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| RECEPTION FOR DR. MORRIS ON THURSDAY, MAY 18 FROM 4-5:30 IN SMSU 329
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| Honorary Degree Recipient - Senator Avel Gordly Monday, June 5, 2017 from 3-5pm, SMSU Multicultural Center This event, open to the campus community and community-at-large, recognizes the achievements of honorary degree recipient Senator Avel Gordly. Senator Gordly served as a faculty member in the Department of Black Studies at Portland State where she mentored and educated students. An alum of Portland State, this event honors her many contributions to the department, university, community, and the State of Oregon.
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Black Studies has a Student Peer Coordinator!
If you have been in Pan African Commons or in class with her, you will see the De'Zhane McClyde has an infectious smile and the desire to learn! De'Zhane will not only be working on meeting students interested in the Black Studies major and minor, but she will be sharing information on different events that the department has planned for the remainder of the academic year. Expect to see her visiting your classes during the Fall 2017 registration perod!
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PSU Black Studies students present at conference
Cleopatra "Cle" Odell (2nd from right) and Tascha Johnson (center) presented at the Pacific Sociological Association annual conference held in Portland in April. Both students were enrolled in Dr. Jackson's BST 419U: African American Women in the U.S. course and presented research papers written for the course.
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We're Going to Cuba!
Dr. Shirley A. Jackson and Dr. Pedro-Ferbel-Azcarate received an Internationalization Council Grant through the Office of International Affairs to build a study abroad program in Santiago de Cuba. Both professors have travelled extensively around the island and want to share that experience with students. Keep your eyes out for news on the program we hope to begin offering in 2018! A video of music and dance from El Cobre in Santiago de Cuba is found here.
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| STUDENTS - FALL REGISTRATION BEGINS MAY 15!! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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| Upcoming Events- May 20, 2017, 2:00-4:00pm, Yo Ghana! Annual Celebration - Africa House 10301 NE Glisan, Portland
More: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yo-ghana-annual-celebration-tickets-32907685774
- May 20, 2017 and June 3, 2017, 2:00-4:00pm, Honoring the Black History of Williams Avenue
Join local artists Cleo Davis and Kayin Talton Davis who have been collecting stories, memories and histories from Black community members. Their artwork is now complete and ready for installation. We hope that this project will serve as both a visual archive and an inspiration for future community efforts.
More: historicblackwilliamsproject@portlandoregon.gov
- May 24, 2017, 3:00-5:00pm, Dr. Ferbel-Azcarate Receives Excellence in Sustainability Teaching Award -
SMSU Ballroom (3rd floor)
More: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10th-annual-psu-sustainability-celebration-tickets-32642139518
- May 25, 2017, 2:00-4:00pm, Book Reading & Discussion of Sarah Haley's No Mercy Here, PKM 101
Join Dr. Derrais Carter as he leads a discussion of Haley's book on women, gender, and prison. Students, contact Dr. Carter to obtain a copy of the book and to receive more information on the book group.
More: https://www.pdx.edu/blackstudies/sarah-haley-book-reading-05-25-17
- June 2, 2017, 3:00-5:00pm, Recognizing Senator Avel Gordly, Multicultural Center, SMSU 2nd floor
Senator Avel Gordly will be an honorary degree receipient at PSU's commencement ceremony on June 18th. In advance of this honor, we recognize the contributions she has made to Black Studies, PSU, the local community, and the State of Oregon.
- June 3, 2017, 2:00-5:00pm, Department of Black Studies - Black Bag Speaker Series, Oregon Food Bank, 7900 NE 33rd, Portland
Topic: Black and Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Panelists include: Shantae Johnson, Director of Mudbone Grown; Roberta Eaglehorse-Ortiz, Oregon Inter-Tribal Breastfeeding Group; Edward Hill, Community Outreach Organizer for the Rebuilding Center; Kimberely Porter, African-American Breastfeeding Coalition; Judy Bluehorse, Professor Indigenous Nations Studies at PSU.
More: https://www.pdx.edu/blackstudies/black-indigenous-food-sovereignty
- June 10, 2017, 4:00pm, Black Graduation Ceremony, Hoffman Hall
More: https://youtu.be/OZWnFjFoi1A
Employment and Committee Opportunities with the PSU Cultural CentersThe PSU Cultural Resource Centers Advisory Board is looking for new members. There are also jobs available through the Cultural Resource Center. Click this link for more information.
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