Events

Diversity Week: October 5th - 10th

• Ongoing
• Tuesday, October 7th
• Wednesday, October 8th
• Thursday, October 9th
• Friday, October 10th

Diversity Week is a collaborative initiative by the Unity Center, NAACP RIC Chapter, Rainbow Alliance, Women's Center, Career Development Center, Bannister Gallery, Student Union, and the departments of Anthropology, Disability Services, Educational Studies, Music, Theater and Dance, and Psychology.

Ongoing

October 6th - 30th
Exhibition: Eva Sutten's Dark Dream
Bannister Gallery.
Opening Reception is Thursday, October 8, 5pm - 8pm
(lite refreshments provided)

Tuesday, October 7th

10:00 AM
UMass Amherst Anthropology Program
-Admissions Visit
Fortes Lounge (Adams Library—4th floor).
Sponsored by the Anthropology Department

10:00 AM
Helping children w/ same sex parents feel included in school.
183 Horace Mann (open class)
Discussion led by Dr. E. H. Rowell.

5:00 PM
Discussion: Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination
CL 152 (open class)
For more information, contact Dr. Joan Rollins.

7:00 PM
5th Annual Word is Born
Student Union Ballroom
Free for RIC students, $2 for non-RIC students
Free T-shirts given to first 100 guests.
Sponsored by NAACP RIC Chapter

1:30 PM
Film: Beyond Belief
A documentary of two women who lost their husbands in 9-11.
Women's Center, DDC lower level.

4:30 PM
Helping children born with facial deformities in developing countries
CL 105 (open class)
Discussion led by Dr. E. H. Rowell

5:00 PM
The Outspoken Playaz from Youth Pride
Learn support strategies for the LGBTQ community.
Sponsored by RIC Rainbow Alliance

Wednesday, October 8th

1st Annual International Attire Day
Rhode Island College students, faculty, staff and administrators are encouraged to support Diversity Week by wearing fashions or accessories from around the world to campus on Wednesday, October 8th. Represent your traditional heritage or culture of choice. Those who participate are welcome to attend a special reception in the President’s Dining Room, Donovan Mezzanine Level, during the FREE PERIOD on that day to showcase their selection, socialize among attendees and have photos taken. Light refreshments will be served. For planning purposes, please RSVP 456-8034 or email lgoff@ric.edu. This event is sponsored by the Student Union and Office of Student Activities.

5:00 PM
Discussion: Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination (open class)
CL 152 (open class)
For more information, contact Dr. Joan Rollins.
Sponsored by the Psychology department

5:30 PM
Helping children w/ same sex parents feel included in school.
HM 183 (open class)
For more information, contact Dr. E. H. Rowell.

8:00 PM
Lecture: Hasani Pettiford, author of Black Thighs, Black Guys & Bedroom Lies
Student Union Ballroom (Free).
25 copies of author's book will be given away.
Sponsored by NAACP RIC Chapter.

Thursday, October 9th

2:00 PM - 3:50 PM
See the Movie “Skin Deep”
Forman Center Classroom B
It is a movie about 23 college students that come together to explore the ways in which “race” has figured in their lives. Sponsored by the Educational Studies Department

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
See the Movie “Trudell”
Unity Center - Free
Viewing and discussion follows led by Dr. Maria Lawrence.

Friday, October 10th

8:00 PM
Concert: Black and Blue
Sapinsley Hall.
Sponsored by the Music, Theater and Dance Department