MSA Messenger This Week - Upcoming Campus Events, Leadership Opportunities & Black Women's Empowerment Group
February 14, 2018
  Upcoming Campus Events | Leadership Opportunities | Black Women's Empowerment Group
   

Walter Thompson-Hernandez is a Los Angeles-based New York Times multimedia journalist. His work focuses on multiracial identity in the Latina/o communities in the United States and throughout the Americas. His lecture, Blaxicans and the Future of Identity in the United States, will be Thursday, February 22nd at 7:00PM in the Sun Room, Memorial Union.
Visit the Octagon Center for the Arts for an exhibition, A Negro from the South, by Cameron Gray. The exhibition will be open from Monday, February 19th-Friday March 9th.

On Thursday, February 22nd at 6:00PM, join the Octagon Center for the Arts and the Multicultural Liaison Office of the ISU College of Design for an inclusive artist panel and discussion on people of color in the arts.  
The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program is now accepting applications for the fall 2018 cohort. Any interested sophomores are encouraged to apply. While the program is primarily interested in sophomores, the program does accept a few (1-3) graduating seniors. Applications are due Thursday, March 1st.
The Minor League Baseball (MiLB) 'Fostering Inclusion through Education and Leadership'  (FIELD) Program is now accepting applications for the class of 2018! The FIELD Program is a week-long program hosted in Florida that introduces selected participants to the game and the business of professional baseball. Applications are due Friday, March 16th.  
This group is a space dedicated for individuals who identify as Black women. The group aims to provide a supportive and empowering space for Black women students to process their unique experiences and connect with others. The group will address concerns related specifically to racial and gender identity (e.g., sources of cultural pride, stereotypes, and resilience) as well as general concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, family concerns, and relationships that may be influenced by intersecting identities.
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
Phone: (515) 294-6338 |  2080 Student Services Building