Student Affairs

The Multicultural Resource Center is seeking faculty or staff members who have personal stories related to the historic 1963 “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” to include in a program on Monday, Feb. 11, in the Student Union Movie Theater. 

The Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) is revamping its Safe Zone Program, comprised of training related to LGBTQ programming.
Starting this semester, the Safe Zone training will be a four-hour offering, instead of an entire workday. The updated training program will focus on the basics of the LGBT community and the active engagement that allies offer as program participants. Safe Zone training is open to all members of the campus community and will be offered at least twice a semester.

Civil rights activist, pastor and professor Bob Zellner will discuss his memories of and role in the South’s civil rights movement at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the Student Union Movie Theater
Zellner grew up in Southampton, Ala., but he has an unlikely background of a civil rights legend. His father and grandfather were both members of the Ku Klux Klan. Zellner chose to become actively involved in civil rights, and his defiant actions led to his being arrested 18 times in seven different states during the course of his involvement with the movement.

As part of the University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Jeremiah Dew will perform his one-man show “One Voice: A Black History Narrative” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 17,in the Student Union Multipurpose Room.

UNC Charlotte will commemorate the life, work and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a three-day celebration that includes a keynote address by award-winning writer Omar Tyree, a day of service and a film screening.
The 2013 celebration theme is “A Dream Attained, Deferred or Abandoned? An Examination of the 50 Years Since the March on Washington.” Tyree will speak about this topic at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

The exhibit “Four Directions: A Journey Through Native American Art” is on display through Friday, Nov. 30, in the Student Union Art Gallery. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13.
The exhibit’s theme centers on the relationship between traditional and contemporary Native American art forms. Native American artists from Southwest, Plains and Eastern tribes contributed work to the show. UNC Charlotte student artists also are featured.

UNC Charlotte’s 11th annual Multicultural Leadership Conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17, in the Cone University Center.
The conference attracts nearly 250 students from the Southeast to explore diversity and leadership. Workshops are led by graduate students, staff members, faculty and advisors from UNC Charlotte and visiting universities. Registration is $20 for UNC Charlotte students and $75 for non-UNC Charlotte students open now through the date of the conference.

What it means to be a woman of color is the focus of a conversation series that begins at 12:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 12, in the Student Union.  Faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend and share their experiences and insights. 
Organizers for this informal conversation series anticipate it will build toward a larger roundtable and keynote presentation in the spring.