NEWS & NOTES
- Have you seen the slide show running at the entrance of the Multicultural Resource Center? It’s a great way to get the word out about multicultural events on campus! Find out how you can get your event included in the show!
NOVEMBER EVENTS
- 3 : :
Contemporary Issues Forum
4 pm in EUC Joyner Room - 4 : :
Artist Reception
5 to 6:15 pm in the MRC - 10 : :
Kaleidoscope Open Forum
4 pm in EUC Phillips Room - 18 : :
American Indian Cultural Fair
11am to 2pm in Cone Ballroom AB
Dance and Drumming Exhibition
7pm to 9pm in Cone Ballroom AB
DECEMBER EVENTS
- 3 : :
Holidays Around the World
7 to 9 pm in EUC Auditorium
JANUARY EVENTS
- 25 : :
Empty Bowls painting all week!
Call us for schedule and locations - 26 : :
MLK Commemoration
Keynote Speaker Mae Jemison
7 to 9 pm in EUC Auditorium - 28 : :
MLK Commemoration
Interfaith Prayer Breakfast
8 am in Campus Ministries Building
FEBRUARY EVENTS
- 2 : : Contemporary Issues Forum
4 pm in EUC Joyner Room - 3 : : Artist Reception
5 to 6:15 pm in the MRC
OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
- Nominations of UNCG students qualified for the 2010 MLK Service Award are now being accepted.
- Click here for the qualifications we are looking for.
- Click here for the online nomination form. Deadline for nominations is December 8, 2009.
- Holidays Around the World is coming Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7pm. Great student org performances deserve a great audience!
Please support this special event! - Circle January 26 on your calendar for the annual MLK Celebration at 7pm in the EUC Auditorium! Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Woman of Color to travel in space, will be our guest keynote speaker. Free tickets will be available beginning January 19. Get details.
Membership on the Cultural Programming Council is open to any UNCG-affiliated student organization whose mission is in line with that of the Office of Multicultural Affairs — to promote, foster and encourage respect and meaningful inter-cultural and cross-cultural understanding and appreciation of similarities and differences. For information on how your student organization can get involved in the Council, email jeffrey_coleman@uncg.edu.
Special Funding Opportunities
To encourage student groups to offer programs of a cultural nature to their membership and/or to the UNCG community at large, the Office of Multicultural Affairs has set aside funds that can be applied for to help offset the costs of qualifying events. To apply for funds, submit an online request form with the required supporting documents during the “open application submission period” — see details below. The Cultural Programming Committee will review the requests and notify your organization of the funding decisions according to the schedule below.
| APPLICATION SCHEDULE FOR FUNDING REQUESTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLICATION PROCESS OPENS | APPLICATION PROCESS CLOSES | NOTIFICATION DATE | |
| For Fall 09 Events | September 14, 2009 | October 2, 2009 | October 9, 2009 |
| For Spring 10 Events | October 19, 2009 | November 13, 2009 | November 23, 2009 |
One-Time Funding Opportunity for Newly Affiliated Groups
Startup "seed money" is available for any qualified group that has become affiliated recently for the first time but has not yet had the opportunity to join the Cultural Programming Council or for an organization whose focus is not necessarily "cultural" in nature but might have an event or program that qualifies. One request for a maximum of $100 can be submitted for consideration by any newly affiliated group whose focus is in line with the mission of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Any group interested in applying for startup money should complete the Cultural Programming Council Request Form and submit it at any time for consideration.
The Cultural Programming Calendar
One of the functions of the Council is to coordinate the scheduling of the member organization’s events whenever possible, in an effort to lessen or eliminate competition with other previously scheduled programs. The Council is also encouraged to collaborate with other organizations in their programming to strengthen their audiences and to heighten cultural awareness on campus. The cultural events scheduled for the semester compiled by the current members of the Cultural Programming Council is provided here as a PDF. Because these events are subject to change at the discretion of the sponsoring student organization(s), you should contact the sponsoring student organization(s) directly to get up-to-date information on individual events. (For student organization contact information, go to http://web.uncg.edu/stn/student.groups/active.php.