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February
- February 7-10
- MBLGTCC Conference
Lansing, MI
- Thursday, Feb. 14
10:00am-2:00pm
- QASU Vanlentine's Day Condom Handout
Sponsored by QASU Kirby Student Center Tabling
- Saturday, Feb. 16
5:00-9:30pm
- BSA - Soul Food Dinner
Sponsored by Black Student Association and African American Student Programs Kirby Ballroom & Weber Music Hall
- February
- Black Histoy Month Display
Sponsored by African American Student Programs & Black Student Association Multicultural Center
March
- Saturday, March 2
5:30pm
- Feast of Nations
Kirby Ballroom
April
- Saturday, April 6
7:00pm
- 13th Annual Spring Drag Show
$5 for tickets Sponsored by Queer and Allied Student Union Kirby Ballroom
- Tuesday, April 16
- 13th Annual "Fabulous Farewell" end of year event with the Queer and Allied Students Union, GLBT Services and Funk Soul Patrol. Queer Grads....send me your names: anichols@d.umn.edu If you wish to attend, please RSVP to anichols@d.umn.edu
- Wednesday, April 24
4:00pm-6:00pm
- Multicultural Center Banquet
Kirby Ballroom
- Saturday, April 27
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4th Annual Proud Prom
May
September
- Monday, Sept. 3
11:00pm-12:00pm
Bulldog Welcome Week Workshop "Join the QASU Party"
For new freshman attending workshops all weekend, this is for you. Maybe you were part of your high school Gay Straight Alliance, you're a stellar Ally, or you want to be part of historic change, meet new friends, socialize! Join the group - don't miss this change to meet the officers, a few general members, the GLBT Services Director and opportunities to get involved, attend conferences, and be the best queer/ally you can be! LSBE Room 229 - Friday, Sept. 14
4:00pm-7:00pm
- Multicultural Center Taste of Kirby
Multicultural Center
- Tuesday, Sept. 18
5:30-8:00pm
- 1st Annual SABOR LATINO
FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC
Featuring Live Music by MATUTO - Brazilian Folk Band from New York!
Free food tastings provided by local restaurants. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs or sit in the grass and enjoy the entertainment! For more information contact Chris Davila at davi1256@d.umn.edu or 726-8389 Outside on Kirby Terrace ***rain site is Kirby Ballroom
- Wednesday, Sept. 19
11:00am-2:00pm - APAA Bubble Tea Fundraiser
Fundraiser by APAA. $3.00 for one or $5 for two. Come purchase delicious bubble tea with tapioca pearls and flavors such as Honeydew, Strawberry, Coconut, and Watermelon! Outside UMD Bookstore
- Friday, Sept. 21
7:00pm
- UMD GLBTQA Advisory Commision presents, "Super Gay Cabaret"
Sponsored by GLBT Advisory Commission UMD Weber Music Hall
- Monday, Sept. 24th
5:00pm
- Art Enrichment Program
FREE and FUN "Art Projects for Healing" For students, faculty, staff and community members, anyone who has been affected by abuse, a survivor of bullying, family violence, sexual assault, academic pressures, or harassment. Sponsored by Women's Resource and Action Center and North Central Window Program KSC 268
- Tuesday, Sept. 25th
7:00pm
- Memorial Lecture & 25th Anniversary Keynote Address: "One Shoulder, Ten Countries: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper and Fairer Health Care"
Presented by T.R. Reid, Correspondent and Reporter for NPR and PBS & Author of The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care. T. R. Reid will sign books; books will be sold at the event. Sponsored by Royal Alworth, Jr. Institure for International Studies and University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth. Library 4th Floor Rotunda
- Wednesday, Sept.26
11:00am-02:00pm - APAA Bubble Tea FundraiserFundraiser by APAA. $3.00 for one or $5 for two. Come purchase delicious bubble tea with tapioca pearls and flavors such as Honeydew, Strawberry, Coconut, and Watermelon!
Outside UMD Bookstore
- Wednesday, Sept. 26
6:00pm
- Loren Cameron Transgender Images
A digital documentary of transgender images, photography and lecture.
Sponsored by QASU UMD Kirby Ballroom
- Thursday, Sept. 27
12:00pm
- Brown Bag: Journey with Levine to China 2012: Photos and Comments from On and Off the Beaten Track
Presented by Dr. Gordon Levine, Retired UMD Geography Professor Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth Jr., Institure for International Studies Kirby Rafters
- Thursday, Sept. 27
- Birth and Baby Fair
For more information please call 726-6255 Sponsored by S.E.R.V.E.
- Saturday, Sept. 29
7:45-12:00
- Alzheimer's Walk
For more information please call 726-6255 Sponsored by S.E.R.V.E.
October
- Monday, Oct. 1
Exhibit Queer Histoy Month Sponsored by GLBT Services and the QASU Multicultural Center- Monday, Oct.1-5
10:00-12:00
- My Sister, Myself Masks Display
Display from the Safehaven Shelter for Battered Women Sponsored by Women's Resource and Action Center Kirby Commons
- Monday, Oct. 1
5:00pm
- Art Enrichment Program
FREE and FUN "Art Projects for Healing" For students, faculty, staff and community members, anyone who has been affected by abuse, a survivor of bullying, family violence, sexual assault, academic pressures, or harassment. Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center and North Central Windor Program KSC 268
- Wesnesday, Oct. 3rd
11:00am-2:00pm - APAA Bubble Tea Fundraiser
Fundraiser by APAA. $3 for one or $5 for two. Come purchase delicious bubble tea with tapioca pearls and flavors such as Honeydew, Strawberry, Coconut, and Watermelon! Sponsored by Asian Pacific American Association Outsife UMD Bookstore
- Wednesday, Oct. 3
12:00pm
- Brown Bag: Sexual Assault - It's Not Your Fault
Presented by Em Westerlund from the Program to Aid Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA) Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center and Department of Women's Studies KSC 268
- Wednesday, Oct. 3
6:00-7:30pm
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Guest Speaker: Luis Fitch One of the most esteemed and sought after Hispanic creative directors, Luis Fitch has lead award-winning branding efforts for top fortune 500 companies including: Target Corp., Nike, Frito-Lay, Sunny D, Macy's, Kimberly-Clark, General Mills and MTC Latino
Sponsored by Latino/Chicano Student Programs, Labovitz School of Business and Economics, School of Fine Arts Bohannon Hall 90
- Wednesday, Oct. 3rd
7:00pm
- Lecture: A Potential Solution to Poverty in African Villages by NRRI-UMD Technology
Presented by Dr. Donald Fosnacht, Director, Center for Applied Research and Technology Development, NRRI; Ismaila Oumar Kane, Minister of Rural Development, Islamic Republic of Mauritania; and Peter P. Strzok, Founder and President, Agency to Facilitate the Growth of Rural Organizations (AFGRO). Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies, NRRI and AFGR) Montague Hall 70
- Monday, Oct. 4
10:00-2:00
- QASU Drag Show Ticket Sales: Tickets $5
UMD Kirby Student Center
- Thursday, Oct. 4th
12:00pm
- Brown Bag: The Consequences of the Arab Spring on the Sahel Region of Sub-Saharan Africa
Presented by Lorraine Green, Interdenominational Missionary in Chad Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies. Library 4th Floor Rotunda
- Monday, Oct. 8th
5:00pm
- Art Enrichment Program
FREE and FUN "Art Projects for Healing" For students, faculty, staff and community members, anyone who has been affected by abuse, a survivor of bullying, family violence, sexual assault, academic pressures, or harassment. Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center and North Central Window Program KSC 264
- Oct. 8-12
National Coming Out Week
- Tuesday, Oct. 9
2:30-4:00pm
- Panel Discussion on Disability
Sponsored by Access for All
Kirby Rafters
- Tuesday, Oct. 9
10:00-2:00pm
- Annual "Come Out, Cookout"
Hotdogs, chips and soda pops! Vegetarian options available.
Sponsored by Queer & Allied Students Union Kirby Ballroom
- Tuesday, Oct. 9th
1:00-2:00pm
- Clothsline Project Workshop
Have the opportunity to design your own t-shirt to be added to the Clothesline Project Display to help raise awareness and promote healing about violence against women Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center KSC 264
- Tuesday, Oct. 9th
7:00pm
- Reading Group Discussion: My Turkish Missile Crisis by Dr. Joseph Maiolo
Author will be at discussion; you need not be a regular member to attend. Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies Griggs Center
- Wednesday, Oct. 10
12:00
- Brown Bag: Center for Development in Central American Brown Bag - Nicararagua
Sponsored by Latino/Chicano Student Programs KSC 268
- Wednesday, Oct. 10
12:00pm
- Film: Gay Pioneers
A look back at one of the first homosexual civil rights demonstrations in the U.S., July 4, 1965 in Philadelphia Sponsored by GLBT Services KSC 273
- Wednesday, Oct. 10
6:00pm - Hate Crimes Vigil
The Hate Crimes Vigil began in 1998 in response to the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college students in Laramie, Wyoming. We gather to raise awareness of hate crimes, and remember all victims of hate crimes. Multimedia Room (just outside the Multicultural Center, 2nd floor Kirby)
- Wednesday, Oct. 10th
7:00pm
- My Turkish Missile Crisis: A Memoir from the Frontline of October 1962
Presented by Dr. Joseph Maiolo, Professor, UMD English Department. Dr. Maiolo will sign books; books will be sold at event. Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies Library 4th Floor Rotunda
- Thursday, Oct. 11
12:00-1:00pm
- National Coming Out Day Luncheon
Reserve seat or table through GLBTQA Commission "tables captains." Speakers TBA Contact glbt.commission@d.umn.edu
Hosted by the UMD GLBTQA Commission Kirby Ballroom
- Thursday, Oct. 11th
12:00pm
- Brown Bag: An Unescorted Tour Through Cuba
Presented by Koresh Lakhan, retired elementary school teacher and Mike Jaros, former MN State Representative. Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies Library 4th Floor Rotunda
- Monday, Oct. 15
9:00-3:00pm
- Tabling: Love Your Body Day
Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center Kirby Commons
- Monday, Oct. 15
3:00 & 6:00pm
- Strange Like Me
Sponsored by Office of Cultural Diversity and Students in Transition Kirby Ballroom
- Monday, Oct. 15th
5:00pm
- Art Enrichment Program
FREE and FUN "Art Projects for Healing" For students, faculty, staff and community members, anyone who has been affected by abuse, a survivor of bullying, family violence, sexual assault, academic pressures, or harassment. Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center and North Central Window Program KSC 268
- Tuesday, Oct. 16
7:00pm
- "Kelly Kelly"
Sponsored by Queer and Allied Students Union Montague 80
- Wednesday, Oct. 17th
12:00-1:00pm - Brown Bag: Safehaven Shelter
Presented by Maude of Safehaven Shelter for Battered Women Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center and Department of Women's Studies KSC 268
- October 17th-28th
All Day Exhibit
- Clothesline Project Display
Display from Clothesline Project made by UMD students, faculty, and staff Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center UMD Kirby Bus Hub
- Thursday, Oct. 18
12:00-1:00pm
- United States Intervention in Honduras and the Effects on Indigenous Peoples - Presented by Thomas Gomez Membreno, Civic Council of Popular Indigenous Organization.
Sponsored by the Alworth Institute and co-sponsored by Latino/Chicano Student Programs Location TDB
- Saturday, Oct. 20
7:00pm
- Fall Drag Show
Tickets $5.00. This is the 12th annual "Fall Drag Show" ...the tradition began in Spring 2001 growing to a fall and spring drag show each year.
Sponsored by QASU Kirby Ballroom
- Oct. 21-Nov.3
- Exhibition Display:Dia de los Muertos Display
Day of the Dead, located in the Multicultural Center, on the 2nd Floor of Kirby Student Center. The Day of the Dead is a tradition which dates back to the Aztec civilization. The Aztecs believe that the soul of the Dead returns home to the world of the living
Sponsored by Latino/Chicano Student Programs Multicultural Center
- Tuesday, Oct. 23
6:00pm
- Women and Politics Networking
Sponsored by the Office of Civic Engagement and the Women's Resource and Action Center Griggs Center
- Tuesday, Oct. 23
7:00pm
- Guest Speaker: Matthew Sanford
Sponsored by Access for All
Kirby Ballroom
- Wednesday, Oct. 24
9:00am-3:00pm - Matthew Sanford yoga class and break out sessions
Sponsored by Access for All Kirby Ballroom
- Wednesday, Oct. 24th
7:00pm
- International Lecture: American Diplomacy & the 2012 Election
Presented by Thomas Hanson, Alworth Institute Diplomat Residence, and Dr. Paul Sharp, Professor, UMD Political Science Department. Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies Library 4th Floor Rotunda
- Thursday, Oct. 25
8:00am-6:00pm - UMD Equity, Diversity and Multiculturalism Summit
Sponsored by UMD Diversity Commission and Office of Cultural Diversity Kirby Ballroom
- Monday, Oct. 29th
5:00pm
- Art Enrichment Program
FREE and FUN "Art Projects for Healing" For students, faculty, staff and community members, anyone who has been affected by abuse, a survivor of bullying, family violence, sexual assault, academic pressures, or harassment. Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center and North Central Window Program KSC 268
- Tuesday, Oct. 30
10:30-1:30
- Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Exhibit Reception and Activities. All UMD faculty, staff, students and community members are welcome to attend the reception for the annual Dia de los Muertos exhibit.
Sponsored by Latino/Chicano Student Programs and Latino/Chicano Student Association Multicultural Center
- Tuesday, Oct. 30th
1:30-2:30
- "Timber!"
Presented by BOLD- Choice Theater Sponsored by Access for All Kirby Ballroom
- Wednesday, Oct. 31
12:00-1:00pm
- Brown Bag: MEN AS PEACEMAKERS
Presented by Ed Heisler Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center KSC 268
November
- Thursday, Nov. 1st
12:00pm
- Brown Bag: Polar Bears in Svalbard
Presented by Deb Shubat, Senior Research Plot Technician, UMD Biology Department Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies Library 4th Floor Rotunda
- Monday, Nov. 5th
11:00am
- Film: Tying the Knot
A look at the debate over same sex marriage in the USA. The reasons behind it are illustrated with real life couples that have run afoul of current laws despite varying levels of planning. Also, the reasons against it are debunked by proponents. Sponsored by GLBT Services KSC 273
- Monday, Nov. 5
5:00pm
- Art Enrichment Program
FREE and FUN "Art Projects for Healing" For students, faculty, staff and community members, anyone who has been affected by abuse, a survivor of bullying, family violence, sexual assault, academic pressures, or harassment. Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center and North Central Window Program KSC 268
- Wednesday, Nov. 7
7:00pm
- International Lecture: The Dutch Healthcare System: A Model for the U.S.?
Presented by Dr. Jennifer Schultz, UMD Department of Economics & Director of Health Care Management Program, and Dr. Kim Dauner, UMD Management Studies & Health Care Management Program. Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth Jr., Institute for International Studies & University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth. Montague 70
- Thursday, Nov. 8th
12:00pm
- Brown Bag: "Antartica in Black and White: Snow, Ice and Penguins"
Presented by Jill Lakham, local Duluthian Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth Jr. Institute for International Studies. Library 4th Floor Rotunda
- Friday, Nov. 9th
7:00pm-12:00am
- BSA Date-A-Palooza
Sponsored by Black Student Association Kirby Rafters
- Saturday, Nov. 10
8:00pm-11:00pm
- SALSA Dance: Featuring Live Salsa band!!
Sponsored by Office of Latino/Chicano Student Programs Kirby Ballroom
- Saturday, Nov. 10
2:00-4:00pm (or whenever food runs out)
- International Taste of UMD
At this event, international students make their finest cuisines from their home countries and share them with students of UMD and the community. This is a great opportunity to meet interesting international students as well as American students. Also, it will be an unforgettable tasting experience! Please join us and enjoy the delicious food. FREE. Sponsored by the International Club Hope United Methodist Church
- Monday, Nov. 12
10:00am-11:30am
- Film and Discussion: "The Vietnam Conflict: Tales from the Battlefield" In honor of Vietnam Veterans
Sponsored by: Asian Pacific American Student Programs KSC 273
- Monday, Nov. 12
5:00pm
- Art Enrichment Program
FREE and FUN "Art Projects for Healing" For students, faculty, staff and community members, anyone who has been affected by abuse, a survivor of bullying, family violence, sexual assault, academic pressures, or harassment. Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center and North Central Window Program KSC 264
- Wednesday, Nov. 14
7:oopm
- International Lecture: David Cameron: "Political Lightweight or Serious Contender?"
Presented by Dr. William Henderson, Alworth Institute International Associate Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth Jr., Institute for International Studies Library 4th Floor Rotunda
- Thursday, Nov. 15th
12:00pm
- Brown Bag: "Scottish Identitu and Scottish Nationalism"
Presented by Dr. William Henderson, Alworth Institute International Associate Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth Jr., Institute for International Studies Lirbray 4th Floor Rotunda
- Saturday, Nov. 17
5:00pm-9:00pm
- APAA Culture Show: "Success of Asia"
$15 donation Sponsored by Asian Pacific American Student Programs Kirby Ballroom
- Tuesday, November 20
10:00am-2:00pm - Transgender Day of Remembrance
Queer and Allied Students Union Tabling in Kirby Student Center
- Monday, Nov. 26
4:00pm-6:00pm
- Women's Self Defense Workshop
Come learn skills, assertiveness and physical technique. Taught by Chris Correia of North Shore Taekwondo Sponsored by Women's Resource & Action Center SpHC 150A
- Wednesday, Nov. 28
12:00-1:00pm
- Brown Bag: Women & Technology
Dr. Thomas Buck will present select aspects of a recent literature review he authored on how gender patterns affect students' approaches to web-based learning and digital learning games. Specifically, this talk will focus on current gender differences research and trends in the adoption and use of high-technology products, applications and social networks. It will include a discussion of the significant inherent and social reasons that gender variances in technology preferences might occur Presented by Dr. Thomas Buck from St. Scholastica Sponsored by Women's Resource & Action Center RDC 333
- Wednesday, Nov 28th
11:00
- Film: And the Band Plays On
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it. Sponsored by GLBT Services KSC 273
- Thursday, Nov. 29th
12:00pm
- Brown Bag: "Microlending: It's Not Just About the Money"
Presented by Betsy Johnson, UMD Senior studying Economics and Political Science Sponsored by Royal D. Alworth Jr., Institute for International Studies Library 4th Floor Rotunda
- Friday, Nov. 30
10:00am-2:00pm
- QASU tabling for World Aids Day
World Aids Day is observed on December 1, 2012 Sponsored by QASU Tabling in front of the Bookstore
December
- Saturday, Dec. 1
- World AIDS Day
Twinports Hmong New Year
- Saturday, Dec. 1
10:00am
- Twin Ports Hmong New Year Celebration
Sponsored by Asian Pacific American Association First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Skyline Parkway - Doors open at 10:001m
- Tuesday, Dec. 4th
- Film: Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt Sponsored by GLBT Services KSC 273
- Wednesday, Dec. 5
12:00 noon
- Brown Bag: Dekorgladje: Symbolic Patterns and Inspirations from Scandinavian textiles. Dr. Alison Aune
This slide presentation will highlight my research of historic Swedish and Norwegian women's artistic traditions and how and why I have transformed these cultural patterns into mixed media paintings. I will share my research from the Norwegian Folk Museum and Kvinnemuseet Museum (Women's Museum) where I gathered research materials on their recent exhibition of women's textile traditions called Roser ofRutger pa Vandring (Roses and Wandering Roots) KSC 268
- Wednesday, Dec. 5
1:00pm-2:00pm
- Film and Discussion"Prayers on the Prairie, Asian Pacific Minnesota Religious Practices"
Sponsored by Asian Pacific American Student Programs KSC 273
- Friday, Dec. 7
8:00pm-11:00pm
- Baila con Maya Salsa Dance
Featuring DJ TexMex Maya's Mexican Restaurant 4702 Miller Trunk Highway Free Admission Sponsored by Latino/Chicano Association
- Saturday, Dec. 8
5:00pm
- UMD BSA & the AASP hosting KWANZAA
UMD Kirby Ballroom
- Monday, Dec. 10
5:00pm
- Art Enrichment Program
FREE and FUN "Art Projects for Healing" For students, faculty, staff and community members, anyone who has been affected by abuse, a survivor of bullying, family violence, sexual assault, academic pressures, or harassment. Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center and North Central Window Program KSC 355-57 (behind Ballroom)
- Monday, Dec. 17
5:00pm
- Art Enrichment Program
FREE and FUN "Art Projects for Healing" For students, faculty, staff and community members, anyone who has been affected by abuse, a survivor of bullying, family violence, sexual assault, academic pressures, or harassment. Sponsored by UMD's Women's Resource and Action Center and North Central Window Program KSC 268
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Office Information
- Mailing Address
- Office of Cultural Diversity
University of Minnesota Duluth
270 Kirby Student Center
1120 Kirby Drive
Duluth, MN 55812-3085
- Office Hours
- 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday
- Email Address
- swoodwar@d.umn.edu
- Telephone Number
- (218) 726-6522
- Fax Number
- (218) 726-6724
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