate kicks, stomps and rhythms mixed with spoken word pound the floor and fill the air.
Learn more about Step Afrika: http://www.stepafrika.org
International Faculty and Faculty of Color Social Gathering
Monday, April 7, 2008, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Administration Building, Room 236
The International Faculty and Faculty of Color Social Gathering was an informal get-together and luncheon. After introductions, participants discussed a variety of diversity issues and topics as they relate to academia in general and specifically to the WSU Vancovuer campus. Discussion topics raised included the diversity of WSU Vancouver faculty compared to the student population, the value of campus-wide diversity events and projects, etc.
February
MOSAIC 2008: College Awareness and Outreach Program
Friday, February 29, 2008, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
MOSAIC is a free campus visitation program which serves to increase college access and promote awareness regarding academic preparation, paying for college and campus life among historically underrepresented and low-income students. MOSAIC participants will experience a variety of activities that include faculty-led lectures, admissions and financial aid workshops, a cultural performance and more. Students will have the opportunity to interact with WSU Vancouver students, staff and faculty, as well as meet other students from around SW Washington.
For more information:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/diversity/mosaic.html
January
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Administration Building,
Room 110
“Celebrating the
Legacy, 50 Years
of the Montgomery
Bus Boycott”
a Rosa Parks monologue
by Shandra L. Terry.
2007 Events
The Diversity Council is committed to celebrating and affirming all cultures, races and ethnicities 365 days out of the year. This is achieved through teaching, learning and scholarship. The above calendar may be incomplete and we ask that you notify us with any additional dates or monthly celebrations we can add to this calendar.