| DATE: May 1, 2004 | TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| ACTIVITY: McNair/EIP-GOMAP 12th Annual Spring Research Conference | LOCATION: South Campus Center, Rooms 316, 348/350, and 354 |
| DESCRIPTION: This year's research conference, entitled "Re-Search: Engaging Diverse Perspectives in a Changing World," will again be filled with EIP and McNair students' original research delivered via oral presentations and poster presentations. UW's Dr. Ana Mari Cauce (Chair and Earl R. Carlson Professor of Psychology, Professor of American Ethnic Studies) will serve as our keynote speaker during our Friday luncheon, and current UW graduate students of color will conduct graduate education workshops (e.g., "Culture of Graduate School") on Saturday. This free event will be informative, interactive, and fun for all who attend. | CONTACT NAME: Dr. Steve Woodard |
| PHONE #: 206.221.2832 | |
| E-MAIL: swoodard@u.washington.edu | |
| SPONSOR(S): GOMAP and McNair/Early Identification Program | |
| DATE: May 1, 2004 | TIME: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
| ACTIVITY: Engineering Open House 2004 | LOCATION: Welcome Booth: Loew Hall |
| DESCRIPTION: Over 100 hands-on exhibits exploring engineering and science. For students of all ages. Free of Charge. To register and find out more about Engineering Open House 2004, please visit the following website: www.engr.washington.edu/openhouse | CONTACT NAME: Kristina Andersen |
| PHONE #: 206.685.1785 | |
| E-MAIL: openhouse@engr.washington.edu | |
| SPONSOR(S): College of Engineering | |
| DATE: May 4, 2004 | TIME: 7:00 PM |
| ACTIVITY: Diversity Book Talk -- Luis Alberto Urrea | LOCATION: UW Kane 110 |
| DESCRIPTION: University of Washington The Graduate School Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP). Presents "The Diversity Book Talk Series Spring 2004." The UW Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) invites you to our Diversity Book Talk Series, which brings authors of color, as well as White authors who write on race, diversity, and multicultural issues, to the University of Washington campus to read and discuss their work. The Devil's Highway: (A True Story), by Luis Alberto Urrea. Urrea, winner of the American Book Award and member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, will read from, discuss, and sign his new book. Introduction by Urrea^Òs good friend and fellow author, Sherman Alexie, UW American Ethnic Studies professor. The true story of a dangerous place, those willing to risk everything to cross, and those determined to rescue the living and the dead at all costs. In May 2001, a group of 26 men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest region of the continent, the Devil's Highway. These men -- fathers and sons, brothers and strangers -- entered a desert so harsh and desolate that even the Border Patrol is afraid to travel through it. Nights are frigid and days are so hot that dead bodies naturally mummify within minutes. Only 12 men came back out. Now Luis Urrea, who has won multiple awards for his writing about the border, tells the story of this modern, real-life adventure through a hellish no-man's-land where desperate dreams clash with the nearly invincible odds against survival. The Devil's Highway is spectacularly written and as blazingly brilliant as the desert sun, with the bite of a chupacabra. Admission is FREE and open to the public. Seating is limited, so please arrive early! Books will be available for purchase after the reading, thanks to Kim Ricketts/ Events Books. Book signing to follow Urrea's presentation. | CONTACT NAME: Cynthia del Rosario |
| PHONE #: 206.543.9779 | |
| E-MAIL: cyn@u.washington.edu | |
| SPONSOR(S): UW Graduate School Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) and the Office of Minority Affairs (OMA) | |
| DATE: May 5, 2004 | TIME: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| ACTIVITY: Celebration 2004, the 34th Annual EOP Scholarship Banquet | LOCATION: Husky Union Building (HUB) Ballroom - 2nd floor. |
| DESCRIPTION: A Celebration of Academic Excellence and Diversity. Please join us as we honor the outstanding accomplishments of our EOP Student Award winners and the recipient of the Charles E. Odegaard Award (Jeff and Susan Brotman). Celebration is a unique blend of campus, community and corporate friends who generously support our EOP students. Net revenue will be used to benefit the EOP Scholarship Program, which assists approximately 60 students per year. | CONTACT NAME: Lolie Farinas |
| PHONE #: 206.685.6909 | |
| E-MAIL: lolie@u.washington.edu | |
| SPONSOR(S): Office of Minority Affairs - Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Friends of EOP | |
| DATE: May 7, 2004 | TIME: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| ACTIVITY: Diversity Fair | LOCATION: HUB East Ballroom |
| DESCRIPTION: Information tables, faculty presentations, small group discussions, reception & music | CONTACT NAME: David Owens |
| PHONE #: 206.543.1780 | |
| E-MAIL: asuwbaddv@u.washington.edu | |
| SPONSOR(S): Minority Affairs | |
| DATE: May 13, 2004 | TIME: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| ACTIVITY: Lecture, Dr Delia Aguilar | LOCATION: Parrington Hall, The Commons room |
| DESCRIPTION: The Seattle Chapter of Gabriela Network invites you to an enriching and powerful dialogue with Dr. Delia Aguilar to discuss the effects of globalization on women. Dr. Aguilar's presentation will educate students and community members to understand the impact of public and international policy amidst the intersecting issues of gender, third world poverty, labor and globalization. The discussion helps challenge leaders to engage in critical dialogue with experts that increases and diversifies their knowledge base of the need for improved public policy and service in the areas of labor, gender and globalization. Dr. Aguilar will also talk about the ways in which female diaspora can be understood only in the context of the mantras of globalization: neoliberalism, deregulation, and privatization. She will also talk about what the hiring of women of color as domestics in this country implies for feminism and for North/South relations of power. Dr. Aguilar is a scholar in women's and ethnic studies. She has published works on feminism, Philippine women's issues, and globalization. Dr. Aguilar has taught at universities in the United States and the Philippines. | CONTACT NAME: Donna Denina |
| PHONE #: 206.300.0927 | |
| E-MAIL: donnalyn_76@hotmail.com | |
| SPONSOR(S): Gabriela Network Seattle, Evans School UW | |
| DATE: May 13, 2004 | TIME: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| ACTIVITY: "Multiculturalism and US Racial Policy after 9/11" by Dr. San Juan | LOCATION: Kane Hall 130 |
| DESCRIPTION: GPSS/ASUW Diversity Speaker | CONTACT NAME: Didem Havlioglu |
| PHONE #: 206.543.8576 | |
| E-MAIL: gpsssec@u.washington.edu | |
| SPONSOR(S): GPSS/ASUW | |
| DATE: May 15, 2004 | TIME: 3:00 PM |
| ACTIVITY: Emerald City Step Show | LOCATION: Hec Edmundson Arena |
| DESCRIPTION: This is and annual event put on by the University of Washington National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). This show is not only a celebration of the proud history of each respective organization, but also a event that will allow the University of Washington NPHC to form and sustain community outreach programs. | CONTACT NAME: Bobby Thomas Jr. |
| PHONE #: TBA | |
| E-MAIL: nphc@u.washington.edu | |
| SPONSOR(S): National Pan-Hellenic Council | |
| DATE: May 15, 2004 | TIME: 4:00 PM - 2:00 AM |
| ACTIVITY: South Pacific Voyage | LOCATION: Cascadia Community College |
| DESCRIPTION: Pacific Islander cultural event | CONTACT NAME: Inez Lolohea |
| PHONE #: 425.773.5880 | |
| E-MAIL: ilolohea@cascadia.ctc.edu | |
| SPONSOR(S): Pacific Islanders Club | |
| DATE: May 22, 2004 | TIME: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| ACTIVITY: 1st Annual Children's Potlatch | LOCATION: Bellevue Community College |
| DESCRIPTION: The Duwamish Tribe invites everyone of all ages to participate in their 1st Annual Children's Potlatch, where storytelling, singing, dancing, drumming, sharing a meal and having fun are in store. We're inviting all groups to participate and share their culture. | CONTACT NAME: Lorrelle Sian-Chin or Lisa Clinton |
| PHONE #: 425.778.7498 or 253.845-0083 | |
| E-MAIL: fullcircle.hypnotherapy@verizon.net | |
| SPONSOR(S): Duwamish Tribal Services | |
| DATE: May 25, 2004 | TIME: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| ACTIVITY: Free Africa Fundraiser | LOCATION: Columia Tower Club |
| DESCRIPTION: Free Africa Foundation of Washington will mark its kickoff event with a Fundraiser with special guest speaker United States Senator Slade Gordon on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at the Columbia Tower Club. Free Africa Foundation of Washington kickoff event will bring together guests with two goals: To learn about local Africa Community's challenges and achievements with the goal of raising capital for the establishment of the FAFW Economic Development Center with Performing Arts and Senior Center for the African Community in Washington. The mission of Free Africa Foundation of Washington is to work for the end of African poverty epidemic. This challenge is small in comparison when viewed against the tens of thousands of African Refugees and Immigrants in Washington State who experience extreme poverty. Our goal is to reduce poverty by working to create sustainable solutions that increase self-sufficiency to African refugees and immigrants as they resettle in Washington state. Free Africa Foundation of Washington^Òs pledge is unique. To provide programs that offer assistance that lessen the psychological debilitation and emotional devastating challenges that provide for linguistic and culturally sensitive support networks and services; reduce insolation and exclusion due to language and cultural barriers; elevate identity crisis and loss of economic, social and academic status while addressing the inability to acquire adequate housing, employment and other survival needs. Our vision is to advocate, promote and safeguard the four cornerstones of freedom: intellectual freedom, political freedom and economic freedom and religious freedom. This special event and fundraiser will be held at the Columbia Tower Club (701 - 5th Avenue on the 75th and 76th floors) and is from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Tickets for this event are $150.00 with guest speaker to include U.S. Senator and member of the 9/11 Commission Slade Gorton, Washington State Senator. Adam Klein and Dr. George B.S. Ayittey, President of Free Africa Foundation. Tickets and information available through Free African Foundation of Washington at 206.206.262.7744. | CONTACT NAME: Koshin Mohamed |
| PHONE #: 206.262.7744 | |
| E-MAIL: kosin@unitesomalia.com | |
| SPONSOR(S): Free Africa Foundation of Washington | |
| DATE: May 27, 2004 | TIME: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| ACTIVITY: End of the year Celebration | LOCATION: Kane Hall, Walker Ames Room |
| DESCRIPTION: The Early Scholars Outreach program is having its end of the year celebration on May 27, 2004. It is an opportunity for all students, staff and parents to come together to celebrate our student's success and accomplishments. | CONTACT NAME: Senait Habte |
| PHONE #: 206.685.1725 | |
| E-MAIL: senait@u.washington.edu | |
| SPONSOR(S): Early Scholars Outreach Program | |
