Time

Event, Presenter, & Location

Brief Description

12:00pm每1:30pm

Fiesta de Diversidad (Celebration of Diversity)

Organized by the Diversity Week Committee, the Brazilian Cape Verdean Capoeira Club, and the URI Breakdance Club, MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101) & on the MCC Lawn

The URI community celebrates the opening of Diversity Week with popcorn and festivities! All are welcome.

1:00pm每1:50pm

Multicultural Pedagogy: Teaching and Diversity Across the Curriculum

Dr. Lynne Derbyshire, Communication Studies; Dr. Judy A. Van Wyk, Sociology/Anthropology; Dr. Judith Swift, Academic Affairs; Dr. Lisa Bowleg, Psychology; and Dr. Julia Johnson, Communication Studies,  MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

Whether you are a full-time or part-time faculty member, student teacher or tenure track; and regardless of your specific discipline, this event will help you deal with issues of diversity in your classroom.

2:00pm 每 2:50pm

Research in Cuba

Dr. Marshall Feldman, Community Planning and Landscape Architecture, MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

Opportunities and challenges confronting field researchers in Cuba will be discussed. For more information, visit website http://www.uri.edu/summer/cuba/

3:30pm每5:00pm

Promising Scholars: 6th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium on Diversity

Dr. Paul Bueno de Mesquita, Psychology, MCC Hardge Forum

(Rm. 101)

This long-standing event provides the opportunity to learn what URI graduate students are doing with diversity.

6:30pm-7:30pm

Open Discussion on Latinos and the Social and Political System in Rhode Island  Facilitated by Dr. Tom Morin, Language, MCC Conference Room (Rm 201)

Members of various Latino Organizations in Rhode Island will discuss contemporary politics and social issues. 

8:00pm

HerStory 

Sponsored by Uhuru SaSa, the Division of Student Affairs, Talent Development, and the Multicultural Center. Edwards Hall

ADMISSION: $3.00 (URI Students/Staff/Faculty), $5.00 (General Public)

Proceeds will go toward the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.

Tickets on sale at the Memorial Union and at the door during the night of the event.

Except for this performance, all events of URI DIVERSITY WEEK are free and open to the public.

Four of the hippest women and "spoken word" poets in the nation - La Bruja, Catzie Vilayphonh, Yolanda Kae Wilkinson, and Vanessa Hidary - will visit URI for a single performance.

Time

Event, Presenter, & Location

Brief Description

9:30am - 10:45am

It＊s Elementary: Talking about Gay Issues in School

Video, Dr. Stephen Barber, English, MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

It's Elementary visits six American elementary and middle schools where students discuss lesbian and gay issues. 

11:00am -12:15pm

Minorities and the Media

Dr. Kendall Moore & John Pantalone, Journalism,  MCC Hardge Forum

(Rm. 101)

A panel discussion on the depiction of minorities in the mass media, and especially in the context of news media. 

12:30pm - 1:45pm

Reflections about Hurricane Katrina and the Tragedy in New Orleans and Mississippi

Dr. James Campbell, Counseling Center, MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

This workshop provides an opportunity for participants to collaboratively examine and reflect upon the long term impact of Hurricane Katrina

2:00pm - 3:15pm

Born in the USA: Muslim Americans

Video, Piotr A. Skuza, English, MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

Based on interviews with Muslim Americans commenting about the changing perceptions of Muslims since 9/11.

2:00pm

Making the NBA Safe for Diversity: Bill Russell and Professional Basketball in the 1960's

Dr. Thomas J. Whalen, Assistant Professor, Social Science, Boston University, Memorial Union Atrium II

The story of how the leadership of Russell helped to transform the game of basketball, and uncovers the difficulties encountered by the Boston Celtics, the first team to overthrow several color lines

3:30pm 每 4:45pm

Disability, Identity, and Culture

Video, Pamela Rohland & Jon Corey, Disability Services for Students / Office of Student Life, MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

A new perspective on disability as an aspect of the Civil Rights protest movement.

5:00-6:00pm

Not in Our Town

Video, Roxanne M. Gomes, URI Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity and Diversity Office, MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

Video tells how a community joined together to prevent hate crimes and promote tolerance. 

6:00pm

The Aids Epidemic Facing Black Women

Facilitated by The Lambda Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,MCC Lounge (Rm. 203)

In conjunction with the Rose Butler Browne Leadership Program, Women's Center & Multicultural Center. Get the facts and learn how to protect yourself!

8:00pm

9th Annual MCC Open Mic/Poetry Slam

MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

The coolest hip-hop event on campus!

Time

Event, Presenter, & Location

Brief Description

10:00am 每 4:00pm

DIVERSITY WORKSHOPS - Ideas, Interaction, & Dialogue

Over 20 sessions grouped into four themes: Storytelling, Peace & Power, Social Justice, & Wellness

(See Complete Schedule on Page 5)

12:00pm 每 1:00pm

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman

(Book Discussion) Facilitated by Dr. Susan Roush, Physical Therapy Program and College of Human Science and Services, MCC Lounge (Rm. 203).

Join the College of Human Science and Services to discuss this award-winning book that poignantly captures a cultural clash between Hmong refugees and American health care. For a brief summary of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, see page 10.

11:00am-3:00pm

Study Away Fair sponsored by the Office of International Education and the National Student Exchange, Memorial Union Ballroom

Learn about options for studying abroad and on other campuses nationwide. 

1:00pm -1:50pm

Gallery Talk and Tour by Deborah Muirhead, Professor, Art and Art History, University of Connecticut, Main Gallery, Fine Arts Center

A tour of the exhibit ※Speaking Volumes§ is on display in the Main Gallery throughout September

3:00pm - 4:30pm

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

(Book Discussion) Facilitated by Dr. Michael Havener & Dr. Cheryl McCarthy, Graduate School of Library and Information Science,  MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

Presented in conjunction with Reading Across Rhode Island (http://www.readingacrossri.org/), a program of the Rhode Island Center for the Book, and the Library of Congress. For a brief summary of Kite Runner, see page 9.

6:00pm-7:00pm

Scenes from ※The Diary of Anne Frank§, Facilitated by Bryna Wortman, Theater, MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

※The Diary of Anne Frank§ will be used as the basis for discussing differences and the roots of hatred.

7:30-9:00pm

Diversity: An Appreciation of Difference

Diversity Week Keynote Speaker 每 Peter Roby, Director, Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University, MCC Hardge Forum (Rm. 101)

This event is co-sponsored by the Institute for International Sport, the URI Honors Colloquium and the Multicultural Center.

Telling The Story / Storytelling

Peace Building /

Uses of Power

Social Justice

Wellness

PLACEÚ

TIME Ô

Room 308

Memorial Union

Room 360

Memorial Union

Room 318

Memorial Union

Senate Chambers

Memorial Union

10:00am - 10:50am

Hunger in the United States: Stories from the Field

Dr. Kathleen Gorman,

Hunger Center

Is It Time to Bring Back the Draft?

Dr. Paul Krajeski,

Military Science

Where Are All the Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics?

Dr. Joan Peckham, Computer Science

& Dr. Barbara Silver, NSF ADVANCE Program & Women＊s Studies

What ※Every Body§ Needs

Laurie Johnson, Susan Ash, & Roger Jadosz, Health Services

11:00am - 11:50am

Feathers, Headdresses, and Tomahawks:

The Portrayal of American Indians in Youth Resources

Dr. Naomi Caldwell, Graduate School of Library & In