Spring 2004 Events 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
Monday, January 19, 2004
For More Details Visit: www.shepherd.edu/mcssweb/mlk2004
Sponsored by: The Office of Community Service and Service Learning and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

"Soul Food Dinner with Galen - Jazz Flautist"
Cultural Dinner
Monday, February 2, 2004
5:00 pm | Shepherd Student Dinning Hall
Sponsored by: Dinning Services and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

Palestinian Forum - Middle East Peace & Justice/Palestine
"Uncertainty is always in our life"
Vince George and Maggie Bryant-Gainer
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
7:00 - 9:00 pm | Cumberland Room in the Student Center
Sponsored by: The Political Science Department, Pi Sigma Alpha - the Political Science National Honor Society, and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs 

Chinese New Year Dinner & Dance
Cultural Dinner
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
5:00 pm | Shepherd Student Dinning Hall
Sponsored by: Dinning Services and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs 

UNITED BROTHERS 5^th  ANNUAL UNITY BALL
Dance open to everyone
Saturday, February 14, 2004
9:00am- 1:00am | The Entler Hotel - 129 E. German Street - Shepherdstown, WV
Sponsored by: THE UNITED BROTHERS

"Lea" Coffee House
 Music Concert
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
9:00 pm | Fireside Bistro in the Student Center
Sponsored by: The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs 

Irie Time
"A Showcase of African & Caribbean Cuisine, Music, and Dance"
This event is a fundraiser for the Shepherd Student men's soccer team scholarship and is open to the public
Music by Shadda Massive Sounds - Reggae, Dancehall, Hip-Hop & African Hits
Friday, February 20, 2004
9:00pm - 1:00 am | Location: Corner of King Street and German Street - Across from McMurran Hall
Sponsored by: The Shepherd Student Chapter of the NAACP and the Program Board

GOSPEL FEST
Saturday, February 21, 2004
6:00pm  | Frank Arts Center
Sponsored by: Shepherd Student Chapter of the NAACP and The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs 

 "A Night with Bobby Seale"
One of the Founding members of the Black Panthers Political Party
Thursday, February 26, 2004
6:00pm | Storer Ballroom - Student Center
Sponsored by: The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and Program Board

Women in Leadership: The Advantages and Challenges Women Face As Leaders
Presented by: Dr. Sharon Kipetz - Vice President for Student Affairs
Thursday, March 4, 2004
12:00pm | Cumberland Room in the Student Center
Sponsored by: The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

 An Evening with Madame F
Performed by Claudia Stevens
The production is a work of theater, song, and music conceived by pianist/singer/actor/scholar Claudia Stevens. It explores the life and death experience of music performance in Nazi concentration camps, drawing on survivor accounts including that of Fania Fenelon, who performed in the women's orchestra at Auschwitz.
Monday, March 8, 2004
8:00 pm | Reynolds Hall
Sponsored by:The Shepherd Student Women's Studies Program and the Office of Academic Affairs
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Anders Henriksson at 304/876-5329.

Appalachian Women: Beyond Stereotypes
Presented by: Ms. Rachael Meads - Director of Student Development
Tuesday, March 9, 2004
12:00pm | Rumsey Room in the Student Center
Sponsored by: The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

The Peace Community and Alternatives to Aggression in our Age of Militarism
Speaker: Ella Cecilia Florez Alvarez -Leading Colombian Activist
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
7:30pm | Shepherd Student - Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium
Organized by Amnesty International Upper Potomac Chapter
Co-sponsored by Shepherd Student Offices of Multicultural Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, and the Women's Studies Program.
For more information, contact 304 876-1545 or aiupperpotomac@yahoo.com

First Annual Human Understanding
Pledge Drive and Reception
Pledge Drive: March 22-25                  Reception: March 25
9:00 to 4:00 Rams Den              4:00 Rumsey Room
Sponsored By: The Student Government Association and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

Film Viewing: Desperate Hours
Monday, March 29, 2004
7:00pm | Reynolds Hall
Sponsored by: The Women's Studies Program
Reception to follow in McMurran Hall ---Please RSVP: (304) 876-5498

The Shepherd Student Sociology Club and Multicultural Student Affairs Presents:
Two Evenings on the Krishna Movement featuring Sankirana Das
An evening of "Ram Katha": Tuesday, March 30, 2004 | 5:00 pm | Student Center - Cumberland Room
"Journal Of A Soul In Exile": Wednesday, March 31, 2004 | 5:00 pm | Student Center - Cumberland Room

Women and Spirituality
Presented by: Dr. Patricia Dwyer and Ms. Jean Beckett
Dean of Teaching and Student Learning/Associate Professor of English at Shepherd Student and Project Coordinator for the Office for Teaching and Student Learning at Shepherd Student
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
12:00pm| Cumberland Room in the Student Center
Sponsored by: The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

 "The African World and The Japenese Spirit: Cultural Dynamics in the Wrtings of Wole Soyinka and Watsuji Tetsuro"
Presented by: Dr. David Gordon
Thursday, April 1, 2004
8:00 pm |Byrd Center
A Presentation sponsored by the Shepherd Student Faculty Research Forum

Shepherd Student and Community Forum on Haiti:
"Recent Events in Haiti: The Good, The Bad the The Ugly"
FEATURING A REKNOWN HAITI EXPERT: DR. ROBERT MAGUIRE (click link for bio sketch )
Moderated By: Dr. Mark Stern - Vice President for Academic Affairs at Shepherd Student

WHEN: TUESDAY, APRIL 6, FROM 7:30-9:30 P.M.
Refreshments will be served following the forum.

WHERE: Shepherd Student, ROBERT C. BYRD Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium,
(located in the wing of the Shepherd Student Library, on King Street)

COSPONSORING GROUPS: SHEPHERD COLLEGE (Multicultural Student Affairs Office, International Student Association, Political Science Dept., Greens), Amnesty International (Upper Potomac Chapter, #525), and Ezekiel's Place Retreat Center (www.ezekielsplace.com).
For further information, please contact Dick Anson (304-754-6563, or ezekielspl@aol.com) or Mustika: (cell): 304-268-38

 HIP-HOP WEEK Presents:
"Chosen"
Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Afternoon Hip Hop Class
Presented by: Clyde Evans
4:00 - 5:30 pm | Sara Cree Basketball Court
[First come first serve]

The Anthology of Hip Hop
Performances by: Chosen Dance CompanyCelebration of Hip-Hop
9:00 pm | Creative Arts Center
Sponsored by: The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and Program Board

 Terry Hong: Korean American Author and Instructor
"Everything you wanted to know about being a peripatetic Asian American writer and arts activist -- but were too afraid to ask ..."
Thursday, April 8, 2004
5:00 pm | Rumsey Room in the Student Center
Sponsored by: The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

 

 All events, except where otherwise noted, are free and open to everyone.
For more information please contact (304) 876-5453.