Diversity Calendar
October
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Pho Night Fundraiser. 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Jardine Frith Community Center. Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup that is usually eaten for breakfast. It's a delicious dish to try if you haven't already before. Tickets are being sold in advance, contact Liz Yang at elyang@ksu.edu. For more information visit: http://www.ksu.edu/aasu. Hosted by the KSU Asian American Student Union.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
6th Annual Midwest H.A.L.O. Encuentro. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Ballroom, Kansas State University Student Union. Encuentro is a conference for Hispanic and Latino students from across the Midwest. The guest speaker will be Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, an influential speaker whose message is directed at how to be an effective leader in today's global marketplace. Register here. Hosted by the KSU Hispanic American Leadership Organization.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Speaker: Tony Diaz. 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Hemisphere Room, 4th Floor, Kansas State University Library. Tony Diaz "El Librotraficante" is a novelist and holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. He is also an entrepreneur who brings together contemporary Latino arts, culture, and business in ways that have transformed Houston, Texas, and have now blossomed into the Librotraficante Movement. Hosted by the KSU Hispanic American Leadership Organization.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The Rite of Passage. 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Forum Hall, Kansas State University Student Union. Debonair 101 is a class offered this semester thatfocuses on the professional development of ladies and gentlemen in order to help them transition from the collegiate atmosphere to the professional world. This course was outlined from the book entitled, Bereolasque: The Contemporary Gentleman & Etiquette Book for the Urban Sophisticate. For the final lecture series, the author, Mr. Enitan Bereola II will speak at Kansas State University. For more information contact Tyrone Williams at uneek@ksu.edu or (785)375-1225.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Deadline for Commerce Bank Nomination Packets 5:00 p.m., 224 Anderson Hall. Hosted by the Commerce Bank Awards Presidential Awards Selection Committee.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism. 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Banquet Room, Kansas State University Alumni Center. This year’s theme is “Creating a Culturally Competent Campus.” Join other faculty, staff, and administrators at Kansas Regents institutions to discuss diversity in higher education. Register here. Hosted by the Division of Continuing Education.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Ballroom, Kansas State University Student Union. This year’s theme is “Creating a Culturally Competent Campus.” Join other faculty, staff, and administrators at Kansas Regents institutions to discuss diversity in higher education. Register here. Hosted by the Division of Continuing Education.