Multicultural Initiatives

Alvernia University Multi-Cultural Initiatives

Spring 2012 Events 

Black History Month - February

• 1/16 - Martin Luther King, Jr.  Day of Service - Student Center - 8:45 am*
• 1/17 - Martin Luther King, Jr.  Celebration - Student Center - 2:30 pm* 
• 1/19 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration – Schuylkill Campus - 5:00 pm
• 2/01 - ACOR Art Exhibit Opening “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by local artist Sandi Turner - FH Lobby - 4:00 pm*      
• 2/02 - John King’s Dance Band - Student Center - 5:00 pm  
• 2/06 - Isaiah Little “Thee Falcon” Gospel Singer - Crusader Café - 5:00 pm*
• 2/15 - Black Student Union/Ethnic Awareness Society (BSU/EAS) Ethnic Fusion Fashion Show - FH Auditorium - 6:00 pm
• 2/20 - Reading NAACP General Meeting - BH Lecture Hall - 6:30 pm
• 2/22 - African Mask-making Workshop - Student Center - 4:30 pm

Women’s History Month - March

• 3/12 - Muslim Women - “Voices of the Veil” - Experiences of Muslim Women in America BH Lecture Hall - 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

• 3/14 - Latin Ballroom Dance classes -  FH 302 - 6:00-8:00 pm held every Wednesday for 3 weeks 3/21 & 3/28
• 3/19 - Holocaust survivor – Hilde Gernsheimer -  BH Lecture Hall - 7:00 pm
• 3/20 - Movie Night - “The Help” - BH Lecture Hall -  6:30 pm*
• 3/22 - Poems by Loretta Miree - Crusader Café - 6 pm

Asian/Pacific Heritage Month—April

• 4/11 - Henna Body Art by Asha Lukose - Student Center - 4:30 pm - Come and get a Henna Tattoo.
• 4/24 - Movie - “Oceans of Pearls”  BH Lecture Hall - 7:00 pm*
• 4/25 - Movie - “Oceans of Pearls”  BH Lecture Hall - 2:00 pm*
• 4/27 - Annual Transcultural Nursing Luncheon - Crusader Café - 11:00 am*