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NOVEMBER
 
November 17
Indian Pow-wow, U of I Chicago
 
November 29
Movie, Life Support, World Aids Day
 
During the Month of November collection of scarves/gloves for Indian Tribe in Wisconsin and Hispanic Heritage Organization
DECEMBER
 
December 3
World Aids Day PAC conference room Conference Rooms G (for a World AIDS Day program/panel) and E (HIV Testing) All Day Event
 
December 5
Advisory Board meeting in OMSA office at 8pm
 
December 10, 11, 12
Cram-A-Thon in the OMSA office from 10pm to 3am
 
JANUARY
 
Thursday, January 17
Office of Multicultural Affairs Open House from 1:00 pm to 4:00pm, SLB 22 or VPA 161
 
Monday, January 21
Campus Closed in Honor of Martin Luther King . MLK Breakfast, Crown Plaza, 7:30 a.m.
 
Tuesday, January 22
“A Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.” Song by Elizabeth M. Lota, Blue Rhapsody, the student acapella group followed up by a presentation by Rev. Samuel Hale, theatrical excerpts by UIS debate team, Brookens Auditorium at 4 - 6p – Public Invited
 
Wednesday, January 23
Multicultural Student Organizational Fair, PAC Food Emporium, 11 – 1 pm
 
Thursday, January 24
“The Impact Gandhi had on Dr. Martin Luther King, a Peace Movement” Speaker : Dr. Proshanta Nandi, Emeriti Professor Sociology Open to Public - PAC C/D 11 – 1 pm
 
FEBRUARY
 
Black History Events
  Tuesday, February 12
Black History Jeopardy, PAC F, 9:30 p.m. Details
 
Wednesday, February 13

Malcolm X Movie Night, Brookens Aditorium, 7 p.m. Details
  Wednesday, February 20
School Daze, PAC F, 9:30 p.m. Details
  Monday, February 25
Do The Right Thing, PAC F, 9:30 p.m. Details
 
MARCH
 
Wednesday, March 5

“Real Women Have Curves ”, Movie Night Brookens Auditorium 7:00 p.m.

     
 
Wednesday, March 19

Thursday, March 20 “ UIS Unsung Herstory” - Meet some of our very own UIS unsung heroines who through their own history and learn about some of the events that affect the lives of women through the world. Open to the Public, PAC C/D

Panelist: RachellAnderson, Women's Studies; Sangeeta Parameshwar, Associate Professor, Management; Angela Winand, Assistant Professor of African American studies; Veronica Espina, Assistant Professor Liberal Studies

 
APRIL
 
Friday, April 18

1 st Annual International Block Party, Celebrating Latin American Student Life Plaza , 5p – 10:00 p

Student Life Plaza and Free. This year we will celebrate Latin America including salsa-dancing lessons, student organizations together share traditions and celebrate their unique differences. This event is a celebration of dance, food, and music from around the globe and allows UIS the ability to visit the world in our own backyard.

 
MAY
 
Mon. Tues, May 5, 6

Cram-a-Thon, OMSA, SLB 22 10p – 3:00 a.m.

 
May 10
Graduation at the Prairie Capital Convention Center