Office for Diversity Enhancement

Fall 2008 Diversity Calendar

SEPTEMBER

10    Vodka Lemon, Fall 2008 Film Series, South Dakota Art Museum, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Jeff
         Heinle, 688-4171.

17    Les Gout des Autres (The Taste of Others), French film, Ag Hall 100A, 7:00 p.m.  Contact
         Marie-Pierre Baggett, 688-4278.

17    Look Both Ways, Fall 2008 Film Series, South Dakota Art Museum, 7:00 p.m.  Contact
        Jeff Heinle, 688-4171.

18    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, SAG 100B, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Office of Multicultural
         Affairs, 688-5585.

22    Samantha Wahls, an SDSU student, presentation on her trip to Niger and her summer
         internship in France through ENSAT, NFA 169, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Marie-Pierre Baggett,
         688-4278.

22    Spoken Word Artist: Gabriela Garcia Medina, SSU Jack’s Place, 7:00 p.m.  Contact
         Office of Multicultural Affairs, 688-5585.

23    Unplanned Democracy, Fall 2008 Film Series, South Dakota Art Museum, 7:00 p.m. 
         Contact Jeff Heinle, 688-4171.

25    Comida Latina Luncheon, Larson Commons Cafeteria.  Contact Office of Multicultural
         Affairs, 688-5585.

25    International Conversation & Coffee Group, United Faith Center (8th & 11th Ave.), 8:00
         p.m.  Contact Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.

29    Sweet Land, Fall 2008 Film Series, South Dakota Art Museum, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Jeff
         Heinle, 688-4171.

29    Welcome, Big Read!, a celebration with guest speakers with Egyptian food, music and
         language.  Reception at SDSU Briggs Library, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., and Brookings
        Public Library, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Dinner and program, Egyptian cuisine and food
        History with guests Dr. Azza M.H. El Kholy and Clifford Wright, 6:30 p.m.  Tickets
        required.  Contact Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.

OCTOBER

1    Persepolis, Fall 2008 Film Series, South Dakota Art Museum, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Jeff
      Heinle, 688-4171.

6    Chicano/a Art Lecture: Cathryn Josefina Merla-Watson, SSU 169, 6:30 p.m.  Contact
      Office of Multicultural Affairs, 688-5585.

8    Imprint, Fall 2008 Film Series, South Dakota Art Museum, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Jeff Heinle,
      688-4171.

9    International Conversation & Coffee Group, United Faith Center (8th & 11th Ave.), 8:00
      p.m.  Contact Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.

10    20th Annual Conference - Consider the Century: Past and Present Tribal College Presidents’ Perspectives  on the Past 20 Years.
        10:00 a.m.  Dr. Karen Gayton Comeau, Past President, Haskell Indian Nations University
        11:00 a.m.  Dr. Elden Lawrence, Past President, Sisseton Wahpeton College
          1:00 p.m.    Dr. David Gipp, President, United Tribes Technical College
          2:00 p.m.    Dr. Laurel Vermillion, President, Sitting Bull College
          SSU Volstorff Ballroom, conference schedule TBA.  Contact Charles Woodard, 688-4056.

12    Brookings Diversity Potluck, Old Sanctuary (4th & Medary), 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  Free –
         bring a cultural dish to pass (optional).  Contact George Hamer, george.hamer@sdstate.edu

14    Lectures – four South Dakota teachers who toured Turkey, Brookings Public Library Cooper Room, 7:00 p.m.,  free and open to public.  Contact Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.

15    End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream, Fall 2008 Film
         Series, South Dakota Art Museum, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Jeff Heinle, 688-4171.

15    Documentary: The Sixth Section, SAG 100A, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Office of Multicultural
         Affairs, 688-5585.

16    World Food Day Teleconference – Choices for a Warm and Hungry Planet, hosted by
        Ray Suarez, Pugsley Hall #214, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Contact Allen Branum, 688-4815.

20    Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), French film, Ag Hall
        100A, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Marie-Pierre Baggett, 688-4278.

23    International Conversation & Coffee Group, United Faith Center (8th & 11th Ave.), 8:00
        p.m.  Contact Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.

25    Office of Multicultural Affairs Halloween 5K Fun Run, race starts at 9:00 a.m. HPER
         Center entrance.  Contact Office of Multicultural Affairs, 688-5585.

27    American Indian Cultural Tutorial (faculty & staff), SYE 204, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
        Limited enrollment.  Contact Allen Branum, 688-4815.

29    Latin Dance Workshop, SSU Volstorff Ballroom, 6:00 p.m.  Contact Office of Multicultural
         Affairs, 688-5585.

NOVEMBER

3    American Indian Cultural Tutorial (faculty & staff), SYE 204, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
      Limited enrollment.  Contact Allen Branum, 688-4815.

3    Exchange students from France will share cultural insights and answer questions about
      living, studying, and working in France, NFA 169, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Marie-Pierre
      Baggett, 688-4278.

6    Native American Documentary: Black Indians: An American Story, SAG 100B, 7:00 p.m.
      Contact Office of Multicultural Affairs, 688-5585.

9    International Night: Volstorff Ballroom, 7:00 p.m. Contact David Karki, 688-4949.

10    American Indian Cultural Tutorial (faculty & staff), SYE 204, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
        Limited enrollment.  Contact Allen Branum, 688-4815.

12    The Thief and the Dogs, South Dakota Art Museum Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.  Contact
        Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.

13    Lecture – “Egypt’s Troubled Road to Democracy”, Mark Johnson, Performing Arts
        Center, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.

13    International Conversation & Coffee Group, United Faith Center (8th & 11th Ave.), 8:00
        p.m.  Contact Marilyn Brown, 688-6559.

14-15    Egyptian Cinema Film Festival, South Dakota Art Museum, time TBA.  11/14 – 5:30 p.m.,
              11/15 – 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.  Contact Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.

17    American Indian Cultural Tutorial (faculty & staff), SYE 204, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
        Limited enrollment.  Contact Allen Branum, 688-4815.

17    Chaos, Ag Hall 100A, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Marie-Pierre Baggett, 688-4278.

19    It’s Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School, Fall 2008 Film Series, South Dakota
        Art Museum, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Jeff Heinle, 688-4171.

24    American Indian Cultural Tutorial (faculty & staff), SYE 204, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
        Limited enrollment.  Contact Allen Branum, 688-4815.

DECEMBER

1    American Indian Cultural Tutorial (faculty & staff), SYE 204, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
      Limited enrollment.  Contact Allen Branum, 688-4815.

2    Native American Comedy: Christmas in the Clouds, SAG 100A, 7:00 p.m.  Contact Office
      of Multicultural Affairs, 688-5585.