From: Office of Multicultural Affairs
Date: September 15, 2022
Subject: Jumping into Hispanic Heritage Month! [OMA Newsletter]



Hi First_Name,

Hispanic Heritage Month with the OMA Newsletter
Hispanic Heritage Month

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. 

Hispanic Heritage Month inauguration Fri Sept 16 12:45pm KSL

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.

OMA information

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.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with OMA kickbacks
OMA's Grad Welcome Back

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)
  • Department of Athletics (Veale Athletic Center).
Other Events
Thurs, Sept 15
5:30p LGBT QTPOC LGBT Center
6p SHPE  GBM #2: SHPE's and Salsa Tink Ballroom C
6p WISER: Peer Mentor Bingo Thwing Bellflower Lounge
6:45p #MeToo General Body Meeting Thwing, 302
7:30p Hinduism Club  "Lessons from the Ramayana for Young Adults"  Clark 205
Fri, Sept 16
12:30p La Amistad Weekly Meeting Guilford Parlor
12:45p Hispanic Heritage Month Inauguration KSL Oval
2p LGBT  Queer Craft Circle Tink 1ConfRoom
6pm Salsa Club Lessons Village Dance Studio
6p The Brotherhood Meeting The Brotherhood Thwing 201
7p Tsunagari Japan - Game Night Tink Ballroom A
7p SWE  S'mores Courtyard near village houses 4/5
7p Intervarsity Large Group Guilford House
Sat, Sept 17
11:30a TASA  AsiaTown Wonton Retreat Wonton Gourmet & BBQ
1p SSC  Apple Picking Outing Patterson's Farm
7p AI&D GB Meeting #1 Thwing 101
Sun, Sept 18
2p AAA GB #1/ Mixer #1 STJ Multipurpose
4:30p History of Cleveland's Chinatown Screening  Atlas Cinemas Shaker Square
6p UPCaM  Dinner Church Church of the Covenant Dowd Commons
Mon, Sept 19
6:30p LGBT Queer Media Group LGBT Center
Tues, Sept 20
5p LGBT  Que(e)ries Tink Game Room
7p Situational Awareness Workshop Zoom
Weds, Sept 21
11:30a OMA  Wellness Wednesday: Urban Gardening OMA (Sears 409) 
12p OIDEO  Understanding the Black Student Experience at CWRU  Tink Sr Classroom
12p GRAD  School of Medicine Monthly Diversity Book Dialogue Online Event
Thurs, Sept 22
4:30p LGBT Student Safe Zone Tink 2ConfRoom
6p LGBT  Gaymers LGBT Center
6p NSBE 101 Thwing Rm 302
Fri, Sept 23
12:30p OMA Kickbacks! OMA (Sears 409)
12:45p Study Abroad  Learn about studying abroad in Hispanic Countries Tomlinson lobby 
6p LGBT D&D - Session Zero LGBT Center
10p La Alianza   Noche Latina Jolly Scholar
Sat, Sept 24
11a FSU  Balikbayan Brunch The Village, House 4
1p SSC  Farm Harvest Festival University Farm
Diverse and differently colored silhouettes

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.

*If you have any questions please reach out to usg-fronttable@case.edu.

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!

Register to volunteer no later than Weds, Sep 21, @ 11:59pm

#FindYourSpace CWRU Scavenger Hunt

#FindYourSpace Scavenger Hunt!

Explore Favorite Spaces to Relax & Decompress 

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!

CWRU Food Insecurity Resources
Free Flu Shots at the HEC
Thurs, Sept 15
5:30p QTPOC LGBT Center
Fri, Sept 16
12p T.H.I.N.K. Suicide Prevention Training (In Person) Samson Pavilion 149
3p Yoga Class Thwing Multipurpose
Mon, Sept 19
9a Free Flu Shots HEC Room 119
1p #FindYourSpace CWRU Scavenger Hunt TBD
3p BIPOC Support Space OMA (Sears 409)
6p I'm Fine, It's Fine, Everything is Fine. Thwing Cleveland Room
7p T.H.I.N.K. Suicide Prevention Training (In Person) Tink 1ConfRoom
8:15p Yoga Class Cleveland Yoga - Little Italy Studio
Tues, Sept 20
2p Express Yourself: A Beginner's Guide to Exploring Emotions Online Event
Weds, Sept 21
12p T.H.I.N.K Suicide Prevention Training Kelvin Smith Library, 215
Thurs, Sept 22
1p BIPOC Support Space Online Event
2p Express Yourself: A Beginner's Guide to Exploring Emotions Online Event
Fri, Sept 23
9a Free Flu Shots HEC Room 103B