Please feel free to add your suggestions for topics to discuss at the meeting on Tuesday. Thus far we have the following:
1) Program update - collaboration with the Bias Response Team
2) Residence hall issue
3) Warren Suzuki memorial scholarship fund
4) Discussion with Sabah about campus climate
Candace and I will be posting the agenda for the February meeting soon. The meeting is scheduled for 11-1 on Tuesday the 19th. We will be joined by the provost at 12. Stay tuned for more information!
Janet Nishihara forwarded the sad news of Dr. Warren Suzuki’s passing this past week. Warren was on the Education faculty and was among the founders of AFAPC before his retirement. He will be greatly missed.
The message from Sho describing the circumstances of his passing is included after the jump.
Here are the minutes from the January meeting.
Meeting was 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in McNary
Action items:
* Contact Juan Trujillo to nominate someone or express interest in
serving on the Steering committee for this year. 6 members are needed.
* Prepare discussion topics for February meeting with Provost
Sabah Randhawa
* Report from program committees on progress; follow up on program
ideas and select dates
The Ethnic Studies Department is proud to announce a 3-part Noon Speakers Series, beginning in January 2008.
This series will highlight contributors to Seeing Color: Indigenous Peoples and Racialized Ethnic Minorities in Oregon, a new book edited and published by faculty ofthe Ethnic Studies Department. Scheduled to speak are:
January 24, 2008
Ed Edmo and Lani Roberts
12:00 – 1:00
MU 211– American Indian Room
March 6, 2008
Peggy Pascoe
12:00 – 1:00
MU 211– American Indian Room
May 8, 2008
Lynn Stephens
12:00 – 1:00
MU JPLC Journey Room
(Please note location change for this presentation.)
Hello Everyone,
Nia Kuumba: The Association of Poets and Writers of Color is co-sponsoring an event to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008
7:00-9:00 pm
The Journey Room (Joyce Powell Leadership Center)
1st Floor of the Memorial Union
The evening will be devoted to performances of poetry (spoken word etc.,) and song(s) contributed by whoever signs up. Works presented should be related to the theme of the 2008 Celebration: “Be the Change” or pertain to social issues such as injustice, discrimination, racism, peace, freedom, equality, and justice.
As people of color on OSU’s campus it is important that you be the change you wish to see. One way to do this is to share your creative talent(s) so that your voice will be heard and affirmed, therefore please plan to come and participate in an Evening of Poetry and Song.
Thanks,
[Dr. Michael Ingram]
The first meeting of 2008 will be held on Tuesday, January 22 in the Timberline room at the McNary dining hall. We’ll start at 11:00 am and finish up around 12:30-1:00. Items on the preliminary agenda include follow-up on programming plans, a status report on the work being done by the P&T task force, information about Black History Month programming from UHD, and a discussion of departments’ experiences with the tenured faculty diversity initiative (TFDI) program. See you all soon!
The registration link is still broken now fixed. If you’d like me to help you create the account, If you would like a full account (required for posting, but not for commenting), please send your request containing your preferred login name and a valid email address to:
jtrujillo@oregonstate.edu
Sorry for the inconvenience!
Terryl Ross has made a special plea for AFAPC participation in this important upcoming event:
As part of our campus diversity action plan, the Office of Community and Diversity will be collaborating with different units and organizations to address and improve our overall campus climate. Starting winter quarter, we will be scheduling a series of forums to address different aspects of campus climate and community building at OSU. We are also interested in kicking off a speaker series. Read the rest of this entry »
Dawn Wright is this year’s Oregon Professor of the Year, an award made by the Council for the Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Read all about it in the Gazette -Times:
“Professor Wright exemplifies the very best in undergraduate teaching,” said OSU President Ed Ray in his nomination of Wright for the honor. “That’s because the pioneering science she brings to each of her courses is made personal and accessible by the genuine caring she conveys to each of her students.”
Congratulations!!!
