Graduate Programs

Graduate Students of Color
Dinner/Speaker Series, 2007-08

Inter-University Graduate Students of Color

Dinner/Speaker Series, 2007-08

Past Dinners' Presentations

All dinners will take place on the University of Pittsburgh campus, in the Lower Lounge of the William Pitt Union Building at the corner of 5th Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard. Casual attire, please.


Students of color face unique challenges and bring invaluable experiences and perspectives to Carnegie Mellon. A series of inter-university dinners, co-sponsored with the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University seeks to sustain graduate students of color at all three institutions. Visiting speakers of color, many of whom are alumni/ae from the three sponsoring universities, share insights and provide mentoring. Students are encouraged to build broad support networks.

THEME: Academic Culture, Democratic Ideals, Identity Politics

Please note, regarding missing a dinner:
Students who RSVP to attend a dinner and then do not come will not be eligible to attend the next dinner. In order to avoid this unfortunate outcome, should something unavoidable come up, please simply email or call us before the dinner, even if it is last minute, or get in touch with us the next day to let us know what happened. We routinely have to turn students away, for lack of space, and it is a shame to save a seat for someone who doesn't show up, when others would be so happy to attend. Many thanks for your thoughtfulness on this issue.

Register by the deadline noted below at the registration page or by calling x8-7970.


     
Monday, October 1st, 6:00-8:00 PM:
Welcome Back Dinner: Sharing Students' Research Experiences Abroad		 Register by: Wed, Sept 26th
  "The Voice of Oasis" Choir; Viraj Srivastava, PhD candidate in Architecture, CMU, Pan-African Student Group, Univ of Pgh, and Arielle Drummond, PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering, CMU
Wednesday, November 7th, 6:00-8:00 PM:
Leveraging Our Identities: Identity Theory and the Choices We Make		 Register by:
Fri, Nov 2nd
  Geoffrey Glover, PhD Candidate, Literary and Cultural Studies, Carnegie Mellon
Thursday, January 17, 6:00-8:00 PM:
Educating  the Majority: Promoting Diversity Through Meaningful Exchange 		 Register by:
Mon, Jan 14th
  Mr. Sala Udin, President and CEO, Coro Center for Civic Leadership, and Javier Lopez, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon
Monday, February 18, 6:00-8:00 PM:
Identity and Failed Democracy? The Pittsburgh Quality of Life Study, "Pittsburgh's Racial Demographics: Differences and Disparities."		 Register by:
Fri, Feb 15th
  Luis Rico-Gutierrez, Associate Dean, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon and Member, Pittsburgh Diversity Council and John Wallace, Associate Professor, Social Work, University of Pittsburgh

Tuesday, April 15, 6:00-8:00 PM:
Faculty Panel: Teaching the Majority-Classroom Dynamics. Farewell Celebration of Those Completing Their Degrees

Register by:
Tues, Apr 15th
  Panel discussion: "Educating the Majority," with Fred Higgs, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (CMU); Tiffany Miles, adjunct faculty at Penn State University and CCAC, and alumna of CMU's Biology Department; and Stefan Wheelock, Assistant Professor of English (University of Pittsburgh)

Farewell celebration of those completing their degrees: Lorie Osho-Johnson, Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pittsburgh; and Nancy Klancher, Director, Graduate Support Programs, Carnegie Mellon