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Fiesta Latina
Friday, October 24th
7:30-11:00pm,
Trabant MPR
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by dancing the night away to live music with Latin band, La Orquesta Insaciable. Participate in our exciting dance class, and learn how to Samba, Salsa, Cha Cha, Rumba, Mambo, Meringue, Bachata, Tango, and Bolero. Dance lessons promptly at 7:30 pm. Read more
Cubana-Be, Cubana-Bop: Race & Rhythm in Afro-Latin Jazz
Tuesday, October 28th
6:30pm, Gore Recitation Hall
Read more
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Favela Rising- Film
Sunday, November 9th
7:30 pm
Trabant Theater
FAVELA RISING depicts the development of the Afro-Reggae movement in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), created by Anderson Sa, a former drug-trafficker. Through hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street, and Afro-Brazilian dance, he rallies his community to counteract violent oppression enforced by teenage drug armies and sustained by corrupt police. Jeff Zimbalist (director) will lead a discussion following the film.
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| Upcoming Events |
The Truth with Jeff Johnson
Tuesday, November 11th
(Please note: New Date)
7pm,
Clayton Hall Auditorium
From the Hip-Hop community to mainstream media, Jeff Johnson has served as a trusted voice for information and opinions to youth for over 10 years. A social activist, political strategist, inspirational speaker, executive producer and an architect for social change, Johnson is one of today’s most gifted leaders in both the political and entertainment arenas.
Johnson has spent the bulk of his professional career carving a unique niche of merging the worlds of politics and popular culture. Formerly known as Cousin Jeff, Johnson has served as the National Youth Director for the NAACP, Vice President for the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, and host of Black Entertainment Television’s (BET) and Jeff Johnson Chronicles. As a journalist, Johnson has covered the Darfur Crisis, Hurricane Katrina, and the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Johnson currently serves as host of his own show, The Truth, on BET.
Mr. Johnson will lead a pre-lecture workshop at 5:00 pm (location TBD). The workshop will discuss the challenges of being a student leader of color on a predominately white college campus.
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| Volunteer Opportunities |
No current listings.
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| CBC Newsletter Submissions |
Please email slw@udel.edu by this Thursday to submit information for the next issue of the Community Journal. |
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| Each One Reach One |
No current listings.
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| Student Organization News |
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated SkeeWeek
October 20-25th
Scrapbooking 101
Monday, October 20th
5:30-7:30pm
Center for Black Culture
AKAdemics=Success
Tuesday, October 21st
Closed Program
Meet the Candidates: Part II
Wednesday, October 22nd
Gore 116
Co-sponsored with Campus Alliance de la Raza, College Republicans, and College Democrats
Dining Etiquette Workshop
Thursday, October 23rd
6-8pm
Trabant 209/211
First Come, First Serve: Only 40 seats available. Dinner *will* be provided
Skee-Phi Party: A Centennial Celebration
Saturday, October 25th
10pm-2am
Trabant Multipurpose Rooms
Arts Under the Stars
Friday, October 24th
5:30pm, South Green
Enjoy art, acts, music and free refreshments. There are several opportunities for student clubs & organizations, dance groups, musicians, comedians, singers, bands, poets, rappers, groups, all acts to display their work…simply request a table. *We need an artist (who does on the spot caricatures), and a host/MC/MCs for the event.
Please contact Talia at sykests@udel.edu or 302-831-6808 for more information.
Delaware Undergraduate Student Senate (DUSS) meeting
Monday, November 3rd
5:30 pm, Memorial 127
Please email Casey Patriarco resolutions for this meeting no later than Friday, October 24th at cpat@udel.edu, and she will forward it to the DUSS Proposal Review Committee. If you or your respective organizations have any concerns, you are encouraged to draft a proposal using the which you can go to www.udel.edu/sga to print out the form.
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| Announcements |
Black American Studies presents "Introduction to the Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity: A Case Study of Barack Obama"
Tuesday, October 21st
4pm, 116 Gore
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| Employment/Scholarship Opportunities |
SMART Scholarship/Fellowship
The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The program aims to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at DoD laboratories.
SMART Scholars Receive:
- Cash award paid at a rate of $25,000 - $41,000 per year depending on prior educational experience
- Full tuition & related education expenses
- Health Insurance
- Book allowance
- Summer Internships (multi-year participants)
- Post-Graduation Career Opportunities
For more information, or to apply, see http://www.asee.org/fellowships/smart/. Application deadline is December 15, 2008
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