Calendar of Events
2015-2016
DATE
EVENT
AUGUST
1
19-20
23
Annual Village Youth Summit 11:00 am -2:00 pm: Amphitheater downtown Carrollton
MAP & AAMI Mentor Training 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Latino Freshman Meet & Greet: 12:30 pm: Row Hall 2nd Floor East Wing
24
27
Multicultural Achievement Program (MAP) Mentoring Kick-Off Party CC Ballroom: 7:00 pm
African-American Male Initiative (AAMI) Peer Mentor Meet & Greet – CCB 108.2 – 6:00 PM
SEPTEMBER
1-2
3
9
10
15
17
23
29
OCTOBER
5-9
9
12
14
20
21
22
24
27
NOVEMBER
1-30
4
5
6
10
13
18
Participant: CSI Student Organization Fair: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm UWG Grassy Triangle
Center for Diversity & Inclusion Open House: 12noon am-3:00 pm : Row Hall 2nd Floor East Wing
Multicultural Conversations Series: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm: Z-6: Hubbard Dining Hall
Annual Faculty, Staff, and Student Meet and Greet: CCB 108.2 4:00 pm sponsored by Multicultural
Achievement Program (MAP)
Hispanic American Month Row Hall: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (M-F) ends October 15
4TH Annual African American Alumni Panel Discussion: CCB 108. 2: co-sponsor :BSA
Multicultural Achievement Program (MAP) Engagement Event- CCB 108.2: 6:30 pm
Center for Diversity & Inclusion Controversies of Culture: Ingram Library; Dr. Hazel Cole: Social
Justice: 7:00 p.m.
B.E.S.T. Week
Cultural Heritage Month movie 11:00 am -1:00 pm Row Hall 2nd Floor East Wing: Viva La Causa
Annual Hispanic Appreciation Celebration: CC108.2/3/4: 7:00 p.m. Co-sponsors: Foreign Languages,
Latino cultural Society (LCS) and AMIGOS: LUSO-Hispanic Day: 8:00 am -5:00 pm.
5th Annual Hispanic Appreciation Celebration: CC108.2/3/4: 7:00 p.m.: Speaker: Mr. Yovany Jerez:
Hispanic Americans: Energizing Our Nation’s Diversity
Multicultural Conversations Series: 11:30 am- 1:30 pm: Z-6: Hubbard Dining Hall
African-American Male Initiative (AAMI) Lecture Series: Mr. Mike Howard – CCB 108.2 – 7:00 PM
Ingram Library Town Hall: When Criminal Justice Meets Social Justice: Campus Center 108.2 7: 00 pm
Annual Atlanta Asian Film Festival: Campus Center- 108.2 7:00 pm: Film: Pee Mak- FREE
Make A Difference Day Community Event:10:00 am–12 Noon : Hangar Gym
Center for Diversity & Inclusion -7th annual Mix-It-Up at lunch Day: Z-6, UCC food court & the Oaks
simultaneously: 11:00 am- 2:00 pm: Co-supporters: SGA, SAC, BSA & College of Education
Native American Heritage Month Observation: Row Hall 2nd Floor East Wing
Annual Native American Celebration: Center for Diversity & Inclusion: Native American. Preservation
Association Display 4:00 pm: CCB 7:00 pm Program: CCB 108.2 : co-sponsor: Anthropology Dept/CSI
African-American Male Initiative (AAMI): State of the African-American Male – CCB 108.2 – 7:00 PM
Cultural Heritage Movie 11:00 am -1:00 pm Row Hall East Wing Room 212
5th annual OXFAM Hunger Banquet (collaborative event): Z-6: 7:00 pm
Center for Diversity & Inclusion -Fair Trade Coffee Tasting : Row Hall East 212: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
SAC presents Black Jew Dialogue: CDI Supporter
DECEMBER
4
Multicultural Book Discussion: Row Hall East 212: 12 Noon-1:00 pm : Book: The Moor’s Account
Revised 10/8/2015
DATE
JANUARY
7-21
14
18
22
EVENT
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Display: Row Hall 2nd Floor East: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (M-F)
7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Program: CCB 7:00 pm: Speaker: TBA
28
NAACP Annual MLK Parade : 10:00 am (All UWG students, faculty and staff welcome to walk)
Cultural Heritage Month Movie featuring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:11:00 am-1:00 pm
Row Hall East Room 210
Center for Diversity & Inclusion Controversies of Culture: Social Justice
FEBRUARY
1-28
4
10
10
15
18
23
25
26
Black History Month Observance Display: Row Hall 2 nd Floor East: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (M-F)
African American/Black Student Experiences at UWG: 2 pm: Thomas Murphy Reading Room
Multicultural Conversations Series: 11:30 am- 1:30 pm: Z-6 Hubbard Dining Hall
Gulla/Geeche Kunda Cultural Education Exhibiti CCB 108.2: 4:00 pm /7:00 pm Program
MAP Award Pictures: Campus Center Ballroom :7:00 pm (Tentative: date subject to change)
Center for Diversity & Inclusion- Controversies of Culture 7:00 pm: Social Justice
African-American Male Initiative (AAMI) Lecture Series – CCB 108.2 – 7:00 PM
Center for Diversity & Inclusion: 4TH annual Living Legacy Series 7:00 pm CCB 108.2
Cultural Heritage Month movie 11:00 am-1:00 pm: Row Hall East Wing Room 212
MARCH
1-31
4
7
8
9
10
21
24
Women’s History Month Observance Display: Row Hall 2nd Floor East: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (M-F)
Cultural Heritage Month movie 11:00 am-1:00 pm- Row Hall East Wing Room l 212
Take Back The Night. Collaborative : Health Education Services
African-American Male Initiative (AAMI): State of the African-American Male – CCB 108.2 – 7:00 PM
Multicultural Conversations Series: 11:30 am- 1:30 pm: Z-6: Hubbard Dining Hall
7th Annual Multicultural Festival: CCB: 12 Noon-5:00 pm:
32nd Annual Multicultural Achievement Program (MAP) Awards: CCB 7:00 pm
7th Annual Women History Month Celebration: CCB 108.2
APRIL
1
5
12
15
Multicultural Book Discussion: Row Hall East Wing Room 212: 12 Noon-1:00 pm
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Program: Speaker: 7:00 pm Ingram Library Nook
3rd Annual AAMI Recognition Banquet: CCB – 7:00 pm
Cultural Heritage Month movie 11am-1:00 pm- Row Hall East Wing Room 212
MAY
1-31
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Asian Pacific Heritage Month Display: Row Hall 2 nd Floor East: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (M-F)
Older Americans Month
Visit us in: Row Hall 2nd Floor East Wing
Call us at: 678-839-5400
www.westga.edu/diversity
Our Staff
Deirdre Rouse, Director
Ashley Lewis, Associate Director
Cheryl Thomas Hill, Program Coordinator, African American Male Initiative
Doris Kieh, Program Coordinator
Nancy Watkins, Office Manager
Revised 10/8/2015