Events and programs
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NOVEMBER EVENTS:
The OMSE Book Club: A Woman is no Man by Etaf Rum
About: Join the Office of Multicultural Student Engagement for a monthly book club! We will be reading and discussing the highly celebrated A Woman is no Man by Etaf Rum. At the first meet up, we will get to know one another through icebreaker questions. On December 13, we will discuss Part I of the book; January 10, discuss Part II; February 7, discuss Part III. Open to the public community.
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Moka & Co, 5165 Anthony Wayne
Friday, December 13, 2024 (Part I)
Friday, January 10, 2025 (Part II)
Friday, February 7, 2025 (Part III)
Cultural Canvas: Exploring Native American Tattoo Traditions
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Student Center, 775
Join us as we explore the history behind Native American tattoo traditions. Delve into the cultural significance behind traditional tattoo practices among various Indigenous communities. Learn about the symbolism, techniques, and stories woven into these unique art forms, and gain a deeper appreciation for the role of tattoos in cultural identity and heritage.
Rest And Regroup
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 1:00 - 4:00 PM, Student Center, 775
This event is centered around creating a safe space for the WSU community to navigate their
emotions and thoughts about the results of the election and find support services. There will be coffee, tea, hot cocoa, games, coloring, music, etc. for students and faculty to enjoy and decompress.
First-Gen (College) Fest
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM,
Hilberry EF; UGL Hub; 7th Floor Student Center; 3rd Floor Community Room; Anthony Wayne Apartments - South Commons
In alignment with the National First-Gen Day, the goal of the WSU First-Gen Fest will be to recognize and celebrate the experiences, contributions, accomplishments, and presence of first-generation college students, alumni, and employees at WSU, who are the first to attend/graduate from a four-year college. The Warrior 360 Program in partnership with the Office of Multicultural Student Engagement (OMSE), the Dean of Students Office (DOSO), and Housing & Residential Life will be working together to bring this celebration to campus.
Girls Game Night
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 4:00 - 7:00 PM, Ballroom C - Student Center
🎮 Get ready for a night packed with fun and creativity! Join us for Girls Game Night on November 13th from 4-7 PM at the Student Center Ballroom C! 🎉 Entry is $5 and will be used to pay for your admission to the event along with snacks & drinks! ✨
We’ll have:
• 🎨 Vision boards
• 🖌️ Painting stations
• 🎲 Board games
• 🃏 Card games
• 🪑 Musical chairs
• 🎶 Various music playing
Plus, snacks and drinks are on us! Don’t miss out—tag your friends and let the games (and creativity) begin! 🕹️ #GirlsGameNight #ArabWomenUnitedWSU
The Network: Barbershop Talk
Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 6:00 - 9:00 PM , Student Center 757
The Network is collaborating with @bronze__wayne and @projectcrowns for our Barber Shop Talk Event!✂️ We want to create an inviting space to have open discussions, with the goal in mind to bring together black men! There will be FREE haircuts, food, and giveaways! We’ll see you there!💇🏽♂️🔥
Arab American Heritage & Chaldean American Month Planning Committee
Help plan our campus’s Arab American Heritage & Chaldean American Month (April 2025) by joining our Committee where we will plan for the special heritage month’s festivities. Open to all students & employees. Stay tuned for the next meeting date. You can also join the meeting virtually.Check out our previous programming. Contact bayanfounas@wayne.edu for questions & accommodations.
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
December 6
January 3, 2025
January 17
January 31
February 14
February 28
March 14
March 28
April 11
Student Center, 7th floor, OMSE Conference Room
Soul Food Luncheon
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 12:00 - 2:00 PM , Student Center 791
Join us for the annual Soul Food Luncheon on Friday, November 15th, from noon to 2pm in the Student Center Hiberry ABC. The annual event aims to create a space for connecting and networking between students, staff and faculty, and alumni. This event is collaboration with The Office of Multicultural Student Engagement (OMSE), The Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) , and The Organization of Black Alumni (OBA). While this event centers the experience of Black students, all are welcome to attend. While this is a feature event with the Welcome Black series, it also is an opportunity to learn more about OMSE, BFSA, and OBA. Additionally, food is first come, first served. We hope to see you there!
RIGHT TO BE: BYSTANDER INTERVENTION WORKSHOP
Bystander Intervention to Stop Islamophobic and Xenophobic Harassment
November 12 | 4 - 5:30pm | Zoom
Bystander Intervention to Stop Antisemitic Harassment
November 19 | 4 - 5:30pm | Zoom
This interactive workshop, designed and facilitated by Right To Be, is open to all WSU students, faculty, and staff. The goals of this workshop are to educate on various forms of bias and invite participants to utilize a bystander intervention approach to disrupt bias and xenophobic harassment. This workshop will occur over Zoom in live-time. It will not be recorded. RSVP is required.
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Engagement and the Office of Inclusive Excellence. This is a part of a three-part partnership with Right To Be that includes bystander intervention to stop anti-Asian/American harassment, islamophobic harassment , and antisemitic harassment.
The Network: Brother's Circle
Join The Network Learning Community for our Brother's Circle. Black Men’s Brother Circle will be an opportunity to connect and hang out with other Black men on campus. There will be conversations, games, connection, music, giveaways, and more! Please feel free to invite others as everyone is welcomed! We will host the Brother's Circle biweekly Tuesdays in person and monthly on Friday's virtually.
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 4:00-6:00 PM, Zoom
Tuesday, November 12, Student Center 775
Tuesday, November 26, Student Center 775
Turkey, Tension, & Talking Points: Navigating Political Disagreements at Thanksgiving
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Student Center 775
Join us for a conversation on navigating political disagreements with family and friends as many of us head home for the upcoming breaks. As Thanksgiving approaches, we’ll explore strategies for maintaining respectful conversations, understanding different perspectives, and keeping the peace without sacrificing values. Whether you're dealing with heated debates or just looking to steer clear of conflict, this event offers practical tips for navigating tough topics at the dinner table.
Middle Eastern & North African Pre-Commencement Ceremony Planning Committee
Help plan the 2025 MENA+ pre-commencement ceremony! The planning committee is open to all students and employees. Scan the QR code or email bayanfounas@wayne.edu. You can also join virtually. Learn more here. Contact bayanfounas@wayne.edu for questions & accommodations.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 10:00 - 11:00 AM
November 20
December 4
January 15, 2025
January 29
February 12
February 26
March 12
March 26
April 9
April 23
Student Center, 7th flr, OMSE Conference room
Warrior Lawyers Documentary Screening & Discussion
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 4:00 - 6:00 PM, Partrich Auditorium, WSU Law School
Join OMSE, NASO, and the Law School for an in-person screening of the PBS documentary, 'Warrior Lawyers', followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Audrey Geyer. Warrior Lawyers is a one-hour documentary about Native American role models, Nation Re-Building and Tribal Justice. Through the personal and professional stories of American Indian Attorneys, Tribal Judges and their colleagues, the program provides an overview of the major historical, governmental, legal, judicial and intertwining social justice issues shaping many Federally Recognized Nations today. This 60-minute documentary is unrated. Join us for a screening of the film followed by a Q&A with the director Audrey Geyer.
Audrey Geyer has been a video director/producer for over 20 years. Many of her programs have aired on PBS as well as been distributed to the educational markets and through community screening events. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Visions, a non-profit 501(c) 3 independent video production organization, located in Metro Detroit. Visions mission is to produce social affairs documentaries that tell stories of Midwest communities and cultures underrepresented in the media. And that help foster empathy in our viewers, expand their knowledge as well as encourage dialogue, inclusiveness and social change. Visions has produced two documentaries on contemporary Native American issues: ‘Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience’ and ‘Warrior Lawyers: Defenders of Sacred Justice’ Audrey has a B.A. in film studies from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Social Work from New York University. For more information visit https://www.warriorlawyers.org/.
Holiday Diversity Celebration
Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 5:00 - 6:00 PM, Towers Community Living Room
Holiday Diversity Celebration Program is an event centered on not only celebrating the various cultural and religious holidays this season but providing students with holiday related inclusive language. A small presentation will be given about diverse holiday celebrations, how to help create a safe and inclusive campus, and what diverse experiences have to offer! There will be coloring, crafts, puzzles, games, drinks, and snacks for all to enjoy. One of the crafts we will have will be decorating snow globes for students to take home!
OCTOBER EVENTS:
COFFEE & COMMUNITY
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Student Center 775
Join us for a community space where students and employees can decompress and process what is happening in the Middle East. This event will include open conversation with Bayan Founas, Program Coordinator in OMSE, Dr. Loubna Alkhayat, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education, and Dr. Layla Saatchi, Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Honors College. For questions and accommodations, contact, bayanfounas@wayne.edu.
Hosted by The Office of Multicultural Student Engagement and the Office of Inclusive Excellence.
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CAPTURE THE FLAG
Monday, October 7 2024 at 12:00 - 3:00 PM, Student Center 7th Floor
Come by and learn about the flags of many different countries in the Latinx diaspora and then break into groups to play capture the flag!
CHEX MIX & CHILL
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 12:00 - 3:00 PM , Student Center 775
Join the RISE Learning Community for a relaxing Chex Mix & Chill session! Unwind by creating your own personalized Chex Mix snack while enjoying a film with fellow peers. Take a break, snack, and chill!
SWANA STUDY CAFE
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 3:00-6:00 PM, Student Center 775
Study with other Southwest Asian and North African students at our SWANA Study Café! Coffee and snacks provided :) Open to all students and employees. For questions and accommodations, contact bayanfounas@wayne.edu.
Hosted by The Office of Multicultural Student Engagement in collaboration with National Arab American Medical Association NextGen WSU Chapter, Arab Women United WSU Chapter, and the Persian Student Association.
BRIEF TENDER LIGHT FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION WITH FILMMAKER ARTHUR MUSAH
Thursday, October 10 2024 at 4:00 - 7:00 PM, McGregor Memorial Conference Center FGH
The Office of International Programs and the Office for Multicultural Student Engagement are pleased to welcome Arthur Musah, creator of Brief Tender Light. This documentary focuses on follows four African students striving to become agents of positive change back home. Even as their dreams are anchored in the societies they left, their daily realities are defined by America. Each must refine their ideas about the world and about themselves, and ultimately, how to transform youthful ideals into action as adults. We will screen the film at 4 p.m. and then have a discussion with the filmmaker at 5:30 p.m.
The Network: Brother's Circle
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 4:00-6:00 PM, Student Center 775
Join The Network Learning Community for our Brother's Circle. Black Men’s Brother Circle will be an opportunity to connect and hang out with other Black men on campus. There will be conversations, games, connection, music, giveaways, and more! Please feel free to invite others as everyone is welcomed! We will host the Brother's Circle biweekly Tuesdays in person and monthly on Friday's virtually.
RIGHT TO BE: BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAININGS
Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian/American & Xenophobic Harassment
October 17 | 4 - 5:30pm | Zoom
Bystander Intervention to Stop Islamophobic and Xenophobic Harassment
November 12 | 4 - 5:30pm | Zoom
Bystander Intervention to Stop Antisemitic Harassment
November 19 | 4 - 5:30pm | Zoom
This interactive training, designed and facilitated by Right To Be, is open to all WSU students, faculty, and staff. The goals of this training are to educate on various forms of bias and invite participants to utilize a bystander intervention approach to disrupt bias and xenophobic harassment. This training will occur over Zoom in live-time. It will not be recorded. RSVP is required.
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Engagement and the Office of Inclusive Excellence. This is a part of a three-part partnership with Right To Be that includes bystander intervention to stop anti-Asian/American harassment, islamophobic harassment , and antisemitic harassment.
Workshop: Election Stress: What it is and How to Cope
Wednesday, October 23 2024 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, VIRTUAL
This workshop is intended to create space for understanding stress and learning coping strategies to help manage election stress. It is not a space to discuss politics, political issues, or particular candidates. Attendees should be prepared to respectfully listen and share their emotional experience of elections.
CAPS Disclaimer: Because CAPS does not consider "Workshops" a clinical service, we do not require a signed "consent for treatment" and "limitations of Confidentiality" statement. However, as mental health professionals we are bound by law and ethics codes to report any hard to self, others, children, or vulnerable individuals. This is not a clinical service.
BREWING AWARENESS: INTERSEX STORIES & COFFEE CUPS
Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Student Center 775
Join us for an engaging event dedicated to Intersex Awareness Day! Participants will have the opportunity to learn and make personalized coffee cups to take home. These cups are designed to spark conversations and spread awareness about the intersex community. All materials will be provided! Let's brew up some awareness together!
FIELD DAY: LEARNING COMMUNITIES (OMSE, CLLAS, GSW, CLS)
DATE CHANGED: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 3:00 - 6:00 PM, Keast Commons
Join us during homecoming week for some field day team games, activities, and community building with CLLAS, OMSE, Crockett-Lumumba Scholars, and the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Learning Communities! Lets connect, compete, and celebrate together!
STUDENT VOTER/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 7:00-9:00 PM, Towers Community Room
This event is centered around providing support for students who are voting in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. There is a lot of coverage surrounding the election and it can be overwhelming. The Student Voting Workshop is intended to be a safe space for students to come and ask any and all questions about voting, retrieve reliable resources on the candidates, find out who is on their specific ballot and where they are registered to vote, help students find polling booths in their area. For questions & accommodations, contact, ho0836@wayne.edu.
Hosted by The Office of Multicultural Student Engagement - In Living Color Living Learning Community.
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CALAVERAS (SKULLS) PAINTING
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 2:00-4:00 PM, Student Center 775
Join us for a Día de los Muertos celebration as we decorate calaveras (skulls) and learn about the rich cultural significance in honoring loved ones who have passed. Open to all students and employees. RSVP required. Limited Capacity.
Hosted by RISE, the women of color learning community at The Office of Multicultural Student Engagement, in collaboration with the Center for Latino/a & Latin American Studies.
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS COMMUNITY OFRENDA
Monday, October 28 - Friday, November 1, 2024, Student Center 775
Join us on the 7th Floor of the Student Center as we hold space for a Día de los Muertos community ofrenda where you can stop by anytime this week to contribute photos, non-perishable and non-valuable items - no candles, please - to honor and remember your loved ones in this beautiful tradition of remembrance. We will celebrate Día de los Muertos and the completion of the altar at 2pm on Friday, November 1st. All items must be picked up no later than 1pm on Monday, November 4th.
Hosted by The Office of Multicultural Student Engagement in collaboration with the Center for Latino/a & Latin American Studies.
