UC San Diego Black Resource Center Newsletter
December 8, 2016
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Contents
BRC Events and Opportunities
Campus Community Centers
Organizations
Campus and Community Events
Challenge of the Week
Appreciate and give thanks to anyone or for anything that means a lot to you!  

Hanging Out at the BRC
Be sure to visit the Black Resource Center throughout the academic year. Various campus resources will have representatives present to share valuable information with you!

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Academic Enrichment Programs
(AEP)

African-American Studies Minor
(AASM)

Study Abroad

Office Hours:

CAPS: Monday and Thursdays
 12:00pm-2:00pm

AEP: Mondays,
12:00pm - 1:00pm

AASM: Mondays, 
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Study Abroad: Thursdays 2:00 pm-3:30 pm

Quick Links
BRC Events and Opportunities
APPLY TO BE AN OVERNIGHT HOST!

Admitted high school seniors will be coming to UCSD for three days and you have the   opportunity to make thei r experience great !

You must be available April 6 - 8, 2017

Apply  HERE ! 

The deadline is January 16, 2017.
 
The BRC is HIRING!

The BRC is looking for a talented pool of aspiring student scholars to assist in carrying out the mission and goals of the Black Resource Center.

 Interns must be interested in producing BRC programming which promotes academic success, recruitment, retention, and matriculation.
 
We look forward to reviewing your application!
 
Deadline to apply  is...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017


CAPS Office Hours

CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) professionals, Cat Thompson and Kelley Adams, are at the BRC every week to talk to students on campus. So come by to ask about CAPS services or just to say hi!

Cat Thompson office hours: Every Monday 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm

Kelley Adams office hours: Every Thursday 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
 



Calling All Black Published Tritons

Black faculty, staff, and students who have published an article, presented in a conference, or have successfully defended your dissertation/thesis please contact the Black Resource Center HERE




Community Peer Advising Program!


Do you need help planning your winter class schedule? 

Interested in finding opportunities pertaining to your major?

Peer advisors at the Black Resource & the Raza Resource Centro can help you! 

Monday- Friday

Campus Community Centers
Campus Community Centers Events
LGBTRC Peer Educator Application
 

Become a LGBTRC Peer Educator for Winter and Spring 2017!

LGBTRC Peer Educators are trained volunteer facilitators that educate the campus community on social justice issues pertaining to the LGBTQIA+ community. Application due January 18th, 2017.

h For more information, please contact:  mpgomez@ucsd.edu

The Cross-Cultural Center is Hiring Interns!
 
Interested in social justice, making campus-wide impacts, contributing to Center growth, making new friends, and personal/professional development? Attend one of the information sessions to find out more center specific details.

Upcoming Information Sessions:

Winter, Week 2, 1/11 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Winter, Week 2, 1/18 12:00 -1:00 pm *transfer student hiring info session
Winter, Week 2, 1/19 1:00 -2:00 pm

The Raza Resource Centro is Hiring!

Come to the information sessions about how to get hired at the Raza Resource Centro!

January 9, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

For more info contact raza@ucsd.edu or (858) 246-1844

Organizations


 



 

 
Campus and Community Events
AAS 10: Introduction to African American Studies
                        

Taught by AASM's faculty director, Dr. Dennis Childs, this course will cover the experiences of peoples of African descent in the US and broader African Diaspora from the vantage points of cultural production, political practice, socio-economic conditions, and the overall struggle for social justice along intersecting lines of race, gender, and class.

For more info please contact mdhines@ucsd.edu

SAY San Diego
 
Volunteers NEEDED! Provide free filing on tax returns for low income families! Tax Filing Volunteers will receive free IRS training, 3-4 hours a week, Jan 2017-April 2017 
When: January 9, 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Where:  8755 Aero Drive, Suite #100
San Diego, CA 92123
United States

Contact us for more details: volunteer@saysandiego.org

ETHN 198: The Politics of Desirability
 

Are you interested in getting involved or learning more about social justice and activism? Would you like to take a fun, student-centered course next quarter? You should enroll in the SPACES Winter Practicum, ETHN 198: The Politics of Desirability! We will have critical discussions about the structural impact of desirability. What does it means to mark certain bodies as desirable and others as undesirable? This student facilitated course includes a field trip and snacks!

The practicum begins on Monday, January 9th, 2017 from 
11:00 am - 12:20 pm at the Green Table Room (Price center)

For more information, contact the Practicum Coordinators at practicum.spaces.ucsd@gmail.com

Lea DeLaria from Orange Is the New Black @ UCSD


She is mostly known for her role as Carrie "Big Boo" Black in the Netflix hit series Orange is the New Black. But Lea Delaria's multifaceted career as a comedian, actress, and jazz musician has in fact spanned decades. She was the featured vocalist at the 50th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, and has performed in some of the most prestigious houses in the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Chicago Symphony, Hollywood Bowl, the Royal Albert Hall, and the Sydney Opera House. 

For her ArtPower debut, DeLaria will treat the audience to her beautiful vocal jazz styling and witty commentary. Expect vocal and comedic fireworks. 

To buy your tickets now click HERE

Educational Advancement Program (EAP) at UCSD
 
Only 1 in 10 people from low-income families are able to have a bachelor's degree, while the share of jobs that require one has doubled.

We are the Educational Advancement Program (EAP) of UCSD, and we are here to address the issue at its root cause, high school. Join us by filling out this simple application HERE. 
You will be contacted shortly regarding your role based on your interests and the partner high school's needs.

Any questions can be directed to  eduadvpro@gmail.com

Apply Now
The Ujima Network Black History Month Scholarship
 
Scholarships are currently available to enrolled UCSD undergraduate students in the amount of $2,500!!!

Student Application and UCSD Faculty Letter of Recommendation must be submitted online at ucsd.academicworks.com by  December 9, 2016

For more info contact: 
Michele Ojeda, Financial Aid, mlojeda@ucsd.edu
Mya Hines, AASM Program Coordinator, mdhines@ucsd.edu

Apply to Win STEM Scholarship
   
Are you passionate about STEM? Do you feel that STEM has impacted your life? If so, apply to "The Search for Hidden Figures" STEM scholarship and tell them how STEM has changed your life and how you hope to impact the world through STEM!

Deadline: December 10, 2016

For more information and to apply, click  HERE

Apply to the MITES/E2/MOSTEC program
   
Apply to spend a summer at MIT and experience one of their hands-on engineering programs. Open to ALL high school juniors!

Click HERE to apply

Apply to be an Intercollegiate Athletics Office Assistant
   
Please visit, http://career.ucsd.edu and search job #823383

For more information, please contact hldezma@ucsd.edu

Apply for Morgan Stanley's Freshman Enhancement Program
      
Morgan Stanley has an amazing opportunity for Black, Hispanic, Native American, and LGBT students who are current freshman undergraduate student (class of 2020).
  Minimum GPA is 3.0. Must have an interest in financial services, excellent work ethic
 and strong verbal/written communication skills.  Analytical, quantitative, results driven, a leader and team player with a positive attitude and the ability to multi-task.

To apply,  click HERE

Apply to become a host for the Engineering Overnight Program
 
  
Become an Engineering Overnight Program Host and help mentor future engineering students by housing them and gaining meaningful leadership experience! EOP occurs April 6th to 8th, 2017. This is an invitation-only program for select UCSD-admitted high school seniors.

 Application deadline: January 16th, 2017. View more info HERE!

The San Diego Foundations Common Scholarship

 
 Apply to scholarships that are  largely geared toward African American and Latino Students; those include the Pendleton, Weissberger, Adams-Brooks, Pearman, Jenkins, Henderson, Williams, UCSD Black Alumni, and Fundacion Monte de Piedad Scholarships. 

In addition to the scholarship awards, The San Diego Foundation website has a number of other tools to help students, parents, and mentors navigate the scholarships process.

For award criteria click HERE
For more info click HERE

Rangel International Affairs Program


Rangel International Affairs Program offers a six-week summer program designed to provide undergraduate students with a deeper appreciation of current issues and trends in international affairs, a greater understanding of career opportunities in international affairs, and the enhanced knowledge and skills to pursue such careers. 

Application Deadline:  February 2, 2017
For more info and application click  HERE


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