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OAAA E-Weekly Newsletter Office of African American Affairs October 14, 2019 Special Announcement Office of African-American Affairs Parent Advisory Association (PAA) presents Family Game Night 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Newcomb Hall Ballroom/Newcomb Gallery The Office of African-American Affairs Parent Advisory Association presents its Annual Family Weekend social event. This year will be fun for young, old, and the young at heart! Bring your favorite deck of cards and board games, and mingle with parents and students. Think you’ve got game? Bring it to Newcomb Hall! OAAA/GradSTAR Lunch Series: Tuesdays @ DuBois (NEXT LUNCH: Tuesday, October 15) Every Second & Fourth Tuesday 12:30 pm-2:00 pm W.E.B. DuBois Conference Room - #2 Dawson’s Row Join Dean Patrice Grimes for lunch and conversation. Space is limited. RSVP to reserve your spot: https://doodle.com/poll/7a6ew5e4wftk4tic The Office of African-American Affairs is on FACEBOOK! LIKE US to keep up-to-date with events and more info about OAAA! Mark Your Calendar Friday, October 18 - Sunday, October 20 – Family Weekend & Fall Convocation Tuesday, October 23 – Last day to DROP a course with a “W” Thursday, October 31 – Deadline to pay the annual premium for the Aetna Student Health Insurance plan Wednesday, November 27 – Sunday, December 1 – Thanksgiving recess Friday, December 6 – Courses end Monday, December 9 – Tuesday, December 17 – Examinations Thursday, December 12 & Sunday, December 15 – Reading Days Tuesday, December 17 (no ceremony) – Fall degrees conferred OAAA Announcements & Services New – OAAA Chemistry Tutoring! Every Tuesday, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – W.E.B. DuBois Center Conference Room #2 Dawson’s Row “Raising-the-Bar 4.0” Study Sessions with OAAA Peer Advisors - Fall 2019 Every Monday through Thursday – 4:00pm-8:00 pm – LPJ Cultural Center Calculus & Statistics Tutoring Every Monday & Thursday – 2:00 pm-4:30 pm – W.E.B DuBois Center Conference Room. #2 Dawson’s Row. For more information, contact Travis Elliott ([email protected]) OAAA Biology Tutoring Every Thursday – 5:00 pm-7:00 pm – W.E.B. DuBois Conference Room #2 Dawson’s Row UVA Writing Center Need help with a writing assignment or term paper? The UVa Writing Center is a resource staffed by graduate and undergraduate student tutors and available to all students. Tutors work one-on-one with students in 50-minute appointments with drafting, revision, argument structure and other concerns (Note: This does not include proof-reading or editing). For more information, register at https://virginia.mywconline.com Black Fridays Every Friday – 1:30 pm - LPJ Black Cultural Center #3 Dawson’s Row Come & join us for food & fellowship! Black College Women (BCW) Book Club Meetings Every Second & Fourth Sunday - 6:30 pm – New Cabell Hall - Room 415 Black President’s Council (BPC) Meetings Every Second & Fourth Monday - 6:30 pm – Newcomb Hall Board Rm 376 Black College Women (BCW) - In the Company of my Sister Every Wednesday - 12:00 pm - W.E.B Dubois Conference Room #2 Dawson’s Row Contact: Dean Mason ([email protected]) for more Information. Black Male Initiative (BMI) Meetings Every Monday, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm – W.E.B. Dubois Conference Room #2 Dawson’s Row Contact: Dean Mason for more information. Quote of the Week “When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.” ? Bayard Rustin Sela Carrington is a Third year student from Leesburg, VA, majoring in Public Policy and Leadershipi in the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. She is a Deans List student who has strong interests in immigration policy and social justice reform. Sela is the Vice President of Hoo Crew, a member of the Office of African American Affairs Peer Advisor Program and is on its Executive Board as a Co-Chair of the Committee for Internal Development. She also serves as the secretary for the UVA chapter of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP), and is working to reboot the Batten Undergraduate Mentorship Program (BUMP) for next semester. This past summer, she was a fellow in the Meriwether Lewis Institute for Citizen Leadership, with 24 other students who comprise the 2021 cohort. After graduation, Sela plans to attend law school and hopes to become a judge. You can nominate someone (not yourself) to be in the Spotlight. Send your nominations to Dean Patrice Grimes ([email protected]) every Thursday by 12 noon. Quote's Corner Bayard Rustin (March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. Rustin worked with A. Philip Randolph on the March on Washington Movement in 1941 to press for an end to racial discrimination in employment. Rustin later organized Freedom Rides and helped to organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to strengthen Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership, teaching King about nonviolence and later serving as an organizer for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. After the passage of the civil rights legislation of 1964–65, Rustin became the head of the AFL–CIO's A. Philip Randolph Institute, which promoted the integration of formerly all-white unions and promoted the unionization of African Americans. During the 1970s and 1980s, Rustin served on many humanitarian missions. At the time of his death in 1987, he was on a humanitarian mission in Haiti. Rustin was a gay man who was arrested early in his career for engaging in public sex. Due to criticism over his sexuality, he was a behind the scenes advisor to civil-rights leaders. In the 1980s, he became a public advocate on behalf of gay causes. Later in life, Rustin shifted ideologically towards neoconservatism, for which President Ronald Reagan posthumously praised him after his death in 1987. On November 20, 2013, President Barack Obama awarded posthumously the Presidential Medal of Freedom to him. Upcoming Events Harrison Undergraduate Research Award Information Sessions Tuesday, October 15 - 12:00 pm-1:00 pm & Wednesday, October 16 - 4:00 pm-5:00 pm – Clemons Library, Room 202/203 Looking for funding for a research project? The Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards program funds outstanding undergraduate research projects to be carried out this summer and next academic year. Approximately forty awards of up to $4,000 each will be granted on a competitive basis. Come to one of these sessions to learn more about this wonderful opportunity and hear from previous recipients! You can learn more about other Office of Undergraduate Research workshops. In the Community Seeing Black: An Evening with Bayete Ross Smith Wednesday, October 16 – 6:00-7:30 pm, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Bayete will be joined on stage by Kevin McDonald, UVA’s new Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a conversation about black identity and representation. The event is sponsored by UVA Arts, the Bama Works Fund, Andy & Kelly Block Fundy and Ting Charlottesville. ‘When They See Us Screening’ Film Screening Saturday, October 20 – 2:00 pm, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Join Mayor Walker and panelists for a viewing and community discussion of Ava DuVernay’s mini-series. Panelists will discuss our local criminal justice system and hear from people who have been impacted by it. The 32nd Annual Virginia Film Festival Thursday, October 23-Sunday, October 27 – various sites in Charlottesville Tickets for the 2019 Virginia Film Festival are on sale! You can purchase tickets online, visit the UVA Arts Box Office or order by phone at 434-924-3376. Visit our Tickets page for box office hours, locations, and more! Not sure which films to choose? Take a look at our comprehensive Film Guide or Schedule for more information. All full-time UVA students can receive one complimentary ticket to all films, as available, made possible by the Art$ program. YWLP Food & Supplies Drive Saturday, October 26 – 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Kroger @ 2 locations: Barracks Road & Emmet and Hydraulic The Young Women’s Leadership Program at UVA sponsors this annual community service project to learn about service and support the Charlottesville community. YWLP mentors and 7th grade students will collect donations for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank (Barracks location) and supplies for the Shelter for Help in Emergency (Hydraulic location). Charlottesville – Albemarle NAACP Monthly Membership Meeting Second Monday of each month - 7:00 pm - Jefferson School City Center, 233 4th Street NW, Charlottesville, VA 22901 Meet in the Mary Williams Center on the first floor adjacent to the Vinegar Hill Café. Free parking is available on site. Determined: the 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality (exhibit) Now through March 2020 – Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Richmond, VA The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is offering free admission to UVA students through the end of next March while a special exhibition, Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality, is on display. Through commemorates the arrival of enslaved Africans in Virginia in 1619. UVA is a University Partner sponsoring the project. Opportunites with Deadlines B.S. in Commerce Application Now Open! Register by Tuesday, December 17 @ 12 noon Application Deadline: Friday, January 17 @ 12 noon The McIntire School of Commerce is accepting applications for the 2020 academic year. For questions, visit the McIntire Undergraduate Admissions Office for walk-in advising or contact Sonia Jimenez at [email protected]. IDEA Fund Internship Position – Now Open! Interns will provide support to the Trustee Board for programs and grants such as the Big Idea, Mini Grants, the IDEA Fund Endorsed Awards, and Advocacy. The UVA IDEA Fund with the Office for Diversity and Equity (ODE), provides action-oriented leadership and support to University initiatives in ensure that the values of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access permeate the University community and culture.