ALANA Weekly
April 26, 2012
REMINDER:
The OSEMA Recognition Ceremony will be held on Monday, April 30, 2012 at 4 pm in Emerson Suites.
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ALS SENIOR BANQUET
Greetings Seniors,
Before anything we, The African-Latino Society, would to take this early opportunity to congratulate you on your impending graduation. You have given a lot to this campus through your commitment and efforts and for that we thank you. On Saturday April 28th at 6pm we will we honoring you all at the ALS Senior Banquet in Klingenstein & MacDonald Lounges. We would love to have you present in the celebration of you and your fellow classmates. We would like to assemble a slideshow of you and some of the memorable moments of your four years. We would greatly appreciate it if you would email to us any photos that you would like for us to include. Please email your photos to dmccall2@ithaca.edu. We look forward to seeing you.
The African Latino Society
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CSCRE SERIES DISCUSSION
"Creative Acts, Communal Celebrations"
Hip Hop, Spoken Word and Musical Performance will be held on Thursday, April 26 at 7 pm at the Community School of Music and Arts, 330 E. State Street, Ithaca.
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WHAT'S NEW AT IC?
Ithaca Student Health 101 is a new wellness e-magazine covering topics relevant to your life as a college student here at IC. The articles and videos contained in Ithaca Student Health 101 change every month! See your IC friends on video as they share their views and experiences related to staying healthy in college! And learn about your health-related campus resources, programs, and services! Take a look at the April issue of Ithaca Student Health 101 here: http://readsh101.com/ithaca.html
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NEW COURSE
SOCI 30500 Practicum in Social Change I: Urban Mentorship Initiative CRN #22402
Class time: Tuesdays from 7-9
Location: TBA
General Information: The Urban Mentorship Initiative is a distance-mentoring program where students from IC are matched with eighth grade students from The School for the Urban Environment (UE) in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Throughout the year mentors and mentees communicate through both structured (formal emails) and unstructured (texts, IMs, casual emails, talking on the phone etc.) formats. There are also 3 required trips: two in the fall and one in the spring. For the first trip students from Ithaca travel to Brooklyn in late September to meet and get to know their UE mentees. For the second and third trips, at the end of the fall and spring semesters, the UE students travel to Ithaca. It is mandatory that students attend all three trips, thus, the program is a year-long commitment with a course requirement (1 credit course in the Fall and a 2 credit course in the Spring). The class meets on Tuesdays in the fall and spring semesters from 7-9. The course is a 300 level Sociology course called SOCI 30500 Practicum in Social Change I: Urban Mentorship Initiative (CRN # 22402). In the course, we will talk about the history of Bed-Stuy and what social forces have lead to its current condition and the need for a mentorship initiative like this one. We will also discuss the challenges that arise with University Community partnerships like UMI and the pros and cons of distance mentoring. Much of our time in class will be spent discussing issues related to mentoring, sustainability of the program, relevant articles, attending relevant lectures and organizing upcoming visits/trips. There are no required texts, however, there is a $100 fee associated with the course that will go towards off setting the cost of the mentorship initiative (e.g. travel costs).
If anyone you know is interested in joining us but have questions, they should feel free to email Belisa Gonzalez (bgonzalez@ithaca.edu) or Kim Baker (kmbaker@ithaca.edu) for more information.
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EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENRS OF COLOR
1. Wake Forest University has an opportunity for minority students to attend its MBA program for FREE, and so far, the response has been very poor. Please pass along this opportunity to your friends, families. This is a great school and a tremendous opportunity to attend a top graduate school. See the details below, the contact person is: Derrick S. Boone, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing, Rm. 3139 Worrell Professional Center, Babcock Graduate School of Management - Wake Forest University WINSTON SALEM NC 27109-8738 email: derrick.boone@mba.wfu.edu or visit www.wfu.edu toll free (866) 925-3622
2. Black Male Teachers needed. Do you know any Black Males who are seniors in high school who want to go to college out of state for FREE? The CALL ME MISTER program is offered by 4 historically black colleges in South Carolina, Benedict College, Chaflin University, Morris College and South Carolina State University - visit the www.callmemister.clemson.edu/index.htl for details online application or call 1.800.640.2657
3. Harvard University is offering free tuition to families of HONOR STUDENTS if their income is less than $125,000 per year. Visit www.fao.fas.harvard.edc or call 617.495.1581
4. Syracuse University School of Architecture is desperately seeking young women and men of color interested in pursuing a 5 yr. Professional degree in Architecture. Contact: Mark Robbins, Dean School of Architecture, 201 Slocum Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1250 (315) 443-256www.soa.syr.edu/indes.php
5. A free pair of eyeglasses from Target for any child ages 12 and under who brings a valid prescription for glasses from their doctor. You can find stores with optical departments at www.target.com
6. APPLY NOW - If you have/know young adults between the ages of 18-31 with a High School Diploma. The Federal Aviation Association is taking applications for Air Traffic Controller School visit the website www.faa.gov/jobs_opportunities/airtrafficcontroller/
7. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, http://www.jkcf.org/, is offering two scholarships. The undergraduate transfer scholarship offers $30,000 per year to community college students to complete their bachelor?s degrees at a four-year college or university. The application is on line and the deadline is December 6th. The Foundation's graduate Art Award provides up to $50,000 to students or recent alumni with exceptional creativity and for up to three years at an accredited graduate school. The online application will be available November 1st.
