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How does a child while grow- ing up express to his parents his deepest appreciation and heartfelt gratitude for the man, citizen and father that he would one day grow up to be? The answer is he really can’t. The child could not predict nor see the future for himself and he could not have realized at that time the love, caring and many sacrifices his par- ents would make to put him in God’s Hand and on the right path for life’s journey he would take. The years growing up in his birthplace of once deeply seg- regated and extremely un- friendly to Black Americans (Orlando, Florida), Mamie and Leonard embedded in their son and incredible and optimum sense of pride in himself…no matter the un- founded thoughts of others. No, the child at the time could not thank them for what they were do- ing for him, because he not being of age or mature in mind to comprehend the many talks regard- ing self-respect, pride in yourself, pride in your heri- tage, always carry yourself with dig- nity, always do your best, and respect others. No, he could not fully grasp the love disguised in so many forms that his A Lifetime of Thanks...to my Mom and Dad, Mamie and Leonard INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Miss Black and Gold 2 Goodbye from Dr. Hannah 3 Semillas Learning Community 4 Finals Schedule 5 Kwanzaa 6 Hanukkah 7 Christmas 8 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY College of Arts and Sciences Multicultural Recruitment and Retention office 114 C Leasure Hall DECEMBER 2009 VOLUME II, ISSUE 4 loving parents gave that would eventually lead him to Kansas State University where he could continue making a contribution with others to help society be a more respectful and inclusive one. No, the child (David) could not ex- press at that time to Mamie and Leonard his true appreciation, but he sure can today Thanks Mom and Dad for all that you’ve done for me to make me who I am today! Dr. David L. Griffin, Sr. Assistant Dean for Diversity Associate Professor Information 9 Page

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How does a child while grow-ing up express to his parents his deepest appreciation and heartfelt gratitude for the man, citizen and father that he would one day grow up to be? The answer is he really can’t. The child could not predict nor see the future for himself and he could not have realized at that time the love, caring and many sacrifices his par-ents would make to put him in God’s Hand and on the right path for life’s journey he would take. The years growing up in his birthplace of once deeply seg-regated and extremely un-friendly to Black Americans (Orlando, Florida), Mamie and Leonard embedded in

their son and incredible and optimum sense of pride in himself…no matter the un-founded thoughts of others. No, the child at the time could not thank them for what they were do-ing for him, because he not being of age or mature in mind to comprehend the many talks regard-ing self-respect, pride in yourself, pride in your heri-tage, always carry yourself with dig-nity, always do your best, and respect others. No, he could not fully grasp the love disguised in so many forms that his

A Lifetime of Thanks...to my Mom and Dad,

Mamie and Leonard I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Miss Black

and Gold 2

Goodbye

from Dr.

Hannah

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Semillas

Learning

Community

4

Finals

Schedule 5

Kwanzaa 6

Hanukkah 7

Christmas 8

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Arts and Sciences

Multicultural Recruitment and Retention office

114 C Leasure Hall D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 9 V O L U M E I I , I S S U E 4

loving parents gave that would eventually lead him to Kansas State University where he could continue making a contribution with others to help society be a more respectful and inclusive one. No, the child (David) could not ex-press at that time to Mamie and Leonard his true appreciation, but he sure can today… Thanks Mom and Dad for all that you’ve done for me to make me who I am today! Dr. David L. Griffin, Sr. Assistant Dean for Diversity Associate Professor

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“The Brothers of the Kappa Tau Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc are proud to present a small glimpse of our annual Miss

Black and Gold Pageant. The Miss Black and Gold Pageant is our way of showcasing the in- telligence, talent, excellence,

and unparalleled beauty of Black Women on the campus of Kansas State University. We give our sincerest and most heartfelt thanks to each of the young ladies who have partici-pated. Each of you are truly a queen. We thank you for repre-senting yourselves, your fami- lies, your people, and last but not least the Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc in a

very ladylike and respectable manner.”

DECEMBER IN HISTORY

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus on December 1, 1955. She is often called the "Mother of the Modem Day Civil Rights Movement." Human Rights Day: On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and pro-claimed the Univer-sal Declaration of Human Rights The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, 1620. Some sources say December 11th, some say December 21st. The 13th Amend-ment (abolishing slavery) was ratified on December 18, 1865.

The Miss Black and Gold Pageant: December 5th Forumn Hall

Miss Toni Owens Miss Black and Gold 2008-2009

For more information on Alpha Phi Alpha Kappa Tau Chapter at Kansas State University visit:

http://www.k-state.edu/apa1906/main.htm

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Farewell and Good Luck Dr. Les Hannah! P A G E 3 V O L U M E I I , I S S U E 4

I joined the Kansas State University family in the summer of 2005 as an Assistant Professor of English at the Sa-lina campus. I immediately be-gan teaching, by that I mean I was in Kansas only two days before I was in the classroom. I knew immediately I would like K-State at Salina. I was able to become engaged with curricu-lum development and assess-ment. My colleagues in the Eng-lish group were very welcom-ing, so I fit right in with them. Faculty across the college were likewise welcoming, and I was able to “hit the ground running,” to use an old phrase. It was not long before I was able to become more and more involved with the Manhat-tan campus. My first contact with the fine people at Manhat-tan was with the Tilford Group. Here I met Juanita McGowan, Johnella Holmes, Doug Ben-son, David Griffin and many others. This is when I knew I would like then entire KSU family. This diversity group is such an outstanding collection of outstanding human beings; they made me feel so wel-comed. From this point I be-came more deeply involved in the diversity initiatives of K-State. I became a regular par-ticipant in the Tilford Group activities. I also began taking groups of KSU students on field trips to the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. While there we at-tended powwows, ate authentic Cherokee foods, and partici-pated in cultural activities; in all, more than 100 KSU students have accompanied me to the Cherokee Nation.

I ultimately worked my way into administration, being named the Assistant Dean of Academics for the College of Technology and Aviation (K-State at Salina). This position also came with the roll of Diver-sity Point Person for the Col-lege, placing me in direct rela-tions with the Office of Diver-sity and Myra Gordon. In work-ing with Dr. Gordon I was heav-ily involved with the latest Di-versity Summit, securing Wilma Mankiller, former Chief of the Cherokee Nation, as the key note speaker. I also secured the Kickapoo Nation School drum group and singers for an exhibi-tion singing. Additionally, this group served as the center drum for the first ever Diversity Pow-wow at K-State at Salina. This powwow was successful in bringing together members of the Manhattan campus, mem-bers of the Salina campus, and members of the central Kansas community. In addition to these diversity events, I was actively engaged in recruiting American Indian students to Kansas State University. In October of 2008 I made a nine day trip through eight states visiting Indian reser-vations; in the Lakota Nation I made several stops on two reser-vations. I also made stops in the Crow and Coeur d’ Alene Na-tions. In Seattle, Washington I attended the National Indian Education Association annual conference and networked with educational representatives from many Indian nations. I believe my efforts to recruit Native stu-dents to KSU has been success-ful. In July of 2009 I was stopped in the College Center of K-State at Salina by a young man who looked vaguely famil-

iar. He was one of four students whom I had spoken with on the Pine Ridge Reservation. They had all made a trip to visit and tour K-State. I am not sure if they enrolled or not, but I sure hope they did. In my new position at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma I will teach graduate courses in Com-position Theory and Pedagogy. I will also serve as the Director of Cherokee Studies, where I will also teach graduate courses in Cherokee Literature. I will have research and educational direc-torship over the archives of the Heritage Center. Additionally, I will serve as the Chair of the Sequoyah Commission, which is the highest non-elected politi-cal position in the Nation. http://www.youtube.com/user/HANN1741#p/u A link to Dr. Hannah’s Youtube page. This is a series of pod/broadcasts filmed during the Spring 2007 semester at Kansas State University - Salina. The class was English 450: Litera-ture and Society - The Image of American Indians in History, Song, and Film. The videos in this series are of class lectures, student discussions and reflec-tions, and a field trip to a pow-wow. The professor is Dr. Les-lie D. Hannah, Cherokee; the teaching assistant is Patrice Lewerenz, Ioway.

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Semillas Learning Community Students Participating

in a WIMBA Classroom Demonstration

P A G E 4 V O L U M E I I , I S S U E 4

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WHEN ARE YOUR FIANLS? P A G E 5 V O L U M E I I , I S S U E 4

Examination Time Examination Day/Date

MONDAY TUESDAY  WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

14‐Dec 15‐Dec 16‐Dec 17‐Dec 18‐Dec

7:30am‐9:20am ACCTG 241 ACCTG 231 ECON 110 BIOL 198 FSHS 110

ME 512 FSHS 350 ECON 120 CIS 200 PHYS 213

COMM 105 STAT 325 SPAN 161 PHYS 214

COMM 106 SPAN 162

SPAN 165

SPAN 261

6:20 PM – 8:10 PM CHM 110 FINAN 450 MATH 100 CIS 104

CHM 111 ME 212 MATH 205 PHYS 115

CHM 210 PHYS 113 MATH 220 SPAN 361

CHM 230 PHYS 114 MATH 221

Examination Time Examination Day/Date

         MONDAY              TUESDAY    WEDNESDAY          THURSDAY       FRIDAY

14‐Dec 15‐Dec 16‐Dec 17‐Dec 18‐Dec

9:40 AM – 11:30 AM T 1:35 – 2:30 T 11:35 – 12:30 T 10:35 – 11:30 T 2:35 – 3:30 T 9:35 – 10:30

11:50 AM – 1:40 PM W 9:35 – 10:30 W 10:35 – 11:30 W 12:35 – 1:30 W 8:35 – 9:30 W 7:35 – 8:30

2:00 PM – 3:50 PM T 8:35 – 9:30 T 12:35 – 1:30 T 3:35 – 4:30 T 7:35 – 8:30 T 6:00 – 7:30

4:10 PM – 6:00 PM W 3:35 – 4:30 W 6:00 – 7:30 W 2:35 – 3:30 W 11:35 – 12:30 W 1:35 – 2:30

GROUP EXAMINATIONS

EXAMINATIONS FOR OTHER COURSES THAT BEGIN BEFORE 5PM

Use the W designation: 1.  For classes that have one of the following meeting patterns: MTWUF, MTWU, MTWF, MWUF, MTW, MWF, MWU, WUF, MW, MU, MF, WU, WF, M, W, and F. 2.  Find the class meeting start time in the time ranges in the Examination Matrix. Example: A class that regularly meets MWF at 11:30 AM will be examined on Tuesday, December 15, 11:50 AM – 1:40 PM; used W 10:35 – 11:30 on the Examination Matrix. Use the T designation: 1.  For classes that have one of the following meeting patterns: MTUF, TWUF, MTU, MTF, MUF, TWU, TWF, TUF, MT, TW, TU, TF, UF, T, and U. 2.  Find the class meeting start time in the time ranges in the Examination Matrix. Example: A class that regularly meets TU at 8:05 AM will be examined on Thursday, December 17, 2:00 PM – 3:50 PM; used T 7:35 – 8:30 on the Examination Matrix. Classes with non-standard start times: 1.  Classes with non-standard start times and designated with either a W or T or in the list for W or T (see II., A. & B. above) will have term final examinations as designated in II. matrix above. Example: A WUF class with a non-standard class start meeting time of 1:15 PM will be examined on Wednesday, December 16, 11:50 AM – 1:40 PM; used W 12:35 – 1:30 on the Examination Matrix.

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KWANZAA P A G E 6 V O L U M E I I , I S S U E 4

Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday celebrated in the United States honoring African heritage and cul-ture, marked by participants lighting a kinara (candle holder). It is observed from December 26 to January 1 each year, primarily in the United States. Kwanzaa consists of seven days of celebration, featur-ing activities such as candle-lighting and culminating in a feast and gift giving. It was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga and was first celebrated from December 26, 1966, to January 1, 1967. Dr. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 as the first specifically African-American holiday. Although the historical Juneteenth African American holiday had been celebrated since the late 1800s, Dr. Karenga said his goal was to "...give Blacks an alterna-tive to the existing holiday and give Blacks an opportu-nity to celebrate themselves and history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society." The name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase "matunda ya kwanza", meaning "first fruits". The choice of Swahili, an East African language, reflects its status as a symbol of Pan-Africanism, especially in the 1960s. Kwanzaa is a celebration that has its roots in the black nationalist movement of the 1960s, and was established as a means to help African Americans re-connect with their African cultural and historical heri-tage by uniting in meditation and study of "African traditions" and "common humanist principles." The first Kwanzaa stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service on October 22, 1997 at the Natural His-tory Museum in Los Angeles, California. In 2004 a second Kwanzaa stamp, created by artist Daniel Minter was issued which has seven figures in colorful robes symbolizing the seven principles.

Principles of Kwanzaa Kwanzaa celebrates what its founder called "The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa," or Nguzo Saba (originally Nguzu Saba - "The Seven Principles of Blackness"), which Dr. Karenga said "is a communitarian African philosophy" consisting of what he called "the best of African thought and practice in constant exchange with the world." These seven principles comprise Kawaida, a Swahili term for tradition and reason. Each of the seven days of Kwanzaa is dedicated to one of the fol-lowing principles, as follows: Umoja (Unity) To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race. Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) To define our-selves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves. Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers' and sisters' problems our problems and to solve them together. Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) To build and main-tain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together. Nia (Purpose) To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Kuumba (Creativity) To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. Imani (Faith) To believe with all our heart in our peo-ple, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the right-eousness and victory of our struggle. http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml

Here is a video of a Kwanzaa celebration last year in NY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hSdzJCi9Gc

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HANUKKAH P A G E 7 V O L U M E I I , I S S U E 4

Hanukkah, the "Festival of Lights," starts on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar month of Kislev and lasts for eight days and nights. In 2009, Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 11. With blessings, games, and festive foods, Hanukkah celebrates the triumphs--both religious and military--of ancient Jewish heroes.

Hanukkah is a relatively minor holiday in the Jewish year. In the United States, however, its closeness to Christmas has brought greater attention to Hanukkah and its gift-giving tradition. Amid the ever-growing flood of Christmas advertising, it may seem especially fitting that the Hanukkah story tells of Jewish culture surviving in a non-Jewish world.

The Hanukkah Story

Nearly 2,200 years ago, the Greek-Syrian ruler Antiochus IV tried to force Greek culture upon peoples in his territory. Jews in Judea - now Israel- were forbidden their most important religious practices as well as study of the Torah. Although vastly outnumbered, religious Jews in the region took up arms to protect their community and their religion. Led by Mattathias the Has-monean, and later his son Judah the Macca-bee, the rebel armies became known as the Maccabees. After three years of fighting, in the year 3597, or about 165 B.C.E., the Macca-bees victoriously reclaimed the temple on Jerusalem's Mount Moriah. Next they pre-pared the temple for rededication -- in He-brew, Hanukkah means "dedication." In the temple they found only enough purified oil to kindle the temple light for a single day. But miraculously, the light continued to burn for eight days.

The Menorah

The lighting of the menorah, known in Hebrew as the hanukiya, is the most im-portant Hanukkah tradition. A menorah is a candlestand with nine branches. Usually eight candles - one for each day of Hanukka - are of the same height, with a taller one in the middle, the shamash ("servant"), which is used to light the others. Each evening of Ha-nukkah, one more candle is lit, with a special blessing. The menorah symbolizes the burn-ing light in the temple, as well as marking the eight days of the Hanukkah festival. Some say it also celebrates the light of freedom won by the Maccabees for the Jewish people.

The Dreidel

A favorite Hanukkah toy, the dreidel once had a serious purpose. When the Syrians forbid study of the Torah, Jews who studied in secret kept spinning tops "sivivons, or dreidels"on hand. This way, if they were found studying, they could quickly pretend that they had only been playing. Outside of Israel, a dreidel has the Hebrew letters "nun," "gimel," "hay," and "shin" on its four sides. These letters stand for "Nes gadol haya sham," which means, "A great miracle happened there," referring to Israel. An Israeli dreidel has the letter "pay" rather than "shin." This stands for "poh," meaning "here" a great miracle happened here." The Hebrew letters also represent Yiddish words that tell how to play the dreidel game. Each player starts with the same amount of candies, chocolate coins (gelt), or other tokens, and puts one in a pot. Players take turns spinning the dreidel, waiting to see which letter lands face up. Nun is for "nisht," do nothing. Gimel is for "gants," take the whole pot. Hay is for "halb," take half. Shin is for "shtel," add to the pot. The game ends when a single player wins all the tokens. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hanukkah.html

Hanukkah Foods

Many traditional Hanukkah foods are cooked in oil, in remembrance of the oil that burned in the temple. In the United States, the most widespread Hanukkah food is latkes, or potato pancakes, a custom that may have developed in Eastern Europe. In Israel, the favorite Hanukkah food is sufganiya, a kind of jelly donut cooked in oil. Israelis eat sufganiyot for more than a month before the start of Hanukkah. Eating dairy products, especially cheese, is another Hanukkah tradition. This is done in memory of the Jewish heroine Judith, who according to legend saved her village from Syrian attackers. Judith fed wine and cheese to the Syrian general Holofernes until he became so drunk that he fell to the ground. She then seized his sword and cut off his head, which she brought back to her village in a basket. The next morning, Syrian troops found the headless body of their leader and fled in terror.

News Clip here in KS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD79oFTbEdg

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CHRISTMAS P A G E 8 V O L U M E I I , I S S U E 4

Feliz Navidad Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The date of commemoration is not known to be Jesus' actual birthday, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either a historical Roman festival or the winter solstice. Christmas Day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. Modern customs of the holiday include church celebrations, gift-giving, the exchange of cards, and the display of various decorations—including the Christmas tree, lights, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. Santa Claus (also re-ferred to as Father Christmas, although the two figures have different origins) is a popular mythological figure often associated with bringing gifts at Christmas for children. Santa is generally believed to be the result of a syncretization between Saint Nicholas and elements from pagan Nordic and Christian mythology, and his modern appearance is be-lieved to have originated in 19th century media. Christmas is celebrated throughout the Christian population, but has also recently come to be celebrated by many non-Christians as a secular, cultural festival.

The word Christmas originated as a com-pound meaning "Christ's Mass". It is derived from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse, a phrase first re-corded in 1038. "Cristes" is from Greek Christos and "mæsse" is from Latin missa. In Greek, the letter Χ (chi), is the first letter of Christ, and it, or the similar Roman letter X, has been used as an abbreviation for Christ since the mid-16th century. Hence, Xmas is often used as an abbreviation for Christmas.

For many centuries, Christian writers accepted that Christmas was the actual date on which Jesus was born. However, in the early eight-eenth century, scholars began proposing alternative explanations. Isaac Newton argued that the date of Christmas was selected to corre-spond with the winter solstice, which in ancient times was marked on December 25. In 1743, German Protestant Paul Ernst Jablonski ar-gued Christmas was placed on December 25 to correspond with the Roman solar holiday Dies Natalis Solis Invicti and was therefore a "paganization" that debased the true church. In 1889, Louis Duchesne suggested that the date of Christmas was calculated as nine months after the Annunciation (March 25), the traditional date of the Incarnation.

http://www.holdman.com/christmas/video.asp Awesome videos of Christmas lights set to music

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The Diverse Success program was created in the

Fall of 2008 by Ms. Johnella Holmes, instructor of

American Ethnic Studies in the college of Arts

and Sciences, as a way to track and assist multicul-

tural students with their academics. Currently,

Ms. Johnella has two Graduate assistants and two

undergraduate student workers aiding 155+ un-

dergraduates. The program uses an online and

face-to-face system to help students become aca-

demically independent at KSU. Diverse success

utilizes K-State online to contact students that

may be in academic trouble and provide them

with resources to get back on track, persist, and

graduate from KSU. It is designed to provide stu-

dents with graduate level professional mentoring

to help guide them through the multiple re-

sources provided on the K-State campus such as

tutoring, counseling, enrollment, financial aide

etc. The first year saw a 93% success rate.

DECEMBER EVENTS -Tuesday the 1st: Men's Basketball: K-State vs. Fort Hays State. 1 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum -Winter Dance '09. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3-5, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Nichols Theatre -Friday the 4th: Women's Basketball: Grambling State. 6 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum -Saturday the 5th: Miss Black and Gold: Forumn Hall Men's Basketball: K-State vs. Washington State. 8 p.m -Tuesday the 8th: Men's Basketball: K-State vs. Xavier. 8 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum. -FRIDAY THE 11th: Last Day of Classes -Saturday the 12th: Undergraduate Commencement -Sunday the 13th: Women's Basketball: Northwestern. 2 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum. MONDAY THE 14th: SEMESTER FINALS