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Office of Multicultural Affairs
Office Of Multicultural Affairs Multicultural Affairs The Office of Multicultural Affairs at Rowan University works diligently to create an environment that fosters the institutional integration and submersion of diversity and multiculturalism. The office supports and initiates programs that foster the acknowledgement and acceptance of the differences that define the personal self-identity of faculty, staff, and students. Its ongoing purpose is the pursuit of maintaining an environment that cultivates the ability for all the constituencies of Rowan University to safely express those identities within the parameters of the institution's academic and social behavioral expectations.
Initial Call to the Rowan University Community For Submission of Program Proposals for Black History Month 2010 Dr. J.T. Mills, Assistant Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs & Dr. Sandra Jones, Professor Sociology, Interim Coordinator Africana Studies National Theme: The History of Black Economic Empowerment Campus Theme: Reconnecting the Dream: A Call to Action The need for economic development has been a central element of black life.After centuries of unrequited toil as slaves, African Americans gained their freedom and found themselves in the struggle to make a living.The chains were gone, but racism was everywhere. Black codes often prevented blacks from owning land in towns and cities, and in the countryside they were often denied the opportunity to purchase land.Organized labor shut their doors to their brethren, and even the white philanthropist who funded black schools denied them employment opportunities once educated.In the South, whites sought to insure that blacks would only be sharecroppers and day labors, and in the North whites sought to keep them as unskilled labor. Pushing against the odds, African Americans became landowners, skilled workers, small businessmen and women, professionals, and ministers.In the Jim Crow economy, they started insurance companies, vocational schools, teachers colleges, cosmetic firms, banks, newspapers, and hospitals.To fight exclusion from the economy, they started their own unions and professional associations.In an age in which individuals proved unable to counter industrialization alone, they preached racial or collective uplift rather than individual self-reliance. The late-nineteenth and early twentieth century’s witnessed an unprecedented degree of racial solidarity and organization. In 1910, a group of dedicated reformers, black and white, gathered to create an organization to address the needs of African Americans as they migrated to the cities of the United States.The organization that they created a century ago became we all know as the National Urban League. For a century, they have struggled to open the doors of opportunity for successive generations, engaging the challenges of each age. ASALH celebrates the centennial of the National Urban League by exploring racial uplift and black economic development in the twentieth century ( www.asalh.org). The 2010 Black History month campus theme is Reconnecting the Dream: A Call to Action. The BHM committee will be sponsoring a student essay contest centered on but not completely limited to this theme in conjunction with the annual Rosa Parks Luncheon, February 24, 2010.The campus theme is grounded in the recognition that the efforts of historical figures such as Ms. Parks have different meanings for individuals both young and old. Subsequently, an overarching discourse of the essay and other events commemorating Black History Month, will be the bridging of generational mindsets surrounding the civil rights movement and future efforts to refuel the commitment for activism in developing a cross generational ideology of social justice. Further information detailing the student essay contest will be distributed to the student body. Please let us hear from you by December 10, 2009 and return your proposals to:J.T. Mills, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Savitz Hall Room 337.For additional information call J.T. Mills at extension 4448 or Dr. Sandra Jones at 4500.
Cultural Programming Committee (CPC) PURPOSE The Cultural Programming Committee is a collaborative body that develops, implements, and guides the diversity efforts and multicultural programming provided for and by the Rowan University community. This committee will also discuss both global and local issues for enhancing inclusivity in the curricular and co-curricular initiatives. This collection of faculty, professional staff, and administrators will also serve as an advocacy group for the various organizations and individuals who need assistance or guidance in issues of equity and opportunity for developing a culturally competent student and environment at Rowan University. CHARGE The committees’ central charge is to provide guidance and assistance for the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the administrative processes, development, and promotion of cultural programming at Rowan University. PROCESS Events or programs supported by the Office of Multicultural Affairs will only be considered after the submission of a program proposal that is reviewed by the Cultural Program Committee. Proposals can be made via the internet at www.rowan.edu/studentaffairs/ oma/index.html or via email to millsj@rowan.edu. Typed requests may be forwarded to Savitz Hall Room 337. Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) Regulations
Other conditions for Program Funding:
The CPC decision will be forwarded to the requestors no later than May 15th (for Fall) and November 15th (for Spring) Conditions Of Approval The CPC may choose not to officially sponsor an event for any of the following reasons:
Programming Options
Program Proposal Program proposal can be submitted to the Office of Multicultural Affairs through the OMA website, www.rowan.edu/ studentaffairs/oma/index.html or via e-mail to millsj@rowan.edu. Proposal Format And Information Program Proposal or requests should include the following:
Rowan Daily Message Criteria Rowan Daily Mail messages are delivered only once a day. The deadline for submission of an e-mail for inclusion in the next day’s Rowan Daily Mail is 3:30 p.m. Please identify if the message is to go to all employees, students or both. Send e-mails for circulation to rowandailymail@rowan.edu. For more information, call Jim Henderson at extension 4180 (from off- campus, 256-4180). Specify the DAY of the week that you prefer the message be run – messages are limited to one broadcast in a given week (any of the seven days in a week). If no preference is indicated the message will be circulated in the next day’s broadcast. Messages for Saturday, Sunday, or Monday broadcast must be received by NOON on Friday Office of Multicultural Affairs Events/Programs A Day in the Life of College Student 2010 (JR-ADIL) The annual program A Day in the Life of a College Student (JR-ADIL) will take place from Sunday, April 11th to Tuesday, April 13th, 2009. This is an overnight program for potential college students of color to be exposed to the collegiate lifestyle in an out of the classroom. High school juniors are selected by committee to participate in the program after submitting an application of interest. Essentially, participants shadow their college student host in all aspects of their day and evening and spend the night in the hosts residence. ADIL participants are exposed to college level classes and instruction, attend recreational and social events, and if permitted, shadow the host at their on campus work site. High school students are not permitted anywhere on the campus without their host and are not allowed off the campus during the program without both parental and the program coordinators consent. ADIL is a joint effort of the Office of Admissions, the Educational Opportunity Fund/Maximizing Academic Potential, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Application of Interest (Applicants must be a fully enrolled high school Junior in New Jersey).
Residential Safe Zone/Diversity Seminar The Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Office of Residential Learning and University Housing sponsors the Residential Safe Zone/Diversity Seminar This is an interactive 2 hour seminar in which participants will explore a variety of issues surrounding race and sexual orientation. Interested participants may click on the link below to register for the seminar. The seminar is limited to thirty students at a time. Additional seminars will be held depending upon demand.
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November 2-December 14 3:30 PM-9:00 PM, Chamberlain Student Center
November 18 6:00 PM-7:00 PM, Chamberlain Student Center Ballroom
PRIDE month is a celebration of “community” at Rowan University and the diverse and unique individuals that create it. April is a University-wide effort to create opportunities for students, staff, faculty, and administrators to reflect on the importance, impact, and power of difference on our campus. The mission of PRIDE month is to challenge individuals to take pride in who they are and who they love and provide a safe and open environment to share and learn from each other. Members of the University community are both educators and learners with commitment to making Rowan University a community that promotes and fosters multiculturalism including aspects of race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, language, religion and spirituality, disability, age, thought, and national identity. Please join us in celebrating our differences.
Program proposals may continue to be submitted. For further inquiries contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs, ext. 4448 or millsj@rowan.edu |
