The journey of three Latin siblings to Columbia for their grandfather’s funeral becomes one of the shared secrets and fantastic revelations in a play that addresses the immigrant experience of never feeling fully at home in any country. The Out Loud series is a twice-weekly reading of various play scripts with commentary and discussion hosted…
This workshop is an introduction to the variety of relationship models that existed and continue to exist outside of a monogamous couple. Participants will learn about historical examples of polyamory; non-monogamy; other relationship models; modern terminology; current barriers and challenges; and strategies for creating welcoming and inclusive campuses and communities. This two-hour workshop is open…
Sometimes we forget who we are. Often we are told who we are. This master class will allow us to reclaim our leadership identity and become our own authors by looking within and recognizing the individual and collective power that surrounds us. Its focus will help you think about how you may want to be…
In this workshop, you will build knowledge, understanding and skills to lead more effectively in our diverse world. This unique workshop is interactive, experiential and high energy. Participants will learn principles from an award-winning model developed by the National Coalition Building Institute. Those principles will enhance your leadership skills in a variety of situations. Participants…
The African American Cultural Center is hosting virtual connect/collaborative spaces throughout the semester. You can collaborate and connect with community members and peers while studying, relaxing, playing games and more. Registration is required for each session.
Join us for a presentation that will explore the messages we receive about diversity in our society and how social institutions, stereotypes and prejudices shape the way we think about diversity and differences.
The journey of three Latin siblings to Colombia for their grandfather’s funeral becomes one of the shared secrets and fantastic revelations in a play that addresses the immigrant experience of never feeling fully at home in any country. The Out Loud series is a twice-weekly reading of various play scripts with commentary and discussion hosted…
Tara Mullins first choreographed Against the Railing in 2007. At the time, it was about her grandmother’s journey from Sicily to New York in the early 1900s. Her grandmother left behind her parents and worked on the factory lines to make a better life for her children. With the current conversations about immigration in the…
In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month, Victor Betts of NC State University Libraries will show and discuss archival materials about the history of Asian and Asian American students, faculty and staff at NC State. The program is presented in collaboration with Multicultural Student Affairs and the NC State Libraries. To learn…
Sometimes we can feel lost in "the cloud" as we zoom from meeting to meeting, trying to form digital connections without an opportunity to talk about what is really happening in our lives. Join the campus community centers for Community Connections, a space for co-working and to dialogue in ways that are authentic to us.…
In this workshop on journaling, we will begin thinking of ourselves, individually and collectively, as a historical atlas in order to use our experiences as a map to a freer future. Grab your favorite writing materials and head to your safe space for this virtual event.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a national attempt to bring attention to the issue of interpersonal violence. During this month, the Women’s Center will participate in the Clothesline Project, a national interpersonal violence awareness campaign. The Women’s Center will exhibit T-shirts made by survivors of interpersonal violence on NC State’s campus. The purpose of…
Join the Movement Peer Educators for an interactive, in-depth conversation focused on consent. Participants will learn what consent may look or sound like and what it is not. This workshop will alllow participants and peer educators to discuss how to navigate real-life scenarios in which giving or obtaining consent may be complicated.
Are you ready for some coffee talk? Are you looking for a place to connect with colleagues, ask questions and share ideas about teaching in these challenging, uncertain times? Join DELTA, NC State University Libraries and the Office of Faculty Development virtually for Faculty Chat Café. The café will be open via Zoom on Fridays…
How do we make our grading practices in all disciplines not just more equitable and inclusive but antiracist in purpose and outcomes? This interactive keynote, featuring Asao Inoue, an associate dean for academic affairs, equity and inclusion at Arizona State University, centers on labor-based grading contracts in all courses where students write. It will discuss…
The presenter for this seminar will be Rigoberto Hernandez, the Gompf Family Professor of Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University. He will be speaking on "Advancing Chemistry Through Diversity" and the Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE), which is aimed at institutional reform so as to lower inequitable barriers hindering the success of faculty from…
Join us for this all-day event as we celebrate 30 years of Powwow at the Multicultural Student Affairs office. This year's Powwow will include workshops, how-tos, performances and vendor shops. Powwows are social gatherings of hundreds of Native Americans who follow dances started centuries ago by their ancestors and that continually evolve to include contemporary…
Our Futures is a program that provides an opportunity for chosen community members to engage in intimate and ongoing conversations with our students about life, careers, etc. while identifying as LGBTQ in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area. The program aims to help our students envision possibilities for their futures. Our Futures is a two-part conversation. Join…
A group of seniors set out to create a club for Black excellence on a predominantly white college campus, but when their petition is sidelined by racial tension and controversy, the students must share their truth and some of their deepest secrets. The Out Loud series is a twice-weekly reading of various play scripts with…
With films such as Over the Moon and Raya and the Last Dragon becoming virtual streaming hits, we will examine what accurate representation in animation means, stereotypes that the industry still has to overcome and how we can make waves in the animation industry.
Join us for a presentation that will cover the realities of the coming-out process, including the risks and benefits, how it’s different for everyone and suggestions for how to respond when a friend comes out to you.
Join the Women's Center for Take Back the Night, an annual event that honors the strength, courage and resiliency of the NC State activists, advocates and survivors who work to create a stronger and safer campus community. Take Back the Night will include a virtual rally from 6 to 7:30 p.m. featuring Alexius Pearson, an…
The African American Cultural Center is hosting virtual connect/collaborative spaces throughout the semester. You can collaborate and connect with community members and peers while studying, relaxing, playing games and more. Registration is required for each session.
The Student Advocate Roundtable is a mid-year discussion for students to build community amongst each other. This guided reflection will model a social justice-oriented community. We will: Practice identifying instances of oppression.Debrief successful and unsuccessful strategies for interrupting those instances of oppression. Recognize opportunities for advocacy within the institution and grow supportive connections with students.Attendance…
A group of seniors set out to create a club for Black excellence on a predominantly white college campus, but when their petition is sidelined by racial tension and controversy, the students must share their truth and some of their deepest secrets. The Out Loud series is a twice-weekly reading of various play scripts with…
Does university dance curricula force every student into one system, or does it adjust to allow dancers to be adaptable, thoughtful movers? How does prioritizing hierarchy within the overall structure of a university affect dance departments? Join faculty members and professional artists Christal Brown, Robin Gee, Francine Ott and Clarice Young for a conversation about…
Sometimes we can feel lost in "the cloud" as we zoom from meeting to meeting, trying to form digital connections without an opportunity to talk about what is really happening in our lives. Join the campus community centers for Community Connections, a space for co-working and to dialogue in ways that are authentic to us.…
This Sexual Assault Awareness Month program is a partnership between the Women’s and Counseling centers and is for self-identified survivors of interpersonal violence only. Counseling Center staff will lead a therapeutic, trauma-informed event centered on expressive arts. During the workshop, participants will reflect on the things they wish to let go of by focusing on…
The Student Advocate Roundtable is a mid-year discussion for students to build community amongst each other. This guided reflection will model a social justice-oriented community. We will: Practice identifying instances of oppression.Debrief successful and unsuccessful strategies for interrupting those instances of oppression. Recognize opportunities for advocacy within the institution and grow supportive connections with students.Attendance…
Join Queer Media as we talk about queer movies, TV, zines and more. We analyze, critique and share perspectives on the media we consume.
Join the Linguistic Diversity Ambassadors to discuss language variation, confront misconceptions surrounding dialects and learn how to promote awareness and acceptance of linguistic diversity in the classroom.
This two-hour workshop is open to NC State students, staff, faculty and alumni and local community members. The workshop is designed to help participants understand the ways that interpersonal and sexual violence is experienced by members of the LGBTQ community, reasons why LGBTQ people are less likely to report interpersonal and sexual violence and ways…
Join NC State LIVE and Visit Centennial for NC State LIVE @ the Lot, a drive-in concert series celebrating North Carolina's expansive music scene. We will open the series with Violet Bell, led by the duo Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez, a genre-defining band that blends pop sensibilities with folk traditions. There will be a…
The purpose of The Collective is to create a space for women of color enrolled at NC State to form a community, break silos and deepen relationships through facilitated dialogue centered on truth-telling and testimonials. The Collective welcomes cisgender and transgender women as well as femmes and gender nonconforming folk. The Collective is open to…
Are you ready for some coffee talk? Are you looking for a place to connect with colleagues, ask questions and share ideas about teaching in these challenging, uncertain times? Join DELTA, NC State University Libraries and the Office of Faculty Development virtually for Faculty Chat Café. The café will be open via Zoom on Fridays…
Feminist Friday scholars facilitate discussions that often provoke dissonance as well as attend to the intersections of one’s identity and how they interact with structural systems of dominance and oppression. Scholars are not expected to be knowledge experts, only to care about the topic they’ve chosen and be willing to learn more about it. Feminist…
Our Futures is a program that provides an opportunity for chosen community members to engage in intimate and ongoing conversations with our students about life, careers, etc. while identifying as LGBTQ in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area. The program aims to help our students envision possibilities for their futures. Our Futures is a two-part conversation. Join…
Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize, Top Dog/Underdog follows Lincoln and Booth as they navigate poverty, racism and the bonds of brotherhood through hand after hand of three-card monte. The Out Loud series is a twice-weekly reading of various play scripts with commentary and discussion hosted by University Theatre staff. You can sign up to…
Join members of the Movement Peer Educators as they provide participants with information about domestic violence, relationship violence, other forms of interpersonal violence and specific barriers that survivors from the South Asian community may face. Participants will learn about the cycle of violence, recognizing patriarchy within cultural norms, the impact on South Asian survivors and…
Carlyn Wright-Eakes, program coordinator for interpersonal violence prevention education at the Women's Center, will lead this workshop. The workshop will provide faculty and staff with a deep understanding of the impacts trauma can have on students’ physical, emotional and psychological well-being. The workshop will cover concepts including the neurobiology of trauma, trauma responses and stages…
The Student Advocate Roundtable is a mid-year discussion for students to build community amongst each other. This guided reflection will model a social justice-oriented community. We will: Practice identifying instances of oppression.Debrief successful and unsuccessful strategies for interrupting those instances of oppression. Recognize opportunities for advocacy within the institution and grow supportive connections with students.Attendance…
The National Coalition Building Institute has developed a model for conflict resolution. This model teaches participants skills to handle tough interpersonal and intergroup conflicts. NCBI's workshops examine controversial issues through a positive process. Participants learn to reframe controversial issues into a context where all parties are able to work toward a common solution.
The African American Cultural Center is hosting virtual connect/collaborative spaces throughout the semester. You can collaborate and connect with community members and peers while studying, relaxing, playing games and more. Registration is required for each session.
The Student Advocate Roundtable is a mid-year discussion for students to build community amongst each other. This guided reflection will model a social justice-oriented community. We will: Practice identifying instances of oppression.Debrief successful and unsuccessful strategies for interrupting those instances of oppression. Recognize opportunities for advocacy within the institution and grow supportive connections with students.Attendance…
The Black Trans Liberation project began as a collaboration across the GLBT Center, Women's Center and African American Cultural Center. What was intended to be a one-time panel discussion in spring 2020 quickly grew into a multi-interview video project. Staff and student scholars have spent the last year reviewing interviews from more than 15 faculty,…
Join members of the Movement Peer Educators as they provide participants with introductory information about healthy relationships. Participants will learn the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships, that healthy relationships are attainable and where to find resources related to relationship violence.
Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize, Top Dog/Underdog follows Lincoln and Booth as they navigate poverty, racism and the bonds of brotherhood through hand after hand of three-card monte. The Out Loud series is a twice-weekly reading of various play scripts with commentary and discussion hosted by University Theatre staff. You can sign up to…
Community-based arts have long exposed and addressed the root causes of poor health, such as poverty, social inequality and structural racism, and provided creative strategies for protest, resistance and change. In today’s world, community-based arts are more vital than ever for promoting public health. Join Nancy Epstein, a professor at the Drexel University Dornsife School…
Sometimes we can feel lost in "the cloud" as we zoom from meeting to meeting, trying to form digital connections without an opportunity to talk about what is really happening in our lives. Join the campus community centers for Community Connections, a space for co-working and to dialogue in ways that are authentic to us.…
The GLBT Advocate Roundtable is an opportunity for faculty and staff to build a community with other GLBT Advocate Program participants. This guided reflection will model a social justice-oriented community. We will: Practice identifying instances of oppression. Debrief successful and unsuccessful strategies for interrupting those instances of oppression.Recognize opportunities for advocacy within the institution.Grow supportive…
The Race and Place seminar series, hosted by the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is intended to highlight research that contextualizes race by speaking to environmental justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in the geographical and geospatial sciences. This panel discussion will feature Bethany Cutts, Mickey Fearn and Jennifer Richmond-Bryant. The moderator will be…
Join NC State LIVE for a happy hour event we’re calling Choreographers With Cocktails & Mocktails. In this relaxed setting, we'll have a watch party and delve into the creative process with artistic director Ephrat Asherie and her brother, collaborator and jazz pianist Ehud Asherie. Together we'll watch clips and discuss their latest collaboration: Odeon.…
Join Prevention Services, the Black Male Initiative and the National Pan-Hellenic Council as we listen to Dj Draulikz spin music examining substance use in music.
Come hear our keynote speaker for Pan-Afrikan Week, Angela Rye, discuss the importance of empowerment and advocacy and why it is so important for the Black community to come together.
Join us April 15 via Zoom as we discuss establishing boundaries around drugs and alcohol and understanding patterns in personal alcohol use through self-reflection. If you plan to join us for the discussion, stop by Prevention Services on April 14 and pickup a journal.
The GLBT Advocate Program Lunch and Learn Series is designed to help staff and faculty do the following: Create an inclusive classroom, work environment or campus community.Recognize an array of peer support networks is available to aid them and provide resources as they work towards inclusion and diversity.Increase their knowledge of advocacy techniques that they…
Join the Black Male Collaboration at NC State for its Learn, Aspire and Creating Community monthly graduate students meeting via Zoom. The goal is to provide graduate students with targeted academic and nonacademic supports designed to enhance their skill sets, cultivate a sense of belonging and build resolve as they pursue a degree from NC…
Are you ready for some coffee talk? Are you looking for a place to connect with colleagues, ask questions and share ideas about teaching in these challenging, uncertain times? Join DELTA, NC State University Libraries and the Office of Faculty Development virtually for Faculty Chat Café. The café will be open via Zoom on Fridays…
Drs. Dennis McLeod and Julie Casani will discuss the truths and dispel the many myths that surround the COVID-19 vaccine. Registration is required.
Registration is open for the 2021 NC Space Symposium, which will feature a keynote address from NASA astronaut Zena Cardman. The NC Space Grant will host the virtual event. Registration is free, but seats are limited. “Our symposium celebrates current students, alumni and partners who offer insight for career pathways,” said Susan White, NC Space…
Angelo Mendez leaves home to escape his homophobic father. At a Los Angeles homeless shelter, he finds love with another homeless teen in this gritty and funny romance. The Out Loud series is a twice-weekly reading of various play scripts with commentary and discussion hosted by University Theatre staff. You can sign up to read…
Due to the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 academic year, Project SAFE is now an on-demand workshop series open to NC State students, staff, faculty and alumni as well as interested local community members. The workshop is designed to prepare participants to understand and address the needs of LGBTQ students. The workshop addresses a…
Join the Black Male Collaboration at NC State for its Learn, Aspire and Creating Community monthly undergraduate students meeting via Zoom. The goal is to provide undergraduate students with targeted academic and nonacademic supports designed to enhance their skill sets, cultivate a sense of belonging and build resolve as they pursue a degree from NC…
This workshop is designed to inform faculty, staff and students about the dangers of human trafficking. Human trafficking is a persisting worldwide issue that can happen in our own communities every day. Anyone can be a victim of human trafficking, but it disproportionately affects women and runaway youth. In this workshop, participants will discuss warning…
In the hereafter, three souls struggle to reassemble the Black men they wronged in life until Isis, the goddess of marital devotion, pushes them to address the truths of their wrongs in life. Am I Dead? will be pre-cast as a workshop process with the playwright. The Out Loud series is a twice-weekly reading of…
In observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Alcohol Awareness Month, the Women's Center and Prevention Services will facilitate a discussion focused on understanding interpersonal violence, substance use and common responses to trauma. Participants will learn about the co-occurrence of interpersonal violence and substance use, the impacts of trauma on various communities, coping skills and…
Sometimes we can feel lost in "the cloud" as we zoom from meeting to meeting, trying to form digital connections without an opportunity to talk about what is really happening in our lives. Join the campus community centers for Community Connections, a space for co-working and to dialogue in ways that are authentic to us.…
Join Queer Media as we talk about queer movies, TV, zines and more. We analyze, critique and share perspectives on the media we consume.
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity will recognize the 2021 Chancellor’s Creating Community Awards nominees and recipients. In addition, the event will recognize the graduates of the Inclusive Excellence Certificate Program and the inaugural Intercultural Development Inventory pilot program.
This two-hour workshop will explore the history of teaching about marginalized and minoritized identity experiences through the lens of “the other” and the unintentional violence created in such a curriculum. We will also cover strategies for reducing this harm through research-informed praxis.
The purpose of this program is to increase self-care through movement and to center and heal the body from historical and other variations of trauma that impacts the mind and body. The Collective, a space designed to support transformative liberating spaces for identifying women of color, will host the yoga session. Please register by April…
The purpose of The Collective is to create a space for women of color enrolled at NC State to form a community, break silos and deepen relationships through facilitated dialogue centered on truth-telling and testimonials. The Collective welcomes cisgender and transgender women as well as femmes and gender nonconforming folk. The Collective is open to…
Join NC State LIVE and Visit Centennial for NC State LIVE @ the Lot, a drive-in concert series celebrating North Carolina's expansive music scene. Come and enjoy the soulful sounds of Charly Lowry, a musical powerhouse from Pembroke, North Carolina, who honors her Lumbee/Tuscarora roots while creating vibrant music for the here and now. There…
Are you ready for some coffee talk? Are you looking for a place to connect with colleagues, ask questions and share ideas about teaching in these challenging, uncertain times? Join DELTA, NC State University Libraries and the Office of Faculty Development virtually for Faculty Chat Café. The café will be open via Zoom on Fridays…
The Women of Color Retreat Committee and Kappa Phi Lambda invites you to participate in a two-part conversation. We will briefly highlight the history of the fetishization of Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, South Asian American and other women of color while mainly discussing emergent strategies to support each other.
As part of our Arts NC State's Flourish Arts mental wellness initiative, join music therapist and cellist Joyu Lee for a creative workshop in which you will connect music with your life through a series of visual arts exercises. You will need a large sheet of paper or four sheets taped together and colored pencils,…
As part of our Arts NC State's Flourish Arts mental wellness initiative, join music therapist and cellist Joyu Lee for a creative workshop in which you will connect music with your life through a series of visual arts exercises. You will need a large sheet of paper or four sheets taped together and colored pencils,…
This event will wrap up our virtual women of color programming for the semester and will also be an opportunity for you to create stress relief items. We will create and rejuvenate and detoxify with herbal infused oils, soaps and steams. Participants will learn more about herbal practices and can talk through some of their…
As we talk about sexual violence, we also recognize a need to look historically at how we think about flesh, body and humanity. During this master class, we will look to move towards a future that tells the whole story of Black bodies. We will think about how Black women, Black transgender folk and Black…
The GLBT Advocate Roundtable is an opportunity for faculty and staff to build a community with other GLBT Advocate Program participants. This guided reflection will model a social justice-oriented community. We will: Practice identifying instances of oppression. Debrief successful and unsuccessful strategies for interrupting those instances of oppression.Recognize opportunities for advocacy within the institution.Grow supportive…
Join members of the Movement Peer Educators as they provide participants with information about domestic violence, relationship violence, other forms of interpersonal violence and specific barriers that survivors from the South Asian community may face. Participants will learn about the cycle of violence, recognizing patriarchy within cultural norms, the impact on South Asian survivors and…
Multicultural Graduation is an annual student-centered ceremony that celebrates the diversity of the graduating class. This year, three NC State alumni will deliver graduation messages virtually. Their messages will focus on elevating personal growth, learning, innovation and community. Our last speaker is Tim Humphrey, vice president of IBM's Chief Data Office. Humphrey graduated from NC…
Sometimes we can feel lost in "the cloud" as we zoom from meeting to meeting, trying to form digital connections without an opportunity to talk about what is really happening in our lives. Join the campus community centers for Community Connections, a space for co-working and to dialogue in ways that are authentic to us.…
On Denim Day, millions of people across the world will wear jeans to protest all forms of sexual violence and to support sexual assault survivors. Join the Women’s Center in the fight against interpersonal violence by joining our social media campaign and attending our virtual Denim Day activism workshop to learn more about advocating for…
Since 2015, Multicultural Student Affairs has hosted a multicultural graduation ceremony for our diverse student populations. MSA invites students receiving their undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees to a special recognition ceremony each year to celebrate their accomplishments with invited faculty, staff and friends. If you are interested in participating in the 2021 graduation in person…
Are you ready for some coffee talk? Are you looking for a place to connect with colleagues, ask questions and share ideas about teaching in these challenging, uncertain times? Join DELTA, NC State University Libraries and the Office of Faculty Development virtually for Faculty Chat Café. The café will be open via Zoom on Fridays…
Experience the virtual world premieres of works by composers Allison Loggins-Hull and Tift Merritt, whose compositions have been influenced by legacies of intergenerational trauma and the evolution of mental health treatment in the United States. The NC State orchestras — the Raleigh Civic Symphony and Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra — will perform the works under…