3.28.10
ASU Family,
Welcome back from Spring Break! Spring quarter is the busiest time of the year for the Afrikan Student Union! We have ASU staff elections, Freshman Admit Weekend, Transfer Admit Day, Higher Education Conference, ASU Awards Ceremony and much more. Please invest in the success of all of HEC, Admit Weekend, and Admit Day by donating your time and meal swipes (more information below). Also, applications for the 2010-2011 staff elections have been released! Please consider running for staff and the unique contribution you can bring to the Black Bruins community.
In Love & Solidarity,
Tierra Moore
ASU IPR 2009-10
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Admit Weekend's Unity Rally for ASU
We will be having a unity rally to jump-start Admit Weekend on Wednesday March 31, 2010. This will occur in Bruin Plaza from 12pm to 2pm. During this rally we will review the history of Admit Weekend, have guest speakers, singers, dancers, and spoken word all in order to hype up the campus for the incoming freshmen fall 2010.
The rally is being held to bring together the UCLA community prior to the arrival of the admits and develop a sense of cohesiveness on campus. The Afrikan Student Union has continuously strived towards increasing the yield of African American
students into UCLA. The development of entities such as the Ralph J. Bunche center for Africa American Studies, Academic Advancement Program, Academic Supports Program, and SHAPE, all reflect ASU¹s dedication to increasing the African American population at UCLA and support for students once they are admitted. The fight for greater African American representation on campus still continues and Admit
Weekend is a reflection of this struggle. It is more important than ever that we make the admits feel welcomed on our campus and ensure that they are welcomed.
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ASP Director
The Afrikan Student Union at UCLA is hiring a new full-time Project
Director for the Academic Supports Program for 2010-2011. Please see
attached flier for details and preferred qualifications. If you are
interested or if you know anyone who may be interested please forward the
email. The applications are due Friday, April 16, 2010 at 5pm.
Thanks,
Leslie Schnyder
Director Academic Supports Program
UCLA Student Retention Center
UCLA Community Programs Office
220 Westwood Plaza, Suite 105
Mailcode: 145406
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1454
310.825.9342 (P)
310.206.3175 (F)
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It is time to find out who will be the 2010-2011 ASU Staff!
Here is the timeline
Applications Released: March 15, 2010
Applications Due: April 8th, 2010 by 6PM
Candidate Voting Platform: April 16th, 2010
Elections: April 19-22, 2010
Results Released: April 23, 2010
Applications available @
Shape Cubicle SAC 106 side
AEP Cubicle SAC 106 side
ASP Cubicle SAC 105 Side
ASU Office Kerkhoff Rm 322
Online in the Elections 411 (ATTACHED)
Questions Visit Blackbruins.org for all contact info!!!!
** Please pass on this information
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TV AD Scholarship Opportunity
TV AD Submit a 30-second (or less) TV ad on CD or DVD format only. You may enter this category as an individual or group (up to 4
students). The award will be split among all contributors. How do I enter? All
currently enrolled college students in California are eligible to enter.
You must submit all written word entries online at
<http://cco.collegecampaign.org/site/R?i=fEMQIzzh9LjtfVcfYesOcA..>
. To enter in the Poster or TV Ad category, please go to:
<http://cco.collegecampaign.org/site/R?i=pCxNbX7XDCohAB9oUl9gFQ..>
and fill out an entry form. Print out the completed form and mail
with your Poster or TV Ad entry to:
College Contest Entry | 900 Wilshire
Boulevard, Suite 924 |Los Angeles, CA 90017.
Entries without an attached entry form will not be considered. What if I have questions? Please contact Maria Luisa at 800-459-9586 or marialuisa@collegecampaign.org with any questions regarding the contest.
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Admit Weekend Volunteer Social
There will be a Volunteer Social for anyone volunteering for Admit Weekend:
When: Friday, April 2nd, 2010 from 8pm-10pm
Where: SAC basement
What: Volunteer social, where volunteers will get to know one another and have a good time; playing games, eating, and socializing.**Diddy Reese Cookies WILL BE PROVIDED. As well as other refreshments.
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Admit Weekend Phone Banking
During the week of March 29- April 2, 2010 we will be doing phone banking in Campbell Hall from 5pm-9pm to follow up on the admits that did and did not RSVP for admit weekend. If someone would like to participate in this Phone banking party they can and can contact myself via email at jnarthur@ucla.edu or cell phone 323 557 3683.
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ISMs Project
What is the ISM's Project?
The "ISM's Project" is an event where students can exhibit an educational project by presenting it in an artistic genre/medium of choice. The project focuses on a specific ISM selected by the student, and each project should address an issue of diversity and/or social justice. The goal is to educate the audience on the ISM and to enlighten the audience so that they are able to experience that ISM from the personal perspective of the presenter or from the perspective of the Agent or that target group of that ISM. Each ISM project should capture and connect the different experiences of pride, power, privilege, and/or oppression related to the ISM
How Are IMS's Presented?
Students will do research to present facts and/or present their personal experience or the personal experience of others through creative freedom of expression. Students are allowed to use one or multiple genres/mediums. Performances are to be 10 minutes or less. Past projects have been slideshows, short videos, spoken word, photography, skits, dance, interviews, speeches and MORE!
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT "THE ISM's PROJECT" OR SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION AND TIME, SUBMIT YOUR ISM BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE BY MARCH 30TH ONLINE AT WWW.ORL.UCLA.EDU/ISMS
Email Ashley D. Williams at adw32@ucla.edu for more info
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Internship w/ US Congresswoman
Senator Feinstein's Los Angeles office is looking for highly motivated college students for internship opportunities during this summer.
About the internship position:
Tasks and Responsibilities: Interns support our Field Representatives and Staff Assistants in drafting memos to the Senator, scheduling or attending meetings with staff, constituent letters, conducting background research, phone calls, document requests, morning press clippings, research projects, and attending events with the Senator when she is in the area.
Criteria: For many citizens, contact with Senator Feinstein's office is their only experience with an elected representative. Therefore, we need polite and friendly students with some familiarity with the American political system and current events. Additionally, strong writing and editing skills are a plus.
Hours: For the summer, we require a commitment of 3 full days per week for three months. We are very conducive to working with students' class schedules.
Application Process: Interested students should submit a cover letter, resume, 3 academic/professional references (contact information), and one page writing sample to Angeline_Macaspac@feinstein.senate.gov.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please contact me at the above email address or at 310-914-7300.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Best,
Angeline Macaspac
Staff Assistant
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 915
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 914-7300
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Interestesting articles on Media & the Black Community:
http://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-culture/black-motherhood-lost-oscars/
http://www.counterpunch.org/reed12042009.html
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Scholarship Opportunity for High School Students
The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits and trains outstanding young leaders from urban public high schools and sends them to colleges and universities in multicultural teams, or "Posses" of 10, with four-year full-tuition scholarships.
The Posse Scholarship is a leadership-merit scholarship, it is not a minority-based or a financial-need scholarship, as such, we look for outstanding students engaged in a variety of leadership activities, beyond just "student government" or athletics. Although we do not have a GPA requirement, Posse Scholars demonstrate academic potential, resilience and a proven track record of accessing resources.
Academic potential is key, since our partner institutions are top-tier universities.
Students are typically nominated during the spring of their junior year, and begin the application process (also known as Posse's Dynamic Assessment Process) in the fall. Once nominated, students attend a series of fun, interactive interviews designed to see how they engage in a group. The field is slowly narrowed until 20 finalists are selected for each of our eight partner institutions. These finalists will attend one last meeting, and 10 Scholars are then selected out of that final pool.
One particular partner institution, Bucknell University, recruits students for a "Civic Engagement" Posse. This Posse is just like any other, except there is a slight emphasis on Social Justice/Civic Engagement issues. As such, Civic Engagement Scholars' leadership may especially focus on activism, social justice, inequality, etc.
Nomination packets will be going out in the spring, with the deadline in mid-June. For more information, feel free to contact Program Directors Silvestre Vallejo or Maya Ramos at (213) 239-9590 orsilvestrev@possefoundation.org or mayar@possefoundation.org.
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