From: Office of Multicultural Affairs
Date: March 27
Subject: 5 flagships & more events than EVER! [OMA Newsletter]


CWRU Office of Multicultural Affairs

How Women's History Month Got Started

Women’s History Month first began as a local, weeklong celebration in Santa Rosa, California, in 1978 when organizers picked the week to correspond with International Women's Day, on March 8.

After supporters began holding their own celebrations, in February 1980, President Carter asked Americans to recognize women's heritage in the U.S. for a National Women’s History Week from March 2 to 8. 

It wasn't until 1987 that Congress passed a joint resolution and President Reagan designated the month of March as Women's History Month.

Then from 1988-94, Congress passed resolutions requesting for the President to proclaim March of each year as Women's History Month. 

And finally starting in 1995, Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden, and even Trump again have issued proclamations designating each March as Women's History Month

The 2025 theme for Women's History Month is "Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations." From the National Women's History Alliance: "This theme celebrates the collective strength and influence of women who have dedicated their lives to education, mentorship, and leadership. Through their efforts, they have served as an inspiration for all generations — both past and present." 

OMA Info

Only 1 Week Until the 35th Annual Unity Banquet & Scholarship Benefit!

We are so busy and yet so excited for the Unity Banquet coming up next weekend. The theme this year is “Gotta Laugh to Keep from Crying” Kindness as Resilience.

We'll have special basket auction for those in the Wine & Cheese Reception and then a basket raffle give-away for both Graduate/Professional and then one for Undergraduate Students as well!

We're also pretty excited about our speaker, Cleveland-native Ricky Smith!  He is a writer, philanthropist, and the founder of R.A.K.E. (Random Acts of Kindness Everywhere), a global movement dedicated to spreading kindness and inspiring others to pay it forward. 

We will be sending out emails confirming student registration with information on transportation and attire. We actually filled all our undergraduate student seats over LAST weekend, and we're glad so many students are excited about this event as well. 

Happy Independence Day to Bangladesh!
Other Events -

This Weekend

Strengths Week
Thursday, March 27
7pm [UPCaM] Art FUN(damentals) with ALAINA! (United Protestant Campus Ministries)
7:30pm [UNICEF] General Body Meeting #12
7:45pm [ROC] GB Meeting: The Democratic Republic of the Congo's History and Refugee Crisis (Refugee Outreach Collective)
8pm [EVOKE] Unraveling Ethiopia: A Discussion (East African Voices, Optimism, Knowledge & Empowerment)
8pm [Provost] Hard Conversations: Appreciative & Responsible Dialogue w/Churyl Croone, Erika Howard, Janée Kelly, and Avery Ware
Friday, March 28
10am-1:30pm [MECA] Middle Eastern Dessert Bake Sale (Middle Eatern Cultural Assoc)
12pm [LMSA] NMDP: Be a Hero! (Latino Medical Stud Assoc Pre-Health Latin Undergraduate Society)
12:30pm [Mather] Snacks & Sips (Feat. Local Women-Owned Businesses!)
12:45pm [NAMI] Coffee Chat  (National Alliance on Mental Illness on Campus)
2:30pm [Coco] Falafel Cafe (Commuter & Off-Campus Org)
3pm [LGBT] Queer Craft Circle
3:15pm [EnglishDept] "Lorraine Hansberry, the Holocaust, and Race in Postwar American Intellectual Life," a Lecture by Allison Schachter
4pm [Mather] Sexual Assault Awareness Month Kickoff
4:30pm [PPGen] Into Endo: Endometriosis Awareness GB (Planned Parenthood)
5pm [LGBT] TDOV Talent Show 2025
5:30pm [LMSA & SACNAS] Research Opportunities & Networking (Latino Medical Student Association Pre-Health Latin Undergraduate Society &     
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in STEM)
5:30pm [ArtHistory] Julius Fund lecture: Making THings Up: AUthority & Invention in the Cantigas de Santa Maria
6pm [AfroAm, BSU, & CWRU Votes] Let's Talk About It: A Nonpartisan Post Election Discussion
6pm [NSSLHA] Educational Movie Night: Sound & Fury (National Student Speech Language Hearing Assoc)
6pm [CLE Hillel] Shabbat Services
7pm [TCA] Kimbap and Korean Night (Thjird Culture Assoc)
7pm [Tsunagari Japan] Matcha Night
7pm [ASL] Bingo Night (American SIgn Language)
7pm [Habitat for Humanity] Sow and Savor
7pm [Chabad] Shabbat Dinner with President & Mrs. Kaler
7:15pm [Newman] Go Fish - Fish Fry Game Night
8pm [EVOKE & ROC] Are YOU a REFUGEE?
9:30pm [SOCA & RHA] Caribbean Carnival Night (Studs of Carribean Ancestry)
Saturday, March 29
10am-1pm [CLE LGBT Center] LGBTQ+ Career Fair
1pm [Klover] Dance Workshop: If I Say, I Love You by BOYNEXTDOOR
2pm [AAA] Mystery Murder CAAAse (Asian American Alliance)
2pm [TSA & Mahjong] Majong Mixer (Taiwanese Stud Assoc)
3pm [Klover] Destress and Decorate CDs
4pm flagship [uISA] Desi Dhaba (Undergrad Indian Stud Assoc)
5pm flagship [TASA] Plum Blossom (Taiwanese American Stud Assoc)
5pm flagship [UWC] International Bazaar (United World Colleges)
Sunday, March 30
10am [OSA] Regional Training (Ohio Stud Assoc)
1:30pm [HDC] Solar Team Design Review (Engineers without Borders/Humanitarian Design Corps)
2pm [RHA & UDC] DEI Fair: A Piece of Art, A Piece of Home
2:30pm [Se-xy] Bloom
5pm [SKY & Yoga Club] Wellness Workshop
6:30pm [UPCaM] Dinner Church (United Protestant Campus Ministries)
7pm flagship [ASA] Afro Gala (African Stud Assoc)
Are you a refugee?
Study Abroad Photo Contest
Saturday of Service
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHJJn2btPjKWywuvcOLwIj56zrXCyM62YA5VLG0em0zG48rQ/viewform
Sustained Dialogue Moderator Training Session
Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship Survey

Next Week

GSAW Appreciation Week

1st Generation Week
Monday, March 31
5pm [First CWRU] Arts & Crafts
6pm [Women's Coalition & Sigma Lambda Gamma] Women's History Month Bingo!
Tuesday, April 1
12pm [First CWRU] Goodie Bags
6pm [StudComm@Covenant] Soup for the Soul
7pm [UPCaM] Art FUN(damentals) with ALAINA! (United Proetestant Campus Ministries)
Wednesday, April 2
12:15pm [SWE] Harvard Business School Info Session w/ CYC (Society of Women Engineers)
5pm [First CWRU] UWC Roundtable
5pm [UPCaM] The Midweek Pause (United Protestant Campus Ministries)
Thursday, April 3
12pm [StudComm@Covenant] Young Adults Bible Study
4pm [Undergrad Research Office] Improving Presentations Skills and How to Make a Poster
5pm [First CWRU] Game Night
5:30pm [LGBT] Gender Resistance
6pm [WISER] Frost & Fold: Cupcakes & Origami (Women in Science & Engineering Roundtable)
6:30pm grad [CLE Hillel & JLSA] Meet the Lawyers
7pm [Mandarin Club] Lantern Festival
Friday, April 4
8am grad [Law School] Radical Inclusion at the DisCo: Reproductive Justice is Disability Justice
11:30am [NSSLHA] [DEI Reading Group] 'Neurodiversity' in Speech-Language-Hearing Pathology (National Stud Speech Language Hearing Assoc)
12:45pm [First CWRU] Pie the Exec
12:45pm [SWE] Cookies & Course Registration
2:30pm grad [Tea & Chocolate] Tea & Chocolate Tasting
3pm [LGBT] Queer Craft Circle
5pm [LGBT] Intraspectives
5:30pm [UPCaM] Movie Night! (United Protestant Campus Ministries)
6pm [CLE Hillel] Israel Shabbat
6:30pm [SKY] Meditation & Breathwork Course! (SKY Campus Happiness)
7pm [OMA] 35th Annual Unity Banquet 
7pm [Brotherhood & BSU] Spelling Bee
Saturday, April 5
8am [CCEL] Spring 2025 Saturday of Service
10am grad [SLGSA] 2025 Spring Day Out (Sri Lankan Grad Stud Assoc)
10am [Sustained Dialogue] Sustained Dialogue Moderator Workshop
12:15pm [Case Hinduism Club] Holi Puja and Lunch (pre color celebration)
2pm [AAA, KSA, & VSA] Mixer 2 (Asian American Alliance, Korean Stud Assoc, Vietnamese Stud Assoc)
2pm [OISRE] Holi Celebration 2025 (International Stud Resources & Engagement)
6pm grad [BLSA] Annual Black Ties Gala (Black Law Stud Assoc)
6:30pm flagship [PCRF] Turning the Key: Home is Palestine (Palestine Children's Relief Fund)
7pm grad [GSC] GSAW Ball 2025
10pm [NSA] African Magic: Y2K Party (Nigerian Stud Assoc)
Sunday, April 6
8am [First CWRU] Alumni Summit
11am [CLE Hillel] Women IN STEM
4pm [Der Deutsche Verein]  Kaffeestunde (German Society)
6:30pm [UPCaM] Dinner Church (United Protestant Campus Ministries)
8pm [Chabad] Create Your Own Resin Sederplate
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. 

Wednesday, April 2
4pm Support Space
Thursday, April 3
2pm Support Space

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.