March MRC Newsletter

2MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Welcome to the Multicultural Resource Center!February brought a wealth of change to our campus. Special thanks to the Black Student Union for their tireless efforts in crafting a full month of programming in addition to collaborating with ODEI, Campus Activities and the Vice President for Multicultural Affairs to sponsor an evening with Spike Lee on Thursday, February 19th. Special thanks to the Event Center staff and production team for making the Spike Lee event a success; there were more than 700 in attendance.

During February ODEI also sponsored its first Racial Justice Deliberation event and Town Hall Meeting. ODEI Town Hall provided information to the campus in response to the list of concerns provided to administration in December. University Administration, including the Vice Presidents, attended to address each concern. The information provided will guide efforts to transparency across the campus. Change of this magnitude has never happened before.

March promises even more change in that ODEI, in conjunction with the President, will present the findings of the Campus Climate Survey completed in 2014. The event will be held in the University Union Mandela Room on Wednesday, March 11th. Additionally, we look forward to the presentation of author, poet and activist, Nikki Giovanni as the Womens History Month Speaker for the Black Student Union.

We urge you to get excited about all that is happening across the campus. Change is in the air!

Sincerely,Dr. Nicole Sirju-JohnsonAssociate Chief Diversity OfficerDirector of the Multicultural Resource Center

MRC Diversity Talk Show topics and schedule for Spring 2015:Title Theme Week of 1. Chivalry in 2015 Gender Roles 3/9/20152. To Protect and Serve Views on Law Enforcement 3/23/20153. The Forgotten Warriors Rights for LGBTQ 4/13/2015

If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please contact the MRC at [email protected].

3MRC NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Culture

Connects Grant Recipients

Congratulations to our March 2015 Culture

Connects Program Grant

recipients:

American Kurdish Council

Caribbean Student

Association

Haitian Student Association

Men of Color Scholastic

Society

National Association

for the Advancement of Colored People

(NAACP)

Sul Poong

MRC SPRING 15 INTERNS

GRADUATE INTERNSAlbert LeeYang Xu

Zelin Wang

MARKETING INTERNS

Andrew RosalesGizem Ceyla OzanTiffany M. Rivera

Xiaonan Guo

PROGRAMMING ASSISTANT INTERNS

Imran MahmoodBradlee Vasquez

Yikai ZhangSarah Boniche

Ellaine HoTiffany Hiutung Lai

Michelle PoonMelissa LuongTyron Brown

Join the MRC Family!Want to intern for the MRC? Look out for applications coming this month!

For more information, please contact Mengchen Huang at [email protected] or 707-777-6071


Womens History Month

On March 7, 1982, Womens History Week was established by Congress. Then in 1987, Congress designated March as Womens History Month after being petitioned by the National Womens History Project. Every year the National Womens History Project selects a theme to promote womens history. This year, the theme is Weaving the Stories of Womens Lives. 2015 is also the 35th anniversary of the Womens History Movement and the National Womens History Project. During this month, we celebrate the numerous ways that womens history has been woven into Americas story.

For more information, visit WomensHistory.gov and nwhp.org. Be on the look out for Womens History Month events hosted by the Black Student Union, P.U.L.S.E (March 2nd-6th) and other student organizations.

Join BSU as Keynote Speaker Nikki Giovanni visits March 19 in the Mandela Room at 6pm

for Womens History Month.

5MRC Upcoming Events

MRC would like you to save the date for the following upcoming events:

MRC Student Leaders MeetingTuesday, March 3rd, 7:00-8:00pm, UU 108Tuesday, March 31st, 7:00-8:00pm, UU 108Tuesday, April 28th, 7:00-8:00pm, UU 108

ODEI Campus Climate Survey Results PresentationWednesday, March 11th, 3:00-5:00pm and 7:00-9:00pm, Mandela RoomThe results of the Campus Climate Survey will be presented and discussed. Open to all students, faculty, and staff.

MRC Weekly Friday Tabling March 13th through May 1st, 12:00-4:00pm, Marketplace

MRC Leadership ForumTuesday, March 17th, 6:30-7:30pm, UU 108

Womens History Month Keynote Speaker: Nikki Giovanni, hosted by BSUThursday, March 19th, 6:00pm, UU Mandela Room

MRC Speaking Up & Getting SupportWednesday, March 25th and Thursday, April 16th, Time and Location TBA

MRC Asian Heritage Month Kick-Off CelebrationSaturday, April 25th, C4 Multipurpose Room

MRC NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you dont understand yourself you dont

understand anybody else. -Nikki Giovanni

6CCPD Upcoming EventsCDCI Summer/Fall 2015 Info Sessions - Time/date varies, UU133ALearn about the Career Development Centralized Internship Program, the largest credit-bearing internship program at Binghamton University. It is required to attend an info session the semester prior to interning. All sessions located in UU133A.Summer Sessions - March 3rd, 12-1pm; March 5th, 1:30-2:30pmFall Sessions - March 10th, 4:30-5:30pm; March 11th, 3:30-4:30pm; March 12th, 3-4pm; March 13th, 11-12pm; March 16th, 1:15-2:15pm; March 17th, 10:15-11:15am

Put on the Polish! Tips to put your best face forward - March 4th, 5-6pm, UU102Do you have an upcoming interview? Are you preparing for a professional networking event? Come to this program to learn tips to present the most professional and confident you.

Ace your Interview! Etiquette Dinner - March 6th, 6:30-8:30pm, OUHThis is an opportunity to learn and practice good dining etiquette and brush up on your networking skills with employers, alumni, faculty, staff and fellow students. Pre-registration is required via hireBING and there is a $5/person fee. Business casual attire is required.

The Mentoring Movement: An Evening Connecting with Professionals - March 26th, 5:30-7:30, Mandela Room (pre-registration required via hireBING)

Careers in Communications and Media - March 31st, 5-6pm, UU-133ACome to this informative program to learn about careers related to communications and media and how to research possible careers in the related fields including public relations, marketing, advertising, broadcast news, print publications and more.

Guest Speaker: Jamie Jacobs 06, Riger Advertising - March 31st, 6-7pm, UU-111Hear from Jaime Jacobs, a Binghamton University alumna and account executive at Riger Advertising, who will discuss her experience as an intern through Binghamton University and the steps she took to transition into a full-time job in advertising. After her lecture, you will have opportunity to ask questions about careers in advertising.


Empowering Students of ColorThis group is open for any student who identifies as a student of color. It will discuss issues of cultural uniqueness and the impact that it has on the balance of work/academic/personal relationships. For more information about the group, please email LeAnna Rice, Mental Health Outreach Coordinator/Counselor at [email protected]. Womens GroupThis group is open to anyone who identifies as a woman, of any background, who is looking for a safe and supportive atmosphere to discuss what it means to be a woman, and the impact of that identity in work/academic/personal relationships. The group may also include therapeutic exercises to help group members build stronger self-concepts and esteem. For more information about the group, please email LeAnna Rice, Mental Health Outreach Coordinator/Counselor at [email protected].

University Counseling Upcoming Events

7The Purim Carnival is March 4 from 11am-1pm at the Event Center. Come for games, rides, food, Battle of the

Bands, and more!


Mental Health Outreach Peer Educators (M-HOPE) internship applications are available March 2 - March 23 on B-Engaged.

For more information, please visittinyurl.com/M-HOPEInterns

Learn and practice good dining etiquette on March 6 at 6:30 in the Old Union Hall. There is a $5/person fee. Pre-register on

hireBING


The 3rd Annual NAACP Image Awards is March 7 in the Mandela

Room. Doors open at 6pm.

The Tour Guide GIM is March 5 at 6pm in the Admissions Center. Applications are available starting March 6 at the Admissions Front Desk and are due

March 19.


The Rosefsky Scholarship is for study abroad candidates whose study of language and culture is part of their desire to make the world a better place. The application is due March 15 for the summer/fall semesters. Applications are available from the Office of International Programs in

LNG-300.

Watch college step teams battle it out at Watch Your Step! Presented by the Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Society on March 14 at 7:00pm in the Mandela Room. Limited tickets are $8, regular tickets are $10, and at the door

they are inflated.

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Speaking Up & Getting Support is March 25 at 6pm in UU108. Find out ways to manage stress, achieve wellness, and be an ally for others!

BUJAs 4th Annual Host Club - Saturday, March 14th, 2:30-6:30pm, UndergroundsLet yourself be entertained by alluring hosts and Choclate Garden-themed food items! This even takes place on White Day, a Japanese holiday in which boys reciprocate their feelings for girls by giving them gifts.

Interested in running for e-board with a cultural organization? What Kind of Leader are You? is the leadership workshop for you! March

17 at 6:30pm in UU108

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The MRC Student Leaders Meeting is March 31 at 7pm in UU108. All cultural student leaders are invited! RSVP your attendance or send questions to

[email protected]

March 20-22 weekend is the 2015 Pride & Joy Families Weekend Conference at the Holiday Inn Arena. To learn more, visit www.P r i deAndJoyFami l i e s .org or contact staff at pr ideandjoy fami l i [email protected] or 607-777-

3717.


The 27th Annual Commemoration of the Anfal Genocide & Fundraiser for Kurdish Refugees - March 16th, 5:30pm, Mandela RoomThis event commemorates those who suffered in the Anfal genocide and will fundraise for Kurdish refugees. Food donations can also be made. There will be guest speakers and videos to raise awareness of the current situation.

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Contact UsLocation: Library South G 548

Phone: (607) 777-4472 Fax: (607)777-2373

Email: [email protected]

StaffNicole Sirju-Johnson - Director

[email protected] Mengchen Huang - Assistant Director

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