Office for Diversity Enhancement
Spring 2008 Diversity Calendar
JANUARY
14 – 2/8 Dingzhi He, Modern Chinese Paintings, 8am-5pm, Ritz Gallery, Grove Hall, Dr. Helen
Van Zante Visiting Artist. Contact: Visual Arts, 688-4103.
21 Martin Luther King Day Challenge. Presentation by Fedora Hudson, 9:00 a.m., Union
Lewis and Clark Room. Service by students at community locations 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Wrap-up 4:00 p.m., Union Lewis and Clark Room. Sponsored by Office for Diversity
Enhancement and Office of Multicultural Affairs, contact Melissa Geddings, 688-6897.
24 International Conversation & Coffee Group, 8:00 pm, United Faith Center (corner of
8th St. & 11th Ave.). Contact: Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.
25 SDSU/
Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, Sophomore Focus on the
Military Day. Contact: MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
28 “Modern and Historic Egypt”, lecturers: Dr. Madeleine Andrawis, Dr. Alfred Andrawis.
7:00 pm, Brookings Public Library, Cooper Room. Reception following the presentation.
Contact: Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.
28 SDSU Amnesty International Monthly Meeting, 5:00 pm, Student Union, Oakwood
Room (#273). Everyone invited! Contact: Meghann Toohey at sdsuamnesty@gmail.com
30 “The 2% Solution” (interactive webcast, subject is global warming), 7pm-9pm, Rotunda
C. Contact: Jane Hegland, 688-5196.
31 Informational Fair (subject is global warming), 10am-2pm, Main Street in Student Union.
Lecture Series on Global Climate Change, lecturers: Dr. Jihong Cole-Dai, Dr. Carter Johnson, Dr. Matt Hansen. Interactive Q&A will follow each presentation. 2pm-5pm, Student Union, Volstorff Ballroom 101B.
Reception & Conversation, 5pm-6:30 pm, Student Union, Volstorff Ballroom 101B.
Film: “Black Gold”, 7pm-9pm, Rotunda C.
Contact on all above events: Jane Hegland, 688-5196.
FEBRUARY
1 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, freshman workshops. Contact:
MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
1 Public Reception for Artist Dingzhi He, Modern Chinese Paintings, Dr. Helen Van
Zante Visiting Artist, 4:30pm-6:30 pm, Ritz Gallery, Grove Hall. Contact: Visual Arts,
688-4103.
6 “Fear and Trembling” (SDSU Film Society Series), 7:00 pm, South Dakota Art Museum.
Contact: Jeff Heinle, 688-4665.
8 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, freshman workshops. Contact:
MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
9 5th Annual African American Step & Drill Show, 7:00 pm, Doner Auditorium. Contact:
Jodi Wuttke, 688-5585.
12 “Araturk University – A Near Land Grant Turkish University”, lecturer: Dr. Mylo Hellickson. 4:00 pm, Ag Engineering Room 100. Contact: Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.
13 “Crimes of Honour” (SDSU Film Society Series), 7:00 pm, South Dakota Art Museum.
Contact: Jeff Heinle, 688-4665.
14 International Conversation & Coffee Group, 8:00 pm, United Faith Center (corner of
8th St. & 11th Ave.). Contact: Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.
18 American Indian Cultural Tutorial, by invitation. Contact: Allen Branum, 688-4815.
20 “Amateur Photographer (1st film); Blockade (2nd film)” (SDSU Film Society Series), 7:00 pm, South Dakota Art Museum. Contact: Jeff Heinle, 688-4665.
21 Brown Bag Lecture Series – “The Plow that Broke the Plains” and “The River,” Films
and discussion led by Dr. Charles Vollan, Dairy-Microbiology 100, 7:00 p.m. Contact: SD Ag
Heritage Museum: 688-6226.
22 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, freshman workshops. Contact:
MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
24 Nepal Nite, 6:00 p.m., Volstorff Ballroom (SSU 101). Contact: Bhoj Raj Basnet, 695-2213.
25 American Indian Cultural Tutorial, by invitation. Contact: Allen Branum, 688-4815.
26 Brown Bag Lecture Series – “History of Fisheries and Fishing in South Dakota,” Dr. Charles Berry, SD Ag Heritage Museum, Noon. Contact: SD Ag Heritage Museum: 688-6226.
28 International Conversation & Coffee Group,
8:00 pm, United Faith Center (corner of
8th St. & 11th Ave.). Contact: Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.
25 SDSU Amnesty International Monthly Meeting, 5:00 pm, Student Union, Oakwood
Room (#273). Everyone invited! Contact: Meghann Toohey at sdsuamnesty@gmail.com
27 “…But I Was a Girl” (SDSU Film Society Series), 7:00 pm, South Dakota Art Museum.
Contact: Jeff Heinle, 688-4665.
28 “Women of Afghanistan After the Taliban: Liberated or Terrified?” (Harding Distinguished Lecture Series), lecturer: Nasrine Gross. 7:00 pm, Performing Arts Center, Larson Memorial Concert Hall. Contact: Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.
29 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, freshman workshops. Contact:
MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
MARCH
1-31 Women in the Arts Display, Briggs Library showcases. Contact: April Brooks,
688-6042.
1 Paper Marbling Workshop, 9am-3pm, South Dakota Art Museum Multipurpose Room.
Registration required. Fee for supplies: $35.00 – Museum members; $42.00 – non-
Members. Contact: Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.
1 Lecture about Turkish Marbling, lecturer: Mary Wifp. 12:00 noon, South Dakota Art
Museum. Free and open to the public. Contact: Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.
4 American Indian Cultural Tutorial, by invitation. Contact: Allen Branum, 688-4815.
4 Brown Bag Lecture Series – “WPA Art and Architecture in South Dakota,” Dr. John Day – USD Visual Arts Department, SD Ag Heritage Museum, Noon. Contact: SD Ag Heritage Museum: 688-6226.
4 “Women in Music: Someone Will Remember Us”, lecturer: Lauren Pelon,
7:00 pm,
Performing Arts Center. Contact: April Brooks, 688-6042.
6 Christine Stewart-Nunez (reading selections from her works), 3:00 pm, Student
Union, Lewis & Clark Room. Contact: April Brooks, 688-6042.
6-7 American Indian History and Culture Conference, 8am-5pm, Student Union, Volstorff
Ballroom 101A, SSU 159 A&B, and SSU 167 A&B. Lecturers TBA. Contact: Charles
Woodard, 688-4056.
7 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, freshman workshops. Contact:
MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
8 “Travel to Turkey” (workshop about Turkey and its culture for educators and others), 9am-5pm, University Center (Sioux Falls, SD). Registration required. Fee of $15.00 includes lunch and snacks, printed materials. Contact: Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.
8-9 18th Annual Native American Club Wacipi (Powwow), Grand Entry 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm
on March 8th, 1:00 pm on March 9th. Adults $5.00 or $7.00 for both days, children under 6 and senior citizens – free, SDSU students – free with SDSU I.D. Contact: Ronald McKinney, 688-5585.
11 American Indian Cultural Tutorial, by invitation. Contact: Allen Branum, 688-4815.
11 Women of Distinction Tea, 3:00 pm, Student Union, Lewis & Clark Room. Presentation of awards begins at 4:00 pm. Contact: April Brooks, 688-6042.
12 Brown Bag Lecture Series – “Quill and Beadwork of South Dakota’s Sioux Indians,” Joanita Kant, SD Ag Heritage Museum, Noon. Contact: SD Ag Heritage Museum: 688-6226.
13 International Conversation & Coffee Group,
8:00 pm, United Faith Center (corner of
8th St. & 11th Ave.). Contact: Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.
25 American Indian Cultural Tutorial, by invitation. Contact: Allen Branum, 688-4815.
26 “The Gender Chip Project” (SDSU Film Society Series), 7:00 pm, South Dakota Art Museum. Contact: Jeff Heinle, 688-4665.
27 “Invisible Children: Rough Cut” (SDSU Film Society Series), 7:00 pm, South Dakota Art Museum. Contact: Jeff Heinle, 688-4665.
27 “Samantha Rastles the Woman Question”, lecturer: Jane Curry. Followed by a short concert by the SDSU Women’s Choir (directed by Dr. Laura Diddle-Hildebrant). 7:00 pm,
Performing Arts Center. Contact: April Brooks, 688-6042.
27 International Conversation & Coffee Group, 8:00 pm, United Faith Center (corner of
8th St. & 11th Ave.). Contact: Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.
30 India Night, 6pm-9pm, Student Union, Volstorff Ballroom. Ticket cost TBA. Contact: Monika Rathi, 605-270-7964.
31 SDSU Amnesty International Monthly Meeting, 5:00 pm, Student Union, Oakwood
Room (#273). Everyone invited! Contact: Meghann Toohey at sdsuamnesty@gmail.com
APRIL
2 “Enemies of Happiness” (SDSU Film Society Series), 7:00 pm, South Dakota Art Museum. Contact: Jeff Heinle, 688-4665.
3 The Honorable Lapologamg C. Lekoa, Ambassador from Botswana, lecture, 7:00
pm, Performing Arts Center, Larson Memorial Concert Hall. Contact: Harriet Swedlund,
688-5416.
4 Festival of Cultures, 9am-3pm, Frost Arena (HPER Center). Admission free to SDSU
students, faculty and staff with SDSU I.D., general admission $1.00. Contact: Louis
Whitehead, 688-6547, or Sandy Newman, 688-6361.
4 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, Sophomore Focus on the Arts Day. Contact: MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
7 American Indian Cultural Tutorial, by invitation. Contact: Allen Branum, 688-4815.
10 International Conversation & Coffee Group, 8:00 pm, United Faith Center (corner of
8th St. & 11th Ave.). Contact: Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.
11 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, Sophomore Focus on American Indian Studies Day. Contact: MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
14 American Indian Cultural Tutorial, by invitation. Contact: Allen Branum, 688-4815.
18 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, Sophomore Focus HPER Day. Contact: MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
24 International Conversation & Coffee Group, 8:00 pm, United Faith Center (corner of
8th St. & 11th Ave.). Contact: Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.
25 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, freshman workshops. Contact:
MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
28 SDSU Amnesty International Monthly Meeting, 5:00 pm, Student Union, Oakwood
Room (#273). Everyone invited! Contact: Meghann Toohey at sdsuamnesty@gmail.com
MAY
2 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, freshman workshops. Contact:
MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
5 SDSU Amnesty International Monthly Meeting, 5:00 pm, Student Union, Oakwood
Room (#273). Everyone invited! Contact: Meghann Toohey at sdsuamnesty@gmail.com
8 SDSU/Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, Commencement. Contact:
MaryJo Benton Lee, 688-5600.
13-28 Historic and Modern Egypt – Tour in Egypt, led by Dr. Madeleine Andrawis and Dr.
Alfred Andrawis. Contact: Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.
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