Welcome!
College is a time to expand your understanding of the world beyond your past learning and current viewpoints. This is not a time to cling to the known. Seek the unknown!
Meet people from different backgrounds. Talk to someone from another country. Take classes to better understand dynamics around racism, sexism, homophobia, socio-economic differences and other important aspects of our society. Attend programs and dialogues that expose you to people different than those you grew up with. Take steps to figure out your own culture. Prepare yourself for a global workplace. Learn another language. The opportunities go on and on . . .
What's New!
Join Unify!
A coalition of diverse students, working together to shift the diversity conversation at Ohio University.
Contact Unify@ohio.edu
Some Events of Interest
Gays & Gods Series: Our Spiritual Journeys
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
April 11, 2006
Location: 1804 Lounge, Baker Center
Website: http://www.ohio.edu/lgbt
Dine & Discuss
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
April 12, 2006
Come and discuss relevant topics around lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues while enjoying a free light lunch.
Location: Baker University Center, Room 334
Website: http://www.ohio.edu/lgbt
Community Service Forum Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
April 13, 2006
The Community service forum series has been created for spring quarter to engage students in on-going dialogue with community based oragnizations through an informal and educational setting. The series takes place every other Thursday evening in the Bunch of Grapes Room from 7:00pm-9:00pm. A different community organization will be represented each time. Each evening will be different- some presenters will come and speak, some will show films, and some might bring current volunteers to talk about their experiences with the organization. The topics this quarter are: Make-A-Wish Foundation, Invisible Children, Habitat for Humanity, Rural Action, and National and International service opportunities.
Location: Bunch of Grapes Room, Baker Center
Contact: community.service@ohio.edu
Study Abroad Comes to You
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
April 18, 2006
Stop by to speak with Peer Advisors from the Office of Education Abroad about your options for going abroad.
Location: Grover West 131
Website: http://www.ohio.edu/studyabroad
Southeast Asian Studies Lecture
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
April 21, 2006
Ubonrat Siriyuvasak, Associate Professor and Deputy Dean for Research and International Affairs, Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University, will speak on ¿People¿s Media and Communication Rights in Indonesia and the Philippines¿
Location: Bentley Hall, Room 124
Contact: schneidk@ohio.edu
Race & The Spectrum of Critical Consciousness
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
April 21, 2006
See April 07, 2006 listing for details.
Location: Elizabeth Baker Room- Baker Center
Contact: harrisa1@ohio.edu
SafeZone Training
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 24, 2006 - April 27, 2006
The OHIO SafeZone project is a voluntary, educational effort to support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) & Questioning students, faculty and staff at Ohio University by attending a 2 hour workshop and by displaying a SafeZone card. If you are LGBT supportive it is time to act! Ohio University can be a better place for all to learn. YOU CAN HELP MAKE US BETTER! Became a SafeZone for LGBT people on Campus!
Website: http://www.ohio.edu/lgbt
Community Service Forum Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
April 27, 2006
See April 13, 2006 listing for details.
Location: Bunch of Grapes Room, Baker Center
Contact: community.service@ohio.edu
International Studies Forum
Time: Varies
April 28, 2006
Ambassador Joseph Huggins, Senior Advisor, Financing and Capital Flows Committee of the Corporate Council on Africa, will present a talk on opportunties in the United States Foreign Service. Huggins last served as Ambassador to Botswana.
Location: Bentley Hall, Room 124
Contact: gray@ohio.edu
Race & The Spectrum of Critical Consciousness
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
April 28, 2006
See April 07, 2006 listing for details.
Location: Elizabeth Baker Room- Baker Center
Contact: harrisa1@ohio.edu
Athens International Film and Video Festival
Time: Varies
April 28, - May 5, 2006
The 33rd Annual Athens International Film and Video Festival will present a wide diversity of contemporary world and independent cinema. The Film Festival also includes guest artist presentations, a competition for film and video makers, and other special events. Full Festival information will be available on our website by mid-March 2006.
Location: Athena Cinema, Athena Grande, Stuart's Opera House
Website: http://www.Athensfest.org
OUT @ the Movies Presents: But I'm A Cheerleader
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
May 02, 2006
Megan is an all-American girl. She's a cheerleader; she has a boyfriend, etc. But she doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. And she only has pictures of girls up in her locker. Her parents and friends conclude that she *must* be gay and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, full of admittedly homosexual misfits, where she can learn to how to be straight. Will Megan be turned around to successful heterosexuality, or will she succumb to her love for the beautiful Graham?
Location: Scripps 111
Website: http://www.ohio.edu/lgbt
Get the Scoop on Study Abroad
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
May 03, 2006
Join us for ice cream and information on how you can go abroad. This even will take place on the front patio of Gordy Hall, weather permitting.
Location: Gordy 113
Contact: wright-s@ohio.edu
Website: http://www.ohio.edu/studyabroad
Southeast Asian Studies Lecture
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
May 05, 2006
Amzulian Rifai, a lecturer in Human Rights and Consitutional Law at Sriwijaya University Law School in South Sumatra, Indonesia, will speak on "Women in Local Parliament in the Province of South Sumatra, Indonesia". He is a visiting Fulbright scholar at Ohio University.
Location: Yamada International House Seminar Room
Contact: schneidk@ohio.edu
SafeZone Training
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
May 09, 2006
The OHIO SafeZone project is a voluntary, educational effort to support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) & Questioning students, faculty and staff at Ohio University by attending a 2 hour workshop and by displaying a SafeZone card. If you are LGBT supportive it is time to act! Ohio University can be a better place for all to learn. YOU CAN HELP MAKE US BETTER! Became a SafeZone for LGBT people on Campus!
Website: http://www.ohio.edu/lgbt
Dine & Discuss
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
May 10, 2006
Come and discuss relevant topics around lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues while enjoying a free light lunch.
Location: Baker University Center, Room 334
Website: http://www.ohio.edu/lgbt Community Service Forum Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
May 11, 2006
See April 13, 2006 listing for details.
Location: Bunch of Grapes Room, Baker Center
Contact: community.service@ohio.edu
Celebration of African Culture Through the Arts
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
May 12, 2006
Heritage: Celebration of African Culture Through the Arts features the Ohio University African Ensemble and special guest artists. It is an exciting evening of traditional and contemporary African music and Dance.
Location: Templeton--Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Contact: badu-you@ohio.edu
Heritage: Celebration of African Culture
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
May 12, 2006
An exciting day of traditional and contemporary African music and dance under the direction of Zelma Badu-Younge and Paschal Yao Younge.
Location: Templeton--Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Website: http://ohiou.edu/music
International Week Keynote Address
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
May 15, 2006
Dr. Gifford Doxsee, Professor Emeritus of History, will speak on "Thirty Years of Internationalism at Ohio University"
Location: Walter Hall Rotunda
Contact: mccallum@ohio.edu
International Studies Forum
Time: Varies (See Detail)
May 19, 2006
Dr. I Nyoman Sedana, Chair of the Department of Theatre at the Indoneian Arts Institute in Bali, and international scholar and artist of wayang, will speak on Multiculturalism and Humanism in Balinese Arts.
Location: Bentley Hall, Room 124
Contact: schneidk@ohio.edu
International Street Fair
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
May 20, 2006
Join us for a day of fun with music, dances, arts and crafts from around the world presented by various campus and community groups.
Location: Court Street
Contact: mccallum@ohio.edu
Community Service Forum Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
May 25, 2006
See April 13, 2006 listing for details.
Location: Bunch of Grapes Room, Baker Center
Contact: community.service@ohio.edu
International Studies Forum
Time: Varies (See Detail)
May 26, 2006 - Jun 02, 2006
Arman Grigorian, Visiting Lecturer at Wesleyan University, will speak on "Why Third Party Interventions Can Lead to Escalated Violence in State-minority Disputes"
Location: Bentley Hall, Room 124
Contact: cochraj1@ohio.edu
African Children and African Media
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Jun 15, 2006 - Jun 16, 2006
The Institute for the African Child's 7th Annual Conference will be convened by Firdoze Bulbulia, founder of the African Children's Broadcasting Foundation. The conference will establish a clearer view of how African children are represented and underrepresented in African and Western audi-visual and print cultures. The sessions will explore the type and role of media made by state, private and non-profit institutions, and examine their impact on the lives of African children.
Location: TBA
Contact: negashg@ohio.edu
Checkout links to Events.
Look for the Diversify Symbols on fliers, posters and ads for many different diversity-focused happenings on campus - concerts, speakers, celebrations and discussions.
Refer to Useful Links for connections to many other student activities and organizations across campus and beyond!
Come back to this page often to keep up with the latest news and events.
Join our effort!
If your organization is hosting a diversity-related event and would like to use the Diversify symbol as an additional way to promote it, please go to the symbol page for criteria for use and to download the Symbol. Or please email us at yourworld@ohio.edu
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