March Month
1. "Game Night " (PRSA, CUS, GBW)
Date : 03/26/08
Time: 6:00pm - 10:45pm
Where: TBA
A night full of games, prizes, and fun!!! For $3 you can play Poker, Dominoes, Bingo, Game Boards, and Loteria. Fun for all, prizes and raffles!!
February Month
1. "Expressions of Love and Friendship" Rose Sale (PRSA)
Date : 02/04/08 - 02/08/08
Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Where: Ground floor in the HUB
With Valentine's Day rolling around then corner, we can offer you a BETTER deal than anyone downtown! Guaranteeing BOTH your satisfaction in price and quality!
January Month
1. "Canning for Thon " Canning (PRSA)
Date : 01/25/08
Time: 5:30pm
Where: PRSA office at the HUB
We are leaving on Friday and coming back on Sunday. Collecting money to send our PRSA Dancers to THON!!!
December Month
1. "Dress for Success" Fashion Show (NHBA)
Date :12/04/07
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Where: Heitage Hall in the HUB
Come to be enlightened on proper business attire and business etiquette while making connections that could impact your future. There will be a KPMG Representative Guest Speaker and free pizza & Prizes.
November Month
1. El Dia De Los Muertos (MASA)
Date :11/02/07
Time: 12pm - 5pm
Where: The HUB
The Mexican American Student Association is having a display. This display will be in the HUB from around noon to about 5pm. They will be setting up a shrine to honor the dead and the past. They will be honoring specific family members and others held dear. They invite you to do the same. It will be a good chance for those interested, to learn about Mexican Culture. I invite you to get involved!
2. Managing Across Cultures (SHPE)
Date :11/06/07
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Where: 113 Cybertorium in the IST
This illuminating presentation brings to light the differences in leadership, communication and conflict styles across cultures and how these differences can cause misperceptions, misinterpretations leading to misunderstanding in the workplace. It addresses the common wrong to deal with the differences and provide skills to effectively deal with the differences to prevent misunderstanding. This presentation is excellent in identifying the hidden diversity we bring to the work environment.
• Develop cross-cultural management and communication skills
• Recognize differences in values across cultures
• Distinguish the six patterns of nonverbal communication
• Recognize incorrect ways to deal with these differences.
3. Misconceptions of Islam! ( SLB)
Date :11/07/07
Time: 7:45pm - 9:45pm
Where: 104 Thomas Bldg.
Come out and have the truths behind the facts and fictions of Islam revealed, and discuss your views with the Penn State Community! With Guest Speaker Sohail Chaudry!
4. Blood Drive (Latino Caucus)
Date :11/09/07
Time: 12:00pm -6:00pm
Where: East Halls: Johnston Commons- Bravo Room
This is a PSU-MSU Blood Drive Challenge
Sign up to Donate Blood at http://www.psuredcross.org/
Make a donation and Make a difference!
To volunteer sign up at http://www.volunteer.psuredcross.org/
¡Nosotros Somos...Penn State!
5.The Nation in the Diaspora: The Multiple Repercussions of Puerto Rican Migration (L.S. dept.)
Date :11/09/07
Time: 2:00pm -3:30pm
Where: Foster Auditorium-101 Pattee Library
Dr. Jorge Duany is Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. During the spring semester of 2007, he was the Bacardí Family Eminent Scholar in Latin American Studies at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He previously served as Director of the journal Revista de Ciencias Sociales, as Visiting Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at the University of Michigan, and as Assistant Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. His last book is titled The Puerto Rican Nation on the Move: Identities on the Island and in the United States (2002). He is the coauthor of Puerto Ricans in Orlando and Central Florida (2006), Cubans in Puerto Rico: Ethnic Economy and Cultural Identity (1997), and El Barrio Gandul: Economía subterránea y migración indocumentada en Puerto Rico (1995).There will be a reception following the talk at Cafe Laura (from 4 to 6 p.m.). All are welcome.
6. 8th Annual Beta Monologue Competition: Auditions (SLB)
Date :11/09/07
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Where: TBD
The 8th Annual Beta Monologue Competition will be held on November 27th at the HUB Auditorium...
Great cash prizes and possible scholarships will be available to the top 3 competitors..
But first we need potential competitors to Audition..
If interested, contact Alex at aur148@psu.edu by Friday, November 9th.
This is one of the few events celebrating spoken word, poetry, or other ways to express oneself, so you don't want to miss it!!
7. Images of Cuba
Date :11/10/07
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Where: HUB Auditorium
8. Sabor Latino ( Latino Caucus)
Date :11/12/07
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Where: St. Andrew Episcopal Church
Come join Latino Caucus at their annual Latin dinner where we will be serving:
-fresh salad
-chicken
-rice/beans (gandules)
-beef enchiladas
-platano (tostones)
-cake
-creamery ice cream
To drink we will be serving: iced tea and lemonade
Tickets will be $5 ($4 for Latino Caucus members who have payed their dues)
We will be selling tickets at the HUB tables Friday (11/9) and Monday (11/12).
In addition, Latino Caucus' eboard members will carry tickets ready for sale.
**Church is up Fraiser street, across the street from the memorial football field. ~ about 10 minute walk from campus!**
9. Defining the Latino Hispanic Spanish Identity ( Latino Caucus)
Date :11/13/07
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Pollock Multicultural Lounge
This event will discuss Latino identity and will include a panel of speakers from the Latino Studies Initiative.
10. Unity in the Black & Latino Communities ( Black Caucus, SLB, SLG)
Date :11/14/07
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: 233 HUB
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