• Indiana University to celebrate commencement at eight campuses
• Music legend Quincy Jones to speak at IU Bloomington commencement, receive honorary degree on May 8
• Latino Congratulatory Ceremony, May 8
• Black Congratulatory Ceremony and reception, May 7
• African American Arts Institute featured on WFIU
• National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education features IU HBCU STEM Summer Scholars Institute
• IU FASE Academic Advisor Theresa Hitchcock recognized by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
• Groups student receives City of Bloomington award for volunteerism
• IU Soul Revue's spring concert May 1 will show how 'soul speaks' to everyone
• Accomplishments of FASE and 21st Century Scholars to be celebrated on Apr. 30
• Former surgeon general to headline Indiana health summit in Indianapolis on Apr. 29
• Native American filmmakers explore the Native American boarding school experience during the fifth annual Native American Film Series, Apr. 25.
• IMUSE 2010 Beijing Summer Fellowship Program accepting applications, deadline Apr. 25
• Invitation to attend Beyond Chopsticks: a Crash Course in Intercultural Relations, Apr. 21
• HBO poet to host creative writing workshop and 'poetry slam' for IU students, Apr. 16
• Afro-Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando will attend film screenings, Apr. 11 & 12
• IU's African Studies Program, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Maurer School of Law to sponsor symposium "Human Rights, Legal Systems, and Customary Cultures Across the Global South," Apr. 9-10
• 2010 Herman C. Hudson Symposium at IU Apr. 9-10 to feature keynote address by a former ambassador
• 7th Annual Herman C. Hudson Symposium kick-off celebration & Haitian earthquake benefit party, Apr. 9
• Attention, Reflection, Connection–ARC 2010! steps toward an inclusive campus, Apr. 8
• IU Art Museum to host three evenings of Middle Eastern poetry readings during National Poetry Month, Apr. 1, 8, and 15
• Vice President Marshall will be keynote speaker at International Workshop on Diversity Leadership in the Academy, Apr. 2
• Harlem Children's Zone manager returns to present Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center alumni lecture, Mar. 31
• IU Commission on Multicultural Understanding 2010 awards reception, Apr. 6
• APA Heritage Month Reception, Apr. 7
• IU celebration of diverse Asian cultures and peoples begins April 6 with lecture by CNN anchor Lui
• Indiana Latino Higher Education Council (ILHEC) Building Bridges Abriendo Puertas Summit, Apr. 9; registration deadline Mar. 31
• Slam Poetry event on Mar. 31: open mic at 7pm; Joaquin Zihuatanejo, current World Cup of Slam Poetry Champion, to perform at 7:30pm
• 2010 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Writing Contest accepting submissions, deadline Mar. 31.
• National Latino Education and Advocacy Day webcast at La Casa, Mar. 29
• Screenwriters of two important films participating in symposium at IU's Black Film Center/Archive, Mar. 24 and 25
• Indiana internship/career opportunities in public finance and economic development with Indiana State Treasurer and Indiana Bond Bank Chairman Richard Mourdock, Mar. 23
• Haiti and Chile benefit programs, Mar. 28
• Joyce Q. Rogers, former head of Indiana Black Expo, to be honored as Annual Outstanding Alumna of the Year on March 19; RSVP by March 17 to slingram@iupui.edu
• IU to host free ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp for middle school students
• China Education Initiative (CEI) Post-graduate teaching fellowship deadline extended through Mar. 17
• Native American Community Center of Bloomington in need of office supplies
• Won-Joon Yoon Memorial Scholarship application deadline is Mar. 12.
• KODI Student Advisory Board to host Diversity Day, Mar. 10
• Campus-wide conversation on diversity: an INTERACTIVE forum "Toward Civil Conversation," Mar. 9
• The Second Annual Campus-wide Conversation on Diversity Theme: "Toward Civil Conversation" with David N. Baker, Mar. 9
• IU Jacobs School of Music professor emerita Camilla Williams honored with Sagamore of the Wabash at Black History Month Gala
• Diversity Days Privilege Walk, Mar. 9
• Upcoming Bloomington events to raise money for Haiti through song, poetry, Mar. 6 and 9
• IU Journalism lecture series features Pulitzer prize-winner, Sheryl WuDunn on Mar. 8
• Commission on Multicultural Understanding to host panel discussion "Why Are We Quiet?" on Mar. 6 in follow-up to "The Laramie Project" reading
• Staged reading of "The Laramie Project," a play based on interviews with Laramie, Wyoming, community members where Matthew Shepard was killed to be presented Mar. 5
• IU students: diversify your options and mingle with potential employers, Mar. 5
• GPSO seeks nominees for Faculty Mentor Award; deadline Mar. 5
• DEMA Director of Diversity Education will be keynote speaker at IU School of Social Work Alumni Conference, Mar. 5
• Lamar-Roe Cloud American Indian Studies Dissertation Writing Fellowship at Yale University, deadline Mar. 5
• The Urban Institute Summer Academy for Public Policy Analysis and Research–Mar. 5
• Part 2 of campus diversity initiative gets under way during the first week of March 2010
• IU Black Film Center to host week of events involving African and Caribbean filmmakers and scholars, Mar. 1-5
• OWA hosts Women's History Month Quiz Bowl on Mar. 4
• IU Maurer School of Law LGBT Advisory Board hosts panel discussion "Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples," Mar. 4
• Readings on Race "Moses and the Exodus: the Tale of Two People," Mar. 2
• Granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker to speak at IUPUI to launch 2010 Women's History Month celebration, Mar. 1
• National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Feb. 28
• Wrap up Black History Month in style at the Black History Month Gala on Feb. 27; tickets on sale now
• Mosaic Film Festival begins Feb. 27
• Join the African American Dance Company at its 13th Annual Dance Workshop on Feb. 26 and 27
• Business network event: refine your fundamental job seeking skills and discover opportunities with Fortune 500 companies, Feb. 26
• FNECC director/faculty position candidates to present talks on Feb. 25, Mar. 1, 8, and 25
• Black History Month Essay Presentations, Feb. 25
• Black Knowledge Bowl, Feb. 24
• ArtsWeek Event: Thelonious Monk Revisited with Professor David Baker, Feb. 23
• A Black History Month event entitled "Skin Tone and Body Image Affects Us All: The Westernization of Beauty," Feb. 23
• Commission on the Status of Black Males presents a conversation designed for middle school males, Feb. 20
• Native American Community Center of Bloomington benefit dinner and silent auction, Feb. 18
• IU Diversity Committees meet in February
• Community Access Television Services (CATS) seeks volunteers to help produce monthly 30-minute television program that will focus on diversity-related issues
• Indiana University returns to Peace Corps top college rankings
• "Attention, Reflection, Connection: Steps Toward an Inclusive Campus": new seminar series kicks off on Feb. 18
• IU's Black History Month Kick-Off Event: The State of Black History Month in 2010 and Beyond, Feb 3.
• Midwest Association of Filipino Americans annual conference to be held at Indiana University, Feb. 26 and 27
• IU, Ivy Tech to Co-Sponsor Indiana Latino Conference, Feb. 27
• Latino Mental Health Program/Summer Research in Mexico, deadline Feb. 15

Hudson and Holland student scholars and staff pose for a picture during the Herbert Presidential Scholars reception held April 29, 2010.

Photo taken following the Founders Day Honors Convocation Sun., Apr. 11, 2010. Left to right: Vice President for DEMA Edwin Marshall, Mutsawashe Mutembwa (2010 Rhodes Scholar), Professor Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, and Dean of Students Harold (Pete) Goldsmith.

IU students serve as mentors for Spring Shadow Program During spring semester the Office of Community and School Partnerships seeks IU students to serve as mentors for its Spring Shadow Program. The program was developed to give high school students a realistic college experience while classes are in session to better prepare them for the rigors of college life. Participants will join their mentors, attending classes, staying in campus residence halls, participating in various activities, and interacting with university students and staff members. E-mail kmorris@indiana.edu for details. [April 2010]

Help for Haiti

Hoosier Aid Music Festival for Haiti, Apr. 10

7th Annual Herman C. Hudson Symposium kick-off celebration & Haitian earthquake benefit party, Apr. 9

"Earthquake Relief: Offering Hope in Haiti," Mar. 30 at 6pm at The Salvation Army, 111 N. Rogers St., Bloomington

Haiti and Chile benefit programs, Mar. 28
Imagine Haitian Arts and Coffee Evening to be held on Mar. 5 from 4-6pm at the Dowling International Center

International/Caribbean Benefit Dinner to raise funds for Haiti, Feb. 17

A panel discussion: "In the Wake of the Quake: Rethinking and Rebuilding Haiti," Mar. 3 from 6-7:30pm at IU Campus Center

Haiti Benefit Concert at Players Pub (424 S. Walnut St. in Bloomington) on Sun., Feb. 14

Cram the Container for Haiti on Feb. 10 and 13
Books without borders: silent auction to help Haiti Soleil rebuild a Haitian community library and cultural center, Feb. 13

United for Haiti/Hoosiers for Haiti will meet Mon., Feb. 1, at 6pm in the IMU Maple Room

IU offers cargo ship for Haiti donations

Decoding disaster: understanding the Haiti earthquake of 2010, Jan. 21

IU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies collection site for Haiti relief items

Haitian Association of Indiana

Haiti dedicated Web site
A Web site to serve as a clearinghouse for Haiti earthquake educational and fundraising activities in Bloomington, as well as information about aid to Haiti, is active at www.indiana.edu/~haiti/. Student and community groups are encouraged to submit events and announcements to the site. For more information, call 812-855-9097 or e-mail clacs@indiana.edu.

ONGOING: Kafe Kreyòl/Creole Café
Haitian Creole coffee hour every Friday, 11:30am-1pm, Rachael's Café (300 E. 3rd St., Bloomington). Open to anyone interested in learning or speaking Haitian Creole. Contact bloomington4haiti@gmail.com for more information.

Donations head to Haiti

Bloomington4Haiti blog and Twitter page

Hudson & Holland Scholar accepted to medical school at Cornell Aaron Slinker, a Hudson & Holland Scholar recently featured in the Office of Scholarships Spotlight has been accepted to Cornell's medical school–one of the top-tier medical schools in the US. He will begin in Fall 2010. When Aaron was asked why he belongs at IU, he responded: Not only have I been able to receive a great education at this university, I have also been able to participate in many volunteer activities, participate in a summer research program at IU medical school, hear from several well-known speakers, and participate in the university's great intramural sports program. There aren't many dull moments at IU, and that's the way I like it.

• FASE Black History Month Art Fair, Feb. 10 (submission deadline Feb. 8)
• IU CIBER to host lunch talk "The Economics of Indigenous Rights in Peru," Feb. 3
• The student group "One IU" presents "Readings on Race" series, spring 2010
• Black History Month at IU features Marc Lamont Hill and Bill T. Jones–and much more!
• Bloomington invites nominations for Outstanding Black Male Leaders of Tomorrow Award, deadline Feb. 9
• ArtTable Summer Mentored Internship for Diversity in the Visual Arts Professions, deadline Feb. 1
• WTIU–Indiana University Television presents Black History Month 2010
• Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship deadline Jan. 29
• Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America: a reading/discussion by Prof. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Jan. 25
• Du Bois Review: Special Call for Papers on Race and Health, deadline Jan. 25
• Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center presents Zulu Love Letter in observation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 20
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Unity Summit attracts 250 students
• Emerging Leaders Toastmasters Club callout meeting, Jan. 19
• Annual community celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, Jan. 18
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2010 Celebration, Leadership Breakfast, Jan. 18
• Smithsonian Institution Latino Studies Fellowship Program, deadline Jan. 15
• Nominations for 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Building Bridges Awards due Jan. 8
• Kiplinger's ranks IU as a "best value," particularly for Indiana residents