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DDCE Events — Spring 2008 (current calendar events)
September
September 2: UT HOPE 1st general meeting, 5-6pm - SSB G1.104
(weekly meeting until Dec 3)
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 2 & 16: SVB Info Session 5-6pm - SSB Glen Maloney Room
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 4: Gender and Sexuality Center Advisory and Working Group Meeting
SSB G1.104, 4-6 p.m.
Contact GSC for more information
512-232-1831 or gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
September 5: Queer Students Alliance Welcome Carnival, co-sponsored by Gender and Sexuality Center
Location and time TBA
Contact GSC for more information
512-232-1831 or gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
September 6: H20, Longhorn Outreach, TX First, UT Shares Service Projects
(weekly Saturday projects until Dec 6)
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 6: H20, Longhorn Outreach, TX First, UT Shares Service Projects
(weekly Saturday projects until Dec 6)
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 8: Project 2009 1st general meeting, 5-6pm: Glen Maloney Room
(weekly meeting until Dec 1st)
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 8: Project 2009 1st general meeting, 5-6pm: Glen Maloney Room
(weekly meeting until Dec 1st)
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 8-9: Integrated Health: Connecting Body and Mind – 15th Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar
Hyatt Regency Austin, all day
Contact Hogg Foundation for more information
512-471-5041 or merrell.foote@austin.utexas.edu
September 8-9: Integrated Health: Connecting Body and Mind – 15th Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar
Hyatt Regency Austin, all day
Contact Hogg Foundation for more information
512-471-5041 or merrell.foote@austin.utexas.edu
September 9: Service Organization Fair, Time & Location TBA
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 9: Living with Pride Series: “Creating a Queer Life at UT”
Location and time TBA
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831 or gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
September 9: Service Organization Fair, Time & Location TBA
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 10: Fall Volunteer Fair 10am-3pm, Speedway Mall
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 16: Longhorn Outreach 1st general meeting, 5:30-6:30pm – SSB G1.104
(weekly meeting until Nov 25)
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 17: Gender and Sexuality Center Open House
SSB G1.400H, time TBA
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831 or gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
September 18: Youth & Education 1st general meeting, 6-7 – SSB G1.104
(weekly meeting until Dec 4)
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
September 23: UT Plays 1st general meeting, 5-6pm – SSB 4.212
(weekly meeting until Nov 25)
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
August
August 24-25: VSLC Student Leadership Retreat
Contact the VSLC at (512) 471-6161 for more information.
August 28: Student Volunteer Board 1st general meeting 5-6pm
SSB Glen Maloney (weekly meeting until Nov 26)
Running of the Horns 1st Planning Committee Meeting 7:30-9pm
SSB 4.212 (weekly meeting until Nov 26)
June
June 1: University Outreach Center “Party in the Park”
Patterson Park, 2-5 p.m.
Contact UOC-Austin for more information
512-232-4600
June 9: A Call for Social Justice
Main 212, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Contact UT-Austin Principalship Program for more information
aodoherty@mail.utexas.edu
June 9: University Outreach Center “Jumpstart” program begins
Various locations
Contact UOC-Austin for more information
512-232-4600
June 25: University Outreach Center “Pizza with the Professor”
Terrazas Branch Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Contact UOC-Austin for more information
512-232-4600
July
July 8-9: University Outreach Center “Academic Challenge”
Various locations on campus
Contact UOC-Austin for more information
512-232-4600
July 16-17: University Outreach Center “Longhorn Round-up”
Various locations on campus
Contact UOC-Austin for more information
512-232-4600
July 23: Pflugerville ISD Diversity Conference co-sponsored by Diversity Education Institute
Hendrickson High School, 9-5 p.m.
Contact Aurora Chang-Ross for more information
changross@mail.utexas.edu
May
May 2: Gender and Sexuality Center Movie Night – “Watermelon Woman”
SSB G1.400H, 7 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
May 3: Black Student Leadership Institute – Afrikan American Affairs Agency
Student Services Building, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Contact Multicultural Information Center for more information
512-232-2958
May 4: Celebration of Excellence Graduation Reception
Texas Union Santa Rita Suite, 2-4 p.m.
RSVP by April 21 to http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/lcae/forms/celebrationExcellence.php
Contact Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence at 512-471-1205
May 5: “How to Write a Grant Proposal,” workshop #3 of Civic Engagement Series
Texas Union Sinclair Suite (3.128), 2-3:30 p.m.
Contact Ruth Ortiz for more information
512-475-6064 or truth@austin.utexas.edu
May 6: Leadership Symposium hosted by Hispanic Faculty Staff Association
Texas Union, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Contact Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association for more information
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/hfsa/events/symposium.html
May 9: Gender and Sexuality Center Movie Night – “Todo Sobre Mi Madre”
SSB G1.400H, 7 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
May 12: Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association End-of-Year Social
Student Services Building, Glenn Maloney Room, 12-1 p.m.
Contact Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association for more information
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~pefsa/
May 13: Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association Meeting – Cinco de Mayo & Officer Elections
Main 212, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/hfsa/
May 14: Bringing All of Yourself to College - A Discussion on Transgender Identities
Student Services Building 3.406, 1-2 p.m.
Contact Shane Whalley at the Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1873, swhalley@mail.utexas.edu
May 15: Lavender Graduation, co-sponsored by Gender and Sexuality Center
Art Auditorium (1.102), 4 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
May 15: Black Graduation
Burdine Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Contact Multicultural Information Center for more information
512-232-2958
May 20: Black Faculty and Staff Association Meeting and Elections
Main 212, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Black Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/bfsa/
April
April 5: Diversifying the Sciences Social Forum
Etter-Harbin Alumni Center
Contact College of Natural Sciences for more information
512-232-2874
http://cns.utexas.edu/current_students/programs/mai/index.asp
Date TBA: Latina Monologues by Kappa Delta Chi, co-sponsored by Gender and Sexuality Center
Details TBA
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Date TBA: Week of Women by Orange Jackets, co-sponsored by Gender and Sexuality Center
Details TBA
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Apri 1: Black Faculty and Staff Association Meeting/Brown Bag
Main 212, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Black Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/bfsa/
April 3: Diversity Educator Series – “Intersection of Religion and Sexuality: Managing Challenging Discussions about Multiple Identities” with Ixchel Rosal and Shane Whalley
Texas Union Governor’s Room, 3-5 p.m.
Registration required
Contact Aurora Chang-Ross for more information, changross@mail.utexas.edu
April 4: Gender and Sexuality Center Movie Night – “Quincenera”
SSB G1.400H, 7 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
April 8: Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association Meeting – Abuelitos/Grandparents
Main 212, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/hfsa/
April 11: Gender and Sexuality Center Movie Night – “Bent”
SSB G1.400H, 7 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
April 14: Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association Book Club
Location and time TBA
Contact Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association for more information
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~pefsa/
April 14-18: Asian American Heritage Week – Asian/Desi/Pacific Islander American Collective
Various events throughout the week
Contact Multicultural Information Center for more information
512-232-2958
April 15: Black Faculty and Staff Association Professional Development – Relax, Relate and Release
Main 212, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Black Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/bfsa/
April 16: Asian American Excellence Awards – Asian/Desi/Pacific Islander American Collective
and time TBA
Contact Multicultural Information Center for more information
512-232-2958
April 17: Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association Monthly Meeting
Main 210, 12-1 p.m
Contact Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association for more information
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/aaafsa/
April 19: Gateway Reception: Celebrating Our First-Year Students
By invitation only, 1-3 p.m.
Contact Gateway Scholars for more information
512-232-2923, galan@mail.utexas.edu
April 21-25: LGBTQ Awareness Week, co-sponsored by Gender and Sexuality Center
Various events throughout the week
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
April 22: “Civic Engagement: What it is, Why it Matters, and How to Get Involved,” workshop #2 of Civic Engagement Series
Texas Union Chicano Culture Room (4.206), 3-5 p.m.
Contact Ruth Ortiz for more information
512-475-6064 or truth@austin.utexas.edu
April 22: Good Life, Part II
UTC 2.102A, 6-7:30 p.m.
Keynote speaker: Dr. Leonard Moore
Contact Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence at 512-471-1205
April 29: Community Dialogue hosted by the DDCE to address safety concerns raised by the recent string of armed robberies that have occurred on campus; representatives from the UT Police Department will be in attendance to answer questions and to suggest ways to help ensure a safe and inclusive campus environment.
Texas Union, Sinclair suite (3.128).
Open to the UT community, 5:15 – 6:30 pm
Contact Ryan Miller for more information
512-232-4854, rmiller@mail.utexas.edu
April 24: Queer Stories - Intersections of Culture and Sexuality
7-8:30 p.m., Texas Union Asian Culture Room
Contact Queer People of Color for more information
kellemartin@yahoo.com
April 24: Navigating UT with a Disability: A Student’s Perspective
Student Services Building Glenn Maloney Room, 12-1 p.m.
Pizza and drinks provided
changross@mail.utexas.edu
April 26: Queer Texas Conference, co-sponsored by Gender and Sexuality Center
Student Services Building, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Contact Queer Students Alliance for more information
http://www.queertx.org/qtc/
April 26: For Us, From Us (FUFU) Scholarship Barbeque
East Mall, 11 a.m.
Contact Multicultural Information Center for more information
512-232-2958
April 28: Cynosure women’s newsletter published by Gender and Sexuality Center
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
April 28: "Oral History, Identity and Diversity" Performance
Carothers 007 (Joynes Room), 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Discussion follows and refreshments served
Contact Project in Interpreting the Texas Past, m.norkunas@mail.utexas.edu
April 29: Health Disparities in East Austin: A Community Dialogue – “Public Forum on Health Disparitie”
Friends Meeting of Austin (formerly St. James Episcopal Church), 3701 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., time TBA
Co-sponsored by Community Engagement Incubator
Contact Laura Lein for more information, 512-471-9248 or lein@mail.utexas.edu
March
March 1: Explore UT – Multicultural Leadership Institute workshops
Student Services Building, various rooms, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Contact Multicultural Information Center for more information
512-232-2958
March 3: Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association Domestic Partner Benefits Presentation
Location and time TBA
Contact Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association for more information
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~pefsa/
March 4: Black Faculty and Staff Association Meeting – Conversation with Dr. Gregory Vincent
Main 212, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Black Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/bfsa/
March 5: Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association Meeting – Nuestras Juventud/Our Youth
Main 212, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/hfsa/
March 5: Diversity Educator Series – “Ableism: Intergrating Issues of Disability in Diversity Education” with Deborah McCarthy and Tina Gilbert
Texas Union Sinclair Suite, 3-5 p.m.
Registration required
Contact Aurora Chang-Ross for more information, changross@mail.utexas.edu
March 8: Open House for Summer Institute for the Gifted
Location, times TBA
Contact Quintin Robinson for more information, qlrobinson@austin.utexas.edu
http://www.giftedstudy.com
March 14-16: Heart of Texas Tennis Tournament, co-sponsored by Gender and Sexuality Center
Location, times TBA
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
March 18: Black Faculty and Staff Association Professional Development – Work, Life and Balance
Main 212, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Black Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/bfsa/
March 19: “Nuanced Listening,” workshop #1 of Civic Engagement Series
Texas Union Chicano Culture Room, 12-1 p.m.
Contact Ruth Ortiz for more information
512-475-6064 or truth@austin.utexas.edu
March 20: Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association Monthly Meeting
Main 210, 12-1 p.m
Contact Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association for more information
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/aaafsa/
March 21-22: Vagina Monologues, co-sponsored by Gender and Sexuality Center
Burdine Auditorium 7 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
March 21: Collaborative event with Gender and Sexuality Center, Multicultural Information Center and Services for Students with Disabilities staff
By invitation only
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
March 25: Diversity Education Institute – Spring Roundtable & “Daddy and Papa” Screening
Location TBA, 3-5 p.m.
Contact Aurora Chang-Ross for more information, changross@mail.utexas.edu
March 25-28: Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights
Various locations and times listed on Web site
Contact Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement for more information
http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/events/hemansweatt
March 28: Gender and Sexuality Center Movie Night – “Brokeback Mountain”
SSB G1.400H, 7 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
March 31: Black Faculty and Staff Association Special Meeting with Athletics
Bellmont Hall 9th floor, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Black Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/bfsa/
March 31: Cesar Chavez Celebration – Latino Leadership Council
Location and time TBA
Contact Multicultural Information Center for more information
512-232-2958
February
February 5: Black Faculty and Staff Association Meeting – Neighborhood Longhorns Program
Main 212, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Black Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/bfsa/
February 5: Health Disparities in East Austin: A Community Dialogue – “Health Disparities Research and Mapping in East Austin”
Friends Meeting of Austin (formerly St. James Episcopal Church), 3701 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 2:30-4 p.m.
Co-sponsored by Community Engagement Incubator
Contact Laura Lein for more information, 512-471-9248 or lein@mail.utexas.edu
February 5: Black History Month Concert
Bates Hall, 8 p.m. – doors open at 7 p.m.
Collaborative Black Composers Concert with UT-Austin and Huston-Tillotson University students
Contact UT School of Music, 512-471-5401
February 6: Black History Month Worship Service
Art Building Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Contact Multicultural Information Center for more information
512-232-2958
February 6: Safe Space Ally Development Training
San Jacinto Residence Hall Classroom 208, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Contact Safe Space for more information
utsafespace@yahoo.com
February 7: Emma Chirix talk – “Nqajaq qa wech, nqajaq qa k’u’x: Descolonizando la sexualidad maya como manera”
Hackett Room – Sid Richardson Hall (Long Institute for Latin American Studies), 12-2 p.m.
Talk will be in Spanish
Contact Shannon Speed for more information, sspeed@mail.utexas.edu
February 8: Conversaciones on Marginalized Feminisms en la Américas
Chicano Culture Room – Texas Union, 12-2:30 p.m.
Bilingual conversation with Emma Chirix, Jaffari Allen, Sharmila Rudrappa, Shannon Speed
Contact Shannon Speed for more information, sspeed@mail.utexas.edu
February 8: Gender and Sexuality Center Movie Night – “Game Night”
SSB G1.400H, 7 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
February 8: Indigenous Studies Speaker Series presents Emma Chirix
Location and time TBA
Contact Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement for more information
truth@mail.utexas.edu
February 9: Building a Better FoundAsian Conference – Asian/Desi/Pacific Islander American Collective
Location and time TBA
Contact Multicultural Information Center for more information
512-232-2958
February 11: “I Heart PEFSA” Membership Drive and Officer Candidate Recruitment
Student Services Building, Glenn Maloney Room, 12-1 p.m.
Contact Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association for more information
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~pefsa/
February 11: Diversity Educator Series – “White Privilege: Managing Feelings of Guilt and Effectively Communicating the Concept” with Dr. Bob Jensen
Texas Union Sinclair Suite, 3-5 p.m.
Registration required
Contact Aurora Chang-Ross for more information, changross@mail.utexas.edu
February 12: Health Disparities in East Austin: A Community Dialogue – “Obesity and Its Complications”
Friends Meeting of Austin (formerly St. James Episcopal Church), 3701 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 3:30-5 p.m.
Co-sponsored by Community Engagement Incubator
Contact Laura Lein for more information, 512-471-9248 or lein@mail.utexas.edu
February 12: “Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”: Performance and Panel Discussion
ACES 2.302 (Avaya Auditorium), 6:30-8 p.m.
Includes performance by Kristina Wong and panel regarding Asian American mental health
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/aas/
February 13: Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association Meeting – Compadres Unidos/United in Friendship
Main 212, 12-1 p.m.
RSVP to Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/hfsa/
February 14: Indigenous Studies Speaker Series presents Luis Carcamo-Huechante (Mapuche) – “The Frequency of Differences: Radio and Indigenous Cultures in the Americas”
EPS 1.128, 12-1:30 p.m
Contact Shannon Speed for more information, sspeed@mail.utexas.edu
February 15: Gender and Sexuality Center Movie Night – “Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love”
SSB G1.400H, 7 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
February 20: Domestic Violence in the Deaf Community Panel
UTC 4.132, 7-10 p.m.
Contact Students Advocating Deaf Awareness
for more information
http://utsada.wordpress.com
February 20: Black Faculty and Staff Association Black History Program
Main 212, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
RSVP to Black Faculty and Staff Association
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/bfsa/
February 21: Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association Monthly Meeting
Main 210, 12-1 p.m
Contact Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association for more information
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/aaafsa/
February 21: Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association Movie Night
Location TBA, 4-6:30 p.m.
Contact Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association for more information
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~pefsa/
February 21-23: Abriendo Brecha Activist Scholarship conference
For more information, please visit www.utexas.edu/diversity/abriendobrecha
February 22: Indigenous Studies Speaker Series presents Craig Womack (Cherokee-Creek) – “Take Me Back to Turkey, Texas, I’m Too Young to Bury: The Riot Explained”
San Jacinto Conference Center, 4:15-5:30 p.m.
Keynote lecture of Abriendo Brecha Activist Scholarship conference
Contact Shannon Speed for more information, sspeed@mail.utexas.edu
February 22: Gender and Sexuality Center Movie Night – “The Color Purple”
SSB G1.400H, 7 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
February 23: Safe Space Facilitator Training
Kinsolving Dormitory Conference Room (2nd floor), 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Contact Safe Space for more information
utsafespace@yahoo.com
February 27: Creating Change In-Service for Gender and Sexuality Center staff
By invitation only
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
February 29: Gender and Sexuality Center Movie Night – “Fried Green Tomatoes”
SSB G1.400H, 7 p.m.
Contact Gender and Sexuality Center for more information
512-232-1831, gsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu
