Mentoring leader featured speaker at UD Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration

10:42 a.m., Oct. 31, 2012--Susan L. Taylor, found of the National Cares Mentoring Movement and former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, will be the featured speaker at the University of Delaware Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 29.

Taylor will share her inspirational story and her passion for empowering African Americans to mentor youth.

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May 23: Ocean Currents Lecture

The College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment's Ocean Currents Lecture Series kicks off on May 23 in Lewes with Mark Warner discussing the future of coral reefs.

May 24: Adelante

The campus community is invited to attend the inaugural Adelante: Latino-Hispanic Graduation Celebration, sponsored by UD's Center for Black Culture, at 4 p.m., Friday, May 24.

• May 24: Adelante
• June 6-9: Garden symposium
• June 10-14: Osher lecture series
• July 16: Evening at Guggenheim

The event also includes the Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble, a Soul Food Feast and a Center for Black Culture marketplace featuring crafts, jewelry and more.

The celebration will begin at 6 p.m. in the Multipurpose Rooms of the Trabant University Center. The doors will open at 5:30.

The event is free for full-time UD students, $10 for UD faculty and staff (with a limit of two tickets) and $20 for the general public.

Tickets will be available from Nov. 2-26.

Student tickets are available only at the Center for Black Culture, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.

Tickets for UD faculty and staff and the general public are available only at UD box offices.

For more information, call the Center for Black Culture at 302-831-2991.

The event is sponsored by the Center for Black Culture, the Cultural Programming Advisory Board, the Black Student Union and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

For a flyer about the event, click here.