this week at OIIR
this week at OIIR
events for the week of December 9, 2013
Monday, December 9th 1:00 p.m. The Insular Empire: America in the Mariana Islands. Film screening and discussion. AACC Lounge
6:00 p.m. Having a Productive Winter Break. La Casa Cultural Latina
7:00 p.m. Hot Topics Dialogue: Sister Solider: Women’ in the Military Speak on the Past, Present, and Future of Military Service. Women’s Resources Center
Wednesday, December 11th 7:30 p.m. “Say What You Need to Say”: An Event on Domestic Violence Awareness. Lisette Garcia and the members of EMWA, Empowering Multicultural Women Association
Ongoing
Child of the World, Paintings and Photography by Jessica Lee Rojas. November 5, 2013–January 28, 2014, AACC. Jessica Rojas is a painter from the northwest suburbs of Chicago and is currently earning her BFA in Painting at Illinois. Her paintings explore ideas of the other, the weird, the foreign, and the outsider.
And every weekday at noon, you can have Lunch on Us.
5 days for change
5 days for change
Five Days For Change is a weeklong intensive training program for campus academic professional and civil service employees to be held January 13-17, 2014. Five Days For Change focuses on social justice and campus civility, while increasing your skills and effectiveness as allies. Registration deadline is Friday, December 13. Find out more.
lunch on us
lunch on us
for the week of December 9, 2013
Monday, December 9th at WRC
Carving Out Our Spaces: Student-Centered Approaches to Advocacy and Support for LGBTQ Scholars, Saida Bonfield, M.Ed.
Wednesday, December 11th at BNAACC
The Power of Service in Giving Back—Ms. Alisha Elliott & Special Guest
native american heritage month
native american heritage month
November is Native American Heritage Month. Join Native American House in activities and events throughout November . View this week's events.
other resources
other resources
Apply now for the 2014-2015 Illinois Club Scholarship Awards
Since 1917, The Illinois Club has provided financial support to worthy undergraduate students through The Illinois Club Scholarship Awards. Deadline is November 1. Learn more.
get involved
get involved
Apply to be an I-Connect Facilitator
Diversity & Social Justice Education is looking for undergraduate students to facilitate I-Connect Diversity and Inclusion workshops starting in Spring 2014. During these workshops, new students will take a look beyond “diversity” and focus on some of the skills that we all use that promote inclusion and community. Experience facilitating difficult conversations is a must! The position is paid, and interviews will be held in mid-October. Students of color, LGBTQ, and students with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Apply now.
