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Diversity & inclusion events next week

Please be sure to see especially an event hosted by our own Student Circle of ABPSi:

Black Mental Health Night
When: Tuesday, 2/19 6-8pm
Where: 32 Shideler Hall
Description: Dr. Linda James Myers will be giving the keynote presentation at the second annual Black Mental Health Night, hosted by the Miami University Student Circle of the Association of Black Psychologists and the Department of Psychology.

…as well as other events, still thanks to Lauren:

Nature Tech: The History of Native American Land Management in the Ohio Valley
When: Monday, 2/18 @ 5-6pm
Where: 322 McGuffey Hall
Description: The Native American Student Association of MUH will host this event, where attendees will “gain insight into the greatest story never told about how Native peoples created vast foods capes with bio-engineering and lost it all in the process of American expansion.”

Discipline, Control, and the Black Body
When: Monday, 2/18 @ 6-7:50pm
Where: 001 Upham Hall
Description: Robert Turner II from George Washington University will give a Penny Lecture related to race, sport, and social justice. Specifically, his talk is entitled “Discipline, Control, and the Black Body.”

The Student Voice: Parkland Students Speak
When: Monday, 2/18 @ 7:30-9:30pm
Where: Hall Auditorium, Green Room
Description: Parkland High School students David Hogg and Alex Wind will speak as part of the Miami University Lecture Series.

Native American Perspectives on Interracial Healing
When: Tuesday, 2/19 @ 5-6pm
Where: Wilks Conference Center, Hamilton, OH (1601 University Blvd)
Description: The Native American Student Association of MUH will host this talk, which will “discuss race in America from the Diné (Navajo) lens of “hozhó” to give the much needed tools in this time.”

Black History Month Banquet
When: Wednesday, 2/20 @ 6-9pm
Where: Armstrong Pavillion C
Description: The theme of the banquet is “I’m Black and I’m Proud.” The banquet will feature a keynote presentation by Courtney Allen, a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership PhD program at Miami. The event also includes dinner and entertainment. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for general admission, and can be purchased online or in person at the Miami Box Office. The deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, 2/13.

Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality Symposium
When: Friday, 2/22 @ 7:30am-8pm
Where: Dolibois Room, Shriver
Description: This symposium consists of paper presentations, panels, roundtables, and performances all related to race, class, gender, and sexuality. This symposium is free and open to the public.

Diversity & inclusion events next week

Lauren is back with weekly diversity and inclusion events on campus, below.

Also please remember that this is Black History Month with many great events on campus and the community. A list of influential Black  psychologists can be found through Active Minds, the APA, and other sources for those interested in classroom use (or otherwise!).

The Personal is Political: Examining Black Sportswomen’s Contemporary Activist’s Efforts
When: Monday 2/11 6-7:50pm
Where: 001 Upham Hall
Description: Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique will present a talk examining how black female college athletes experience marginalization and promote social justice strategies to redress social inequalities.

Memories from Heart Mountain
When: Tuesday 2/12 7-8pm
Where: Dave Finkelman Auditorium, Middletown campus
Description: Sam Mihara will share his childhood experiences of internment as a Japanese American during World War II.

Faculty Unhinged: Dr. Leland Spencer
When: Wednesday 2/13 11:30am-12:30pm
Where: 114 Rentschler Hall, Hamilton campus
Description: Dr. Leland Spencer will discuss gender, sex, and gender identity.

Stories of Worldwide Interconnected Lives
When: Wednesday 2/13 5-6:30pm
Where: 212 MacMillan Hall
Description: “Students, faculty, and staff with worldwide experiences will share their own stories reflecting on how their cross-cultural journeys and intercultural connections influence the development of their sense of belonging to a larger community(its), and influence the intersectionality of their cultural identity(ies).”

Activism Then and Now: Reflections on the Black Student Action Association and Vietnam War Protests in 1970
When: Thursday 2/14 12-1pm
Where: 320 King Library
Description: “Explore the history of Larry Clark, a Miami alum considered to be one of the leaders of the Black Protest Movement at Miami University. Now an award-winning filmmaker, Clark’s leadership at Miami is examined through lecture and film clips by Dr. Andy Rice, assistant processor of comparative media studies.”

Shinnenkai
When:: Friday 2/15 7-11pm
Where: Armstrong Fritz Pavillion
Description: The Japanese Culture and Language Club is hosting a festival celebrating the New Year in Japan. There will be booths with activities, information about Japanese culture and holidays, performances, and food.

Chinese New Year Gala
When: Saturday 2/16 7-10pm
Where: Hall Auditorium Green Room
Description: Come celebrate the Chinese New Year by watching performances and eating a Chinese meal.

CIQS female recruiting event

Please see below an event organized by Lynette Hudiburgh, STA/CTE, to recruit female high school students. She would be grateful to have participation from faculty, graduate students, and/or undergraduates in Psychology, in particular:

Please mark your calendars so that you can join us for CIQS (Careers Involving Quantitative Skills) Day 2019, tentatively set for Tuesday, January 8, from 9:00 – 2:00, to recruit talented young high school females to study quantitative and science subjects in college. An alternate date of Thursday, January 10, has been set in case of inclement weather. This will be our Fifth Annual CIQS Day.

The Department of Statistics, in partnership with the College of Education, Health, & Society, and StatHawks sponsors CIQS Day: an annual event exclusively for female high school students. For this event we will invite such students from high schools in Southwestern Ohio (including downtown Cincinnati) to come to campus, participate in activities with faculty and current students, listen to faculty and student presentations, and converse with women who are working in STEM fields and in fields where good quantitative skills are needed. It is our hope that by introducing the students to these fields early, and by exposing them to exciting aspects of our fields of study, they will become intrigued and motivated to study a STEM discipline or to continue to study quantitative methods regardless of future majors.

We would love to have you join us and contribute to the success of this day. Opportunities for faculty to contribute include:

  • Create and facilitate an activity or exploration (30-40 minutes) that would be interesting and accessible to high school students. Presentations from last year included: Teamwork in Engineering; Big Data Analytics and its Applications; and Introduction to Earthquakes, just to name a few.
  • Identify current undergraduate and graduate majors in your department who might be available to participate in this day.

Final diversity & inclusion events of the semester

Bowling Shabbat
When: Friday 11/30 @ 5-7pm
Where: Oxford Lanes (4340 Oxford Really Rd)
Description: Hillel is hosting a fun way to celebrate the end of the week by group bowling!

Viet Night
When: Saturday 12/1 @ 5-10pm
Where: Stonebridge Hall Common Room
Description: The Vietnamese Student Association will host its semesterly event to celebrate Vietnamese culture and enjoy unique cuisine.

Latke Passout
When: Tuesday 12/4 @ 11am-2pm
Where: The Seal (501 E High St)
Description: Hillel is starting the celebration of Hannukah by passing out Latkes at the seal.

So Much Funnikkah Hanukkah Party
When: Wednesday 12/5 @ 7:30-10:30pm
Where: Armstrong Student Center Pavilion
Description: Hillel is hosting its 2018 Chanukah Celebration, where attendees can decorate Chanukah sweatshirts, eat latkes and donuts, and play dreidel. Contact Brendan ([email protected]) with any questions.

Mental Health and Stress Shabbat
When: Friday 12/7 @ 6-8pm
Where: Hillel (11 E Walnut St)
Description: Hillel and the Jewish community will host a weekly Shabbat while also learning strategies to control stress before finals. Therapy dogs will be there!

Diversity & inclusion events next week

Not a lot going on with the break, but here they are. Also, it has been awhile since I thanked Lauren Forrest for compiling these each week!

Untangling the Cultural Misconceptions about Your Hair (event 3)
When: Monday 11/19 @ 6-7:30pm
Where: Hillel, 11 E. Walnut St, Oxford, OH
Description: Hillel is hosting its third event “to learn about the ways that different cultures and ethnicities value and treat their hair, though month-long events in the form of panels, talks, and conversations.”

Transgender Day of Remembrance
When: Tuesday 11/20 @ 12-1pm
Where: 114 Rentschler Hall (Hamilton campus)
Description: The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Services is hosting an annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.

APA Minority Fellowship Program

From the APA, via COGDOP:

Our Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Fellowships are about more than simply financial support – appointed Fellows join a lifetime community of mentors & peers committed to both professional success and the improvement of ethnic minority behavioral health issues. MFP is a longstanding fellowship program funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). We are committed to increasing the number of ethnic minority professionals in the field and bettering the outcomes of the communities they serve.

Of particular relevance is the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Predoctoral Fellowship. Note that this is for those that intend to serve ethnic minority populations, but is not restricted to applicants who identify as ethnic minorities. Deadline is January 15, 2019.

Diversity & inclusion events next week

International Instructors: Teaching at Miami
When: Monday 11/12 @ 4pm
Where: McGuffey Hall 120
Description: Eight faculty Learning Community members, representing eight countries, will “share their utilization of multicompetences from differing global perspective and how it impacts their teaching strategies at Miami.”

International Education Week Keynote: The Power of a Simple Pair of Glasses
When: Monday 11/12 @ 6-9pm
Where: McGuffey Hall 322
Description: Dr. Jason Singh, who is the Senior Vice President of VisionWorks, will present the keynote address for International Education Week.

Safe Zone 101 Training
When: Tuesday 11/13 @ 5-7pm
Where: Wilks Conference Center 200, Hamilton campus
Description: “Safe Zone 101 is an informative, interactive workshop providing constructive strategies for creating a more inclusive campus for LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, and staff.”

International Fest at Miami Regionals
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 11:30am-3pm
Where: Wilks Conference Center, Miami Hamilton Campus
Description: The Miami Hamilton International Club, the Miami Middletown English Language Center, and the Miami Regionals Office of Diversity and Multicultural Services is celebrating International Education Week with food and cultural activities.

Emmett Till: Why His Story Matters
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 4-5pm
Where: John E. Dolibois Room, Shriver Center
Description: Dr. Elliott J. Gorn will discuss his recent book entitled Let the People See: The Story of Emmett Till.

Urban-Rural Divide Art Museum Lecture
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Miami University Art Museum
Description: Professor Stephen Conn will explore where the urban-rural divide came from, “what defines it, and what it all means today.”

Latin America in Transition: Voices from Today
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Upham Hall 361
Description: This is a virtual, bilingual roundtable event, where “college students from across Latin America will provide firsthand testimonies of the political, environmental, and social conditions in their respective countries after returning from spending the past summer here on Miami’s campus, as selected members of the Studies of United States’ Institutions program.”

Untangling the Cultural Misconceptions about Your Hair (event 2)
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 7-8:30pm
Where: Hillel, 11 E. Walnut St, Oxford, OH
Description: “This is the second event to learn about the ways that different cultures and ethnicities value and treat their hair, though month-long events in the form of panels, talks, and conversations.”

Blinded
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 7:30-9:30pm
Where: McGuffey Hall 322
Description: “The aim of Blinded is to have students engage in dialogue around issues of sexuality, spirituality, race and socio-economic status with facilitators present. Students are separated from friends or anyone they know, are seated across the room from one another in groups of five, and blindfolded. From there, facilitators lead the discussions in hopes that students will actively engage and learn more about their peers’ intersectionalities.”

Good Kids (theatre)
When: Wednesday 11/14 through Saturday 11/17 @ 7:30pm and Sunday 11/18 at 2pm
Where: Gates-Abegglen Theatre
Description: This play is based loosely on a sexual assault that happened to a teenage girl in Steubenville, Ohio. The play is intended for viewers to “come to terms with the realities of sexual assault, privilege, and victim blaming.”
Cost: $12 adult, $9 senior, $8 student (also note that this play is intended for mature audiences)

ISSS Thanksgiving Dinner
When: Thursday 11/15 @ 5:30-7pm
Where: John E. Dolibois Room, Shriver Center
Description: “This gathering serves as a time for international students and the Miami and Oxford communities to enjoy a traditional American Thanksgiving meal together.” If interested in attending, please register here.

Taste of Black Excellence
When: Saturday 11/17 @ 7-10pm
Where: McGuffey 322
Description: “This event is a showcase of the talent, culture, and food of the African diaspora. Come have a nice dinner while enjoying the talents of many students from Miami’s black community.”

Diversity & inclusion events next week

Refugee Advisory Council Lunch
When: Monday 11/5 @ 12-1:30pm
Where: Shriver Center, Heritage Room
Description: Students from migrant families, who attend Withrow and Aken High Schools, will tour Miami. During the lunch, students will meet Miami students and learn about student organizations they could join at Miami.

A Look Inside the Westboro Baptist Church
When: Monday 11/5 @ 7-9pm
Where: Hughes Laboratories 141
Description: This event will showcase the work of seven students in the Religion Department who participated in research in Topeka Kansas to learn more about the Westboro Baptist Church.

Masha Gessen Lecture
When: Tuesday 11/6 @ 5-6:30pm
Where: Shideler Hall 152
Description: Masha Gessen, who is a writer at the New Yorker, will present a talk on entitled Journalism as a Tool of Resistance in a Post-Truth World.

Dinner with Titi Aynaw
When: Tuesday 11/6 @ 5-7pm
Where: Hillel, 11 E Walnut St
Description: Hillel will host a dinner (where an Ethiopian breakfast dish will be served) and Titi Aynaw will give a talk. Titi Aynaw is the first Ethiopian-born Jewish woman to win Miss Israel.

Mezuzah Making Program
When: Wednesday 11/7 @ 5-8pm
Where: Hillel 11 E. Walnut St
Description: Come paint a ‘You’re Fired’ Mezuzah mug with the Hillel community. Mezuzah and paint will be provided by You’re Fired.

Untangling the Cultural Misconceptions about Your Hair
When: Thursday 11/8 @ 6-7:30pm
Where: Hillel 11 E Walnut St.
Description: “Learn about the ways that different cultures and ethnicities value and treat their hair, though month-long events in the form of panels, talks, and conversations.”

Global Holiday Party
When: Thursday 11/8 @ 5-9pm
Where: Shriver Center, Heritage Romo
Description: The Diversity Affairs Council is hosting a celebration of cultures worldwide.

Family Style Shabbos Dinner
When: Friday 11/9 @ 7-8pm
Where: Chabad at Miami University, 650 S. Campus Ave
Description: The Chabad Jewish Student Group at Miami University is hosting its weekly Shabbos dinner.

Miami University ASL and Deaf Culture Club Presents Stacy Abrams
When: Friday 11/9 @ 7:30-8:30pm
Where: Benton Hall 102
Description: “Join American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Club as we host Stacy Abrams, founder of the #whyisign movement, as she discusses Deaf rights, activism, and education within the Deaf community.”

The Diwali Show
When: Friday 11/9 @ 7-9pm and Saturday 11/10 @ 2-4pm
Where: Hall Auditorium (151 S Campus Ave)
Description: This is the Indian Students Association’s annual show that educates attendees about Indian culture through dancing and acting.