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Welcome to the Indiana State University Miss Ebony Scholarship Pageant. Miss Ebony is open to all women who understand that this is not a “beauty pageant” but a program that allowed women to showcase their broad range of qualities: personal interview, formal interview wear, talent, and the ability to speak with confidence, poise, and grace. Women in this pageant are intelligent, talented, and accomplished. Women in this pageant are intelligent, talented, and accomplished and are seeking ways that assist them in pursuing their life goals educationally and professionally. Miss Ebony Scholarship Miss Ebony Information Pageant provides ways to assist women in pursuing their educational 8/24/2021 5-6pm MSP Session HMSU 722 goals.

Welcome to the new year! Join us for laugh, food, and fun! Ten 8/25/2021 12-2pm MSP Open House HMSU 7th floor individuals will receive a small token of appreciation each hour!

A welcome to campus event, in which students socialize, share summer experiences, dance and play games. Students can come learn about origami and how they can use it to decorate spaces. Ally 8/31/2021 4:30pm - 6pm WRC WRC Connect HMSU 709 with and support students in marginalized communities. This time will dedicate to the history of events that took place before the Stonewall Riots. Most individuals, including myself, did not know or realize that there were riots and protests before Stonewall. Some of these events include, but not limited to, The Cooper Do-nuts Riot, Missing Pieces of History: Council on Religion and the Homosexual, and Dewey’s Lunch Counter 9/1/2021 5 - 7pm LGBTQ+ Events Before Stonewall HMSU 321 Sit In. Miss Ebony Information Miss Ebony Scholarship Pageant provides ways to assist women in 9/2/2021 5-6pm MSP Session HMSU 722 pursuing their educational goals.

Sycamore SafeZone (SSZ) is an ally development program created to establish a campus that is safe and affirming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+) students, faculty Sycamore SafeZone and staff. Level 1 - Safe Zone 101 will introduce terminology, Level One pronouns, language, symbols related to sexual orientation & gender Pre-register: identity, address bullying, homophobia and heterosexism, and dispel https://indstate.qualtrics.c myths and misunderstandings. This level of training is required for om/jfe/form/SV_1REYWL 7th Floor Conference those that have not attended a previous Safe Zone training. It is a 9/7/2021 4-6pm LGBTQ+ 65CR4H6rb Room/Zoom prerequisite for Levels 2 and 3 workshops. Inspiring Women Series Register in advance: Faculty/Staff/Students have the chance to present and lead https://indstate- conversations about the various intersectional identities. For example, edu.zoom.us/meeting/reg LGBTQ+ women, Multicultural Women, Economic Status Women, ister/tJApduyopjstHdcvxL Faith Based Women, Working Women, Political Women, Women with 9/7/2021 5pm - 6pm WRC dAQ9bmRUFD15n4vwmr Zoom Disabilities, and Women with Mental Health Identities. Miss Ebony Information Miss Ebony Scholarship Pageant provides ways to assist women in 9/8/2021 4-5pm MSP Session HMSU 722 pursuing their educational goals.

Level 1 - Safe Zone 101 – This training is designed to introduce participants to the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Sycamore SafeZone queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+) individuals. Safe Zone 101 will Level One Pre- introduce terminology, pronouns, language, symbols related to sexual register: orientation & gender identity, address bullying, homophobia and https://indstate.qualtrics.c heterosexism, and dispel myths and misunderstandings. This level of om/jfe/form/SV_1REYWL 7th Floor Conference training is required for those that have not attended a previous Safe 9/8/2021 5-7pm LGBTQ+ 65CR4H6rb Room/Zoom Zone training. It is a prerequisite for Levels 2 and 3 workshops. At the Coffee Hour or Tea Talk, you will have the opportunity to listen and know more about the international faculty, staff, and students. There will be a Q&A session at the end. We expect a lively discussion and interesting insights. The event will host every month a new 9/9/2021 12-2pm INTL Coffee/Tea Hour HMSU 718 speaker and topic. Miss Ebony Information Miss Ebony Scholarship Pageant provides ways to assist women in 9/9/2021 5-6pm MSP Session HMSU 722 pursuing their educational goals. On this day, we have one goal, and that is to think positively at all HMSU DeDe Plaza times! Provide tips, activities, and games to looking into the benefits of 9/13/2021 12pm - 1pm INTL Positive Thinking Day Sidewalk Space A positive thinking.

Let’s Talk is a safe place provided by ISU Student Counseling Center to connect, learn coping skills, and find community resources. Let’s Talk is a program that provides informal consultations for ISU students throughout the academic year. No appointment is necessary, so you can drop in during the scheduled times. Let’s Talk is not a substitute for formal counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment, but counselors can listen to specific problems, provide support, help MSP & Counseling explore solutions and give information about other resources. 9/13/2021 3-4pm Center Let's Talk HMSU 7th floor Students, Faculty, and Staff can stop at the table to make the giving Giving Back Series - back bag of the month for the various communities within the Terre 9/14/2021 11am - 1pm WRC CODA Dede Plaza Kiosk A & B Haute Community. Level 1 - Safe Zone 101 – This training is designed to introduce participants to the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Sycamore SafeZone queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+) individuals. Safe Zone 101 will Level One introduce terminology, pronouns, language, symbols related to sexual Pre-register: orientation & gender identity, address bullying, homophobia and https://indstate.qualtrics.c heterosexism, and dispel myths and misunderstandings. This level of om/jfe/form/SV_1REYWL 7th Floor Conference training is required for those that have not attended a previous Safe 9/14/2021 4-6pm LGBTQ+ 65CR4H6rb Room/Zoom Zone training. It is a prerequisite for Levels 2 and 3 workshops. Hispanic Heritage Month Learn about Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) with an small reception. 9/15/2021 5-6pm LACA Opening Event HMSU DeDe III First 50 students will receive a FREE t-shirt.

Food plays an important part in Identity, this is true, but it helps to understand how people label themselves, and see their own identities as being. If the phrase “You are what you eat” is correct, then might not the opposite, “You eat what you are” be true? There are 23 Hispanic (or Spanish speaking ) countries recoginzed duirng Hispanic Heritage Month. While we cannot focus on Hispanic Heritage Month all 23 countries during the luncheon, please join us in celebrating 9/16/2021 12-2pm LACA & Sodexo Luncheon Generations Restaurant signature dishes from: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Guatemala.

These two days are going to be celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies through a fun picnic and festival. All ages are welcome to both events. The picnic will have food and some games, and the Celebrating YOUnity festival will be carnival style with a blow up attraction, a selfie booth, 9/17/2021 12pm - 2pm LGBTQ+ Picnic Dede Plaza Lawn airbrush tattoos, carnival games and prizes, and a karaoke contest. This program is a collaboration with other offices to bring you workshops on effective communication, health services, academics expectation, cultural differences, safety on and off-campus, and 9/17/2021 3-4pm INTL Power On: CPT/OPT HMSU 321 gaining work experience about the community. These two days are going to be celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies through a fun picnic and festival. All ages are welcome to both events. The picnic will have food and some games, and the Celebrating YOUnity festival will be carnival style with a blow up attraction, a selfie booth, 9/18/2021 1pm - 4pm LGBTQ+ Pride Festival Dede I airbrush tattoos, carnival games and prizes, and a karaoke contest.

Heritage Month National HMSU Commons Kiosk In the United States, several months are set aside to celebrate the 9/20/2021 12-2pm MSP German-American Month A diversity and achievements of minority groups.

Level 2 - Sycamore Ally - This level of training is designed to provide participants with information that will help them become better informed allies for the LGBTQIA+ community. Participants must have Sycamore SafeZone completed a Safe Zone workshop at ISU within the last year. This level Level Two will begin the discussion of historic and current issues facing LGBTQ Pre-register: communities, sexual orientation vs. gender identity, coming out https://indstate.qualtrics.c process, race, religion, identity development models, and cisgender om/jfe/form/SV_cZLl130S 7th Floor Conference privilege about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, 9/22/2021 5-7pm LGBTQ+ yaNeljU Room/Zoom asexual (LGBTQIA+) individuals. Level 1 is a prerequisite. As a Puerto Rican, Jamaican-Chinese woman born and raised in the south in a family of New Yorkers. Regardless of your background or upbringing, exploring identity is a key part of the college student experience. It can often be the most challenging aspect of navigating college life, with the rise of important questions like “Who am I?”, “What do I stand for?”, “What kind of life do I want to lead?”. When you feel empowered to explore your personal story and can celebrate who you are, you give others a safe space to do the same. In this program, Tianna invites students into her world as a person with multiple intersecting identities while encouraging students to reflect on their own personal narratives. Through storytelling, a touch of humor, and a Zoom warm, encouraging tone, Tianna inspires students to explore their HHM - Keynote: Tianna Meeting ID: 823 7108 personal identity, celebrate the journey, and feel confident in their Soto - Living Between 7782 unique strengths. 9/23/2021 6-7:30pm LACA Worlds Passcode: ISU

The first 62,000-sqft Saraga International Grocery Store was opened in north Indianapolis, Indiana in November 2005.Saraga provides over ten thousand different kinds of foods and goods to customers with diverse cultural and racial backgrounds.Korean, Japanese, Chinese, South Asian, Indian, European, Mexican, South American, American, Middle Eastern, Tea, Snack, Beverage, Housewares, Appliance, Saraga International Fruits, Vegetables, Fish, Seafood, Meat, Dairy, Many more! We have Grocery Trip 3605 all product, produce you need.We got the best selection of seafood LACA, Union Board & Commercial Drive and meat in Indianapolis area. And our price, can’t beat! Visit their 9/25/2021 8am-5pm INTL Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, Indiana website https://saragaindy.com/

18.3% of the U.S. Population is estimated to be Latino or Hispanic of HHM - Mental Health in those over 16% reported having a mental illness in the past year that MSP & Student Hispanic/Latino Culture is over 10 million people. This event will cover personal experiences of 10/4/2021 5-6:30pm Counseling Center and How to Cope HMSU 321 mental health and how to cope with the cultural pressures.

Inspiring Women Series Register in advance: Faculty/Staff/Students have the chance to present and lead https://indstate- conversations about the various intersectional identities. For example, edu.zoom.us/meeting/reg LGBTQ+ women, Multicultural Women, Economic Status Women, ister/tJEsfuuqpzovGd0Uk Faith Based Women, Working Women, Political Women, Women with 10/5/2021 5pm - 6pm WRC 0BLxCM5lLvWgNqSCE_- Zoom Disabilities, and Women with Mental Health Identities.

Level 2 - Sycamore Ally - This level of training is designed to provide participants with information that will help them become better informed allies for the LGBTQIA+ community. Participants must have Sycamore SafeZone completed a Safe Zone workshop at ISU within the last year. This level Level Two will begin the discussion of historic and current issues facing LGBTQ Pre-register: communities, sexual orientation vs. gender identity, coming out https://indstate.qualtrics.c process, race, religion, identity development models, and cisgender om/jfe/form/SV_cZLl130S 7th Floor Conference privilege about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, 10/6/2021 5-7pm LGBTQ+ yaNeljU Room/Zoom asexual (LGBTQIA+) individuals. Level 1 is a prerequisite. This week celebrates the identity of being bisexual (some may say pansexual). These events are to celebrate our bisexual and pansexual PRIDE MONTH: students, and also, to just have some fun throughout the week. There Understanding the B and will be an information table, a pride party at the fountain, then a 10/6/2021 5pm - 7pm LGBTQ+ P in LGBTQ+ HMSU 307 serious conversation event. October 11th is National Coming Out Day, an important day for the PRIDE MONTH - LGBTQIA+ community. Many members decide to show their true National Coming Out Day colors on this day, and it is important to let these individuals know that 10/11/2021 12-2pm LGBTQ+ Tie-Dye HMSU DeDe Plaz Lawn they are seen and heard. This program is a collaboration with other offices to bring you workshops on effective communication, health services, academics Power On - World Mental expectation, cultural differences, safety on and off-campus, and 10/11/2021 2-3pm INTL Health Day HMSU 321 gaining work experience about the community.

PRIDE MONTH - Should The United States is mostly accepting of LGBTQIA+ individuals, but I Put This on My sometimes, the community can run into homophobia when finding a Resume? Questions job (this happens in other countries as well). This event will teach Regarding Sexuality and students on what to put on their resume regarding their identity within 10/13/2021 4-6pm LGBTQ+ Employment HMSU 321 the community. Level 2 - Sycamore Ally - This level of training is designed to provide participants with information that will help them become better informed allies for the LGBTQIA+ community. Participants must have Sycamore SafeZone completed a Safe Zone workshop at ISU within the last year. This level Level Two will begin the discussion of historic and current issues facing LGBTQ Pre-register: communities, sexual orientation vs. gender identity, coming out https://indstate.qualtrics.c process, race, religion, identity development models, and cisgender om/jfe/form/SV_cZLl130S 7th Floor Conference privilege about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, 10/13/2021 5-7pm LGBTQ+ yaNeljU Room/Zoom asexual (LGBTQIA+) individuals. Level 1 is a prerequisite.

Lotería is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo, but using 10/13/2021 6-8pm LACA HHM - Lotería HMSU DeDe II images on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping pong balls. Celebrate Teddy Bear Day! This event will serve as a way to discover other stories. Each animal/ bear will come with unique stories. It is up Build a Bear- Celebrate to you to discover their stories. Each semester we will celebrate it with 10/14/2021 4-6pm INTL Teddy Bear Day! HMSU 7th floor different them.

Heritage Month National HMSU Commons Kiosk In the United States, several months are set aside to celebrate the 10/18/2021 12-2pm MSP Filipino American Month A diversity and achievements of minority groups.

Two hours will be allotted for transgender identifying students to browse through the Closet Closet safely at the Career Center. The Trans Closet Day: Dress Clothing Closet is open for students that are in need of professional 10/19/2021 12-2pm LGBTQ+ for Success Career Center attire for jobs and interviews. These clothes are free. Talavera Tiles, paint your own tile in any colors you like and put them HHM - Craft Time - up in dorm and around home for decoration! Mexico - God's Eye or HMSU Commons Kiosk The Ojo de Dios or God's eye is a ritual tool that will watch over the 10/19/2021 12-2pm LACA Talavera Tile A & B individual or the person that it is made for. International Pronouns Day seeks to make asking, sharing, and respecting personal pronouns commonplace. Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to human dignity. Intenational Pronouns HMSU Commons Kiosk To register or learn more information about the day, please visit 10/20/2021 12-2pm LGBTQ+ Day A https://pronounsday.org/ This program was designed to introduce the ISU community to our students, staff, and faculty from other countries. Each month we have International House Party Chalres E. Brown hosted a different country. Students, faculty, and/or staff will present - COUNTRY TO BE African American information about their rich culture. The second part will be the food 10/20/2021 5-6:30pm INTL ANNOUNCED Cultural Center part hour. At the Coffee Hour or Tea Talk, you will have the opportunity to listen and know more about the international faculty, staff, and students. There will be a Q&A session at the end. We expect a lively discussion and interesting insights. The event will host every month a new 10/21/2021 12-2pm INTL Coffee/Tea Hour HMSU 718 speaker and topic. Let’s Talk is a safe place provided by ISU Student Counseling Center to connect, learn coping skills, and find community resources. Let’s Talk is a program that provides informal consultations for ISU students throughout the academic year. No appointment is necessary, so you can drop in during the scheduled times. Let’s Talk is not a substitute for formal counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment, but counselors can listen to specific problems, provide support, help MSP & Counseling explore solutions and give information about other resources. 10/25/2021 3-4pm Center Let's Talk HMSU 7th floor

Awareness Month Series - Domestic Violence HMSU Commons Kiosk 10/26/2021 11am-1pm WRC Awareness Month A Providing information on the awareness months

PRIDE MONTH - LatinX 101: Adriana Rodriquez Register in advance: https://indstate- edu.zoom.us/meeting/reg ister/tJcldO- orjIjHNCcoutzvMBrLuS3 What is LatinX? A linguistic revolution. A key not speaker where you 10/26/2021 6-7pm LGBTQ+ KCy0pJ5_ ZOOM will learn about Latino culture and gender binaries. Awareness Month Series - Breast Cancer HMSU Commons Kiosk 10/27/2021 11am-1pm WRC Awareness Month A Providing information on the awareness months

Many people were a part of the Stonewall riots, but individuals are surprised to find out that most of the rioters were transgender women, and most of them were transgender women of color. Time in this event Honoring the Trans will provide the accurate history that some have never learned through 11/3/2021 5-6:30pm LGBTQ+ Women of Stonewall HMSU 307 an educational presentation.

Sycamore SafeZone Level 3 - In this workshop, participants will gain a deeper Level Three understanding of specific target topics and identities. The overarching Pre-register: purpose is to discuss and think critically on how our university can https://indstate.qualtrics.c continue to be a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community and what om/jfe/form/SV_ai4hUdS 7th Floor Conference participants can do to become stronger allies and advocates. Levels 1 11/9/2021 4-6pm LGBTQ+ nSluJh3M Room/Zoom & 2 is a prerequisites. Inspiring Women Series Register in advance- https://indstate- Faculty/Staff/Students have the chance to present and lead edu.zoom.us/meeting/reg conversations about the various intersectional identities. For example, ister/tJ0ud-- LGBTQ+ women, Multicultural Women, Economic Status Women, urTMqGNLGPaHbCNDK Faith Based Women, Working Women, Political Women, Women with 11/9/2021 5pm - 6pm WRC kbWo18l5NW6K Zoom Disabilities, and Women with Mental Health Identities. At the Coffee Hour or Tea Talk, you will have the opportunity to listen and know more about the international faculty, staff, and students. There will be a Q&A session at the end. We expect a lively discussion and interesting insights. The event will host every month a new 11/10/2021 12-2pm INTL Coffee/Tea Hour HMSU 718 speaker and topic. Students, Faculty, and Staff can stop at the table to make the giving Giving Back Series - HMSU Commons Kiosk back bag of the month for the various communities within the Terre 11/11/2021 11am - 1pm WRC Light House Mission A Haute Community. This program was designed to introduce the ISU community to our students, staff, and faculty from other countries. Each month we have International House Party Chalres E. Brown hosted a different country. Students, faculty, and/or staff will present - COUNTRY TO BE African American information about their rich culture. The second part will be the food 11/11/2021 5-6:30pm INTL ANNOUNCED Cultural Center part hour.

Does it Ever Get Better? Coming out as transgender can be difficult for some individuals. Transition Fears, Doubts, Through this presentation, Grayson Purtlebaugh, will be sharing his and Mental Health Impact story on how he came out as a transgender male and how his story with Grayson can be different from others. He will go through the process, and how 11/11/2021 5-7pm LGBTQ+ Purtlebaugh HMSU 307 it can affect some individuals mental health.

Women in this pageant are intelligent, talented, and accomplished and are seeking ways that assist them in pursuing their life goals Miss Ebony Scholarship Univeristy Hall educationally and professionally. Miss Ebony Scholarship Pageant 11/13/2021 5-8pm MSP Pageant of ISU Auditorium provides ways to assist women in pursuing their educational goals.

Heritage Month National American Indian & Alaska HMSU Commons Kiosk In the United States, several months are set aside to celebrate the 11/15/2021 12-2pm MSP Native American Month A diversity and achievements of minority groups.

The primary goals of international education are furthering knowledge and cultural capital, learning about places and cultures, and gaining intercultural skills in the process. Meet our International students at ISU. Student panel/ tables that will allow the students from different International Education countries can participate in presenting their experiences and showing 11/15/2021 4-5pm INTL Week (IEW) HMSU DeDe II their heritage in one place. Two hours will be allotted for transgender identifying students to browse through the Closet Closet safely at the Career Center. The Trans Closet Day: Dress Clothing Closet is open for students that are in need of professional 11/16/2021 12-2pm LGBTQ+ for Success Career Center attire for jobs and interviews. These clothes are free. Asexuality is commonly overlooked within the LGBTQ+ community. These two events will spread awareness of what it means to identify Where is the A in as asexual, and it will show individuals who are asexual that they are 11/16/2021 5-7pm LGBTQ+ LGBTQ? HMSU 321 accepted.

Awareness Month Series - HMSU Commons Kiosk 11/18/2021 11am-1pm WRC National Gratitude Month A Providing information on the awareness months This event is to honor the transgender individuals who passed away due to senseless violence and hate, and I believe that this event is Transgender Day of beneficial for the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies because it brings Remembrance awareness to harassment and discrimination that transgender 11/18/2021 5-6:30pm LGBTQ+ Candlelight Vigil DeDe I individuals face. Let’s Talk is a program that provides informal consultations for ISU students throughout the academic year. No appointment is necessary, so you can drop in during the scheduled times. Let’s Talk is not a substitute for formal counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment, but counselors can listen to specific problems, provide MSP & Counseling support, help explore solutions and give information about other 11/29/2021 3-4pm Center Let's Talk HMSU 7th floor resources.

Lavender Graduation is an annual ceremony conducted on numerous campuses to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and ally students and to acknowledge their achievements and contributions to the university. The annual ceremony was created to recognize LGBTQ students and acknowledge their achievements and contributions to the 12/1/2021 5-7pm LGBTQ+ Lavender Graduation DeDe II university.

Recognition ceremony for our International, Hispanic, Latinos, and Hispanic/International LatinX students for earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher during Spring 2021 Academic Recognition & & the graduation to celebrate students accomplishments in a unique 12/2/2021 6pm - 8pm INTL & LACA Graduation Ceremony Heritage Ballroom way. * If we could do each them separated! TEDxIndianaStateUniver 12/3/2021 (TENTATIVE) 6pm - 9pm WRC sityWomen HMSU DeDe I TBD, the description should align with TEDxWomen’s theme