Calendar of activities for Unity In Diversity Week
September 22, 1988
September 25 – October 1, 1988
Sept. 25
Combined ecumenical service. HSC, Sandburg Aud.,11 a.m.
Panel: “Campus Race Relations.” HSC 505, 6:30 p.m.
“Inner Circle,” Gospel performance. Music Building, Boutell Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 26
Workshop: “Campus Race Relations.” HSC, Heritage Room, 9 a.m.
Black Theatre Workshop. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons, 11 a.m.
Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons, noon. Also at GTS cafeteria, 5 p.m.
Storytelling. Neptune Central Southeast Meeting Room, noon.
“E Puribus Unum Has Never Been Easy,” Walter Kelly, Chicago State U. HSC 305, 1:30 p.m.
Workshop: “Sexism in Advertising and Mass Media.” HSC, Heritage Room, 3 p.m.
Peggy Baker, Chicago Mayor’s Office for Gay and Lesbian Affairs. HSC, Heritage Room, 7 p.m.
International Cultural Night. HSC, Duke Ellington Ballroom, 8 p.m.
Sept. 27
Disabilities Awareness Day.
Handicapped simulation by campus personalities.
Sign-sync demonstration. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons, 11 a.m.
Joseph Baird, musician. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons, noon.
Storytelling. Neptune Central Southeast Meeting Room, noon.
“Talking Across Cultural Barriers.” HSC 305, 1:30 p.m.
Seminar and poetry reading, Haki Madhubuti. Center for Black Studies, 3 p.m.
“Race, Predjudice and Anti-Semitism,” Rabbi Robert Marx. HSC, Heritage Room, 3 p.m.
Attitudes and awareness workshop, Joseph Baird. Residence hall to be determined, 5:30 p.m.
“The Need for Critical Thinking and Action,” Haki Madhubuti. HSC, Heritage Room, 7:30 p.m.
“Black and White Greeks on Campus.” HSC, Diversions, 8:30 p.m.
Sept. 28
International food fest. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons, 11 a.m._1 p.m.
Gamelan. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons, noon.
Storytelling. Neptune Central Southeast Meeting Room, noon.
“Creating an Environment that Appreciates Diversity.” HSC, Heritage Room, 1:30 p.m.
Panel: “Minority Students.” HSC 405, 4 p.m.
Bill Miller, American Indian folk singer. HSC, Diversions, 7 p.m.
“Creating an Environment that Appreciates Diversity,” Clarence Shelley, U of I_Urbana. HSC, Sandburg Aud., 7 p.m.
Sept. 29
“Talking Across Cultural Barriers.” HSC 305, 9 a.m.
Interfaith celebration for pace, with NIU Black Choir. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons, 11 a.m.
Storytelling. Neptune Central Southeast Meeting Room, noon.
Poster, essay, speech contest awards presentation ceremony. HSC, Regency Room, 3 p.m.
President’s Reception. HSC, University Suite, 4 p.m.
“Introduction to the Baha’i Faith.” HSC 306, 7 p.m.
Workshop: “Intercultural and Interracial Communications.” Residence hall to be determined, 7 p.m.
“To Kill a Mockingbird,” film. Cole 101, 9 p.m.
Sept. 30
International games. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons, 11 a.m.
Open forum. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons, noon.
Storytelling. Neptune Central Southeast Meeting Room, noon.
Muslim prayer service. 721 Normal Road, 1:30 p.m.
Judy Gorham-Jacobs, folk singer/songwriter. Music Building, Boutell Conert Hall, 7 p.m.
Coffeehouse, “Meet the World at Judson: A Cross-Cultural Experience.” 721 Normal Road, 7 p.m.
“Quien Sabe…Quien Soy? (Who Knows Who I Am?)” Teatro Latino de Minnesota. Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Secnd St., 8 p.m.
“Music and Dance from Thailand.” Music Building, Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
Afterset with Judy Gorham-Jacobs. Wirtz House, 305 Normal Road, 10 p.m.
Oct. 1
Display for Parents Day.
Graduate Conference on Race, Ethnicity and Gender. HSC, Illinois Room, 9 a.m._4 p.m.
“Family Week.” Married Student Housing, 11 a.m._4 p.m.
Football, Southwest Missouri State U. Huskie Stadium, 1:05 p.m. $$ Halftime: Balloon release; “La Bamba,” Huskie Marching Band.
Unity in Delicacy…Taste of Nations.” Huskie Stadium tailgate area, 4_6 p.m.
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Buddy Morrow. HSC, Duke Ellington Ballroom, 7 p.m. $$
Also: Mall display, bookstore display, art exhibits, poster, essay and speech contests, T-shirt sales, food service special meals, library display.