From: Office of Multicultural Affairs
Date: April 17, 2025
Subject: Planning for Intersections & Celebrations! [OMA Newsletter]


Hi First_Name,

CWRU Office of Multicultural Affairs

Rough %'s behind the Venn Diagram

  • 20% of all Muslims are Arabs
  • 97% of Arabs are Muslim
  • 60% of Middle Easterners are Arab
  • 85% of people in the Middle East are Muslim
  • 20% of the world's Muslims live in the Middle East
  • 50-80% of Middle Easterners are Arab, depending on the definition of Middle East

Other Key Facts

Key Fact: The majority of Muslims are not Arab.
While many of us may tend to think of Muslims as being in the Middle East, perhaps because that is where Islam began. Actually most Muslims don’t live there. Most Muslims (1 billion) live in Asia, predominately in south and southeast Asia. The country with the most Muslims is Indonesia.

Key Fact: Most Arabs (97%) are Muslim, but there are also millions of Arab Christians and others
There are significant populations of Arab Christians throughout the world, including in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Northern Africa and Palestine/Israel. Arabs are part of an ethnic group, not a religion. Arabs were around long before Islam.

Key Fact: Not all Middle Easterners are Arab or Muslim.
For example, Iranians (Persians) are Middle Eastern but not Arab, and many are Muslim. Israelis are Middle Eastern but mostly Jewish. Iranians are Middle Eastern but not Arab, the residents of Iran are Persian.

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Intersections

What Posters We're Looking For

Presenters’ List
Floor Plan
Abstract Compendium

Yes, we read through all 500+ of the abstract titles in the compendium and then read the abstracts to confirm which research we want to hear more about. Then we even typed out all of these titles!?  We're excited to go look and listen tomorrow. How about you? 

  • [1] Agora: The New Student Marketplace
  • [8] "So You Think You Know Struggle?": A Literary Analysis on the Roles of Racial Identity & Race-Related Stress in Black American Activism
  • [13] Land of the Free - For Some: A Literature Review on Trump-Era Immigration and its Racist Nativist Roots
  • [14] Exploring Gun Culture in Cleveland & Increasing Rates of Youth Violence: A Literature Review
  • [15] Mapping the Vote: A Data-Driven Approach to Electoral Fairness
  • [52] Blind Boxes' SImilarities to Gambling: Examining Their Addictive Appeal & Psychological Risks
  • [53] Political Polarization & Its Impact on Mental Health of the United States
  • [60] The Impact of Climate Change on Children's Health in Developing Countries
  • [81] Assessing College Success Skills in Incoming College Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds; A Qualitative Study
  • [94b] Art, Cognition, and Nature: Exploring the Natural Cycles
  • [98b] Through the Eyes of the Exiled: How Miguel Angel Asturia's Work Has Shined a Ligh on Crimes Against His People
  • [127] Rolling the Dice: Does Sports Betting Legalization Increase Property Crime, Assault, & Robbery?
  • [128] Roomme
  • [132] Effortful Prosocial Behavior in Relational Contexts
  • [136] The Effect of Strict Voter ID Laws on Voter Turnout
  • [139] More Health, Less Crime: What's the Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Finanicially Motivated Crimes
  • [142] The Impact of Mining Operations on the Health and Culture of Yanomami Populations in the Brazilian Amazon
  • [170] The Many Fates of a Fishing Ship: The Exploitation & Modification of European Technologies in the 17th Centure Wabanaki, Beothuk, and Inuit Communities
  • [184] Everyday Inclusion: Diversity in Children's Picture Books Beyond Tales of Discrimination
  • [188] Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Return-to-School Transition Post-Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescents
  • [218B] The Evolving Blueprint of Case Western Reserve University
  • [236] Racial & Ethnic Diversity in Professional Orchestra Musicians: Strategies for Increasing Diversity at US Orchestras
  • [240] Anxiety, Social Hypervigilance, and Perceived Parental Emotional Availability in 2nd Generation Survivors of the Tutsi Genocide
  • [244] Effects of Social Media Engagement on Political Polarization Across Age Groups
  • [246] A Tale of 2 Insurgencies: British Interpretations of the Malayan and Kenyan Emergencies
  • [257] A 2-Cohort Assessment of the Nord Family ESP Summer Bridge Program: A Focus on Success Skills and Sense of Belonging
  • [268] Opening the Door to a Better Shelf 
  • [306] Short-form Video Addiction and ADHD Symptoms in Adolescents & Emerging Adults: A Systemic Review
  • [340] FROG Pond Controller
  • [366] The Price of Profit: Corporate Taxes and Their Impact on Unemployment
  • [372] Analyzing the Impact of Berryessa Extension of BART on Demographics in Adjacent Neighborhoods
  • [386] Manually Operated Plastic Water Bottle Shredder
  • [396] Investigation of Bifidobacterium breve in Bacterial Vaginosis
  • [413] Family Separation Due to Deportation: Psychological, Economic, & Social Consequences on Latine Families
  • [418a] Racialized Minds: How Early Social & Cultural Biases Influence Cognitive Development

Please come get your Academic Recognition Certificates

Your parents will like these a lot more than leaving them in our files. 

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This Weekend

Thursday, April 17
6pm [SACNAS] Destress Event
8pm [Students4Refugees] Reading Edward Said and the Palestinian Refugee Experience
Friday, April 18
10am [PACWGM] Coffee Chat!! (Physics & Astronomy Club - Women & Gender Minorities)
11:30am [Undergrad Resarch] Intersections: Undergraduate Research Poster Session
1pm [MSA] Juma Prayers (Muslim Stud Assoc)
1pm [UH&CS] Checking in, Not Out (University Health & Counseling Services)
3pm [Dhamakapella] DHA Coffeehouse
3pm [LGBT] Queer Craft Circle
4pm [PPGEN] PlantParenthood: Blooming for Change (Planned Parenthood)
5pm [Art History] Ukiyo-e and the Long Shadow of the Shunpoan Incident
5pm [LGBT] Intraspectives
5pm [MATLAB, ACM, & SHPE] Fitness Fusion Hackathon
6pm grad [GCAS] Bowling Night!
6pm [WISER] Banquet
6pm [NSBE & AIDC] Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition (National Society of Black Engineers)
6pm [oSTEM] Mentorship Banquet
6:30pm [Henna Club] Grand Henna Soiree
7pm [TCA] Multicultural Food Festival (Third Culture Assoc)
7pm [Se-xy] Thank You From Se-xy '25
7:30pm [AAA] FridAAAy Night Bingo (Asian American Assoc)
10pm [o-STEM] Midnight Pride
Saturday, April 19
9am [Ensemble, Amistad, Tsunagari Japan, La Dolce Vita, & Der Deutsche Verein] Jeopardy Around the World
10am [SHPE]  Dia de Ciencias (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers)
10:45am [TSA] Turkish Morning (Turkish Stud Assoc)
12pm [Tsunagari Japan] Hanami Picnic
12pm [SWE] Build Your Own Spring Bouquet | Spring Semester Retreat (Society of Women Engineers)
12pm grad [BLSA] Annual Sankofa Graduation Ceremony (Black Law Stud Assoc)
1pm [Klover] Dance Workshop: Red Flavor by Red Velvet
2pm [OISRE] Holi Celebration 2025 (Office for International Stud Resources & Engagement)
2pm [FSU] End of the Year Celebration (Filipino Stud Assoc)
3-6pm [CWRU Flea] April Flea Market
3-6pm [AfroAm] Minicakes & Lemonade
3pm [PCRF] Care Packages 4 Palestine (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund)
5pm [BSU, Sisterhood, Brotherhood] Spring Kickback
6pm [GHDC & HDC] End of Semester Gala
6pm [Brotherhood] Hot Takes
6pm flagship [KSA] KSA Night
Sunday, April 20
2pm [CCC] Tanghulu & Mochi! (Case Cooking Club)
3pm [BSA] Bangladeshi Cultural Fest (Bangladeshi Stud Assoc)
4pm [uISA] Field Day (Undergrad Indian Stud Assoc)
6:30pm [UPCaM] Easter Breakfast Dinner Church (United Protestant Campus Ministries)
7pm [PSA] Rangon Ki Raat (Pakistani Stud Assoc)
7pm [Cru] Easter Celebration
STEM Internships in CLE

Next Week

Monday, April 21
11am new [Stand Up for Science] Stand Up with Us CWRU
1pm grad [CIS] Nature's day (Case Iranian Society)
5:30pm [MECA & LSO] Easter Celebration (Middle Eastern Cultural Assoc & Lebanese Stud Org)
6pm [Sisterhood] Soirée
Tuesday, April 22
11am [CCEL] American Red Cross Blood Drive (Center for Civic Engagement & Learning)
1:30pm [It’s on CWRU & OMAN] Reduce Gender-Based Violence on College Campuses
4:30pm [StActs&Lead] Dr. Dorothy Pijan Student Leadership Awards Ceremony
5pm [It’s on CWRU & OMAN] Reduce Gender-Based Violence on College Campuses
5pm grad [JLSA] "Hidden Child" (Jewish Law Stud Assoc)
5pm grad [WWB] The 6th Level: Capitalize on the Power of Women's Psychology for Sustainable Leadership (Weatherhead Women in Business)
5:30pm [UHA] Last GB! (Universal Health Aid)
6:30pm [Salsa Club] End of Semester Social
6pm [LSO] Sittoo's Fundraiser (Lebanese Stud Org)
6pm [LGBT] Trans Allyship 101 - Pride Alumni Network
7pm [StudComm@Covenant] Bible Study
7:45pm [CWRU for Autism Acceptance] Trivia Night
Wednesday, April 23
9:30am [Provost] ELSI Thinktank
12pm [#MetooCWRU] Denim Day
1pm [UH&CS] Mindful Activity Hour: Therapy Dogs (University Health & Counseling Services)
5pm [UPCaM] The Midweek Pause (United Protestant Campus Ministries)
6pm new [ColorStack] Informational Session
6pm [Tsunagari Japan & CRR] CRR x Tsunagari Japan
6pm [Alumni] Profiles of Excellence: Sam Senyo, PhD
6:30pm [Mather] The Women's Coalition Second Annual Banquet
Thursday, April 24
9:30am [DoS] Donuts with the Dean of Students Office
12pm [Epic] Young Adults Bible Study
2pm [BLAC] Sports Day
2pm [Mather] Identifying Digital Abuse
5:30pm [CWRU Community Pantry] Pantry Education Night
5:30pm [LGBT] Gender Resistance
6pm [LGBT CLE] Act Up CLE
6pm [MAPS] Application Kickoff (Minority Assoc for Premedical Stud)
6:30pm [Habitat for Humanity] Taco Bout Art
7pm grad [MSDA] Ice Cream Social (Muslim Stud Dental Assoc) 
8:30pm grad [JLSA] "The Sparks Fly Upward" (Jewish Law Stud Assoc)
Friday, April 25
12:30pm [Campus Enrichment & Engagement] Understanding the Impact of Antisemitism and Islamophobia
6pm [SJI] Black Communities' Past, Present, & Future - Pathways to Sustainability and Resilience (Social Justice Institute)
6pm [LGBT] 2025 Lavender Celebration
7:30pm [KASA] KOUNTDOWN (into summer!) (Korean American Stud Assoc)
Saturday, April 26
1oam [University Circle] Community Meeting & Master Plan Open House
11:45am [SHSA] SHSA x Hot Yoga (Sustainability & Health Stud Assoc)
Sunday, April 27
11am [IRTF] Mimouna (Interrelious Task Force)
11am [UDC] DIversity Accelerator (Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative)
11:30am [Church of Covenant] Civil Rights in CLE: A Moment to Decide
1pm flagship [EVOKE] Congolese Vigil: A Celebration of Memory and Resistance (East African Voices, Optimism, Knowledge and Empowerment)
2pm [La Alianza] La Alianza 2025-2026 Elections
6:30pm [UPCaM] Dinner Church

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Lavender Celebration
First Gen Ceremony
Latine Celebration
Black Celebration

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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.