CAL U CELEBRATES OCTOBER AS 'DIVERSITY MONTH'
Posted on September 26, 2012
Cal U will celebrate Diversity
Awareness Month with a series of special events:
- Oct. 1 —
“Hate Crimes,” a presentation by Special Agent Denise V. Holtz of the FBI
office in Pittsburgh, at 1 p.m. in the Performance Center inside the Natali
Student Center
- Oct. 4 —
“No Turning Back,” screening of the critically acclaimed film about
illegal immigration at 6:30 p.m. in Duda Hall, Room 103. Filmmaker Jesus
Nebot, who wrote, directed, produced and starred in the award-winning
film, will be on hand to introduce No
Turning Back, give a brief talk and hold a question-and-answer session
after the screening. See a
preview
- Oct. 10 —
“Drag Show,” an annual evening of fun and fashion with the University’s
GLBT community, at 8 p.m. in the Performance Center.
- Oct. 25 —
“Chelsea Settles,” a conversation with the star of the MTV docu-series Chelsea Settles, at 11 a.m. in the
Performance Center. The MTV hit chronicled the ups and downs of Settles’
life as the new graduate left home to live in Los Angeles. Watch video
- Nov. 1
— “All the Real Heroes,” a talk by Regis Bobonis Sr., founder of the
Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of Greater Pittsburgh Inc., at 11 a.m. in Steele
Hall Mainstage Theatre. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first
African-American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces. In conjunction with this event, Cal U’s Student
Activities Board will be airing the film The Tuskegee Airmen, starring Laurence Fishburne, at various
times throughout the month. In
the news
Cal U’s Diversity Month
program is sponsored by the Black Student Union, Student Government, the Office
of Veterans Affairs, the Hispanic Student Association, the Rainbow Alliance and
the Office of Multicultural Student Programs.
All events are free; the
public may attend. Visitor parking is available in the Vulcan Garage, off Third
Street near the campus entrance.
