Week of
September 18–22, 2023
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SOCIAL EQUITY & TITLE IX DIGEST
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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH: September 15–October 15 (Learn more)
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WEEKLY WORDS TO PONDER:
“It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.”
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| IUP Values Me
This popular section of the Digest will return in the coming weeks. One student and one staff member will be highlighted to “shine a spotlight” on their leadership and involvement in campus programs and their great work assisting our campus community with diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or civil rights awareness. If you have a suggestion for an IUP community member to feature in this section, please email social-equity@iup.edu.
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| Student Organization Activities of Note This Week:
- Women in Business will welcome the group’s first guest speaker of the semester, Kate Speer, on Wednesday, September 20. Details
- NAACP-IUP invites all to find out “Why NAACP?” on Thursday, September 21. Details
- The IUP Outdoors Club is going to the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium’s Asian Lantern Festival on Friday, September 22. Details
- HISPANIC AND LATINO HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION! All are welcome for this festive evening featuring music, dancing, and food on Friday, September 22, at 5:30 p.m. in the Folger Student Center. Hosted by the Latino Student Organization (LaSO). Further information: hysbc@iup.edu
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EVENTS OF NOTE THIS WEEK
PLEASE PARTICIPATE, SHARE AS APPROPRIATE, OR INCLUDE IN YOUR CLASSES.
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Overview
- Monday, September 18: Six O’Clock Series: Constitution Day—What Would Our Founding Fathers Say?
- Tuesday, September 19: Queer Book Club: Stone Fruit, by Lee Lai
- Tuesday, September 19: Film Viewing of Letters to Uranus: The Hidden Life of Tedd Burr
- Tuesday, September 19: FOLDIS Presentation: Language Universals—Focusing on Commonalities for Diversity and Inclusivity
- Tuesday, September 19: Chalk the Walk for RAINN Day 2023
- Wednesday, September 20: RAINN Day 2023
- Wednesday, September 20: MCSLE Lunch & Learn: Music for a Cultural Fusion, featuring Hugo Cruz, Cuban musician and percussionist
- Friday, September 22: Crimson Blast: An SGA Multicultural Festival
- Saturday, September 23: Concert: Hugo Cruz and the Caminos
Coming Up Next Week:
- Monday, September 25: Six O’Clock Series: Documentary Screening—Hazing, by Byron Hurt
- Tuesday, September 26: Holocaust Remembrance Event: Survivors Oscar Singer and Albert Farhy
- Tuesday, September 26: Queer Conversations: DEI at IUP
- Tuesday, September 26: Flu Clinic—Open to IUP students, staff, and faculty (Learn more)
- Thursday, September 28: IUP Blood Drive—make an appointment!
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| Details
- Tuesday, September 19: Queer Book Club: Stone Fruit, by Lee Lai
4:00–5:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall, Room 111
This month’s LGBTQIA+ Support read is Stone Fruit. At times joyful and at others heartbreaking, this work reveals how painful it can be to become vulnerable to your loved ones and how fulfilling it is to be understood finally for who you are. Further information: lgbtqia-support@iup.edu
- Tuesday, September 19: Film Viewing of Letters to Uranus: The Hidden Life of Tedd Burr
5:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
Queer Conversations will host a discussion with book author and film director Lenny Pinna on his genre-defying and gender-bending docudrama. Further information: lgbtqia-support@iup.edu
- Tuesday, September 19: FOLDIS Presentation: Language Universals—Focusing on Commonalities for Diversity and Inclusivity
6:00–8:00 p.m.—Jane Leonard Hall, Room 225
All languages share grammatical principles with distinctive variables and are part of the culture, history, and tradition of a given community. Come learn how language teaches us about diversity and what key features all languages have in common. Hosted by the Foreign Language Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS). Further information: 724-357-2325.
- Wednesday, September 21: RAINN Day 2023
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.—Oak Grove
RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest, National Network) Day is IUP’s way of supporting efforts to educate campuses, support survivors, raise awareness, and take a stand against sexual assault. Come to the Oak Grove to see displays of umbrellas, show your support, and find resources. Sponsored by the Haven Project, University College, and the Alice Paul House. Further information
- Wednesday, September 20: MCSLE Lunch & Learn: Music for a Cultural Fusion
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.—Cogswell Hall, Room 121
Enjoy a free lunch and join the Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement and FOLDIS as they present Hugo Cruz, a Cuban musician and percussionist. (See also the September 23 performance information below.) Further information: 724-357-2598, coates@iup.edu
- Friday, September 22: Crimson Blast: An SGA Multicultural Festival
4:00–7:00 p.m.—HUB Ohio Room
Come meet IUP’s multicultural organizations and enjoy free food, music, and great performances! Sponsored by MCSLE and the Student Government Association. Further information: 724-357-2598, coates@iup.edu, or byjdc@iup.edu
- Saturday, September 23: Concert: Hugo Cruz and the Caminos
7:00–9:30 p.m.—Gorell Recital Hall, Second Floor of Sutton Hall
Celebrate diversity through rhythms from around the world! Hugo Cruz and the Caminos fuse rhythms and melodies of Afro-Cuban, Cuban, and American music in an original contemporary expression that honors traditional Cuban form. This concert is free and open to the public. Further information
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Hosting an event you’d like us to mention in an upcoming issue?
Digest issues are emailed every Monday morning. Send all information concerning your event to social-equity@iup.edu, and we will include it in the appropriate weekly issue. And, please be sure to enter your event in the CMS through the DIVERSITY, STUDENT, and CENTRAL CALENDARS so that it will receive wider marketing, appear on the IUP Now website, and achieve greater attendance.
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