Diversity Month: 'Celebrate UTSA' Nov. 17, 'Gay Life in Asia' lecture Nov. 19
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(Nov. 15, 2010)--This week on the UTSA Main Campus, there will be a number of events presented as part of International Education Week and Diversity Month. Events will include the sixth annual "Celebrate UTSA" on Nov. 17 and a Nov. 19 lecture by classics professor Thomas Hubbard from UT Austin.
From 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 17 at the University Center paseo, UTSA students, faculty and staff are invited to "Celebrate UTSA: All Different. All Roadrunners." There will be a showcase with performances and readings, along with information tables from various cultures and free ethnic food to sample while the supplies last.
At noon, Friday, Nov. 19 in the University Center Harris Room (2.212), Thomas Hubbard, professor of classics at the University of Texas at Austin, will speak on "Gay Life in Asia: Modern Western Identities vs. Historical Traditions" will speak.
The events are sponsored by the UTSA Inclusion and Community Engagement Center, Student Activities, Disability Services, UTSA East Asia Institute and the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies in the College of Education and Human Development.
The Inclusion and Community Engagement Center fosters a campus culture that promotes active engagement through volunteerism and in which issues relating to culture, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and sexual identity are addressed with sincerity and respect, and all members of the campus community feel safe, welcomed and valued.
Events
This academically rigorous mathematics-based summer enrichment program prepares middle and high school students for advanced studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Participants learn about problem-solving systems, develop greater awareness of STEM careers and strengthen their research skills.
UTSA Main CampusArchaeology 101 will introduce campers to archaeology and build on learned skills through experimental activities (like cave painting, weaving, and garbology).
Center for Archaeological Research, UTSA Main CampusThe camp exposes rising high school juniors, rising seniors and incoming college freshman to the many facets of the criminal justice system. Students will have opportunities to learn the functions of police in society and apply scientific theories to criminal investigations by examining a mock crime scene.
UTSA Main CampusThe Academy for Teacher Excellence Research Center invites you to join us for the Summer Bridging Institute. This institute will focus on being lifelong growers and continually seeking to increase our skills as educators.
UTSA Downtown CampusArchaeology 201 will briefly go over the foundations of archaeology and related skills, followed by a different topic over the course of this week (like skeletal analysis, global cultures, and more).
Center for Archaeological Research, UTSA Main CampusCraft a comic to create your own narrative and find your voice through storytelling. Participants will learn to create characters that are self-reflective and through a community lens.
REGSS Community Room (DB 3.202,) UTSA Downtown CampusCome enjoy a discussion on art as a self expression in the age of moving technology and telling your story with a community.
REGSS Community Room (DB 3.202,) UTSA Downtown Campus