MISS To Host Week For UniDiversity

The Office of Multicultural and International Student Services will give SHSU some 'UniDiversity' with a week filled with activities designed to enhance awareness of other cultures, foster unity within the campus community and celebrate differences.

A “UniDiversity Week Icebreaker” will kick off the events with ice cream on Monday (April 3), at 4 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom.

On Tuesday, students Willie Dean and Jessica Hererra will discuss “Zapata versus Pancho Villa,” at 11 a.m. in LSC Room 304.

The event will focus on “the differences between Zapata and Pancho Villa and how they compare to Malcolm X and MLK (Martin Luther King) Jr.,” said Jennifer T. Roberts, MISS program coordinator.

That afternoon, MISS will host an interactive activity that explores the discrimination in races and how others are treated because of race with “Discrimination within My Race,” with guest speaker Carmelita Pop-Freeman, regional director of community relations services with the U.S. Department of Justice, at 2 p.m. in LSC Room 315.

On Wednesday, students will have a taste of Italy with authentic food, activities and prizes during “Taste of SHSU: Italy,” at noon in the LSC Mall Area.

Those interested in studying abroad can find out everything he or she needs during the Study Abroad Information Fair on Thursday, at 11 a.m. in the LSC Mall Area. This event is co-sponsored by the Office of International Programs.

“The purpose of this program is to mainly provide different programs/departments on campus an opportunity to talk personally with students and provide the information that they have so that more students can be interested in the possibilities of coordinating the program in their degree plan and helping them along the way,” said MISS student assistant Sheeba Daniel.

That afternoon, political science assistant professor Mitzi Mahoney will discuss issues in the sex trade industry with “The Sex Trade Revealed,” at 2 p.m. in LSC Room 315.

Finally, on Friday, MISS will discuss issues surrounding diversity and multiculturalism at SHSU with a “Diversity Think Tank Breakfast” at 9 a.m. in LSC 302.

Those who attend the events will earn Multicultural Awareness Certification points.

For more information, contact the Office of MISS at 936.294.DVST or diversity@shsu.edu.

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SHSU Media Contact: Jennifer Gauntt
March 30, 2006
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