Diversity & Inclusion Week Activities: Unity through Diversity March 17
Transnational Conversation Presented by Dr. Phil Carey
Presentation & Panel discussion Lyceum
Grimes Lounge, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
March 18
Cultural Competencies Workshop
Presented by: Mr. Patrick Chang
Library Room 213 at 2 pm
Understanding the Crisis in the CongoPresented by: Mr. Ngoie Nshisso
Grimes Lounge at 6:30 pm
CAMPUS NEWS
The office of “I Matter” will be closed from March 17 through March 20 while the office is relocating. In the event of an incident during this time, please contact the Office of Counseling Services at 704-378-1044. We apologize for any inconvenience during this time.
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS
Please join the Office of Government Sponsored Programs and Research (GSPAR) in welcoming new employee, Mr. Jonathan T. Smalls, to its team. Mr. Smalls will serve as a Research and Grant Award Specialist. He comes from Denmark Technical College, located in Denmark, South Carolina, where he served as a Research Coordinator and Grants Administrator for four years. He also served as an adjunct professor of Religious Studies at Benedict College, located in Columbia, South Carolina.
Mr. Smalls offers a proven track record of commended performance in research, proposal development, grant administration, strategic planning, and education. He has a passion for research, proposal development, and education. Mr. Smalls is committed to optimizing research and grant efforts of Johnson C. Smith University to support and improve instruction, research, and service that will foster the intellectual, cultural, social, physical, and spiritual growth of the campus community.
Mr. Smalls is located in the GSPAR office in Biddle Hall on the third floor, Suite 300. He can be contacted at 704-378-1130 and/or by email at jsmalls@jcsu.edu.
As part of the 147th Founders’ Day Celebration, the University will host its Sixth Annual “Arch of Triumph” Gala featuring the Arch of Triumph Awards Ceremony. The Gala will be held on Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Charlotte Convention Center Ballroom.
The University is setting aside 150 discount tickets for faculty and staff at the reduced rate of $100 per ticket for the Gala. Regular tickets to the Gala are $150 and $250. JCSU has set up a payroll deduction option for employees to deduct equal amounts from your paycheck for up to two (2) months (see form below). Tickets at this reduced rate are on a first come, first serve basis. Monthly and bi-weekly payroll deductions will begin in March. Tickets may also be purchased using a major credit card. Please keep in mind that the event is a fundraiser for the University, and each ticket purchased will include a contribution to the JCSU Fund. Please fill out the below form:
http://tinyurl.com/nkkxwja
Travel Policy Announcement
JCSU has engaged Mann Travels to provide travel services for our organization. All business travel which involves airline, rental car and/or hotel reservations, should be arranged through Mann Travels.
Mann Travels will be providing training on:
WEDNESDAY MARCH 26
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., GRIMES LOUNGE
If you are a traveler, it is encouraged that you attend. For additional information and to RSVP for this training, contact Angela N. Mauldin at 704.378.3578 or amauldin@jcsu.edu.
STUDENT NEWS
JCSU Graduates! Order your college ring, announcements and pick up your cap and gown.
Stop by and see Jostens...
March 17 and 18 from 11 am - 4 pm
Cafeteria Lobby
Shop online at jostens.com
JCSU students Omar Cossio, Karla Mendoza and Korey Smith will present their Commitment to Action projects at the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) annual meeting at Arizona State University March 21-23. The meeting hosted by President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will convene more than 1,000 student leaders from around the world. Dr. Philip Otienoburu will accompany the students.
Read more at: http://tinyurl.com/ot8rhjx
We are pleased to announce the official launching of the pilot phase of the Nationally Competitive Scholarships/Fellowships Program (NCSF).
The Through the Looking Glass Competition is designed to identify students who demonstrate an interest in improving their skills in Thinking, Writing, and Speaking at a high level of discourse that will allow them to compete successfully with students at other notable institutions for coveted scholarships and fellowships.
The first application engagements will begin in the Fall 2014.
Training will begin this semester and through the summer. If you know students with potential and interest, please encourage them to
participate -application at http://tinyurl.com/mcldyov
HEALTHPLEX NEWS
THE HEALTHPLEX SPRING 2014 CALENDAR
http://tinyurl.com/qha47eu
HealthPlex website: http://tinyurl.com/peq4zd8
B’Cycle and JCSU Healthplex are at it again! Come participate in the Spring Ride March 22 at 10 am. Please sign up at the Healthplex or at a B’Cycle tent on the block.
Classes for Today
Water fitness 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Quick fit 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Low Impact 6 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
SPIRITUAL LIFE
Spiritual Life Center Announcements:
• New Bible Study Series
Relationships….It’s Complicated!
March 20, Duke Hall, 7 p.m.
• University Prayer: Monday–Friday 8 a.m. –7 p.m., Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
If you would like the Spiritual Life Center to pray for you, please contact Mr. Donnie Shell at dshell@jcsu.edu
UPCOMING EVENTS
Lecture: The Art of Activism: African American Artists and the Tradition of Resistance Tuesday, March 18 from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
An interdisciplinary cultural experience and dialogue that will transform our understanding of African and African diasporic art and political activism from the perspective of a young, African American human rights activist
Speaker: Shani Jamila O’Neal
Technology Center Room 103
Tuesday March 18, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. in TC 109 A River Changes Course Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion
Winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at Sundance, A River Changes
Course tells the story of three families living in contemporary Cambodia as they face hard
choices forced by rapid development and struggle to maintain their traditional ways of life as
the modern world closes in around them.
March R.A.D. Training
FREE to female students, faculty, & community!
March 18-20 *must attend ALL 3 DAYS to complete the course
6 pm-9 pm, Multipurpose Room at Mosaic Village
Sign up for the class at the Campus Police Department
For more Information contact: Officer S. Robinson at Srobinson2@jcsu.edu
At least 1 in 4 college women will be the victim of a sexual assault during her academic career.
TAKING MY FREEDOM-- WOMEN UNDERSTANDING WOMEN March 19
9 AM - 9:50 AM Community & Student Talk
Grimes Lounge
Moderator: Kemile Jones, Collegiate Sisters for Action, Inc.
10 AM - 11:30 AM Author Talk & Book Signing w/ Taurea V. Avant
Student Union Bullpen
Moderator: Seiko Havis, Collegiate Sisters for Action, Inc.
12 PM – 2 PM Tea Luncheon & Book Signing w/ Keynote Taurea V. Avant
Student Union Rotunda
Full agenda at http://tinyurl.com/qheegkh
Lyceum Title: Film Screening: The Interrupters (1 Lyceum Credit)
Purpose: Stories of Three Violent Interrupters who Try to Protect Their Chicago Communities From The Violence They Once Employed; An Intimate Journey into the Stubborn Persistence of Violence in our Cities
Thursday, March 20, TC 103, Time 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Facilitator: Dr. Terza Lima-Neves
Sponsored by: College of Arts and Letters/Program in Political Science
JCSU Lyceum: Nobody Can Tell Our Story Like Us (testimoniando): Being defined and defining oneself as an immigrant in the United States through digital storytelling. (1 credit)
Join us to witness immigrant stories from students from all over the world, screen videos from a digital Storyology collection, and learn about the state of immigration reform today.
Thursday, March 20, Humanities Building Room 108 from 6:30- 8 pm
Panelists: Leslie Gutierrez (moderator), CMS High School students, JCSU students, and screening of a NC Storyology collection.
Sponsors: JCSU College of Arts & Letters, Immigration Solidarity Committee of Charlotte, and American Friends Service Committee of NC.
HIV/AIDS Testing March 24 (LAST TESTING DATE)
The Office of Counseling Services, Health Center, and Mecklenburg County Health Department have teamed up again this year to offer free HIV/AIDS testing to students, faculty, and staff at JCSU. If you have questions regarding testing, feel free to contact us at (704) 378-1044 or Counselingoffice@jcmail.jcsu.edu
Opera Carolina will present Rise for Freedom, an opera about the Underground Railroad
by Mr. Adolphus Hailstork, Composer
at JCSU on Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m.
with the JCSU Concert Choir in Biddle Auditorium
Lost items such as keys, electronics, wallets, etc. should be turned into Campus Police at the front gate of Beatties Ford Rd. or the office behind the Student Union. If you have lost an item, please check these locations first before reporting the item lost.
