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2009-2010 EVENTS!

CULTURAL AWARENESS WORKSHOPS IN April, May and June.

Working in partnership with the United Way of the Capital Region (UWCR), join the Center for Global Education in learning to more effectively interact with individuals from other cultures.

Workshops will be held:

~ April 7th - Mexican Culture

~ May 5th - Moroccan Culture

~ June 2nd - Culture of Islam

WHERE: the International Room of the Cooper Student Center on the Harrisburg Campus

WHEN: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

See attached flyer for a registration form (pdf)

Community members are welcome! Contact Heidi Neuhaus (UWCR) at 724-4055 or hneuhaus@uwcr.org for more information.

HUNGER & HOMELESS SERVICE LEARNING STUDENT PROGRAM

PROGRAM LOCATIONS: Harrisburg & Washington DC

PROGRAM DATES: April 1 & 2 in Harrisburg and May 19-23 in Washington DC

INFO SESSIONS: In C101A (Harrisburg Campus) March 23 @ 12:30; March 24 @ 2:30; & March 31 @ 12:30

Program Flyer and Application available here (pdf). Questions should be directed to HACC Center for Global Education C101A, studyabroad@hacc.edu or 780-3276.

LECTURE - HAITI: BEFORE AND AFTER with Dr. Rodrique Mortel, MD, held in partnership with the Honors Program

- WHEN: Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 12:00 noon

- WHERE: Select Medical 103, Harrisburg Campus

- FREE event open to Students, Faculty, Staff and the Community

- Registration required by April 28, 2010 by calling 780-3276 or email to nahile@hacc.edu

- Bring your lunch - drinks will be provided

- Click here for more information (pdf)

HACC INTERNATIONAL/DIVERSITY PHOTO CONTEST!

- Open to all HACC students, staff, faculty and alumni

- Submission deadline is April 23, 2010

- Photos exhibited in the Cooper Student Center the week of May 3

- Winners will be contacted after May 7

- For additional information on how to apply and contest rules CLICK HERE (pdf)

GLOBALFEST 2010

- Saturday, APRIL 17th ~ 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cooper Student Center –Harrisburg Campus

- FREE Parking and Admission

- FREE Cultural Performances on the half hour 11a thru 4p

- FREE Children's Activity Area 11a-4p

- Ethnic Food & Merchandise Vendors and Exhibitors 11a-4p

- Sponsoring Organizations include: Women Connect Magazine, Ta-ri, PA Immigrant & Refugee Women's Network (PAIRWN), The Institute for Cultural Partnerships, Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC, Friendship Force of Greater Harrisburg, and Dauphin County Diversity Forum

- Click HERE for updated information (pdf)

- Check HERE for a schedule of performers (pdf)!

RACE, ETHNICITY & CULTURAL COMPETENCE in a MULTICULTURAL WORLD Presentation

- WHEN: FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010 @ 1:00p

- WHERE: SM103

- Held in partnership with HACC Faculty & Staff Development Institute

- FREE Event open to Students, Faculty, Staff and the Community

- Refreshments provided

- REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY 4-7-2010 by calling 780-3276 or email nahile@hacc.edu

- Click HERE for more information (pdf)

MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH!

Join us for a film series on Mondays in the International Room of the Cooper Student Center, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Also taking place on campus: Honors Lecture Series~Reading the Colors: An Overview of African American Quilt Culture, presented by Patricia A. Turner, PhD, University of California-Davis on Wednesday, 3-24-2010 in Cooper 204; Women's Issues Reading Group meets Wednesdays 12n - 1:00 p.m. in Whitaker 123. Also look for a display of posters throughout the campus as well as a display of information and books in the McCormick Library! See flyer here.

EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010. YOU ARE INVITED TO A "MARRIAGE EQUALITY" DEBATE/DISCUSSION FEATURING STATE SENATOR DAYLIN LEACH, the sponsor of PA SB 935 for marriage equality, AND MAGGIE GALLAGHER, the President of the National Organization for Marriage. This event is free and open to the public and will be held in the International Room of the Cooper Student Center on the Harrisburg Campus Wednesday, March 24th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 PM. The first 30-40 minutes will feature a debate, moderated by Scott Detrow from WITF, between State Senator Leach and Ms. Gallagher. The second 30-40 minutes will feature a question and answer discussion facilitated by HACC's Senior Professor of English Trum Simmons. Please join us for a thoughtful, in-depth discussion on this timely topic. Feel free to contact HACC Allies co-advisors Trum Simmons (tlsimmon@hacc.edu) or Amy Withrow (aswithro@hacc.edu) for more information. Sponsored by HACC Allies and HACC Center for Global Education.

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH! Join us for a film series on Wednesdays in February in the International Room of the Cooper Student Center, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Also happening: Food sale by the AASA club Feb. 17th in the lobby of Cooper, displays of information and books at the McCormick Library, and more. For details and updated info click here!

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION & INTERNATIONAL FLAG CEREMONY - Tuesday, January 26 @ 12:30 p.m. in the International Room of the Cooper Student Center. You are invited to attend the opening of HACC's Center for Global Education with remarks by Michael Sandy, Director - Center for Global Education; Dr. Edna Baehre, President - Harrisburg Area Community College; Prof. Kazim Dharsi; and Sean Fortney, SGA President - Harrisburg Campus; followed by a presentation of international flags with remarks by Jennifer Daley, Coordinator - International Student Services. Refreshments will follow.

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS - PRESENTED BY NICOLE PARKER. LECTURE Friday, January 22, 2010, 12:00 noon in Arts 103, Harrisburg Campus. In partnership with the Honors Program, you are cordially invited to take part in this special presentation. Nicole Parker, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) spent several years as a logistics and administrative specialist/field worker with MSF. She will give a presentation about her work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (a war zone) and in Niger where she worked on HIV and TB programs as well as malnutrition projects. A Q&A session will follow. Feel free to bring your lunch! Light refreshments will be provided. This event is FREE and open to the public! See flyer for details (.pdf).

THIS IS NOT CUBA - Images by Colette Gaiter, January 13-February 5, 2010. LECTURE Thursday, January 21, 12:00 noon in Whitaker Hall 214 w/ reception following in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. In partnership with the Rose Lehrman Arts Center - join us in celebrating the works of Colette Gaiter. Colette Gaiter - a new media artist and graphic designer - is an associate professor in the Art Department at the University of Delaware. Working with computers since 1982, Gaiter uses a range of digital media to create environments for exploring/exploding personal and collective myths. She is especially interested in the American 1960s - a time of turbulence, hope and change played out in mass media. Events are free and open to the public!

2nd MULTICULTURAL CELEBRATIONS & JOYFUL TRADITIONS LUNCHEON - December 17, 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. International Room of the Cooper Student Center. For the second year in a row the Office of International Education & Multicultural Affairs is partnering with the Dauphin County Commissioners and the Dauphin County Diversity Forum to "AFFIRM OUR SIMILARITIES AND CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES". For more information see the flyer here.

GACLA ANNUAL HOLIDAYS LUNCHEON - December 10, 2009, 12:00n-2:00 p.m. International Room of the Cooper Student Center. This event is being held in partnership with the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs - Norman Bristol Colon, Executive Director. See flyer for details.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK - November 16-20, 2009. Join us in celebrating International Education Week! Daily events will include a presentation by the Shagin Law Group; the educational documentary "Time for School", episode 3 parts 1 & 2; a food sale by the International Awareness Club; a Thanksgiving celebration for HACC's international student population and entertainment provided by children from the Pollock Child Care Center. SEE DETAILS HERE! (pdf)

GET IT STARTED! OPEN HOUSE - Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 4:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. on the Harrisburg and MidTown2 Campuses.

ALLIES PANEL DISCUSSION - Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. in C204, Harrisburg Campus. Topic: Coming Out Stories

4th Annual CHUSOK CELEBRATION - October 10, 2009, 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Join us in celebrating this major Korean holiday with free admission, performances, activities, food for sale by the Korean-American Wives Club, and more! To learn more about this event click here (pdf).

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH- September 15-October 15, 2009. Check out the display of posters scattered throughout the Harrisburg Campus celebrating Hispanic Heritage ~ or ~ stop by the McCormick Library to learn more about featured authors and their work ~ or ~ join the extravaganza in the Cooper Student Center on Wednesday, Sept. 30th from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. You'll feast on food prepared by the Mosaico Club, listen to live music and learn to salsa dance! For more details click here (pdf).