It's a new semester and things are hot here in the Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy! Our calendars are full and new programming is being put together every day. We were sad to bid farewell to Hugo Najera (Coordinator for Latino Student Involvement) and Mary Lesch (Graduate Coordinator for LGBT Student Involvement) as well as two of our awesome student workers and friends, James and Noah, at the end of last semester, but we know they are going on to do great things. Congratulations to James on graduating (good luck with grad school!) and to Noah for getting a sweet internship with GenderPAC! We will miss them dearly, but we got to eat some going away cake and we'll always have the memories. :)
This semester, we welcomed a new student worker, Pareesha Narang! Pareesha is a sophomore journalism major who has already brought a lot of great ideas, dedication, and good attitude to MICA. We're really psyched to have her!
In other news, we've only been back a week, but the semester is in full swing. Black History Month starts tomorrow, and it's going to be awesome. If you haven't already, stop by the MICA Office (1120) in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union- Center for Campus Life, and pick up a free Black History Month calendar, with all the events for the month handily listed, so you don't miss a thing. We're also selling Black History Month long sleeve shirts for only ten dollars, and they're going fast, so make sure to get yours before they're gone! If you have any questions about purchasing a shirt, please contact Stephanie Smith, Graduate Coordinator for Black Student Involvement and Advocacy @ steph1@umd.edu. The official UMD Black History Month website is www.blackhistorymonth.umd.edu.
Remember, the MICA Office is here for the students...come visit anytime, and let us know how we can improve the campus climate and better empower the students we strive to serve.
Good luck with classes,
The MICA Staff
1 comment:
Yay for new staff and a new semester!!
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