Multicultural Affairs :: Calendar


	Upcoming Events Every month, the Multicultural Affairs at the School of Nursing celebrates diversity and multiculturalism by hosting and co-sponsoring a number of academic, social, and informational activities. September 2004 Summer Bootcamp is a half-day intensive introduction to the School of Nursing. This program is designed for incoming students from underrepresented groups, community college and RN transfer students . Registration is required. 09/03, 11:00—4:00pm Join the Multicultural Affairs and the Office of International Students for a light lunch and ice cream in honor of students of color and international students. 09/16, 3-5pm GENESIS SCHOLAR applications are due 9/10/04!. For eligible students to be considered for monthly stipends, a GENESIS Scholar Application must be submitted by today. For more information, check out our website www.nursing.umich.edu/oma In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. 09/15, 12-1, 1334 SON “Why a Nurse and Not a Doctor?” Join us for a lively discussion for our September Book Club as we answer this question. Featured book: “Nursing the Image: Media, Culture and Professional Identity” by Julia Hallam. 9/21, 12-1pm, 1334 SON October 2004 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage…. 10/7, 12-1, 1334 SON Celebrate Hispanic Heritage…. 10/15, 12-1, 1334 SON “ What’s in a Name? The Roles of RNs: Diploma, Associate Degree, and BSNs.” Join us for a lively discussion for our October Book Club as we answer this question. Featured book: “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahari. 10/21, 5-6pm, 1334 SON Diwali is the celebration of the Hindu New Year. Join us for an Indian lunch and discussion on Diwali. Registration IS required. 10/28, 11:45-1:00, 1334 SON November 2004 11/04, 12-1, 1334 SON The Fishbowl Forum is an opportunity for SON students to talk about issues affecting them. Faculty and staff are invited to “observe” the fishbowl, but the discussion is only for students and is a forum to speak freely. 11/09, 4-6pm, 1334 SON: 11/12, 12-1pm, 1334 SON “Healing or Hoax? Spirituality and the Mind-Body Connection.” Join us for a lively discussion for our November Book Club as we answer this question. Featured book: “Mother, Heal My Self: An Intergenerational Healing Journey” by JoEllen Koernner. 11/16, 12-1pm, 1334 SON January 2005 MLK SON Event sponsored by OMA and GRO 01/11, 12-1:30pm, 1334 SON Campus wide activities in honor of Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr. 01/17 Better off Dead? Health Care for the American Poor.” Join us for a lively discussion for our January Book Club as we answer this question. Featured book: “Mama Might Be Better Off Dead: The Failure of Health Care in Urban America” by Laurie Kaye Abraham. 01/20, 5-6pm, 1334 February 2005 Black History Month Event 02/03, 12-1, 1334 SON Black History Month Event 02/10, 12-1, 1334 SON “Do Nurses Eat Their Own?” Join us for a lively discussion for our FebruaryBook Club as we answer this question. Featured book: “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker. 02/15, 12-1pm, 1334 SON Black History Month Event 02/18, 12-1pm, 1334 SON March 2005 ASIAN NEW YEAR CELEBRATION. Registration is required. 03/16, 11:30-1pm, 1334 SON ”Whose Country is it, Anyway? ?” Join us for a lively discussion for our March Book Club as we answer this question. Featured book: “My Own Country: A Doctor’s Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS” by Abraham Verghese. 03/17, 5-6pm, 1334 SON The Fishbowl Forum is an opportunity for SON students to talk about issues affecting them. Faculty and staff are invited to “observe” the fishbowl, but the discussion is only for students and is a forum to speak freely. 03/10, 4-6pm, 1334 SON April 2005 Join us for the 4th Annual Alumni of Color Symposium and Luncheon. RSVP is required for this event. 04/09, 11-3pm Ann Arbor Crowne Plaza If We Don’t Help Her, Who Will?” Join us for a lively discussion for our April Book Club as we answer this question. Featured book: “Women Hollering Creek: and Other Stories” by Sandra Cisneros 04/12, 12-1pm, 1334 SON May 2005 ”Nurse Ratched...Chaos or Control? The Role of Nurses in Mental Health Care.” Join us for a lively discussion for our May Book Club as we answer this question. Featured book: “One Flew Ove the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey 05/19, 5-6pm, 1334 SON