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FAU to Host Events In Honor of Black History Month
BOCA RATON, FL (February 1, 2011) – Florida Atlantic University will commemorate Black History Month with a series of events throughout the month of February at its Boca Raton, Broward, Jupiter and Treasure Coast campuses. The events are open to the general public.
The following events will take place at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road:
Movie Night
Tuesday, February 1, at 8 p.m.
Grand Palm Room, Student Union
FAU’s Black Student Union will host “The Great
Debaters” and end the evening with a group
discussion.
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Opening Ceremony
Wednesday, February 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Traditions Plaza on the Breezeway
FAU launches Black History Month activities with history
and soul food. The Black Student Union will host a display,
and Rich Harmon, a motivational speaker with the Harmon Group in
Boca Raton, will serve as the guest speaker.
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National Black/AIDS Awareness Day
Thursday, February 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Breezeway
The staff of Today and Beyond Wellness and the Peer
Education Team will share information on HIV/AIDS at tables in
the Breezeway.
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Free HIV Rapid Testing
Thursday, February 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Today and Beyond Wellness Office, Room 222
Free HIV rapid testing will be offered and is open to the
public.
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Heartbreak Hotel: Prelude Movie Night
Tuesday, February 8, at 8 p.m.
Grand Palm Room, Student Union
An evening of fun and laughter will accompany the viewing
of “Deliver Us from Evil.”
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‘Mighty Times: Youth Power and Racial
Change’
Wednesday, February 9, at noon
Sugar Palm Room, Student Union
Participants will view the docu-drama “Mighty Times:
The Children’s March,” a powerful look at the pivotal
role of college students in propelling the Civil Rights Movement
into the national spotlight. A discussion will follow, led
by moderators Kitty Oliver, Ph.D., adjunct professor of oral
history writing, race and ethnicity who leads the Race and Change
Initiative, and Maria Santamarina, J.D., university diversity
officer.
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Heartbreak Hotel
Thursday, February 10, at 7 p.m.
Student Union lobby
The Black Student Union will host an evening of African
American poetry readings.
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Repertory Dance Theatre Ensemble’s Rendition of
Donald McKayle’s ‘Rainbow Etude’
Friday, February 11, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, February 12 at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, February 13, at 2 p.m.
FAU Repertory Dance Theatre
FAU dance students will perform the experience of men on
chain gangs in the American South, arranged by one of the
nation’s most heralded choreographers.
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‘Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa
Parks’
Wednesday, February 16, at noon
Sugar Palm Room, Student Union
The film shows how Rosa Parks inspired a community in its
opposition to segregation and presents the Montgomery Bus Boycott
as more than just a history lesson but as a model for young
activists. The film will be followed by a discussion
moderated by Marta Cruz-Jensen, Ph.D., an education professor in
FAU’s College of Education.
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Ericka Dunlap, Miss America 2004 Presents: ‘The
Unique Juxtaposition of Black History’
Tuesday, February 22, at 3:30 p.m.
Grand Palm Room, Student Union
Ericka Dunlap will speak about how she broke the color
barrier and rose to national acclaim when she was crowned Miss
America in 2004.
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A Celebration of Soul Cuisine
Tuesday, February 22, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Center Marketplace, Student Union
Chef Cary Neff will present “conscious cuisine”
with nutritious soul food based on traditional recipes. The event
is open to the public.
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Remember – A Reflection of Past Marches
Tuesday, February 22, at 6:30 p.m.
FAU Student Union
The NAACP will sponsor a march and a reflection on past
civil rights marches. The march will begin in front of the
FAU Student Union and end on the Free Speech Lawn.
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Not Just Beauty – Fourth Black Miss America
Tuesday, February 22, at 7 p.m.
Grand Palm Room, Student Union
A roundtable student panel discussion will focus on self
rather than beauty in the 21st century.
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Health Disparities in the African American
Community
Wednesday, February 23, at noon
Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science building, Room BC-126
Dr. Julie Servoss will explain how African Americans can
improve life span by making healthy choices.
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Hood Politics
Wednesday, February 23, at 6:30 p.m.
Queen Palm Room, Student Union
The NAACP will sponsor a student panel forum about politics
in the urban areas.
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Black-a-Demics with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity,
Inc.
Wednesday, February 23, at 6:30 p.m.
Coyote Jacks, Student Union
FAU’s Black Student Union and Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity, Inc. will sponsor a forum on African American
history.
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Owl Family Reunion
Thursday, February 24, at 6:30 p.m.
BBQ Pits, Housing Lawn
The annual barbeque for FAU’s Black Student Union
will reunite current and previous students and is open to the
public.
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A Reading and Book Discussion
Thursday, February 24, at noon
Majestic Palm Room, Student Union
Combining memoir with scholarly history, Andrew Furman,
Ph.D., an English professor in FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt
College of Arts and Letters, will examine the socioeconomic and
political realities of school integration and share what
integration meant for himself and his basketball teammates in his
memoir, “My Los Angeles in Black and (Almost)
White.”
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Black Student Experience: Perspectives from Students of
Caribbean and African Descent
Friday, February 25, at noon
Student Union, Room 132
International students will engage in a roundtable
discussion about their similarities to and differences from
African American students.
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White Normativity in U.S. Bioethics
Monday, February 28, at noon
Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science building, Room BC-126
Cat Myers, Ph.D., biomedical science professor in
FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science,, will be the
guest speaker for a discussion of white privileges in academia
that focuses on ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation,
physical disabilities, religion, etc.
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The following events will take place at FAU’s Broward
campuses:
Mind Freeze: Black History Trivia
Monday, February 7, at 11:30 a.m.
Heritage Hall, 3200 College Ave., Davie campus
Join the OWL Productions staff for an exercise in black
trivia.
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Black History Celebration Featuring Junkanoo
Performers
Tuesday, February 15, at 4:30 p.m.
AT Plaza, 111 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale campus
Junkanoo dancers will perform an exhibition of African
dances.
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Black History Celebration Featuring Steel Drummers
Wednesday, February 16, at noon
101 N. Beach Road, Dania Beach campus
Steel drummers will perform for this
celebration.
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Black History Celebration Featuring Greek Steppers
Thursday, February 17, at 11:30 a.m.
3200 College Ave., Davie campus
The FAU Greek Steppers will perform and teach participants
how to step.
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The following events will take place at FAU’s
MacArthur Campus, 5353 Parkside Drive, in Jupiter:
Do You Have a Dream?
Tuesday, February 1 through Monday, February 28, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
MP Building
Visitors can view inspirational quotes highlighting the
dreams of well-known figures and then create their own recording
on the Student Dream Board.
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Black History Trivia
Tuesday, February 1, at 11 a.m.
Dining Hall
Guests can test their knowledge about Black culture,
traditions and famous individuals throughout history and modern
times, and the public is invited. Prizes will be
provided.
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Celebrating African American Art and Artists: New Visions
2011
Monday, February 14 through Monday, February 28, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
SR Atrium
View artworks of different genres and styles from local
African American artists in the middle of the Jupiter
campus.
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“Meet the Artist” Reception
Thursday, February 24, at 5:15 p.m.
SR Atrium
The works of two professional artists will be on display
throughout February. Both will attend the reception to meet
and greet visitors.
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The following events will take place at FAU’s
Treasure Coast campus, 500 NW California Blvd., in Port St.
Lucie:
Do You Have a Dream?
Tuesday, February 1 through Monday, February 28, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
MP Building
Visitors can view inspirational quotes highlighting the
dreams of well-known figures and then create their own recording
on the Student Dream Board.
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Jazzy Owls
Thursday, February 3, at 3:30 p.m.
MP Building
Come watch FAU’s alumni jazz band perform as it pays
tribute to Black History Month.
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Dance to the Beat
Monday, February 21, at 3:30 p.m.
MP Building
Enjoy different forms of dancing including a live African
dance performance.
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For more information, contact Ingrid Jones at 561-297-3959 or ijones@fau.edu , or visit www.fau.edu/explore/blackhistory/.
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About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit www.fau.edu .
