The Developing Cultural Competence co-curricular virtual exchange program has replaced its in-person lecture with self-paced individual learning modules so that its four 90-minute facilitated meetings can focus on cultural exchange among participants and application. The course is designed to provide a theoretical framework for understanding culture, cultural dimensions and cultural competency. The program also introduces…
Join fellow NC State alumni and friends for an evening with Toni Harris Thorpe, former program director at the African American Cultural Center. Thorpe previously led the Red, White & Black Walking Tour, which is featured in the upcoming issue of the award-winning NC State magazine. This virtual tour will revisit campus locations that helped…
NC State's Black History Month theme is Rest Is Our Liberation. This masterclass will center on the justice-focused theory of rest, recognizing rest and freedom as a human right not yet afforded to all. If you are overwhelmingly tired, stuck in the hustle and grind culture, constantly feeling like an imposter or believing you have…
Race, war and history collide in this play, set in 1874, when a group of black troopers captures a black man who has chosen to live among the Cheyenne, and the men must decide between personal and cultural identities. The Out Loud series is a twice-weekly reading of various play scripts with commentary and discussion…
Design Identities will celebrate five Black Design alumni who have been influencers in their fields. Students from each department will conduct one on one interviews with an alumnus in their field to learn about their successes as designers and to encourage the next generation of students, especially BIPOC students, with an introduction to and an…
The Multicultural Student Affairs will host a viewing of the documentary Black Beach/White Beach: A Tale of Two Beaches. The film focuses on two national bike festivals held on back-to-back weekends in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — one primarily white, one predominantly black — that cause racial tensions to reach a boiling point every spring…
University Housing will host a Black History Month interactive exhibit that displays Black influence and leadership in the United States throughout generations. The experience is self-guided, and participants are encouraged to spend 15 to 20 minutes at the exhibit immersing themselves in the content. The exhibition will focus on areas of abolition, academia, and activism.
Faculty and staff in the College of Education will share their perspectives on the use of culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy in the classroom. The event will be held via Zoom, and you must register to receive the Zoom link. The college's offices of Undergraduate Student Success and Graduate Student Success and its Advancing Diversity,…
Join us as we discuss the documentary Black Beach/White Beach: A Tale of Two Beaches with Ricky Kelly, the film's director and producer. The documentary focuses on two national bike festivals held on back-to-back weekends in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — one primarily white, one predominantly black — that cause racial tensions to reach a…
The Developing Cultural Competence co-curricular virtual exchange program has replaced its in-person lecture with self-paced individual learning modules so that its four 90-minute facilitated meetings can focus on cultural exchange among participants and application. The course is designed to provide a theoretical framework for understanding culture, cultural dimensions and cultural competency. The program also introduces…