OAAA E-Weekly Newsletter Office of African American Affairs February 11, 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 - Sunday, May 19 – Final Exercises Weekend OAAA Announcements & Services “Raising-the-Bar 4.0” Study / Tutoring Sessions & OAAA Student Activities – “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 A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work” - Colin Powell Faculty Spotlight Paul C. Harris, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Counselor Education in the School of Education. He is a Double- Hoo, having earned his B.Ed. in Health/Physical Education and M.Ed. in School Counseling from the University of Virginia. After working for several years as a high school counselor, Harris earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of Maryland. Harris credits his experience at UMD for helping him learn to think systemically about promoting equity, access, and justice in schools. In 2014, he earned a Master of Divinity degree from at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, where he was challenged to analyze the intersection of faith and social responsibility. His research agenda includes improving the college and career readiness of underrepresented students, and the identity development of student athletes, with emphasis given to Black males. 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 Colin Luther Powell is a United States statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-2005), serving under President George W. Bush, becoming the first African American appointed to that position. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush appointed General Powell as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This post is the highest military position in the Department of Defense, and Powell was again the first African-American officer to receive that distinction. The son of Jamaican immigrants, he was raised in Harlem and the South Bronx NY, and has authored two best- selling books, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, and My American Journey. Upcoming Events Upcoming Events at UVA (All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.) Fulbright Forum Tuesday, February 12 – 5:00 pm-6:30 pm – Special Collections Library Hear the experiences of Fulbright recipients during a panel discussion and informal reception. The Fulbright is an excellent fellowship for any US citizen willing to spend a year abroad after graduation. There are awards for graduate study, research, service, teaching, creative arts, and more. Panelists include a former English Teaching Assistant, an alum who continued research on Rwandan genocide memorials that she started as an undergraduate, and a current PhD student in art history who did research for her dissertation in Sweden. For more information RSVP here! Southside With You - Movie screening with Hereford College Friday, February 15 - 7:30 pm - Runk Green Room Discussion facilitated by Dean Mason - Inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date, Southside With You recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) during a daylong date that took them from the Art Institute of Chicago, to a screening of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor. An Evening with the Legendary Vocalist Susana Baca Sunday, February 17 - 7:00 pm - Old Cabell Hall Baca is a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter, school teacher, folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and two-times Latin Grammy Award winner. She has been a key figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music. Within Peru, like the culture that produced it, Afro-Peruvian music had previously been little recognized. Now, it is an important element of Peruvian culture. Baca has contributed much to its international popularity, which began in 1995 with the release of the compilation CD Afro-Peruvian Classics: The Soul of Black Peru. Sponsors: University of Virginia Library, Office of African-American Affairs Department, Music Department and others. 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 Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP Branch Meeting Monday, February 11 – 7:00 pm - J. P. Burley Middle School 901 Rose Hill Drive (22901) Guest Presenter- Professor John Edwin Mason (UVA) Topic: Local African American History, Including the Relationship between the Community and UVA Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP Founder's Day Celebration Sunday, February 17 – 4:00 pm - Zion Union Baptist Church 1015 Preston Avenue (22903) Guest Presenter - Delegate Delores McQuinn Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP Jazz Jamboree Saturday, February 23 – 7:00 pm-10:30 pm- The Center 491 Hillsdale Drive (22903) Celebrating the Music of African American Jazz Greats Music Provided By Michael Elswick and CO. featuring vocalist Nadine Michel. Admission: $20. Cash Bar. Opportunites with Deadlines Double Hoo Research Grant Application (2019-2020) Application Deadline: Monday, February 11 by 12:00 pm The Double Hoo Research Grant supports pairs of undergraduate and graduate scholars seeking to pursue joint research projects. The award is intended to encourage collaborative interaction between the undergraduate and graduate communities at the University. Proposals from all schools at the University will be considered. Grant Application Community Based Undergraduate Research Grant (CBURG) Application (2019-20) Application Deadline: Monday, February 11 by 12:00 pm Community Based Undergraduate Research Grant (CBURG) Application (2019-20) will provide opportunities for students to develop research projects that apply their academic skills, experiences, and ideas to real world problems. Awards will be granted on a competitive basis. A budget of anticipated expenses including travel, living expenses, research supplies should not exceed $3,000. If research is a team project that includes graduate students and other undergraduate students, then the budget may not exceed $5,000. An honorarium of $1,000