Fall 2022’s 10th annual Multicultural Education Week celebrates topics around diversity, equity and inclusion
Multicultural Education Week happens every semester at Salve Regina as a chance for students, faculty and staff to wrestle with and celebrate topics around diversity and inclusion. This year, the Multicultural Education Week — alongside the Office of Multicultural Programs and Retention — is celebrating its 10th year of programming, making it a particularly special week.
For fall 2022, the Multicultural Education Week will host lectures and panelists and who will focus on the critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy: anti-racism, immigration, nonviolence, earth and women. The week will also focus on encouraging intercultural communication and enhance the understanding of cultural differences and similarities among the campus community.
All events can be registered for here.
Multicultural Mass
5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23
Our Lady of Mercy Chapel
The multicultural Mass will feature readings and songs in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. Join us as we kick off Multicultural Education Week in prayers.
Keynote Speaker: Linda Sarsour
7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24
Bazarsky Lecture Hall
Linda Sarsour is an author, award-winning racial justice and civil rights activist, seasoned community organizer and mother of three. Ambitious, outspoken and independent, she shatters stereotypes of Muslim women while also treasuring her religious and ethnic heritage. Sarsour is the author of “We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders,” where she discusses the role to be stewards of good. In the book, she writes that people are always called to a higher moral ground to defend, protect and advocate for justice for all, even those unknown.
Panel Discussion on Immigration
7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25
Bazarsky Lecture Hall
Immigration is possibly the most talked-about topic in current social and political discourse. It affects the futures of countless people of all ages and has been a feature of life in the United States for generations. Come join in a fascinating discussion with five amazing panelists who will talk about their own experiences and discuss challenges and solutions. Panelists are Dr. Sally Gomaa, professor in English, communications and media; Dr. Ester Alarcon-Arana, associate professor of modern languages; Aida Neary, director of community educational partnerships; and students Abdou Sow ’24 and Vanessa Gonzalez ’25.
Photo from past Multicultural Education Week.
Speaker: Joseph C. Ewoodzie, Jr.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26
Bazarsky Lecture Hall
Joseph C. Ewoodzie, Jr., associate professor of sociology and Vann Professor of Racial Justice at Davidson College, uses qualitative research to examine how marginalized populations in urban locales make sense of inequalities in their everyday lives. He employs ethnographic methods to investigate how these populations interpret their social selves and the boundaries that both constrain and enable them.
Ewoodzie uses both music and food as a lens to understand the cultural dynamics of African American life in urban settings. His book “Getting Something to Eat in Jackson: Race, Class, and Food in the American South” provides a vivid portrait of African American life in the urban South that uses food to explore the complex interactions of race and class. Ewoodize is Ghanaian-American, raised in a small village in the central region of Ghana.
Multicultural Glow
8-11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27
Gerety Hall
This haunted house party will be co-hosted by the offices of Multicultural Programs and Retention, Residence Life and the Office of Student Engagement. Join a Halloween party that will incorporate intercultural celebrations of Halloween and its evolution from pagan celebrations in Ireland to the American customs known today. Bring costumes and screams.
Photo from past Multicultural Education Week.
Multicultural Festival
6-11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28
Ochre Court
Join MEW for some cultural exploration and food from every continent with a night of warmth, celebration and acceptance. The festival will also showcase some hidden Salve Regina talents and community performances. It will kick off at 6 p.m. as the Office of Alumni, Parent and Family Programs sponsors a toast to celebrate the Office of Multicultural Programs and Retention’s 10th anniversary. Drink tickets will be available upon registration.
All events can be registered for here.
Multicultural Education Week is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs and Retention; the Office of Student Engagement; the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy; Residence Life; the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance; Campus Activities Board; the Black Student Union; the Hispanic & Latinx Student Organization; the Multicultural Student Organization; and the Student Government Association.
