April is Global Awareness Month Calling all web content providers!
April is Global Awareness Month Sponsored by International Student and Study Abroad Services. For more information, call 231-7895 or visit www.ndsu.edu/international April 1-30 Global Awareness Month Event: Study Abroad Facebook Photo Contest www.facebook.com/NDSUStudyAbroad Thursday, April 2 Global Awareness Month Event: Parade of Nations 10-11:00 a.m., Memorial Union Plains Room Wednesday, April 8 Global Awareness Month Event: International Love Panel Noon, Memorial Union Hidatsa Room April 9, 10, 16, 17, 21 and 23 Global Awareness Month Event: Cultural Contact Tables 10a.m.-2p.m., Memorial Union main level Calling all web content providers! Web Accessibility Emporiums Wed. April 8, 1pm- 2:30pm OR Thurs. April 9, 11am-12:30pm Drop-in help is being offered to improve images and links on NDSU Web pages so that they are accessible to all users. These accessibility issues are easy to identify and easy to fix, but they are quite common. Come to the Instructional Services Training Room, in QBB 150 to receive hands-on help improving your Web pages. Experts will be available to guide you through the process. All web content providers are encouraged to attend. Thursday, April 9 Weighing in on Disability Access at NDSU: Personal Accounts on Campus 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m., Memorial Union Meadow Lark Room Hear the perspectives of NDSU community members about the challenges, as well as supports available in navigating disability-related accommodations and access at NDSU. Sponsored by NDSU Disability/Accessibility Initiative Committee Thursday, April 9 Jessica Valenti: Why Feminism (STILL) Matters 5:30p.m., Memorial Union Great Room Founder of feministing.com and bestselling author and co-author of The Purity Myth and three other books on feminism, politics and culture. Hosted by the Women and Gender Studies program Friday, April 10 Global Awareness Month Event: HOLA Dance: Mega-Rumba 9:30 p.m.-1a.m., Memorial Union lower level Co-sponsored by Campus Attractions Sunday, April 12 SLUT: The Play 7 p.m., Memorial Union Century Theater by Katie Cappiello, directed by Jess Jung Free and open to the public. Learn more about the StopSlut movement at sluttheplay.com. Sponsored by Equity and Diversity Center, Sexual Assault Prevention and Advocacy, Theater Arts and Women and Gender Studies Thursday, April 16 World iView: Life is Life No Matter Where You Go Noon- 1p.m., Memorial Union Room of Nations Christa Welty, Library, Metadata and Cataloging Librarian Sponsored by International Student and Study Abroad Services Thursday, April 16 Global Awareness Month Event: Is there a Fulbright in your Future? 2p.m., Memorial Union Meadow Lark Room Saturday, April 18 Global Awareness Month Event: International Night 6 p.m., Festival Concert Hall, Music Education Building Tuesday, April 21 Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Event: Hmong 101 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m., Memorial Union Century Theater Txong Pao Lee and Mark Pfeifer, Hmong Cultural Center, St. Paul, MN The Hmong are one of the fastest growing immigrant/refugee communities in the United States. Hmong 101 teaches participants about Hmong history, culture and the Hmong experience in the United States. Attendees will also learn about the Hmong role assisting the CIA during the Vietnam War in Laos, the Hmong exodus as refugees from Laos, demographics and diversity in the Hmong American community today and important facets of Hmong culture include religion, clans and language. http://www.hmong101.com/ Sponsored by Office of Multicultural Programs Tuesday, April 28 Global Awareness Month Event: Fulbright Presentation for Faculty and Staff 9-11a.m., Memorial Union Hidatsa Room Tuesday, April 28 Global Awareness Month Event: Fulbright Appointments for Prospective Applicants Registration required. Email [email protected] to sign up for a time slot. Thursday, April 30 6th Annual Green and Golden Globe Diversity Awards Reception 3 p.m., Program 3:30p.m., Memorial Union Great Plains Room Join the Division of Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach to honor NDSU’s champions of equity and diversity
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