THE OFFICE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS E-NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OAAA STUDENTS “YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK: 40 YEARS OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE QUEST” WEEK OF MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2017 2017 BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS QUOTE OF THE WEEK The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class --- it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity. -Anna Julia Cooper SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS Shontell M. White is a Fourth-Year from Danville Virginia, who is double-majoring in Youth and Social Innovation (Curry) and Sociology (CLAS). She has received numerous academic awards at UVA, including: Intermediate Honors, Dean’s List, OAAA Honors, and is a member of the Raven Society. On Grounds, Shontell has engaged in research as the lead student on a Jefferson Public Citizens project with the Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP), and assisted with the Teachers in the Movement Oral History Project in the Curry School. She was also chosen for a one-year term as the Curry student representative to the school’s Diversity Action Committee. One activity that she has enjoyed greatly is serving as the current president of One Way Christian Felllowship at UVA. In the ocmmunity, shontel has devoted many hours to instructing youth as a camp counselor and instructor. After graduaing in May, she plans to attend graduate school to become a high school school counselor, and possibly pursue a doctoral degree in guidance and counseling. You can nominate an exceptional student (not yourself) to be featured in the Spotlight on Student Achievements. Please send your nominations to Dean Patrice Grimes ([email protected]) by Thursday at 12 noon for an upcoming OAAA edition. QUOTE’S CORNER: OAAA ANNOUNCEMENTS & SERVICES Anna Julia Haywood Cooper OAAA Calculus Tutoring (August 10, 1858 – February Anna Julia 27, 1964) was an American Tuesdays 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm & Fridays 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Haywood author, educator, speaker and OAAA in the WEB DuBois Conference Room Cooper one of the most prominent African-American scholars in Statistics 2120 @ McIntire United States history. Upon Tuesdays 5:00 PM – 7:00 pm Rouse Robertson 118 - Food! receiving her PhD in history from the University of Paris-Sorbonne in Contact Jessica Thornton ([email protected]) for more information 1924, Cooper became the fourth African-American woman to earn a doctoral degree. She was also a prominent member of Washington, RTB 4.0 Study & Tutoring Sessions-Spring Semester D.C.'s African-American community and a member of Alpha Kappa Sundays through Thursdays Alpha sorority. For more information visit: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/cooper-anna-julia-haywood-1858- 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm 1964 LPJ Black Cultural Center (study with Peer Advisors) & WEB DuBois Conference Room (small group tutoring): MARK YOUR CALENDARS Monday – Open Black Friday Tuesday – Calculus (OAAA grad tutor) FRIDAYS Wednesday – Open Thursday – Biology (peer) 1:30 pm LPJ Cultural Center MAY 2017 For details, see Raising-the-Bar Coordinator: Soyini Nibbs (skn2eh). Come join us for food & fellowship! RTB 4.0 – It’s Not Just for First Years’ Anymore! Sunday 7th & Wednesday 10th Reading Days Friday, 19th Donning of the Kente Ceremony UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st Final Exercises FINANCIAL AID DEADLINE - MARCH 1, 2017 If you intend to apply for need-based financial aid for the 2017-2018 academic year, March 1, 2017. To be considered for all forms of state and institutional need-based financial aid, complete the following applications, ADD/DROP/WITHDRAWL DEADLINES available now: (varies by school) 2017-2018 CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, available at student.collegeboard.org//css-financial-aid- Friday, April 28th – Drop with a W** Law profile 2017-2018 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), available at fafsa.gov ADD/DROP/WITHDRAWL DEADLINES You will use 2015 tax year documents to complete both applications. U.VA.'s FAFSA School Code is 003745. (varies by school) More information is available at http://sfs.virginia.edu/undergrad/apply/2018 If you have questions, email [email protected] or call (434) 982-6000. - Architecture - Arts & Sciences - BIS Program Scholarship and Fellowship Series -- Spring 2017 - Commerce (1) March 15th – Drop with W ** Mondays (through March 6th) - Education (2) 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm - Frank Batten School of Leadership & Rotunda Multipurpose Room (121) Public Policy There are awards for students at all stages (undergraduate, graduate, professional) – and even alumni. - Nursing It is never too early to start learning about these opportunities. Other events are: UK Awards (Ex. Churchill, Gates, Marshall, Mitchell, & Rhodes) - Monday, February 20th Opportunities in the United Kingdom and Ireland -- learn what they are, what it takes, and ADD/DROP/WITHDRAWL DEADLINES how the University of Virginia can support you. (varies by school) Awards for STEM Students - Monday, February 27th This session will explore some awards specifically geared toward STEM students as well March 1st – Drop without Penalty as others. (course removed from transcript) *NO SESSION* (Spring Break)* - Monday, March 6th Engineering March 15th – Drop with W ** Fulbright Forum Tuesday, February 21st 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Special Collections Library Auditorium Panel discussion with four former participants in the Fulbright US Student Award program, followed by a reception. Among the panelists will be a PhD student, a former English Teaching Assistant, a nanoscientist, and music teacher. THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Mental Wellness Screening Day WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20TH – 26TH Thursday, February 23rd 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Newcomb Hall - Ballroom February 21, 1965 - Malcolm X was Free and confidential in person screening for eating disorders and other mental health concerns assassinated in New York City at the age of available. No appointment necessary, screening takes about 15-20 minutes. CAPS Elson Student 39 by assassins identified as Black Health Center Muslims. Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was Black Women and the Carceral State, Then and Now: A Conversation between Talitha L. LeFlouria and Mary assassinated by three members of the Nation of Ellen Curtin presented by: Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies Islam in New York City. Born May 19, 1925, in Thursday, February 23rd Omaha, Nebraska. Many thought he was a Minor 110 courageous advocate for the rights of blacks; others accused him of 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm preaching racism and violence. By March 1964, Malcolm X had grown Join historians Talitha L. LeFlouria and Mary Ellen Curtin as they discuss Professor LeFlouria's multi- disillusioned with the Nation of Islam and its leader Elijah Muhammad. He award-winning book, Chained in Silence: Black Women and Convict Labor in the New South, and its ultimately repudiated the Nation and its teachings and embraced Sunni contemporary implications. A book signing will follow. Islam. After a period of travel in Africa and the Middle East, including completing the Hajj, he returned to the United States to found Muslim Ain't I a Womanist: Black Women and Biblical Interpretation with Nyasha Junior Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. While Thursday, February 23rd continuing to emphasize Pan-Africanism, black self-determination, and 4:30 pm black self-defense, he disavowed racism. The Autobiography of Malcolm Wilson 402 X, published shortly after his death, is considered one of the most Virginia Center for the Study of Religion (VCSR) is sponsoring a lecture, “Ain't I a Womanist: Black influential non-fiction books of the 20th century. Women and Biblical Interpretation” with Nyasha Junior, an assistant professor of Hebrew Bible at Temple University where she researches and teaches on the intersections of race, gender, and religion. Her book, An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation will be available for purchase, and a book This week in 1940, Actress Hattie McDaniel known signing will follow the lecture. Please RSVP on our Facebook event and bring friends! for her supporting roles on the silver screen, became the first African-American to win the UVA Drama To Present Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding Oscar Award for her portrayal as 'Mammy' in the Thursday, February 23rd – 25th & Wednesday, March 1st & 2nd movie Gone With the Wind. Actress Hattie McDaniel 8:00 p.m. was born on June 10, 1893, in Wichita, Kansas. By the Culbreth Drama Department Building mid-1920s, she became one of the first African- UVA Drama Department production of Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca with translation by American women on the radio. In 1934, she landed Langston Hughes. All UVA students can receive a free ticket to the production with 24 hour advance her on-screen break in the film Judge Priest. In 1947, reservation. Tickets are $14.00 for adults, $12.00 for UVA faculty, staff and UVA Alumni Association after her career took a downturn, she starred on CBS radio's The Beulah members, and $8.00 for students. They are currently available online at www.artsboxoffice.virginia.edu, Show. She died on October 26, 1952, in Los Angeles, California. by calling 434-924-3376, or in-person from noon until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the UVA Arts Box Office, located in the lobby of the Drama building. Free parking for all UVA Drama performances is available at the Culbreth Road Parking Garage. DID YOU KNOW…? Time Management Workshop This is a partial list of African-American inventors and scientists who have Monday, February 27th @ 12:00 pm New Cabell 209 invented items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. Wednesday, March 1st @ 3:30 pm New Cabell 415 Come to a 50-mintue Time Management Workshop.