Unity Week 2009
Monday, March 23
Unity Week Celebration
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Thwing Atrium
All students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us for the kickoff celebration to 2009 Unity Week. Recognize and celebrate the diversity of the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland community. Food and entertainment will be provided.
— Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Office of Student Activities & Leadership, and University Program Board
Case SERVES - Cleveland Foodbank
Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Foodbank
— Sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning
Tuesday, March 24
Women's History Month
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Room 320A, MSASS Building
A keynote speech will be delivered by Dr. Linda Niccolai, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Yale University. Her talk will focus on transnational research on HIV/AIDS in women, and more specifically on using harm reduction as an approach to improving women's health in the U.S. and abroad. Using a public health framework, she will discuss prevention interventions for female adolescents in the U.S., commercial sex workers in India, and commercial sex workers who inject illicit drugs in the U.S.
— Sponsored by the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, University Program Board, and Office of Greek Life
Wednesday, March 25
Writings on the Wall
From Wednesday, March 25 to Friday, March 27
Location: Mather Quad behind Mather Memorial
The Writings on the Wall project centers around acceptance and the fight against discrimination and oppression. Students will get the chance to share their personal experiences of oppression, discrimination, outrage, hate, and other dehumanizing actions. A wall will be constructed behind the Mather Memorial on the Mather Quad and students, faculty, and staff will be able to paint on the wall words or images that symbolize their personal negative experiences while viewing what others have written or drawn on the wall. The wall will stand for 2-1/2 days. Please join us at 12:30 p.m. on March 27 to hear guest speaker, Dr. Mobley, Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity, and to partake in the annual ceremony where the CWRU Community will pull down the wall as a symbolization of the fight against hate and injustice.
— Sponsored by: Juniper Residential College
International Women's Group (IWG)
Time: noon to 1 p.m.
Location: International Student Services Lounge, Sears Building
IWG is a resource for international students, their spouses/partners, and their children. It aims to increase support, foster friendships, and link international students and spouses to campus and community resources. For more information, please contact Samiya Ilmudeen or Katie Hanna.
— Sponsored by Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, International Student Services, and University Counseling Service
Case SERVES: Ronald McDonald House
Time: 3:15 to 6 p.m.
Location: Ronald McDonald House
The Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland helps to support families whose children are receiving treatment at area hospitals by providing an affordable place to stay as well as other vital services and resources. Depending upon occupancy at the time, volunteers will take part in housekeeping, cooking, administrative tasks, activities with children, and/or families and yard work. For more information, contact Ore Shenbanjo.
— Sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning
About MAN and GOD and LAW - Bob Dylan and Religion: Stephen Hazan Arnoff
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Room 309, Clark Hall
As rock 'n' roll's greatest poet and one of the most important artists in any medium over the past half century, Bob Dylan wrestles with religion at the heart of his work. From iconoclast to Zionist to fundamentalist and back, explore Dylan's encounter with God, the Bible, Israel, religious identity, faith, and morality. In a discussion illustrated by selected clips of music, video, and text, scholar of popular and Jewish culture Stephen Hazan Arnoff explains how Dylan's pursuit for spiritual truth embodies a modern quest of many great artists and intellectuals to make sense of ancient traditions and folkways when religious institutions and practice fail them. A self-defined religious outlaw, learn how Dylan makes sense of his own creed: "To live outside the Law you must be honest."
Stephen Hazan Arnoff, born and raised in Cleveland, is Executive Director at the 14th Street Y in New York City. Called "The Godfather of the Jewish cultural revolution" by writer Jay Michaelson, Arnoff's work includes "The Tale of a Boy Who Would be King," a rock opera with school curriculum informed by the Book of Jonah. He was founding director of Artists Networks and Programming at the Makor/Steinhardt Center of the 92nd Street Y and served as managing editor of Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture. The author of numerous works on art, culture, and education, his writings have been published in Hebrew, Italian, and English. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University and a Master of Arts in Midrash from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Thursday, March 26
Blood Drive
Time: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: Fribley Commons
— Sponsored by the Office of Greek Life
Case SERVES: East End
Time: 3:15 to 6 p.m.
Location: East End Neighborhood House
Work with K-6th grade youth in an after-school program tutoring and assisting with academic enrichment activities. For more information, contact Danying Liu.
— Sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning
Women's History Month Event: A Celebration of Women in Dance Across Cultures
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Strosacker Auditorium
Want to see the world without leaving campus or spending a dollar? Come and experience Ireland, Hungary, and Greece with the Csárdás Dance Company, Murphy Irish Dancers, and St. Demetrios Hellenic Dance Troupe. Each will perform 20-30 minute routines that will specifically highlight women's roles in cultural dance from around the world. Free and open to the public.
— Sponsored by the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, University Program Board, and Office of Greek Life
WISER Dinner with Professionals
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: Thwing Center
Students will have a chance to share dinner and conversations at themed tables (i.e., engineers, physicians, and researchers) with professionals and other students from various fields of interest. For reservations and more information, contact Kate Pollard.
— Sponsored by the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women
Friday, March 27
Walk in My Shoes
Time: 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Location: Thwing Center
The Juniper Residential College Residence Life staff will host its 3rd Annual Walk in My Shoes program. Please join us on March 27 as we walk you through Recycling at CWRU and how YOU can have an impact on the future of our Earth.
For the first time this year, Case Western Reserve University joined Recyclemania, a friendly nationwide competition between colleges and universities. This follows the mission of Case President Barbara Snyder, who signed the American Colleges and Universities Climate Commitment, a high-visibility effort to address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions and to accelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth's climate. This year, the Juniper Residential College Council held their own Recyclemania Floor Wars program, recycling a total of 695 pounds!
— Sponsored by Juniper Residential College
Women's History Month Event: Speaker and Community Service, Dr. Janet McGrath
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: 1st Floor, Guilford House
Dr. McGrath of the Case Western Reserve University Anthropology Department will speak about her extensive experience working with women and girls affected by AIDS in Uganda. Participants will then have the opportunity to help create care packages for a local organization dedicated to helping those whose lives have been impacted by AIDS in our own community. Sponsored by the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, University Program Board, and Office of Greek Life.
19th Annual Unity Banquet and Scholarship Dinner, Featuring Special Guest, Kirk Franklin
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m.
The theme for this year's banquet is "An Evening with Kirk Franklin." As a songwriter, record producer, music director, singer, and pianist, Franklin's remarkable career has been instrumental in changing the landscape of contemporary gospel music. He is known worldwide as the leader of urban contemporary gospel choirs such as the Family and God's Property. He won five Grammy's, 34 Stellar Awards, and 12 Dove Awards. He also won two BET Music Awards, four NAACP Awards, and a Soul Train Award. Please contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 216.368.2904 on or before March 25 to purchase your tickets. This event will recognize the academic achievements of Case underrepresented students. All proceeds go toward underrepresented student scholarships.
Saturday, March 28
Saturday of Service
Location: Volunteer sites throughout the community
Join CCEL for our Spring Saturday of Service scheduled for Saturday, March 28. Bring a group of friends or volunteer individually with different community organizations throughout Cleveland. Past events included tutoring young students, visiting senior centers, cleaning out a thrift store, and other projects. Transportation is provided to sites that are not within walking distance. For more information contact Angela Schluchter.
— Sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning
Sunday, March 29
Greek III: Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: John Hay Auditorium
Learn more about Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough by visiting his website.
— Sponsored by the Office of Greek Life