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1. Dr. Keith Jennings
2. DeltAIDS Week3. Delta Week 2008
4. Duke Excellence Team Luncheon
5. Crest Street Community Clean Up
BSA Announcements
The Black Student Alliance would like to thank everyone who helped to make this year's BSAI Weekend a success!On Monday, March 31st at 7:00 pm, BSA is sponsoring a lecture by Dr. Keith Jennings, our major speaker for this school year. Dr. Keith Jennings is a human rights and democracy expert. He currently serves as founder and President of the African American Human Rights Foundation, a United States-based non-governmental organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of international human rights standards. His talk on African-American civic participation will be followed by a student-led question and answer panel. The Foundation functions as a strategic communications center and campaign clearinghouse on global human rights issues for the African American community in the United States. The Foundation is especially focused on human rights abuses affecting people of African descent in the Americas. **Refreshments will be served immediately following the lecture**
The Outreach Committee is returning to Crest Street Community Park this Saturday! Transportation will be provided from West Campus to the Park at 9:30 am. Come out and help clean up BSA's adopted park!
Campus Announcements
March 31 - April 4 is DeltAIDS Week! DeltAIDS is an organization that began in 2006 as a collaborative effort between Delta Tau Delta, Delta Delta, Delta, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated to improve HIV/AIDS awareness on Duke's campus and raise charitable donations for international, national, local, and university HIV/AIDS related causes. Programming for this week includes:
Monday 3/31: Free HIV testing with Know Your Status in the Bryan Center 10 am - 5 pm. Coupons for discounts on tshirts for people who get tested
Wednesday 4/2: Free screening of Rent in the McLendon media room 9 pm - 11 pm
Friday 4/4: DeltAIDs party at Duke Gardens with Smooch and Stella 8 pm - 11 pm
The “Me Too” Campaign seeks to call attention to, and begin to dispel, the myth of effortless perfection at Duke – that is, the perception that all other students are free from struggle – by presenting student strengths and weaknesses as natural and acceptable. The “Me Too” website is a forum for students to share their fears, strengths, stories, feelings, and experiences. By sharing our vulnerabilities and strengths, we can help one another realize that, whatever issues we are dealing with, other students share our experiences. Please visit http://survey.oit.duke.edu/ViewsFlash/servlet/viewsflash?cmd=page&pollid=crr!metoo to post a word, a phrase, a sentence, or a story about your struggles, your successes, your fears, your hopes, your experiences, or anything else you would like to share. All submissions are completely anonymous. Questions? Contact Deepika Ravi at dhr4@duke.edu
Want to go to the beach for a few days this summer? Looking for a way to learn about leadership? Want to create tangible change at Duke? Want more opportunities to meet faculty and administrators? Want to catch up with old friends and make new ones? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then make no plans for August 15th-18th other than to attend the Beaufort Student Leadership Retreat! Learn more and apply at (http://osaf.studentaffairs.duke.edu/leadership/beaufort/index.html ). Applications are due April 2nd!
Are you a sophomore interested in studying at a different University? Are you curious about the HBCU experience? Then you should definitely study at one of the Duke Exchange Programs at Howard University or Spelman College. Applications are due April 1st so don't miss out! For more information contact the office of Dean Martina Bryant, 02 Allen Building, 919-684-2075
Are you a junior or senior interested in educational research? Would you like to conduct an investigative research project dealing with education this year?... Apply to the Winfred Quinton Holton Prize for Educational Research.The deadline is April 4th so don't miss out! Contact Dean Martina Bryant, Dr. Barbara Jentleson or Dr. Jan Riggsbee for more information.
Applications for the University and Cultural Funds are now being accepted for 08-09 school year programs. $200, 000 will be available for any undergraduate student organizations with an OSAF fund code. To qualify for funding, a member of the organization must attend a mandatory information meeting. Multiple members of the organization are encouraged to attend so knowledge of this and other funding processes are not limited to a single person. The last informational session will be held in the Multicultural Center on Tuesday, April 1-2 pm. The funding application and detailed information is found online at http://mcc.studentaffairs.duke.edu/resources/ucfund/overview.html The final deadline for these funds is Friday, April 11, 2008.
Want to go to the beach for a few days this summer? Looking for a way to learn about leadership? Want to create tangible change at Duke? Want more opportunities to meet faculty and administrators? Want to catch up with old friends and make new ones? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then make no plans for August 15th-18th other than to attend the Beaufort Student Leadership Retreat! Learn more and apply at (http://osaf.studentaffairs.duke.edu/leadership/beaufort/index.html ). Applications are due April 2nd!
Are you a sophomore interested in studying at a different University? Are you curious about the HBCU experience? Then you should definitely study at one of the Duke Exchange Programs at Howard University or Spelman College. Applications are due April 1st so don't miss out! For more information contact the office of Dean Martina Bryant, 02 Allen Building, 919-684-2075
Are you a junior or senior interested in educational research? Would you like to conduct an investigative research project dealing with education this year?... Apply to the Winfred Quinton Holton Prize for Educational Research.The deadline is April 4th so don't miss out! Contact Dean Martina Bryant, Dr. Barbara Jentleson or Dr. Jan Riggsbee for more information.
Applications for the University and Cultural Funds are now being accepted for 08-09 school year programs. $200, 000 will be available for any undergraduate student organizations with an OSAF fund code. To qualify for funding, a member of the organization must attend a mandatory information meeting. Multiple members of the organization are encouraged to attend so knowledge of this and other funding processes are not limited to a single person. The last informational session will be held in the Multicultural Center on Tuesday, April 1-2 pm. The funding application and detailed information is found online at http://mcc.studentaffairs.duke.edu/resources/ucfund/overview.html The final deadline for these funds is Friday, April 11, 2008.
Campus Events
Monday, March 31st
Duke Excellence Team Luncheon at 1:00 pm in Von Canon. Come honor non-faculty individuals who are the best of the best at what they do and go above and beyond to make improvements to our community. Please RSVP if you would like to attend to aon@duke.edu or 919-452-1403
Duke for Obama Organizational Meet at 6:00 pm outside of the Gothic Reading Room (Perkins Library). Come meet fellow supporters and find out how YOU can help the campaign in Durham. Absolutely no experience required: bring as many people as you can grab. We'll have posters, stickers and bumper stickers for anyone interested. If you have any questions or concerns, email dukeforobama@gmail.com or freeves@barackobama.com
Duke Excellence Team Luncheon at 1:00 pm in Von Canon. Come honor non-faculty individuals who are the best of the best at what they do and go above and beyond to make improvements to our community. Please RSVP if you would like to attend to aon@duke.edu or 919-452-1403
Duke for Obama Organizational Meet at 6:00 pm outside of the Gothic Reading Room (Perkins Library). Come meet fellow supporters and find out how YOU can help the campaign in Durham. Absolutely no experience required: bring as many people as you can grab. We'll have posters, stickers and bumper stickers for anyone interested. If you have any questions or concerns, email dukeforobama@gmail.com or freeves@barackobama.com
Downtown Durham Conference at 7:00 pm in Love Auditorium (LSRC). This event will feature city leaders, university officials, and real estate developers discussing the revitalization of downtown Durham. There is a reception following the event.
Dr. Keith Jennings Speech: The Importance of African American Civic Participation from a Rights Perspective at 7:30 pm in White Lecture Hall. Join BSA for their annual major speaker program. Dr. Keith Jennings is a human rights and democracy expert. He currently serves as founder and President of the African American Human Rights Foundation, a United States-based non-governmental organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of international human rights standards. His talk on African-American civic participation will be followed by a student-led question and answer panel.
The Lambda Omega Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presents "Mental and Physical Health Awareness and Management" at 8:00 pm in the Multicultural Center. Come join the Dynamic Divas and learn how to cope with daily stresses! Healthy snacks will be provided!
Tuesday, April 1st
The Lambda Omega Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presents "Support a Black Business: The Know Bookstore" at 7:30 pm. Join the Dynamic Divas and indulge in a meal of Southern cuisine at the historic Know Bookstore in Durham. Please meet at the West Campus bus stop at 7:15 pm. SPACE IS LIMITED! Please email Blayne at bba@duke.edu to RSVP.
The Lambda Omega Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presents "Support a Black Business: The Know Bookstore" at 7:30 pm. Join the Dynamic Divas and indulge in a meal of Southern cuisine at the historic Know Bookstore in Durham. Please meet at the West Campus bus stop at 7:15 pm. SPACE IS LIMITED! Please email Blayne at bba@duke.edu to RSVP.
Wednesday, April 2nd
Jazz at the Mary Lou at 9:30 pm in the Julian Abele Hall, Mary Lou Williams Center. Enjoy live performances by local musicians as well as Duke music students, with special guest artists all brought together by John Brown, Director of the Duke Jazz Studies Program. Light hors d'oeuvres and liquid refreshment will be provided with the option to enjoy late night fare and drinks in the Faculty Commons provided by Sage & Swift.
Thursday, April 3rd
Friday, April 4th
Springternational at 12:00 pm on Main West Quad and the BC plaza. Come and celebrate a great Spring day out on the quad with your friends and the International Association.Saturday, April 5th
BSA Crest Street Clean-Up at 9:00 am. Come be a part of the Durham community by lending a hand with the BSA Outreach Committee in cleaning up Crest Street Park! Transportation will leave West Campus starting at 9:30 am.The Lambda Omega Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority Inc. presents "Powderpuff Football" at 3:00 pm on East Campus. Come out and join the Dynamic Divas for a Saturday game of Powderpuff football, BBQ, Double Dutch, and other fun games! If interested in playing, please sign up on the BC Plaza during the week or email Renita at rfw@duke.edu
Defining Movement Showcase at 7:00 pm in Page Auditorium. Come join the talented members of Defining Movement for their annual celebration of dance and multiculturalism. No matter your taste, this show has something for you: Hip-hop, Modern, Lyrical, Fosse, Jazz, Ballet, Pop, Tango, Bhangra, Indian Classic, Break, Street, Asian Cultural and many more.
