January Events at Iowa State University

 
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The FSA Council will be hosting an open discussion forum for all ISU Faculty
and Staff and Administration employee’s to come together and reflect on
the various national events that took place during the fall semester.  They
hope this time will provide everyone a space to discuss feelings, thoughts
and emotions as we prepare for the change of the country’s leadership.
Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows.  There will be members
of the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) to help facilitate dialogue
amongst the group.
Session 3:
Memorial Union, Gold Room
1/10/2017 12 p.m.
If you have any questions specifically regarding this event, please contact
Corey Williamson at corey5@iastate.edu
 
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Nominate deserving individuals for the newly-created 
University
Award for Inclusive Excellence
.  This university award recognizes
faculty and P&S staff for their commitment to inclusion initiatives at
Iowa State University.  Give recognition to individuals who have
advanced the university’s mission of diversity, equity, and inclusion by
nominating them today!
Questions? Email Nicci Port @ 
nport@iastate.edu
Award Description can be found on the Provost’s website
http://www.provost.iastate.edu/faculty-and-staff-
resources/awards/faculty/inclusive-excellence
 
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 11:50 AM @ Central Campus 
 - A
carillon concert in honor of Dr. King. Tin-Shi Tam, carilloneur. 
Part of
the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series
 
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Celebrate with song, story and
birthday cake. An Ames
tradition! Join us at 5:30 for cake
and music, with an hourlong
program beginning at 6:00. 
Part
of the Martin Luther King Jr.
Legacy Series
Monday, January 16, 2017, 5:30
PM @ Ames Middle School,
3915 Mortensen Road
 
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Thursday, January 19, 2017, 3:30 PM @ Sun Room, Memorial
Union 
 - Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and learn
how his global vision of equality for everyone remains relevant
today. 
The Advancing One Community Awards will also be
presented.
 
Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series
 
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Monday, January 23, 2017, 7:00 PM @ Sun Room, Memorial Union 
 -
Opening remarks will be provided by ACLU of Iowa Legal Director 
Rita
Bettis
, and 
Corey Saylor
, head of the Council of American Islamic
Relations (CAIR) Department to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia.
He is a national expert on countering Islamophobia and co-authored
CAIR’s Islamophobia report, 
Confronting Fear
. Then join us for a
discussion of the constitutional and legal rights of Muslims. Students
and others on campus are invited to share their own concerns, ask
questions and help raise awareness about resources available on and
off-campus during this uncertain post-election period. Clark Wolf,
Iowa State professor in Philosophy and Political Science and director
of Bioethics, will moderate the discussion.
 
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Thursday, January 26, 2017, 8:00 PM @ Great Hall, Memorial
Union 
 - Chuck D is leader and co-founder of legendary rap group
Public Enemy and is known for creating politically charged and socially
conscious hip hop music.  As a rapper, producer, author, and social
activist, Chuck D delivers a powerful message about race, rage and
inequality. He is a national spokesperson for Rock the Vote, the
National Urban League, and the National Alliance for African
American Athletes. He is also co-author of 
Fight the Power: Rap, Race,
and Reality
. Chuck D redefined rap music and hip hop culture with
the release of Public Enemy's debut album, 
Yo Bum Rush The Show
, in
1987. Public Enemy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 2013.
 
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Monday, January 30, 2017, 7:00 PM @ Great Hall, Memorial Union 
 - Ta-
Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent at 
The Atlantic
, where his cover
story on slavery and race, "The Case for Reparations," struck a national
chord. His latest book, 
Between the World and Me,
 is written in the form of
a letter to his teenage son about the challenges he will face growing up
black in America. Coates is also the author of 
The Beautiful Struggle,
 a
memoir about growing up in Baltimore with a father who was a Vietnam
vet and Black Panther with his own underground black press. Coates is
Journalist in Residence at the School of Journalism at CUNY and a former
writer for 
The Village Voice
, and a contributor to 
Time, O,
 and 
The New
York Times Magazine
. He was previously the Martin Luther King Visiting
Associate Professor at MIT. 
Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series Keynote
 
NAACP Banquet-Registration Deadline January 17
 
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This program is designed to support
initiatives that will enrich the
experiences of women and diverse
faculty, staff, and students at Iowa
State University.  Grant funding is
available in support of women’s and
diversity initiatives for either one-time
programming or as seed money to
stimulate additional funding from
other sources.
Guidelines, application form and
timeline are available at:
http://www.diversity.iastate.edu/glob
al/women-s-and-diversity-grants-
program
 
Grant proposals may be submitted by
ISU faculty or staff, as well as
individuals or as teams, and at least
one of the participants is required to
have faculty or staff status.  Individual
grants will be awarded for up to
$5,000 which must be expended
between July 1, 2017 and June 30,
2018.
Deadline for submission of proposals
is March 1, 2017.
Questions?  Contact the office at 515-
294-8840
 
Black FSA Winter Celebration
 
 
Family of the Year
 
VPDI’s Open House
 
FSA Meetings
 
Black Faculty &Staff Association will meet Thursday, January 19, 2017
in the 
Gold Room, Memorial Union
 12 pm
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  1. FSA SPONSORED REFLECTION FSA SPONSORED REFLECTION The FSA Council will be hosting an open discussion forum for all ISU Faculty and Staff and Administration employee s to come together and reflect on the various national events that took place during the fall semester. They hope this time will provide everyone a space to discuss feelings, thoughts and emotions as we prepare for the change of the country s leadership. Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows. There will be members of the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) to help facilitate dialogue amongst the group. Session 3: Memorial Union, Gold Room 1/10/2017 12 p.m. If you have any questions specifically regarding this event, please contact Corey Williamson at corey5@iastate.edu

  2. UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR INCLUSIVE UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE. Nominate deserving individuals for the newly-created University Award for Inclusive Excellence. This university award recognizes faculty and P&S staff for their commitment to inclusion initiatives at Iowa State University. Give recognition to individuals who have advanced the university s mission of diversity, equity, and inclusion by nominating them today! Questions? Email Nicci Port @ nport@iastate.edu Award Description can be found on the Provost s website http://www.provost.iastate.edu/faculty-and-staff- resources/awards/faculty/inclusive-excellence

  3. Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring - - Carillon Concert Carillon Concert Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 11:50 AM @ Central Campus - A carillon concert in honor of Dr. King. Tin-Shi Tam, carilloneur. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series

  4. Ames Community Celebration in honor of Dr. Ames Community Celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr Celebrate with song, story and birthday cake. An Ames tradition! Join us at 5:30 for cake and music, with an hourlong program beginning at 6:00. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series Monday, January 16, 2017, 5:30 PM @ Ames Middle School, 3915 Mortensen Road

  5. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Legacy Convocation Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Legacy Convocation Thursday, January 19, 2017, 3:30 PM @ Sun Room, Memorial Union - Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and learn how his global vision of equality for everyone remains relevant today. The Advancing One Community Awards will also be presented. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series

  6. What Are Your Rights? What Are Your Rights? A Conversation A Conversation Monday, January 23, 2017, 7:00 PM @ Sun Room, Memorial Union - Opening remarks will be provided by ACLU of Iowa Legal Director Rita Bettis, and Corey Saylor, head of the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Department to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia. He is a national expert on countering Islamophobia and co-authored CAIR s Islamophobia report, Confronting Fear. Then join us for a discussion of the constitutional and legal rights of Muslims. Students and others on campus are invited to share their own concerns, ask questions and help raise awareness about resources available on and off-campus during this uncertain post-election period. Clark Wolf, Iowa State professor in Philosophy and Political Science and director of Bioethics, will moderate the discussion.

  7. Rap, Race, Reality & Technology Rap, Race, Reality & Technology - - Chuck D Chuck D Thursday, January 26, 2017, 8:00 PM @ Great Hall, Memorial Union - Chuck D is leader and co-founder of legendary rap group Public Enemy and is known for creating politically charged and socially conscious hip hop music. As a rapper, producer, author, and social activist, Chuck D delivers a powerful message about race, rage and inequality. He is a national spokesperson for Rock the Vote, the National Urban League, and the National Alliance for African American Athletes. He is also co-author of Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality. Chuck D redefined rap music and hip hop culture with the release of Public Enemy's debut album, Yo Bum Rush The Show, in 1987. Public Enemy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.

  8. A Deeper Black: Race in America A Deeper Black: Race in America - - Ta Ta- -Nehisi Nehisi Coates Coates Monday, January 30, 2017, 7:00 PM @ Great Hall, Memorial Union - Ta- Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent at The Atlantic, where his cover story on slavery and race, "The Case for Reparations," struck a national chord. His latest book, Between the World and Me, is written in the form of a letter to his teenage son about the challenges he will face growing up black in America. Coates is also the author of The Beautiful Struggle, a memoir about growing up in Baltimore with a father who was a Vietnam vet and Black Panther with his own underground black press. Coates is Journalist in Residence at the School of Journalism at CUNY and a former writer for The Village Voice, and a contributor to Time, O, and The New York Times Magazine. He was previously the Martin Luther King Visiting Associate Professor at MIT. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series Keynote

  9. NAACP Banquet-Registration Deadline January 17

  10. Call for Proposal Call for Proposal Women s and Diversity Women s and Diversity Grants Program Grants Program This program is designed to support initiatives that will enrich the experiences of women and diverse faculty, staff, and students at Iowa State University. Grant funding is available in support of women s and diversity initiatives for either one-time programming or as seed money to stimulate additional funding from other sources. Guidelines, application form and timeline are available at: http://www.diversity.iastate.edu/glob al/women-s-and-diversity-grants- program Grant proposals may be submitted by ISU faculty or staff, as well as individuals or as teams, and at least one of the participants is required to have faculty or staff status. Individual grants will be awarded for up to $5,000 which must be expended between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. Deadline for submission of proposals is March 1, 2017. Questions? Contact the office at 515- 294-8840

  11. Black FSA Winter Celebration

  12. Family of the Year

  13. VPDIs Open House

  14. FSA Meetings Black Faculty &Staff Association will meet Thursday, January 19, 2017 in the Gold Room, Memorial Union 12 pm

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