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OAAA E-Weekly Newsletters OAAA E-Weekly Newsletter Office of African American Affairs February 25, 2019 Special Announcement History Makers: Black History 2019 The Office of African-American Affairs Black History Month Calendar is now available. Keep up-to-date on Black History Month event dates, times, and locations in the OAAA E-Weekly Newsletter. Have an item for the next newsletter? Submit it here! Mark Your Calendar Friday, March 1 - Application for Readmission for Summer and/or Fall Opens (Use the Form in SIS) Saturday, March 9 - Sunday, March 17 - Spring Recess Tuesday, April 30 - Courses end Wednesday, May 1 - Reading Day Thursday, May 2 - Friday, May 10 - Examinations Sunday, May 5; Wednesday, May 8 - Reading Days Friday, May 17 – OAAA 15th Annual Donning of the Kente Friday, May 17 - Sunday, May 19 – Final Exercises Weekend OAAA Announcements & Services “Raising-the-Bar 4.0” Study Sessions with OAAA Peer Advisors - Spring 2019 Every Sunday through Thursday – 4:00-8:00 pm – LPJ Cultural Center Calculus Tutoring Every Tuesday & Thursday – 4:00 pm-6:30 pm – W.E.B DuBois Center Conference Room. #2 Dawson’s Row. OAAA Biology & Chemistry Tutoring Every Thursday – 2:00-4:00 pm - W.E.B. DuBois Center Conference Room (Chemistry) Every Thursday – 4:00-6:00 pm - LPJ Black Cultural Center (Biology) Spanish Peer Tutoring Every Monday – 7:00 pm-8:00 pm – LPJ Black Cultural Center For questions, contact Raising-the-Bar Coordinator: Martha Demissew ([email protected] RTB 4.0 – It’s Not Just for First Years’ Anymore! 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 – Maury 113 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 (Starting February 22) - 12:00 pm - W.E.B Dubois Center Conference Room. Contact: Dean Mason ([email protected]) for more Information Black Male Initiative (BMI) Meetings Every Second & Fourth Wednesday (Starting February 20) – 6:30 pm – Newcomb Hall – Commonwealth Room Quote of the Week “Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.”—Carol Moseley-Braun, politician and lawyer Faculty Spotlight Claudrena N. Harold is a professor of African American and African Studies and History at UVA. In 2018, she and Louis Nelson co-edited the volume, Charlottesville 2017: The Legacy of Race and Inequity. She has also published The Rise and Fall of the Garvey Movement in the Urban South, 1918-1942 and New Negro Politics in the Jim Crow South. As a part of her ongoing work on the history of black student activism at UVA, she wrote, produced and co-directed with Kevin Everson six short films: Sugarcoated Arsenic, Fastest Man in the State, 70 kg, U. Of Virginia, 1976, How Can We Ever Be Late, and We Demand. These films have screened at both national and international film festivals. On Grounds, she teaches several courses popular with students, including: Introduction to African and African American Studies, Black Fire: The Struggle for Social Justice and Racial Equality at the University of Virginia, and American Labor History. 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 Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. She was the first female African-American Senator, the first African-American U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party, the first woman to defeat an incumbent U.S. Senator in an election, and the first female Senator from Illinois. She was the only female U.S. Senator from Illinois until Tammy Duckworth. From 1999 until 2001, she was the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and she was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Following the public announcement by Richard M. Daley that he would not seek re-election, in November 2010, Braun began her campaign for Mayor of Chicago. The former Senator placed fourth in a field of six candidates, losing the February 22, 2011, election to Rahm Emanuel. Upcoming Events Upcoming Events at UVA (All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.) Black Voices Gospel Choir: Winter Concert Saturday, March 2 – 1:00 pm - The Chapel Join us in fellowship and worship for our annual winter benefit. This year, the Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents will receive the offering / donation from our concert. We strive to support their efforts to educate and empower low- income residents and to improve our communities through collective action. For more information Gabby Stanfield Fellowships Series – Office of Citizen Scholarship Development Every Monday – 4:00 pm - Rotunda Multipurpose Room 121 Attend introductory workshops every month, which are great for first and second year students, and are the best first touchpoint with the Office of Citizen Scholarship Development. There are a number of sessions dedicated to fellowships that have deadlines in the fall. It is important that students consider opportunities early so that they can take prepare and take advantage of summer advising programs. Third and fourth years, graduate and professional students, and area alumni can attend sessions on the UK Awards, Asia Awards, and the Fulbright US Student Award this spring. For more information BHM 2019: “Everyday People: Images of Blackness, 1700s-2000s” Exhibition Now through Saturday, April 20 - Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library 1st Floor Gallery A Black History Month 2019 exhibition, “Everyday People: Images of Blackness, 1700s-2000s,” features select anonymous and familiar African-American images at the University of Virginia’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library’s first floor gallery. The exhibit has four themes: “Faces,” “Family & Community,” “Recreation & Travel” and “Working Lives.” Emblematic individuals of change and transition in this cultural curation include athletes, children, couples, families, slaves, soldiers, students, and wage earners. Free and open to the public. In the Community Freedom and Liberation Day Event Sunday, March 3 - 3:00 pm - Rotunda Dome Room & Memorial to Enslaved Laborers Site The City of Charlottesville’s Liberation and Freedom Day will start with programming at the Rotunda and include a ceremonial blessing at the construction site of the Memorial. Join us as we reflect on the University’s past and build bridges for a stronger relationship with all parts of our community. Parking is available at the Central Grounds Parking Garage adjacent to Newcomb Hall. Patient Care Assistant/CNA Open House Information Session Tuesday, March 5 - 2:30 pm-4:30 pm - On-Site Open Houses RSVP to Lara Andrake 434.243.1279 APPLY TODAY Opportunites with Deadlines Summer Internships at UVA Museums Applications Deadline: Friday, March 1 The Mellon Museum Internship Program offers PAID internships at The Fralin Museum of Art and the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Applications open to current UVA undergraduates from all fields of study. Museum-specific eligibility details on program website. Internships are 30 hrs/week and include a living stipend of $3500. Contact Amanda Wagstaff Summer Internship: African American History at Montpelier Applications Deadline: Friday, March 1 Announcement: The Montpelier Research Department offers 1-2 internships for UVA undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds. Internship(s) includes a $3500 living stipend from the Mellon Museum Internship Program. Intern(s) will gain experience in documentary research and its application to digital humanities projects. Preference will be given to applicants with excellent research/writing skills and knowledge of African American history. Contact Amanda Wagstaff UVA in Morocco: Participatory Development in Practice Applications Deadline: Friday, March 1 Interested in completing an international internship and earning UVA academic credit this summer? Apply for the following UVA-run academic internship programs: Internships with the High Atlas Foundation, a long-standing Morocco-based development NGO with projects relating to the environment, women’s economic empowerment, youth engagement, interfaith community-building; Professional tasks will include grant writing, research, and article publication, in addition to individualized projects and weekly visits to project field sites; 4 direct UVA credits; 8 weeks in sunny Marrakesh; No language prerequisites. Special (competitive) UVA Global Internships grants of up to $2,000 available for financially needy students! Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP) Big Sisters Early Bird Deadline: Monday, March 4; Regular Deadline: Monday, April 1 The Young Women Leaders Program is a community-based mentoring program that pairs UVA undergraduate women with middle school girls from the Charlottesville area. By combining one-on-one mentoring with group activities that address girls' sense of self, scholastic achievement, body image, peer relationships, and healthy decision-making, YWLP helps empower middle school girls as leaders in their schools and communities.The time commitment for YWLP Big Sisters is approximately 6-10 hours/week. This includes the Monday Class, EDHS 2891 (2.5
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