Events planned for black history month
Virginia Ivey
Issue date: 1/27/10 Section: News
In honor of Black History Month, Robert Morris University will be hosting a plethora of events and activities on campus throughout the month of February, including a lecture from Pittsburgh's own, Bill Strickland, and other projects revolving around the theme of "Black Empowerment" that are still being composed.
"There are still between five and ten ideas which have not been flushed out yet," explained Assistant Director of Student Life for Multicultural Affairs, Paul Spradley.
RMU Residence Life Area Coordinator, Erik Stein, and the Residence Life staff are also coordinating with Spradley to design programs such as a video blogging project, an open forum discussion, and a Campus Stories segment related to Black History Month and/or the theme of "Black Empowerment," which is similar to last year's "RMU 28 Stories" compilation.
"[We'll do] a video blogging project in which RAs (Resident Assistants) will ask students, staff and faculty questions surrounding the theme of "Black Empowerment" and turn the video into a YouTube video. The video will be unveiled by February 10," explained Stein.
Other projects being arranged involve focusing the last week of February on Black Women Empowerment and having weekly screenings of documentaries surrounding the local African American community, including the critically acclaimed, RMU original documentary, "What Does Trouble Mean?" on the life of Nate Smith.
As of right now, the events will begin Tuesday, Feb. 2. The first event will be a visit and lecture from, the founder and CEO of the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Bill Strickland. The program begins at 4 p.m. at Massey Theater and the first 300 people in attendance will receive a copy of Bill Strickland's book, "Making the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary."
On Feb. 15, the Office of Student Life will sponsor Diversity 102, which is the second session of the Ambassador of Equality program, under the Multicultural Affairs division of Student Life. This session starts at noon.
"There are still between five and ten ideas which have not been flushed out yet," explained Assistant Director of Student Life for Multicultural Affairs, Paul Spradley.
RMU Residence Life Area Coordinator, Erik Stein, and the Residence Life staff are also coordinating with Spradley to design programs such as a video blogging project, an open forum discussion, and a Campus Stories segment related to Black History Month and/or the theme of "Black Empowerment," which is similar to last year's "RMU 28 Stories" compilation.
"[We'll do] a video blogging project in which RAs (Resident Assistants) will ask students, staff and faculty questions surrounding the theme of "Black Empowerment" and turn the video into a YouTube video. The video will be unveiled by February 10," explained Stein.
Other projects being arranged involve focusing the last week of February on Black Women Empowerment and having weekly screenings of documentaries surrounding the local African American community, including the critically acclaimed, RMU original documentary, "What Does Trouble Mean?" on the life of Nate Smith.
As of right now, the events will begin Tuesday, Feb. 2. The first event will be a visit and lecture from, the founder and CEO of the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Bill Strickland. The program begins at 4 p.m. at Massey Theater and the first 300 people in attendance will receive a copy of Bill Strickland's book, "Making the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary."
On Feb. 15, the Office of Student Life will sponsor Diversity 102, which is the second session of the Ambassador of Equality program, under the Multicultural Affairs division of Student Life. This session starts at noon.
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