Volume 2, Issue 9
April 2013
Multicultural Affairs
Newsletter
MISSION
Multicultural Affairs promotes awareness of
cultural diversity and multicultural issues.
The office serves as a resource and referral
center for faculty, staff, students, and local
communities. In addition, the office enhances
educational development about diversity and
multicultural issues and advocates for students’ needs on campus.
Submit a Student Life Achieving Excellence
Nomination Form for a Student Advisor,
Faculty or Staff Member, or Community
Leader who demonstrates excellence in
working with individual students, student
groups and organizations!
Check us out on Facebook!
Inside this issue:
Student Organizations
2
Calendar of Events
3
Happy Holidays
4
Multicultural Affairs In Action
5-6
Multicultural Highlights
7
Scholarships & Opportunities
8-10
Special Events Around Topeka
11-12
Multicultural Affairs
Washburn University
Morgan Hall, 110
1700 SW College
Topeka, KS 66621
Email: [email protected]
www.washburn.edu/mao
Monday-Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
(After 5pm by Appointment)
washburn.edu/diversity
facebook.com/wudiversity
Dona K. Walker, Director
Rachel Williams-Glenn,
Office Assistant
Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO)
Contact: [email protected]
Meets Wednesdays at 5pm in the Cottonwood
Room, Memorial Union
Indigenous Nations Student Association (INSA)
Contact: [email protected]
Asian American Association (AAA)
Leadership needed
Washburn Black Student Union (WBSU)
Contact: [email protected]
Meets Mondays at 7pm in the Blair Room, LLC
Washburn NAACP College Branch (NAACP)
Leadership needed
Multicultural Student Group
Contact: [email protected] if interested
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April
ON CAMPUS
1st — April Fool’s Day; See page 4 for more information
4th — Ching Ming Festival; See page 4 for more information
4th — CAB sponsors Spoken Word Poet—Shanelle Gabriel at 7pm in Mabee Library
5th-6th — Diversity Initiative Sponsors Undergraduate Conference: “Speaking Truth to
Intolerance.” See page 7 for more information.
6th — WBSU sponsors “Mother-Son Field Day” at 12:30pm in field west of SRWC. See
Page 5 for more information.
10th — HALO sponsors the National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge in Petro
Allied Health Center from 11am-4pm; see page 6 for more information.
11th — Student Activities & Greek Life sponsors SOAR Awards Reception in the Washburn Room, Memorial Union at 6pm.
13th — The Big Event: A Day of Community Service from 9am-3:30pm. Meet at Whiting
Fieldhouse at 9am to register. Contact [email protected] for more information.
15th-19th — Greek Week
22nd — Earth Day; see page 4 for more information
29th — Success Week Begins
IN THE COMMUNITY
March 15-July 31st — The Aaron Douglas Art Fair Committee will be accepting submissions from artists and performing artists in preparation for the 8th Annual Aaron Douglas
Art Fair on September 21, 2013. See page 12 for more details.
Interfaith of Topeka is sponsoring a series of presentations on Religions & Peace each first
Sunday at 5pm at the Friends Meeting House starting April 7, 2013. See page 11 for more
information
The African American Writers Book Discussion Group will meet every third Thursday until May 2013. Please see page 13 for more details.
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April Fool’s Day ~ April 1, 2013
April Fool’s Day or All Fools’ Day is celebrated on April 1st in several countries around the world. The origin of the holiday is uncertain. Some believe the celebration may date back to 1582
France when Charles IX introduced the Georgian Calendar and
moved the New Year’s celebration from March 25-April 1 to January 1st. People who continued to celebrate New Year’s on April 1st were called
“fools” and had practical jokes played on them. Perhaps that’s why April Fool’s
Day is usually celebrated by playing practical jokes today.
Ching Ming Festival ~ April 4, 2013
The Ching Ming Festival is also known as Grave-sweeping Day. During this festival, Chinese families visit the graves of their ancestors to clear away weeds,
touch up gravestone inscriptions and make wine & fruit offerings. The official
date of this year’s Ching Ming Festival is April 4, 2013. However, people may
start visiting tombs on March 20, 2013 because this is the middle of Spring.
Earth Day ~ April 22, 2013
The first Earth Day celebration occurred on April 22, 1970 when millions of
US citizens demonstrated for a better environment. The protest
eventually led to creation of the EPA. Twenty years later, the Earth
Day movement went global and boosted worldwide recycling efforts.
Do your part to appreciate and protect the world around us:
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
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Washburn Black Student Union
Mother-Son Field Day!!!
WHEN:
Saturday
April 6th
12:30pm
WHO:
K-5th Grade
Boys &
Moms
WHERE:
Field west of
the SRWC
A Day of Field Events Including:
3– Legged Race
Sac Race
Obstacle Course
Pass and Punt Contest
Egg Toss and More !!!
ALL ARE WELCOME!!!
RSVP: 816-728-6917
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April 10, 2013
11:00 am—4:00 pm
Shawnee Room, Memorial Union
Sign Up in Memorial Union April 2nd, 3rd & 4th
Log on to www.esavealifenow.org to make an appointment.
After you log in, you’ll be able to select a blood drive. At
that time, enter Sponsor Code: washburnstudent to pick
your appointment time.
Questions: 670-1622 or [email protected]
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Washburn University Hosts First
Undergraduate Conference on Diversity:
“Speaking Truth to Intolerance”
April 5-6, 2013
Location: Memorial Union
This 2-day event explores active responses to intolerance in
the United States and around the world.
Patrick Mureithi presents ICYIZERE
April 5th ~ 7:00pm ~Washburn A
This documentary examines the healing process for victims
and perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and will open
the conference
Panels of Undergraduate Work
April 6th ~ Registration 8:00am; Panels begin at 9:00am
http://washburn.edu/diversity/undergraduate-conference/index.html
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The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is offering the Exxon Mobile
scholarship to people of Hispanic Descent. The deadline is
4/3/13. Please see http://www.hsf.net/innercontent.aspx?id=424
for applications and guidelines.
The American Indian Science & Engineering Society is accepting
applications for the AISES Google Scholarship, Burlington
Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Scholarship, the A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship, and the AISES Intel Scholarship. The deadline for the Google Scholarship is March 31, 2013. The BNSF Scholarship
deadline is April 12, 2013. The deadline for the other scholarships is June 14,
2013. If you are of Native American descent, please see http://www.aises.org/
what/programs/scholarships for guidelines and applications.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) is accepting
applications for the 2013 Fall Congressional Internship Program.
The deadline is April 26, 2013. If you are of Hispanic descent,
please see http:www.chci.org/internships/aspx for more details including the applications.
The National Society for Hispanic MBAs is offering the 2013 NSHMBA
Foundation Scholarship. The deadline is April 30, 2013. If you’re of Hispanic descent and pursuing an MBA degree, please see http://
www.nshmba.org/?page=ScholarshipGuideline
for more information including application and guidelines.
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The Kansas Insurance Department is offering five $1,000 African-American
Monumental Life Settlement Scholarships for the Fall 2013 semester. All applications must be submitted by May 1, 2013. Please see
www.ksinsurance.org/gpa/scholarship_application/pdf for the application
and requirements.
MassMutual is offering the MassMutual
Scholars national scholarship program for
high achieving college students of African
American, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic descents interested in pursuing careers in the insurance and financial services industry. All applications
must be submitted by May 3, 2013 at 5pm CT. Please see http://
www.act.org/massmutual/ for the application and requirements for this
$2500 or $5000 scholarship.
Women in Defense is offering the Horizons Scholarship to females interesting in pursuing a career related to national defense or security. The deadline
is July 1, 2013. Please see http://wid.ndia.org/horizon/Pages/default.aspx for
application and guidelines.
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Cornell University Summer College 2013
Cornell University offers three week and six-week programs for talented high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors between June 22nd and August 6, 2013.
Available programs include: Architecture, Art & Design, Business, College Success, Engineering, Environmental Studies, History & Politics, Hotel Management, Humanities, Law & Government, Medicine, Psychology, Focus on the Sciences, Research Apprenticeship in Biological Sciences (RABS), and Veterinary
Medicine & Animal Science.
RABS Admission & Financial Aid Deadline: March 15, 2013
All Other Programs Admission Deadline: May 3, 2013
All Other Programs Financial Aid Deadline: April 5, 2013
Visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/index.php
for application materials, course descriptions and program costs.
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INTERFAITH OF TOPEKA
Invites You To
A Series of Presentations on
Religions & Peace
When: Every First Sunday at 5:00pm
Where: Friends Meeting House at 8th & Tyler
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April 7th—Rev. Judy O’Neal of the Shawnee Heights Methodist
Church: “What Methodists Believe about Peace”
May 5th-Mohsin Musallam of the Topeka Islamic Center: “What
Islam Teaches about Peace”
Leaders are still needed for June 2nd, July 7th, August 4th, September 1st, October 6th, November 3rd and December 1st.
If you’re interested in leading an open interfaith discussion concerning what your faith
say about peace, please call the Baha’is of Topeka at 271-5857 or 806-4707.
Celebrating the 2013-2014 Interfaith Year of Peace,
of Interfaith of Topeka, hosted by the Local Baha’I Communities.
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8th Annual
Call for Artists
September 21, 2013

(10am-5pm) Aaron Douglas Art Park
More than 40 local artists

Original artwork

Free children’s activities

Live entertainment

Food & beverages
To enter go to www.AaronDouglasArtFair.com
Artist & Performing Artist submissions accepted March 15-July 31, 2013
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African American Writers Book Discussion Group
Please join Vince Omni as he facilitates lively discussions
about books written by African Americans. Check out or
purchase your own copies of the books to read for discussion.
When: Every 3rd Thursday at 7:00pm
Who: Adults 18+
Where: Topeka & Shawnee County Public
Library
April 18, 2013
The Warmth of Other Suns
by Isabel Wilkerson
May 16, 2013
Half-Blood Blues
by Esi Edugyan
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