UnityNewsletter 3 16 2015

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Multicultural Student Affairs

Newsletter March 16, 2015

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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!

Meet the 2015 Horizons Coordinators

Each year MSA sponsors Horizons for incoming students. Horizons is an orientation program designed to assist new multicultural students in their transition to UM. Horizons introduces new freshmen to our diverse community and provides them with an opportunity to meet and interact with new and returning students, faculty and administrators. This year, MSA is excited to introduce its new Horizons Coordinators!

Amelia Bahamonde is a sophomore Microbiology & Immunology major from Southfield, Michigan. She is in the College of Arts & Sciences. She serves as the 2015 chair of the Hispanic Heritage Month Committee and is a Biology Peer Advisor.

Braylond Rayvon Howard is a freshman Transitioning into Entrepreneurship and Creative Advertising major from Orlando, Florida. He is the United Black Student Freshman Liasion, Speak What You Feel Treasurer and B.O.N.D member.

The Woodson Williams Marshall Association and UM Black Alumni Society Reception March 19th at 6:30PM

RSVP Today: Senior Mwambo 2015 Senior Mwambo is an African rite of passage ceremony that marks the transition of black graduates from their lives at the University of Miami to advanced education and professional careers. This year’s ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 2:00PM in Gusman Hall. For additional information regarding the Senior Mwambo or RSVP, visit www. miami.edu/msa.

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Nareka Alicia Trewick is a junior Public Health & Psychology major.

You may recognize Nareka from the United Black Students, where she serves as the current 2nd vice president. In addition, she is a Health Outreach Peer Educator.

The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs presents the UM Black Alumni Society & Woodson Williams Marshall Association 2015 Scholarship Reception.

This event will highlight the academic and leadership accomplishments of UM students. Please join us in the Robert & Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center on March 27th at 6:30PM. For additional information, visit www.miami.edu/msa or call 305-284-2855.

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Campus Involvement Opportunities Herbert Wellness Center Events Visit www.miami.edu/wellness or call 305-284-5433 for more information on the events below.

Canes Go Bald 4 Kids: A St. Baldrick’s Foundation Head Shaving April 10th | 11:00AM - 5:00PM @ The Rock The St. Baldrick’s Foundation focuses on funding children’s cancer research, much like the studies conducted at our very own Miller School of Medicine. Fellow Canes Muniphe Green and Maite Torres, sisters of the Ablazin’ Alpha Gamma Chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc., will be hosting one of the foundation’s signature head shaving events on April 10th at the Rock in hopes of raising money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The event will be from 11:00AM - 5:00PM and everyone is welcome to join the team. While we are looking for people to register as “shavees” don’t worry, you don’t have to go bald unless you want to. Haircuts will also be provided on this day for a donation toward this foundation. The link to register to join the team or provide a donation to help fund children’s cancer research is: www.stbaldricks.org/events/CanesGoBald4Kids.

Help your fellow Canes get one step closer to curing Childhood Cancer.

Summer Health Sciences Opporunities The OAE in collaboration with the Miller School of Medicine is hosting two summer programs for students or recent graduates wishing to pursue a career the Health Sciences. For more information please visit our website at http://www.diversity.med.miami.edu/summer-programs.

MLL Film Series Brazilian Film Series “Madame Sata” Thursday, April 2nd @ 7:30PM

IM Fields IM Fields IM Fields

7:00PM 7:00PM 12:00PM

Dance, Martial Arts, Aquatics and Tennis Classes Registration March 9th - 20th The Herbert Wellness Center offers many dance, aquatics, martial arts and tennis classes that are open to students/members and residents of the local community (non-members). Registration for Spring 2015 Session 2 classes opened Monday, March 9th and classes began on Saturday, March 14th. A free trial for each class (first meeting only) is available from March 14th and through March 20th.

No registration is required for the free class. Class registration is available online or by calling the sales office at 305-284-5433 Monday - Friday from 7:30AM to 8:00PM. More information is available at miami.edu/wellness.

Singles Table Tennis Tournament March 17th The deadline to register for the FREE IM singles table tennis tournament is Tuesday, March 17th. The tournament takes place on Thursday, March 19th at 6:00PM. in the Herbert Wellness Center.

Heartsaver CPR/AED Certification Course March 19th Registration is open for the Herbert Wellness Center’s Emergency Care CPR/ AED certification course on Thursday, March 19th at 5:30PM. Those enrolled in the course receive a 2-year certification from the American Heart Association. The cost is $35 for UM student members.

Chinese Film Series “Happy Together” Wednesday, March 25th @ 5:00PM “Green Snake” Wednesday, April 22nd @ 5:00PM Shoma Hall 3053

Free Meditation at the Herbert Wellness Center March 27th Brought to you by the Department of Wellness and Recreation and Sri Chinmoy Centres International, find your inner peace and enjoy a relaxing meditation class that is free and open to the public. The class is held on Friday, March 27th at 7:45PM. Comfortable clothing is recommended, but you do not need to bring anything with you to the class. For more information or to register for the class, call 305-284-5433 or e-mail wellnesscenter@miami.edu.

French Film Series “Le Clan (Three Dancing Slaves)” Friday, March 20th @ 5:00PM “Les Corps Ouverts (Open Bodies)” Friday, April 10th @ 5:00PM MLL Conference Room (Merrick 210-01) Italian Film Series “Sotto Una Buona Stella (Under A Lucky Star)” Tuesday, March 24th @ 7:00PM | LC 140

Special Interest Housing Special Interest Housing is a collaborative effort between the Office of Academic Enhancement and the Department of Housing and Residential Life. Established in 2008, this initiative is designed to provide upperclassmen, united by a common interest, activity, or cause, with the opportunity to create uniquely themed communities that provide educational opportunities and enhance their on-campus living experience. In addition to living together, these students receive funding, advising, and specialized training to assist in the programming and management of their communities. For more information, contact Kristine Stephenson at kstephenson@miami.edu.

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Club Sports Schedule Men’s Lacrosse March 20 Men’s Rugby March 21 Men’s Lacrosse March 22

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BeSmokeFree March 31st The University of Miami’s award-winning BeSmokeFree program is offering group classes for individuals interested in quitting smoking. Classes are offered in sixweek intervals throughout the year, with upcoming sessions beginning on March 31st on the Coral Gables campus. This free benefit is available to UM employees, students, and the community at no charge and it is sponsored by AHEC Tobacco Program of University of Miami and the State of Florida Department of Health.

Visit miami.edu/besmokefree for a complete schedule and more information. Call 305-243-7606 or e-mail Mohammad Asad at MAsad@med.miami.edu to register.

Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers Certification Course April 3rd This course is for healthcare providers such as EMS personnel, physician assistants, doctors, dentists, nurses, and respiratory therapists who must have a credential (card) documenting successful completion of a CPR course. This certification is also required for School of Nursing students. The Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Course (HCP) covers core material such as adult and pediatric CPR (including two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag mask), foreign-body airway obstruction, and automated external defibrillation. Register by calling 305-284-5433, e-mailing wellnesscenter@miami.edu or online at www. miami.edu/wellness.

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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

United Methodist Communications

Carnegie Foundation PostBaccalaureate Fellowship

Radio Television Digital News Association

Worldstudio Foundation

Davis Putter Scholarship for Social Justice

Who is eligible?

Junior and Seniors

Graduate

Undergraduate students

Graduate

Graduate and Undergraduate

What are the required fields of study?

All fields with communication focus

Graduate study that focuses improving work in education

Communition majors

Fine or commercial arts and design majors

All fields

What is the total value of the scholarship/ internship?

$2,500

Maximum award of up to $38,000

$1,500

$2,000

Maximum of $10,000

Brief description of the scholarship/ internship.

Communications Scholarship for Ethnic Minority Students

2 year program to improve education in the US

Communications Scholarship

9 specialized Summer Institutes for US citizens to learn about the United Kingdom

Awarded to students who are active in the struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression,

Is anything else provided?

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Duration.

Varies

One time award

One time award

One time award

N/A

Where to apply or find more information?

www.umcom.org

prestigiousawards@ miami.edu

www.rtdna.org

www.aiga.org/

www.davisputter. org/

What is the deadline?

March 15th

March 16th

March 27th

March 28th

April 1st

March 16th

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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.

• Hometown: Ocean City, Maryland • Where did you attend college and/or graduate school and what was your field/fields of study: Salisbury University: Exercise Physiology & University of Florida: Exercise Physiology • Research Interest: Medicinal Lifestyle / Disease Prevention, Cardio-metabolic Disease, Aging and Skeletal Muscle Function • Office Location: Office: MB 315 Laboratory of Clinical & Applied Physiology • One piece of advice you would give students: A solution for academic success if to procure pleasure in what you learn and enthusiastically teach it and discuss it with others.

• Favorite Quote: “All parts of the body which have a function, if used in moderation and exercised in labours in which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy, well-developed, and age more slowly, but if unused and left idle they become quickly liable to disease, defective in growth, and age more quickly.’’ - Hippocrates

Dr. Wesley Smith Exercise Physiology Undergraduate Program Chair and Director of Graduate Nutrition Program

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UR - General Body Meeting 6:30PM - SAC Senate Room

For a complete calendar of events, visit www.miami.edu/ msa

OJU - General Body Meeting 6:30PM - UC 2300 A

COISO - General Body Meeting 9:00PM - SAC Senate Room

MSA - WWMA/ UM Black Alumni Reception 6:30PM - Newman Alumni Center

RAB - Dance Party 10:00PM - The Rat

CNL - Canes After Dark 8:00PM - SAC

Pier 21 - Bridge Bash 9:00PM - Hecht Stanford Bridge

BCSL - Women’s Leadership Symposium 9:00PM - SAC

ACRONYM KEY ALAS BAM BCSL CNL

Alliance of Latin American Students COISO Black Awareness Month Butler Center for Service and Leadership CSA Canes Night Live DST

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Council of International Students and Organizations Caribbean Students Association Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

FAIS FEC HP MNSA

Francophone Assoc. of Ibis Students Federación de Estudiantes Cubanos Hurricane Productions Multicultural Nursing Student Assoc.

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Multicultural Student Affairs Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc. Planet Kreyol Social Justice Week

UBS UP UR YRS

United Black Students UPride Unity Roundtable Yellow Rose Society

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The MSA Spotlight: BAM 2015 Black History Month was created as “Negro History Week” in 1926. The creator, Carter G.Woodson, chose February to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln, two crucial contributors in the progression of Black people in America.

BAM was coordinated by the United Black Student.

A Closer Look at BAM 2015 Black Awareness Month came in with a bam this year! The theme for BAM 2015 was Azubuike meaning “the past is your strength.”

In February, it was shown throughout every event that surely our past—as University of Miami students—is truly our strength.

The month started off with Opening Ceremonies featuring singer and UM alumna Nicole Henry. Miss Henry dazzled the crowd with her jazzy voice and smooth music. Sophomore and UBS Herstorian Natalie Diala concurred. “Nicole Henry has an electrifying voice that shakes you to the core. It was powerful.”

The rest of the events for the month included Black History Trivia Night, House of Black Culture, BAM Day of Service, and Gospel Explosion. However, some students’ favorite event was the Remember the Times Alumni Mixer. “Remember the times allowed us to connect with older alumni,” Diala explained. “I learned so much from the alumni and truly appreciated them for the things that they went through and fought for, so that my peers and I could have a completely different experience at the university. It was enlightening.”

Sophomore and UBS Public Relations Co-Chair Beja Turner continued on the same thought. “The alumni who came back were hilarious and so insightful! They showed us so many things from past university years and truly reflected on how the black culture within the University of Miami has grown and influenced students and faculty over time. It was truly a great evening to spend with them.”

As the theme stated, “the past is our strength,” but we now turn our attention to the future to ensure a great environment for generations of ‘Canes to come. Diala concluded that BAM allowed the University of Miami community to really take a step back and consider the impact that Blacks have made on a global scale. “It reminded us all of the rich culture that Blacks have and why it must be celebrated.”

BAM has surely reminded us all of our strength, something that we should never forget.

Article Submitted by Kayla Lott, Class of 2015

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