Ongoing Events 2008

Colleagues Lunch
Join us on Wednesdays 1/30 2/20, 3/26, 4/30, 5/14 for a luncheon gathering for faculty and staff of color and allies. MUB Strafford room 12:00noon-1:00pm. Sponsored by the UNH Diversity Team call TEL# 862-2268 for more info

International Student and Scholar Circle
Every Thursday, 12:00 -1:30 pm, MUB Entertainment Center. This is a drop-in support and discussion group for international students to share their experiences of acclimating to UNH and the United States to help in their ability to adjust. Topics covered will include strategies for academic success at UNH, personal growth, and ways of adjusting to living in a new environment. Light lunch will be served. FMI - Office of International Students and Scholars, TEL#862-3491


OMSA Say What?! is an ongoing “wildcard” discussion series about topics that may appear on the OMSA discussion board. Throughout the week, students have the opportunity to anonymously share in written form their thoughts on various topics of importance. Discussion of these topics is both informal and student-facilitated. Bring your own lunch! Check OMSA calendar for dates/times

Upcoming Events SPRING SEMESTER 2008

JANUARY 2008

January 24 - January 31 Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration featuring:

Photo Art Exhibit: In Search of Democracy: A Refugee Story
Thursday, January 24, 2008
6:00 - 8:00pm, MUB Strafford Room

MLK Spiritual Celebration: Soul and Spirit of Democracy
Sunday, January 27, 2008
4:00pm, St George's Episcopal Church, Downtown Durham

Educational Panel: The Rap on Democracy: Culture, Power, and Social Change
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
12:30 - 2:00 pm, MUB Strafford Room

Commemorative Address : "Dr. King for the 21st Century"
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
7:00 - 8:30 pm, PCAC Johnson Theatre at UNH

"Act Now" A Campus Activism Fair in Support of Local Refugee and Immigrant Populations
Thursday, January 31, 2008
12:00 - 3:00 pm, MUB Granite State Room

MARCH 2008

Tuesday, March 4, 7:00-8:30pm, Devine Hall Study Lounge (1st floor) Building Bridges, Part 1: Stereotypes
This workshop-style program seeks to deconstruct many of the learned and inaccurate labels, images, beliefs, and clichés that create and sustain certain prejudices and/or strengthen one’s own self image at the expense of someone else. What are some of the stereotypes that you are aware of? How do they affect your life and/or the lives of others around you? How are stereotypes learned and what can we do un-learn them? Please join us as we explore these questions and others. OMSA program

Thursday, March 13, 7:00-8:30pm, Devine Hall Study Lounge,
Building Bridges, Part 2: Privilege
In this program, we seek to enhance our understanding of privilege by examining some of the socially constructed meanings and discourses which underlie it. Whether earned or unearned, how does privilege shape or maintain the social hierarchy? How does it impact our emotional and intellectual development or our values and practices? What can we do to increase an awareness of (and honesty about) “our own” location on the privilege-oppression landscape. Please join us as we address these topics and much, much more. OMSA program

Tuesday, March 25, 7:00-8:30pm, Devine Hall Study Lounge,
Building Bridges, Part 3: Social Identity Development
This program will focus on (1) the process by which social identities are developed and (2) the impact that these identities have on our ability to work with other individuals, groups, and organizations within a diverse community. How are social identities perceived over time? Why is an understanding of our personal development [in the areas of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, class, ability, and spirituality] so vital to the advancement of social justice and equity? Please join as we explore these questions and more. OMSA program

APRIL 2008

April 3-6, MUB, Black Family Weekend. Through social, educational, and political programming, the Black Student Union will strive to introduce, empower, and educate the entire UNH community relating Black identity and cultures. The focus is to promote the awareness of both historical and current issues that are relative to people of African decent. All are welcome to attend. For a complete listing of events

Thursday, April 3, 7:00-8:30pm, Devine Hall Study Lounge,
Building Bridges, Part 4: Multicultural Community Building
Having examined the role that privilege and stereotypes play in our lives and in shaping our identity and development, we now turn our attention towards multicultural community building with greater resolve and awareness. What are some of the essential elements of the multicultural community? What is an ally and why is it so important to be an ally? Please join us for Part IV for the “Building Bridges” series.