Game Night 2009 - Scholar Social Event!!!
November 24, 2009
November 11, 2009
Event: Discover Puerto Rico
October 26, 2009
OED Diversity Networking Reception
November 19, 2009
3 - 5 p.m.
Radisson University Hotel - University Ballroom
To register go to: www.academic.umn.edu/equity/DNR2009.html
For more information, see the attached flyer: DivNetworkRecptn_students.pdf.
October 13, 2009
St. Paul Event: 26th Annual Human Rights Day Conference
When: Friday, December 4, 2009
Where: St. Paul River Centre
http://www.humanrights.state.mn.us/education/hrday.html
Dr. Frank Wu (Wayne State University Law School Dean & author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White, and co-author of Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and The Japanese American Internment) to Deliver Keynote Address!
The conference theme, "Where Do We Go From Here?" was inspired by a
speech Dr. Martin Luther King delivered in Atlanta, GA in 1967. King
said,
"Many of the ugly pages of American history have been obscured
and forgotten... America owes a debt of justice which it has only
begun to pay. If it loses the will to finish or slackens in its
determination, history will recall its crimes and the country that
would be great will lack the most indispensable element of greatness--
justice."
The Human Rights Day Conference will feature over 20 workshops on some
of today's most important human rights issues. The department
anticipates continuing education credits will be available in
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) including Elimination of Bias, Social
Work, Peace Officers Standards Training (POST), Human Resources, and
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
September 22, 2009
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FAIR
Thursday, September 24, 2009
10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Coffman Union, Great Hall
http://www.cclc.umn.edu/CIF
You can make a difference in the Twin Cities community! This event
provides students a chance to learn about local volunteer and internship
opportunities. Talk to representatives from more than 90 organizations
to find a position that matches your major and/or interests. Please
visit http://www.cclc.umn.edu/CIF for more information including a list
of organizations that will be in attendance.
This Fair is coordinated by the Career and Community Learning Center and
sponsored by the Minnesota Daily, the U of M Bookstores, the Office for
Public Engagement, and Student Unions and Activities: Coca-Cola Grant.
August 14, 2009
Homecoming Student Scholar & Public Engagement Showcase
Homecoming Student Scholar & Public Engagement Showcase
Student Scholar Showcase 2009
Showcase your research by participating in the Student Scholar Showcase, an exhibition of undergraduate and graduate student research, art, and design. This event, held in TCF Bank Stadium in concert with Public Engagement Day, will attract an audience of local colleges, high schools, corporations, and non-profits, and will serve the dual purposes of showcasing student work and providing recruitment opportunities. University faculty and staff, as well as families of presenters, are also invited to attend this event.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
TCF Bank Stadium
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Online registration form
The purpose of the Showcase is to:
honor and celebrate research, art, and design endeavors of our undergraduate and graduate and professional students
showcase the types of research, art, and design activities in which students participate
encourage students to consider future research, art, and design in their career fields
provide all University students the experience of developing and presenting a research poster or art/design exhibit
demonstrate to prospective students the kinds of scholarly work students can do
network with peers, University students, and the larger community
meet corporate representatives to discuss future careers and scholarship opportunities
April 15, 2009
WSSO Karaoke Night
Wallin Scholars Student Organization Event!!!
KARAOKE NIGHT!!!
WHEN: Tuesday, April 21st, 5-8 p.m.
WHERE: The Whole (Basement of Coffman Memorial Union)
WSSO T-Shirts will be sold...while supplies last!
*There will also be FREE FOOD!!!*
COME AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS FOR A FUN NIGHT OF ENTERTAINMENT!!!
December 6, 2007
Message from Abinasir Haji-Bare
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Please help us spread the word so that we can build the village.
Thanks,
Nasir (Wallin Scholar - Edison 03'
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