2008 Events
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Educational Events |Sponsored by Diversity and Multicultural Affairs for members of the larger University community, including students, staff, faculty and community members | Please call 919-962-6962 for more information.
January 2008
20 - 25 | 27th Annual MLK Birthday Celebration
29 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Conversations with Cookie: Insensitive Speech in the Classroom: What do you do when someone crosses the line?
- Join Dr. Cookie Newsom, Director for Diversity Education and Assessment, for an informal conversation about insensitive speech and diversity in the classrom.
- Location: Campus Y Conference Room | map
- More information: Contact Dr. Cookie Newsom at 919-962-6962 or newsom@email.unc.edu
2007-2008 Recruitment Events |Sponsored by Diversity and Multicultural Affairs for Prospective Undergraduate Students, Parents, School Counselors | Please call 919-843-6086 for more information.
August 2007
17-20 | Pre-Orientation
September 2007
October 2007
5 | Native American Senior Day
12-13 | Hispanic Student Recruitment Weekend
18 & 19 | Tar Heel Target
27 | UNC Scholars Day
November 2007
February 2008
Feb 20 | Decision Day I (for first deadline admitted students)
25, 26 & 27 | Minority Student Phone-a-thon
March 2008
7 | Annual Carolina Indian Circle Banquet
8 | Native American Visitation
8 | Annual Carolina Indian Circle PowWow
28 | Decision Day II (for first deadline admitted students)
April 2008
7, 8 & 9 | Minority Student Phone-a-thon
11 | Decision Day III (for second deadline admitted students)
19 | Hispanic Student Visitation
19 | CHispA Noche Latina
May 2008
8-11 | North Carolina Renaissance
22-24 | Project Uplift (week 1)
29-31 | Project Uplift (week 2)
June 2008
5-7 | Project Uplift (week 3)
12-14 | Project Uplift (week 4)
Campus Events | UNC-CH events for members of the larger University community, including students, staff, faculty and community members.
January 30 - March 19 | 7:00 p.m. | The Sonya Haynes Stone Center Hitchcock Multipurpose Room | Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film | This twice-a-year festival spotlights films from all corners of the African diaspora. The theme this spring, "A Luta Continua: CInemas of Resistance," highlights the struggle for liberation and self-determination across the African diaspora. The films in the series focus on contemporary and historical roots of resistance. For more information and a synopsis of each film, visit www.unc.edu/depts/stonecenter.
Jan 30 | 7:00 p.m. | "Have You Heard from Johannesburg?: Apartheid and the Club of the West"
Feb 5 | "El Cimarrón"
Feb 21 | "We Shall Not be Moved: A History of the Tillery Resettlement"
Feb 28 | "An Evening with Haile Gerima: Mortgaged Imaginations" Filmmaker Gerima, 2008 Stone Center Visiting Artist
Mar 19 | "American Red and Black: Stories of Afro-Native Identity" & "Unfinished"
February 2008
13 | 7:00 p.m. | Stone Center Hitchcock Multipurpose Room | The Image of the Black Athlete: Icons, Scandal, and the Business of Sport | A roundtable discussion of black athletes and sports professionals will address the sociopolitical challenges and issues.
14 | 7:00 p.m. | UNC's FedEx Global Education Center | Chocolatl-Kakaw: The New World Origins of Chocolate Celebrate Valentine's Day with a discussion and reception on chocolate! This free public lecture explores the origins of chocolate and the social and ritual uses of this wonder-filled food. After the talk, enjoy a delicious chocolate reception. | more
Feb 22 - May 11 | Stone Center, Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery & Museum | "PepperPot: Multi Media Installation, Meaning, and the Medium in Contemporary Diasporic Art" - a contemporary art exhibit featuring the work by four outstanding young artists. Opening reception February 22 at 7:00 p.m. (free).
29 | Broadcast 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EST | The 10th annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture: "The Science and Epidemiology of Racism and Health in the United States: an Ecosocial Perspective," by Nancy Krieger, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health. The Lecture is the highlight of the 29th Annual UNC School of Public Health Minority Health Conference on “The Impact of Poverty, Culture, and Environment on Minority Health,” presented by the School's Minority Student Caucus, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on February 29. | more
Archived webcasts of past William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lectures, as well as selected presentations from the Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health, are available at www.minority.unc.edu/resources/webcasts/.
March 2008
1 | 2:00 p.m. | Stone Center Theatre & Auditorium | FREE one-day stage performance of Platanos and Collard Greens | Humorous off-Broadway play that addresses stereotypes, prejudices, and urban myths between African-Americans and Latinos. Free tickets limited to four per person, available at 919.962.9001 or ofriday@email.unc.edu.
4 | 12:00 noon | Sonja Haynes Stone Center Hitchcock Multipurpose Room | Women’s History Month Luncheon | The documentary “Angels Can’t Help But Laugh,” by Terri J. Vaughn and Cas Sigers examines the struggles and complexities of African-American actresses in Hollywood. Lunch provided. The event is sponsored by the curriculum in Women’s Studies, the Kappa Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Omega Iota Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
28 | 4:00 p.m. | FedEx Global Education Center | African Diaspora Lecture -- Human Rights: Lessons Learned from Africa Over the Last 20 Years | Salih Booker, executive director of Global Rights: Partners for Justice, a human rights advocacy group that collaborates with activists around the world to challenge injustice, will deliver the African Diaspora Lecture. Booker’s lecture will focus on global human rights issues and violations.
April 2008
8 | 7:00 p.m. | Stone Center Theatre & Auditorium | 15th Annual Stone Memorial Lecture | Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the 15th President of Bennett College for Women, will be the guest lecturer. Recognized for her progressive and insightful observations, she is also an economist, author and commentator, well known for appearances on national network programs. Malveaux’s contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race, culture, gender, and their economic impacts, are shaping public opinion in 21st century America.
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