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Monday, February 13, 2012

· Banff Mountain Film Festival Screening

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Shemin Auditorium in Shaffer Hall at Syracuse University | EVENT WEBSITE
See a selection of this year's best outdoor adventure films! Doors open at 7:00 PM, show at 7:30 PM. $10 general admission from Schine Box Office (315-443-4517). $7 for current SUOC members, available at the E-Room. See directions at suoc.syr.edu.
Sponsor: Syracuse University Outing Club, SU Recreation Services | Contact: Robyn Oakes, 828-396-0555

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

· Time Management & Study Skills

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | 110 Moon Library | EVENT WEBSITE
This interactive workshop focuses on assisting students to prioritize tasks and projects using a variety of time management techniques to create less stress and more freedom during the academic year. Also describes various techniques to develop a solid study ... Read More
Sponsor: Academic Support Services Office | Contact: Scott J. Blair, 315470-4921

Thursday, February 16, 2012

· Film:Black in Latin America- Haiti and the Dominican Republic: A Land Divided

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Alumni Lounge (Nifkin)
The PBS film explores the cultural impact that Africans, brought to the New World, had on Latin America and Caribbean nations. Bring your lunch while you watch. Beverages and snacks provided.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Saturday, February 18, 2012

· Spirit and Essence Banquet

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Nifkin Lounge
Sponsor: The Baobab Society | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

· Caribbean -African Heritage Festival

4:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Alumni Lounge (Nifkin)
Travel to the Caribbean without leaving Syracuse. Various "country booths" such as Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago will highlight Caribbean history, national heroes, heroines and other information.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre , 470-4895

Thursday, February 23, 2012

· Poetry to the People

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Marshall Auditorium | EVENT WEBSITE
Poetry to the People perform spoken word in stereo while hitting on civil rights, HIV/AIDS Awareness, poverty and other issues. The performance is open to all ESF students, faculty and staff. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.poetrytothepeople.com
Contact: Scott J. Blair, 315470-4921

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

· Lunchtime Learning Seminar: Environmental Justice Research Past, Present and Future Directions

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Alumni Lounge (Nifkin)
Dr. Kishi Animashaun Ducre is a Syracuse University African American Studies professor with a Ph.D. in Environmental Justice. She will give an overview of the field of environmental justice reseach from its origins with the movement against environmental racism, ... Read More
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Thursday, March 1, 2012

· Taste Of Culture: Creative Culinary by Women

8:00 am - 10:00 am | 24 Bray Hall
Famous food inventions include chocolate chip cookies and other delights. Sample free tastes while you peruse the displays. Sign out resources for loan from the Multicultural Affairs Resource Center.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

· Time Management & Study Skills

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | 110 Moon Library | EVENT WEBSITE
This interactive workshop focuses on assisting students to prioritize tasks and projects using a variety of time management techniques to create less stress and more freedom during the academic year. Also describes how to develop a solid study plan using your ... Read More
Sponsor: Academic Support Services Office | Contact: Scott J. Blair, 315470-4921

Monday, March 5, 2012

· Display: Remembering Dr. Wangari Mathaai Africa's Woman Environmentalist

8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Bray Rotunda | ONGOING —continues through Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Overcoming strong opposition from Kenya's patriarchal society Dr. Mathaai became Africa's first woman Nobel Peace Prize Laureate when she galvanized the masses to plant over a million trees in her government-sanctioned deforested nation.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

· Talk Circle: Assimilation & Racial Identity

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | TBA
Sponsor: Multicultural Student Advisory Board | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

· Cultural Book Club Discussion:" Of Love and Other Demons" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | 14 Bray Hall
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

· Be the Match Kick-off Bone Marrow Donor Drive Information Session

11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Almni Lounge (Nifkin) | EVENT WEBSITE
10,000 people need a bone marrow transplant. Half receive one. It is especially important to add members of diverse racial and ethnic heritage as this increases the likelihood that all patients will find a life-saving match.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

· Dr. Mathaai's Greenbelt In Your Backyard Workshop

12:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Alumni Lounge (Nifkin)
A hands-on experience to encourage responsible "greening" within our own neighborhoods and to support urban reforestation.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Thursday, March 22, 2012

· Adaptive Peaks/Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions Speaker Series

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | 5 Illick Hall | EVENT WEBSITE
After retiring from UC-Davis (plant cellular biology), Dr. Deborah Delmer took on translational science as Associate Director for Food Security for the Rockefeller Foundation. There, she was charged with grant making and policy relating to the role biotechnology ... Read More
Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus and Environmental and Forest Biology | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4868

Monday, March 26, 2012

· Film: China's Lost Girls

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Alumni Lounge (Nifkin)
This film shows the impact of China's one child per family law upon the nation. Bring your lunch while you watch. Beverages and snacks provided.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

· Be the Match: Bone Marrow Donor Registry

11:00 am - 2:30 pm | Alumni Lounge (Nifkin) | EVENT WEBSITE
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Monday, April 2, 2012

· Middle Eastern Flag Identification Contest

8:00 am - 4:00 pm | 24 Bray Hall | ONGOING —continues through Monday, April 30, 2012
Identify as many Middle Eastern flags as possible. Prizes awarded and winners announced at the end of the month.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

· Taste Of Culture: Middle Eastern Culture

8:00 am - 10:00 am | 24 Bray Hall
Middle Eastern fare has contributed enjoyable delicacies to our world. Sample free tastes while you peruse the displays. Sign out resources for loan from the Multicultural Affairs Resource Center.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

· Cultural Zoology: Human & Animal Interaction Across the Ages

11:00 am - 4:00 pm | Alumni Lounge (Nikfin)
Through the centuries humans have lived with, been dependent on, and in competition with animals. This event will explore this ever-changing relationship between humans and the others in the animal kingdom. Enjoy poster displays, live animals and exhibits from ... Read More
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Saturday, April 14, 2012

· Asian Heritage Celebration

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Nifkin Lounge
Sponsor: The Baobab Society | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

· Cross-disciplinary Seminar in Hydrological and Biogeochemical Processes /Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions Speaker Series

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | tba | EVENT WEBSITE
Dr. Lilian Na'ia Alessa heads the Resilience and Adaptive Management Group at University of Alaska Anchorage, and has served on the board of the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States. She currently conducts extensive research on human adaptation to ... Read More
Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus, Graduate Student Association, and Department of Environmental and Forest Biology | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4868

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

· Cultural Crafts Fair

11:00 am - 3:00 pm | ESF Quad or Nifkin Lounge (rain)
Vendors from the greater Syracuse metropolitian area as well as ESF students, faculty and staff display and sell their crafts.
Sponsor: Multicultural Student Advisory Board | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

· Cultural Book Club Discussion