Established August 2012, the mission of the Center for African American Studies (CAAS) at the University of Texas at Arlington is to cultivate an exceptional trans disciplinary experience through teaching, civic engagement, and community-based research focused on the diverse contextual conditions of African Americans. Our purpose is to foster student, faculty, and community capacity to create progressive solutions to social problems. Endowed funding is being sought to support:
Lectures, events, and conferences Student seminars Graduate fellowships Undergraduate assistantships Faculty and student research
For individual giving, please contact:
For foundation giving, please contact:
Michelle Gilchrist at gilchrist@uta.edu
Shawn Farrell, Director of Foundation Relations at shawnf@uta.edu
Myke Holt at mholt@uta.edu
For more information about the needs of CAAS, please contact: Dr. Schnavia Hatcher, CAAS Director, at shatcher@uta.edu To give a gift, go to www.uta.edu/caas/support.html 11