October 2011 Events
Multicultural Welcome Dinner and Dessert Reception for New Students
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
5:00 - 6:30 pm, California Mission Room (Dinner)
7:00 - 9:00 pm, Shapell Patio (Dessert)
This annual celebration welcomes first-year and transfer students of color to Santa Clara University. This event is a great opportunity for you to meet current students, faculty and staff to find out more information about cultural programs, activities, and resources on campus. A first year experience will also be shared by an SCU sophomore.
This event is co-sponsored by the Office for Multicultural Learning, and the Multicultural Center.
By invitation only.
From the Columbus Invasion to Neo-Liberalism:
Strategies of Indigenous Resistance to Genocide
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wiegand Room (Arts & Sciences Building)
Join us for a conversation with Russell Means, a widely recognized Native American actor and activist, and Glenn Morris, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado Denver.
Book signing and Reception immediately following the lecture.
Co-sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office, Ethnic Studies Program, Office for Multicultural Learning and Political Science Department.
LGBTQ Allies Tea Social
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Donohoe Conference Room (Donohoe Alumni House)
Come and meet other network members! We will discuss some of the changes to the LGBTQ Allies Network and share some new initiatives. Pearl Wong and Kyle Arrouzet from GASPED (a program of SCCAP) will join us to share student updates. Refreshments will be served!
If you would like to attend, please RSVP by October 13th.
Coordinated by the Faculty Development, Office for Multicultural Learning, Office of Student Life, and Women's and Gender Studies Program.
Cuentos y Loteria Night
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
7:30pm
Kennedy Commons 109
Celebrate Chicano/Latino culture as a family, with a night of loteria and story telling! Come and be a part of generations of oral tradition with stories of faith, culture, and love.
Hosted by MEChA, this will be an evening of lotería, celebration and storytelling.
Is Your Costume Offensive?
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
8:00pm
Swig Sky Lounge
Come dine and discuss the appropriation of culture on Halloween. Pizza will be served.
Coordinated by the Diversity Committee in the RLC.
Civil Liberties Post 9/11 Panel
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wiegand Room (Arts and Sciences Building)
Join us for a panel discussion on civil liberties post 9/11 in the context of media, religion, law and politics.
Panelists:
Farid Senzai, Political Science Professor, expert on American Muslim and political Islam
Margaret Russell, Law School Professor, expert on social justice and the law
Shirin Sadeghi, host, New America Now radio, specialist on media representation and the Muslim world
Moderator:
Sally Lehrman, Knight-Ridder/Mercury News Professor of Journalism in the Public Interest
If you would like to attend, please RSVP by October 18th.
Co-sponsored by Campus Ministry, Comminication, Religious Studies, Political Science, Office for Multicultural Learning and University Library.
Part of the Legacies Theme. Part of the Multicultural Journalism Series.
Reaching Out - A Conversation with Francisco Jiménez
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
4:00 - 5:30 pm
California Mission Room (Arts and Sciences Building)
Join Francisco Jiménez, an award winning author, and his son, Pancho Jiménez, in a conversation about Reaching Out, a memoir in which Francisco relates his experiences as a child of migrant workers and first generation college student at Santa Clara University.
Co-sponsored by the University Library, the College of Arts & Sciences, and the Office for Multicultural Learning.
Replenished Ethnicity: Mexican Americans, Immigration and Identity" Book Talk
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wiegand Room (Arts and Sciences Building)
Tomás Jiménez is an assistant professor of sociology at Stanford University. He is also a fellow at the Center for Social Cohesion. His research and writing focus on immigration, assimilation, social mobility, and ethnic and racial identity. His book, Replenished Ethnicity: Mexican Americans, Immigration, and Identity draws on interviews and participant observation to understand how uninterrupted Mexican immigration influences the ethnic identity of later-generation Mexican Americans.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP by October 20th.
Co-sponsored by the Ethnic Studies Program, MEChA and Office for Multicultural Learning.
