From: Office of Multicultural Affairs
Date: November 7, 2024
Subject: Native American Heritage Month w/[OMA newsletter]


Dear First_Name,

CWRU Office of Multicultural Affairs

Take the Indigenous 21-Day Challenge

The Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness

When we talk about racial justice, too often the focus is on Black and white experiences. But there’s another powerful story—one of Indigenous people across North and South America, whose histories, cultures, and perspectives offer invaluable insight into the impacts of colonization and the resilience of Indigenous communities today. From the moment European settlers arrived, Indigenous people faced a fierce campaign to take their lands, erase their histories, and disrupt their ways of life. 

As you engage in this challenge, you’ll see that colonization didn’t just impact land—it altered entire ecosystems, cultures, and generations of human, plant, and animal life. Much of what we know now about Indigenous history has only recently been reclaimed, with new resources, voices, and perspectives long silenced by white supremacy emerging daily. 

This learning journey is a work in progress, full of stories, truths, and experiences that reflect the diversity of over 500 Indigenous Nations in the US and 600 in Canada. Each has its own history, and together, they deepen our understanding of justice, resilience, and respect. 

We invite you to explore with an open heart and mind, honoring the voices of those who came before and those who are still here. By engaging in this challenge you are joining in the effort to change the narrative about who Indigenous North Americans are and always have been, and sustain meaningful solidarity across communities.

OMA Information
Faculty Focus: Ayesha Bell Hardaway
Pizza BOGO

OMA’s Flavorite’s of the Week

by Steve Furlow

Want a 4, 8, or 10 slice for an amazing price? Pizza Bogo is a pork-free palace of cheese, sauce, and dough that's assembled just right! This pizzeria is only 10 minutes away by car located in Cleveland Heights, and they specialize in delicious foods for the low-low because they are famous for the BOGO! (Buy One Get One Free Unlimited Toppings) That's right Tuesdays and Wednesdays for just $10/pie, you and your friends can get toppings piled high. Unique specialty pizzas that you'll surely want to try, with tasty salads, wings, and cookies, OH MY! So, the next time you're in the mood for the Ninja Turtles favorite food, think Pizza Bogo for that local flavor, and that's where this advice concludes. 

That is this week’s Flavorite, so savor it, and be sure to DM OMA on IG if there is a food nearby that I should try. I plan to chew and review it, because I cannot wait to share all the treats that I come across while eating my way through these one of kind Cleveland Streets!

Thank You to UPB Co-Pro!

A message from OMA Coordinator Júlia:

I’m a part of the Brazilian Undergraduate Cultural Association (Brazuca) and for our flagship event, Festa Junina, this semester we recruited the help of the UPB Co-Programming board.

Their co-sponsorship helped us plan, market, execute, and even finance our event, allowing us to bring a popular Brazilian festival to campus for the first time. I wanted to send a special thank you to the team, who were attentive to our vision for the event and dedicated so much effort to bringing the plan to life. UPB Co-Pro offers amazing support for smaller clubs such as cultural orgs. If your organization is interested in partnering them for an event, their application for Spring collaborations just opened! 

UPB Co-Programming Spring 2025 Application

Find Your Gap-Year Experience!

Thurs, Nov. 14, 12--1:15 pm ~ KLS  Freedman Center

Careers for the Common Good is an inspiring event featuring representatives from several nonprofit organizations. They will be discussing gap year opportunities that empower students to make a difference while gaining invaluable skills and experiences.
The event, sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Career Center will host representatives from:

  • Peace Corps
  • City Year
  • Health Corps
  • Teach For America
Campus Events

This Weekend

Thursday, November 7
4pm [Ensemble/French Club] Weekly Conversational Meeting
4pm [Religious Studies] Nadia Bolz-Weber: “Let There Be Snacks (& Sex & Songs); Finding a Defiant Hope in What Makes Us Most Human”
5pm [SHPE] Resume Writing Workshop
5:30pm [Tsunagari Japan] 11/7 Conversation Table
5:30pm [LGBT] Gender Resistance
6pm [UHA] Children's Health Initiative 2nd GB Meeting (Universal Health Aid at CWRU)
6pm [WISER] Women in STEM Panel (Women in Science & Engineering Roundtable)
Friday, November 8  #BlueCWRU
10am-2pm [MECA] Bake Sale - Middle Eastern Dessert
10am [First CWRU] Career Center Open House
12:30pm [OMA] Faculty Focus: Prof. Ayesha Bell Hardaway
12:30pm [University Farm] Tortilla-Making Workshop
12:45pm [SWE] Cookies & Course Registration (Society of Women Engineers)
12:45pm [Brotherhood] Pie the Brotherhood 
2pm [LGBT] Queer Craft Circle
3:15pm [English Dept] "Disability Poetics Before Disability Poetics?" Travis Chi Wing Lau
4pm [FEMAL] Feminist Theory Read In with Dr. Nielson!
4pm [First CWRU] First-Gen Day: Career Tips & Networking Workshop
4pm [UHA] Self-Defense Seminar (Universal Health Aid at CWRU)
4:30pm [PPGEN] Identifying Implicit Biases {Planned Parenthood)
5pm [LGBT] Intraspectives
5pm [NSA] Language Workshop (Nigerian Stud Assoc)
5pm [Sisterhood] Art N' Sip
6pm [LGBT] Queer Movie Night
6pm [NAC] Community Dinner (Neighborhood Advisory Council] 
6:30pm [PCRF] An Olive Tree, Rooted Forever (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund)
7pm grad [Satrang] Diwali 2024
7pm [Tsunagari Japan] Tsunagari Tea Ceremony
7pm [BLAC, La Alianza] Soccer game
Saturday, November 9
12pm [CLE Public Library] Beyond the Past: Indigenous Voices in the 21st Century, Panel Discussion
1pm CWRU Flea Market
2pm [AAA & FSU] KAAARAOKE (Asian American Alliance & Filippino Stud Assoc)
4:30pm [UWCN] Tote Bag Painting & Video Games (United WOrld College Network) 
6pm [Phi Delta Epsilon] Anatomy Fashion Show
7pm [KASA] Pocha Night (Korean American Stud Assoc)
7:30pm [uISA] Diwali Dinner (Undergrad Indian Stud Assoc)
Sunday, November 10
9:30am [CSA] Famline Reveal (Chinese Stud Assoc)
3pm [KSA] Pepero Eve (Korean Stud Assoc)
4pm [Klover] Dance Workshop: Whiplash by aespa
4pm [Der Deutsche Verein/German Society] Kaffeestunde
6:30pm [UPCaM] Dinner Church
7pm [Hillel] Glass Still Broken: Our Modern-Day Kristallnacht
Are you interested in social justice? Enroll in Intro to SJ SJUS100
Schubert Center for Child Studies - Research Fellows Program

The Schubert Center for Child Studies is thrilled to offer undergraduate students an exciting opportunity to gain research experience and support through our paid Research Fellowship Program again this year. Students need to be sophomores, juniors, and seniors who identify with historically marginalized identities, including those underrepresented in the behavioral and social sciences and in good academic standing.

Eligible students will have the chance to collaborate with our Schubert Associates on impactful child and adolescent-focused research in Spring 2025. They can find additional details about identity categories and the application process on our website.
 

12 exceptional student leaders will be selected for a transformative 8-week summer internship program in Dublin, Ireland, during which they will expand their understanding of Irish history and culture while gaining practical work experience.

The program pays tribute to Frederick Douglass’ transformative experience visiting Ireland more than 175 years ago, when Douglass was embraced by the Irish people and met the famous Irish reformer, Daniel O’Connell.

June 13 - August 9, 2025
Deadline – November 29, 2024
 

Reasons to be kind
Homecoming

Next Week

Monday, November 11
12pm grad [JLSA] Seinfeld Lunch (Jewish Law Stud Assoc)
1pm [Mather] Train the Trainer Workshop
4pm staff [LGBT] LGBTQ+ Faculty & Staff Space
4pm [Explore] A Talk by Patrick Lyons: “‘The True Builders’ Names are Always Silenced’: Uncovering the Traces of Immigrant Labor in The Man Who Stepped Over the Sea.”
4:30pm grad [Law] Honoring Tanisha Anderson: Addressing Police Accountability and Mental Health Crisis Solutions
5pm [LGBT] Queer Media Group
5:30pm [NAMI] Delving Into the Depths of Schizophrenia With Susan Wojnar  (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
6pm [TWN] Speaker Event (The Women's Network)
6pm [WIF & BAP] Pastries & Pointers (Women in Finance)
Tuesday, November 12
2pm [LGBT] Trans Allyship 101
2pm [Mather] Consent Workshop
5:30pm [SACNAS] How to Network (Society for Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in STEM)
5:30pm [NSSLHA] Letters Against Isolation Service Event (National Stud Speech Language Hearing Assoc)
5:30pm [PAC-WGM] Physics & Astronomy Research Event! (Physics & Astronomy Club - Women & Gender Minorities)
5:30pm [Women's Coalition] Fall Mixer
5:30pm [OSA] Weekly General Body Meeting (Ohio Stud Assoc)
6:00pm [ACM-WSC] Speaker Event - Noelle Stransky (Assoc for Computing Machinery Women's Stud Chapter)
7:30pm [EPIC] Bible Study
7:30pm [#MeToo] GB Meeting #3: Exec Elections!
Wednesday, November 13
12pm [StudComm@Cov] Lunchtime Bible Study
12pm grad [LSJP] International Law After Gaza (Law Students for Justice in Palestine)
6pm [Mather] Trivia Night - Prizes for the Winner!
6:30pm [UMWS] UMWS Talks: Healthy Living (Underrepresented Minority Women in STEM)
Thursday, November 14
12pm [Career, OMA, CCEL] Careers for the Common Good
1pm [Mather] Gender Equity in Higher Education
4pm [Ensemble/French Club] Weekly Conversational Meeting
Friday, November 15  #BlueCWRU   Homecoming!
12pm grad [SOM ODEIE] Native American Heritage Month Virtual Presentation: "Beyond Land Acknowledgement To A Culturally Responsive Medical Education” (School of Medicine ; Office for DIversity, Equity, & Inclusive Excellence)
12pm [BLAC] Lunch & Meet & Greet w/Gilbert Blount
2pm [LGBT] Queer Craft Circle
6:30pm [TSA] Movie Night (Turkish Stud Assoc)
6:30pm  [AAAA] Stephanie Tubbs Jones Candlelight Vigil and Game Night (African American Alumni Assoc)
7pm [ASA, MECA, Evoke...] MENA Friendsgiving
7pm grad [LLSA] Unified Legal Community Gala: Un Noche Con LLSA  (LatinX Law Studs Assoc)
7-9pm grad [GSC] Happy Hour (Graduate Stud Council)
Saturday, November 16  Homecoming!
9am [Office of Energy & Sustainability] Tree Walk: A Tour of CWRU and University Circle
6pm [LGBT] Sapphic Social
6pm [ASA] ASA Cuisine Expo (African Stud Assoc)
6pm [AAAA] Awards Celebration & Dance (African American Alumni Assoc)
7pm [La Alianza] S'mores Night Mentorship
Sunday, November 17
2:30pm [Se-xy] It's giving Se-xy
6:30pm [UPCaM] Dinner Church 
Resources

TimelyCare @ CWRU

Access to 24/7 medical and mental health support for Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Institute of Art, and Kent State University School of Podiatric Medicine students. 

Dean of Students Resource Lists

The Dean of Students Office is committed to providing assistance and support to all CWRU students. The basic needs resource lists below will help to ensure that we all continue to advocate for and empower each other. Please note, CWRU does not determine eligibility requirements and does not endorse the off-campus and community resources compiled in these lists.