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Newsletter October 27, 2014 University of Miami Multicultural Student Affairs

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Attention Students: Please Complete the Unity Roundtable & MSA Pre-Diversity Week Questionnaire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y2VjLrb3lzUf8Nv5fIk10utFlmotIH0wdF1ocdo3nOc/viewform

Words of Wisdom: My Journey After I Graduated From UM October 30th at 4:30PM

Diversity Week 2014 Each year, Multicultural Student Affairs and Unity Roundtable coordinate Diversity Week. Diversity Week celebrates the unique and varied cultures at the university. This year, we have the following events scheduled:

Join MSA and the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs for Words of Wisdom: My Journey After I Graduated From UM on October 30th at 4:30PM in SAC Activities North. This event will feature Dr. Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson, Director of Campus Inclusion and Community at Northwestern Univesity. Dr. BrownHenderson was a former student leader and former president of the United Black Students(UBS) during her time at the university. For more information, please contact the Office of the Vice President at 305-284-4922.

Diversity Week Kick-Off The Hispanic Heritage Month Committee and the Unity Roundtable are hosting the Diversity Week Kick-Off on Monday, November 10th at 12:00PM on the SAC Patio. This event will highlight different cultures represented at UM through music, dance, food and art. We invite UM student organizations to participate by tabling and educating others on their culture, performing a cultural dance or providing another form of entrainment from their culture. If your organization would like to participate, contact MSA at 305-284-2855.

United Black Students and UM Black Alumni Society Mixer October 31st at 3:00PM UBS will be hosting a Homecoming Mixer with the UM Black Alumni Society Friday, October 31st at 3:00PM in the United Black Students Office. It will be an excellent opportunity to mingle and network with UM alumni during homecoming. Do not miss out on this great opportunity. For more information, visit UBS on Facebook at facebook.com/umiamiubs.

Spiritual Treasures Showcase This event will showcase personal spiritual treasures of faculty, staff and students. The items will be reviewed by a committee and if your treasure is selected, you will be invited to attend an event where you can explain the importance of your treasure with the UM and Miami communities. All students, faculty and staff members are encouraged to participate. This event will take place on November 12th at 7:00PM in the Lowe Art Museum. If you have a personal treasure you would like to display, contact MSA for more information at 305-284-2855.

Ebola: Sensationalism in the Media November 3rd at 7:30PM Future Black Communication Professionals will be hosting their next meeting titled Ebola: Sensationalism in the Media, which will be a discussion about how the media has blown the disease out of proportion. The event will take place November 3rd at 7:30PM in School of Communication room 4027.

Laverne Cox: Ain’t I Woman Laverne Cox, star of Orange is the New Black and LGBT activist, will tell us about her journey to womanhood. This event will take place on Thursday, November 13th at 7:00PM in the SAC Grand Ballrooms.

Information on Ticket distribution will be released in the upcoming weeks. For more information, contact MSA at multicultural.studentaffairs@miami.edu.

Cliton Global Initiative University Apply now to attend CGI U 2015, President Clinton’s initiative to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. CGI U 2015 will take place at the University of Miami from Friday, March 6th - Sunday, March 8, 2015. The University of Miami has funding available for students accepted to CGI U 2015. The funding application deadline is November 15, 2014. Apply now: http://cgiu.org/apply. Commitment working sessions will be held in the SAC Iron Arrow Room on November 4th at 4:00PM and November 5:00PM. For more information, contact the Butler Center for Service and Leadership at 305-284-4483.

Diversity Dance Party As we close out the week, join the Unity Roundtable, HP, RAB, MSA for the DIversity Dance Party! This event will be held on Friday, November 14th at 10:00PM. For more information, contact MSA at multicultural. studentaffairs@miami.edu.

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