From: Office of Multicultural Affairs Date: September 15, 2022 Subject: Jumping into Hispanic Heritage Month! [OMA Newsletter]
Hi First_Name,
From today, September 15, through October 15, we join with many throughout the world to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! 5 Latin American countries celebrate their independence today, which is why the month starts today too. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
There will be an ART Exhibit @KSL by Héctor Castellanos Lara, FOOD by Pearl's Kitchen & Cilantro Taqueria, MUSIC & DANCE by various artists: Alice Blumenfeld, Rodrigo Lara Alonso, Franco Krais, & Caro Rhodes Ziv.
WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS
Join OMA as we Explore Urban Gardening
Weds Sept 21 11:30am-1pm
Join the Office of Multicultural Affairs and University Health and Counseling Services in learning about community gardening in an urban setting at Vel's Purple Oasis in CWRU's backyard! We will meet at the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 11:30am and walk to Vel's together as a group.
Free Reproductive Health Kits
OMA now has free Reproductive Health kits available to any students who ask.These kits include condoms, pregnancy tests, Plan B and related items.They can also be picked up from these locations:
Flora Stone Mather Center for Women (Tink)
LGBT Center (Tink)
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (Tomlinson Hall 203)
Opening for Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion in USG
The VP of D&I serves to seek, advocate for, and resolve concerns of marginalized students and promote an inclusive campus. They work closely with the administration, campus offices, and student organizations. The VP of D&I will lead the D&I committee in pursuing this advocacy and facilitate the collaboration between all mentioned entities. The VP’s role centers around gathering feedback from the student body and pursuing advocacy as it relates to this feedback.
Please visit the USG Website for information on how to run for this position.
Tues, Sep 20 7-8:30p
Interactive training to teach people on how to be a confident and effective bystander against racism and discrimination. At the end of the training, each participant will have the tools to be able to intervene as a bystander whenever they see or experience harassment. Learn and identify your own power, privilege, bias, and race in order to become an effective bystander & help push back against the increased rise of Anti-Asian/American, xenophobic harassment, and anti-hate towards marginalized communities of color.
Help out at the Career Fair with Business, Arts & Public Service
1. Having exclusive access to employers 30 minutes before the start of the Career Fair
2. A distinguished name tag with a “volunteer” pennant
3. Networking with employers on a more personal level
4. Free lunch!
CWRU’s campus provides so much for our students, faculty, and staff and has no shortage of relaxing green spaces to study, work, or just unwind and relax. The CWRU Student and Employee Wellness teams have partnered to create a scavenger hunt to show off our favorite spaces to relax and decompress around campus. During the last two weeks of September, follow our list to go visit parts of campus you may have never been to before. The more spots you visit, the more chances you will have to win a prize – and we hope that you’ll #FindYourSpace here on campus!