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For more information check out www.miami.edu/msa or e-mail us at multicultural.studentaffairs@miami.edu

The MSA Buzz!!!

Looking for ways to get involved? Interested in trying something new and exciting? Visit our social media outlets for daily updates from Multicultural Student Affairs. We post events, student organization meetings, daily inspirational quotes and other ways to keep you updated!

An Evening with George Takei December 3rd at 7:00PM SAC Ballrooms

Free Scholarship Money!!!!

Over $62,500 Awarded Last Year The Woodson Williams Marshall Association (WWMA) and UM Black Alumni Society Scholarship provides need based financial support and recognizes the academic and leadership accomplishments of current UM students. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated on the following criteria:

Join us on December 3rd at 7:00PM for An Evening with George Takei. Takei is an actor, author, social media mega-power and social justice activist. He has risen from internment camp inmate to one of the most recognizable voices in America, calling for equal rights and social change. This event will take place in the SAC Ballrooms.

For more information, contact MSA at 305-284-2855.

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Horizons Reunion December 5th at 4:00PM Hecht/Stanford Bridge That’s right!!! Come out and join MSA and your Horizons Counselors for our Horizons Reunion on December 5th at 4:00PM on the Hecht/Stanford Bridge. We will have food, games and fun as we remember Horizons. This is an event you do not want to miss! For additional information, visit www.miami.edu/msa.

For additional information or an application, visit www.miami.edu/msa.

Hispanic Heritage Month Committee Chair Are you looking for a leadership role on campus? Do you want to be part of bringing new and exciting events that celebrate Latino traditions, heritage and customs? If so, serve as the 2014 HHM Celebration Committee Chair and help plan next year’s events. The month will be filled with entertaining and engaging programs. Application is available at www.miami.edu/msa/hhm. Submit your application to j.ford@miami.edu. For more information, contact MSA at 305-284-2855.

Finals Fiesta December 5th at 5:00PM Hecht/Stanford Bridge After a long and hard semester of studying, taking quizzes and exams, end your semester with a bang! The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs celebrates the end of each semester with a “Fiesta” for all to enjoy. Join us for Finals Fiesta on December 5th at 5:00PM on the Hecht/Stanford Bridge. All students are invited to attend an afternoon of food, games, entertainment and fun. For more information, visit www.miami.edu/msa.

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Graduating?

Important Information Class of 2013 The time has come to celebrate your graduation.

Multicultural Student Affairs has Kente Stoles for the graduating Class of 2013. If you would like a stole, stop by the MSA office (Student Services Building 21-P). Stoles will be given on a first come, first serve basis. Don’t miss out on this opportunity. For more information, contact MSA at 305-284-2855.

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What’s going on?

Have an event or program you want to advertise to the university community? Submit it to www.miami.edu/msa and visit our publication page for information on how your ad could be in our next Unity Newsletter, Unity Calendar and Facebook Event Calendar.

Campus Involvement Opportunities UM Medical School’s DOCS Dean’s 5k Run/Walk

The Miss University of Miami 2014 Committee Needs []_[]

Miami’s Medical School’s Department of Community Service (DOCS) is hosting its second annual DOCS Dean’s 5k Run/Walk on January 11th at 9:00AM. DOCS provides free health care clinics and screenings throughout the South Florida area. The price for students is $15.00 for students. For more information and to register for the event, please visit http://umdocs.mededu.miami.edu.

Interested in helping to bring back a longstanding University of Miami tradition? Love the glitz and glam of pageantry? Apply to join the Miss University of Miami 2014 Committee -- the only official Miss America local pageant affiliated with the University of Miami!

All applications are due by the last day of classes, December 10th, to the Butler Center for Service and Leadership in SAC-204. For more information, contact v.humphrey@umiami.edu

Health & Wellness

For more information, visit the Herbert Wellness Center room 210, call the intramural hotline at 305-284-5433, or visit www.miami.edu/wellness or email tsoria@miami.edu X Box 360 Tournament - FIFA Deadline to register: December 3rd

Heartsaver CPR with AED December 6th at 5:30PM Herbert Wellness Center

Do you spend countless hours playing FIFA? If so, then consider matching your skills against other students!

Register for the Herbert Wellness Center’s FIFA tournament on December 4th starting at 6:00PM.

Heart Saver CPR with Automated External Defibrillator (AED) course teaches CPR and relief of choking in adults, children, and infants, as well as use of barrier devices for all ages. Optional: infant CPR and choking, and adult, child, and infant CPR with mask. Participants will also learn how to use an AED. The cost is $35 for student members, $40 for non-student members and $45 for non-members.

Floor Hockey Tournament Deadline to register: December 3rd Enjoy slapping around a black puck? If so, then register for the Herbert Wellness Center Floor Hockey tournament on December 6th and 7th. This special event is FREE!

Meditation Class December 10th at 7:30PM Herbert Wellness Center

BLS for Health Care Providers December 4th at 3:30PM Herbert Wellness Center

Namaste students! Are classes, social life and work stressing you out? Take a break and meditate! You will develop mental clarity and discipline that will help you focus and improve concentration (great skills when it comes to studying)! Lunthita Duthely, a follower of the teachings of Sri Chinmoy, will guide and instruct participants through the meditation. Instruction is free and open to everybody.

The Basic Life Support for healthcare providers covers core material such as adult and infant CPR, foreign-body airway obstruction and automated external defibrillation (AED). This course is for healthcare providers such as EMS personnel, physician assistants, doctors, dentists, nurses, and respiratory therapists who must have a card documenting successful completion of a CPR course.

The cost is $60 for student members, $70 for nonstudent members and $80 for non-members.

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Scholarship & Internship Opportunities!

One of the goals of Multicultural Student Affairs is to provide resources on scholarships and internship opportunities for African, Hispanic, Asian and Native American students at the University of Miami. For more scholarship or internship opportunities, please visit www.miami.edu/msa or facebook.com/prestigiousawards.

Scholarship/ Internship

Echoing Green Fellowship

Rangel Fellowship

Boren Scholarship

Boren Fellowship

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hollings scholarship

Who is eligible?

Anyone over 18 representing an organization

College seniors or graduates

Undergraduate students

Graduate students

Undergraduate students

What are the required fields of study?

N/A

International relations, public policy, public administration, languages, or business administration

Nearly all fields, as long as they can relate to U.S. national security interests broadly defined

Nearly all fields, as long as they can relate to U.S. national security interests broadly defined

Science related fileds

What is the total value of the scholarship/ internship?

$80,000 for individuals or $90,000 for two person partnerships

Up to $35,000 annually for gradaute study

Up to $20,000 toward undergaduate study abroad

Up to $30,000 for graduate research abroad

Up to a maximum of $8,000

Brief description of the scholarship/ internship.

Provides more than $2 million in seed funding to a diverse group of emerging social entrepreneurs.

Attract students who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State.

Provides opportunities for students to study abroad

Focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security

Provides support for undergraduate student training in NOAA mission sciences and teacher education

Is anything else provided?

Health insurance stipend, yearly professional development stipend

Provides professional development for those who want to become Foreign Services Officers in the U.S. Department of State

Career opportunities with Federal Government

Career opportunities with Federal Government

10-week, full-time internship position ($650/week)

Duration.

Two years

Two years

Up to one year

Up to one year

Up to two years

Where to apply or find more information?

echoinggreen.org/

rangelprogram.org

borenawards.org

borenawards.org

oesd.noaa.gov/ Hollings_info.html

What is the deadline?

01/06/14

01/17/14

01/21/14

01/28/14

01/31/14

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MSA Connection!

Each Unity Newsletter will feature a different faculty or staff member. This selection is designed for you to learn more about professional staff and faculty members on campus who can assist you in reaching your future goals. If you know a faculty or staff member you would like to see highlighted, please contact Jesse Ford at j.ford@miami.edu.

• Born: Nairobi, Kenya • Where did you attend college and/or graduate school and what was your field/fields of study: Bachelor of Architecture at University of Nairobi in Kenya, Master of Architecture degree at University of Notre Dame de Laq and Doctorate in Architecture at University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. • Research Interest: I have research interest in sustainability in the broad sense that takes holistic approaches to the creative practices at the building and urban design levels. It requires both interdisciplinary as wells a multidisciplinary collaboration with other colleagues in the allied fields such as engineering, sociology, healthcare, and IT communications.

Sustainable development is important in meeting greenhouse gas emission targets as well as improving the quality of the environment we live in. My research fits broadly within some of the areas that the School of Engineering and School of Medicine currently have and contributes through collaboration and individually in areas such as energy efficiency in buildings; impacts of climate change on energy and land use; waste heat recovery systems; the social science of energy user behavior especially among older persons with dementia Dr. John Odhiambo Onyango and policy among others. My long term goals are tied to three areas; firstly working on new Bio and Nano-materials and technologies that would result in reduced energy consumption Assistant Professor of Architecture and greenhouse gas emissions; secondly, social aspects of energy consumption and comfort especially for the elderly as we are having a large number of senior citizens that are likely to live longer and independently yet with fewer resources; and finally, and development of an urban laboratory that would examine the two above aspects at a macro-level of the city.

• Office Location: School of Architecture, Building 49 D323 • One piece of advice you would give students: “We are here to support your learning, so feel free to knock on my door if you’re in need of any kind of help. I will do my best to help and if I’m not able to, I will direct you to the right person and follow up to ensure you get the support you need.”

• Favorite Quote: I love it in Spanish: “ 1 Corintios 10:13 Traducción en lenguaje actual (TLA) Ustedes no han pasado por ninguna tentación que otros no hayan tenido. Y pueden confiar en Dios, pues él no va a permitir que sufran más tentaciones de las que pueden soportar. Además, cuando vengan las tentaciones, Dios mismo les mostrará cómo vencerlas, y así podrán resistir.”

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FBCP - General Body Mtg. 6:30 PM, Shoma Hall

FEC - Coffee on the Breezeway 9:00 AM, UC Breezeway

MSA - Horizons Reunion 4:00 PM, Hecht/ Stanford Bridge

MSA - Unity Roundtable 5:00 PM, UC 245

MSA - Finals Fiesta 5:00 PM, Hecht Stanford Bridge

An evening with George Takei 7:00 PM, SAC Ballrooms

SASO - Food Truck Night 6:00 PM, Stanford Circle CAD - Building Wide Program 9:00 PM, SAC

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ACRONYM KEY CAD FBCP

Canes After Dark Future Black Communications Professionals

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Federación de Estudiantes Cubanos Multicultural Student Affairs

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