Archived News Releases
- Wednesday, March 11, 2009, Office of Diversity Programs will host the ALANA Consortium Meeting at the OASIS Multicultural Center.
- Friday, March 13, 2009, Office of Diversity Programs will host over 100 students from Elm Park Community School and Roosevelt Elementary on campus for the Kids 2 College Preview Day.
- Friday, March 27, 2009, Office of Diversity Programs will hold the annual spring WPI Advisory Board Meeting at the OASIS Multicultural Center.
- Friday, March 27, 2009 – Saturday, March 28, 2009, Office of Diversity Programs will have their annual Excellence in Math Science & Engineering Program Spring Retreat.
- Tuesday, March 31, 2009 – Wednesday, April 1, 2009, Office of Diversity Programs & Graduate Admissions will host the 1st Annual WPI LSAMP Graduate Bridge Program Preview Day. Potential Graduate Students from well known HBCU’s, HIS’s, and Tribal Institutions will visit WPI Campus.
- February 2, 2009 -12:00 - 1:00 pm - Black History Month Kick Off celebration, African Percussion Performance. Campus Center Stage
- February 2, 2009 - 6:00 - 7:00 pm - Racial and Cultural Insensitivity Training, Hagglund Room
- February 3, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Lunch & Learn Series with Dr. Nicole Bradford, Director of Diversity Programs, Peterson Room
- February 3, 2009 - 8:00 - 5:00 pm - African American Art Display - Campus Center Lobby
- February 4, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Soul Food Luncheon Series - WPI Step Team & Dance Team Performance - Campus Center Center Stage
- February 5, 2009 - 10:00 - 12:00 pm, African-American Inventions that Changed our World Curriculum Presentation, Elm Park School.
- February 6, 2009 - WPI Black History Month Dinner - 5:15 - 7:00 pm - Odeum
- February 6, 2009 - 7:30 - 11:00 pm Soccomm Friday Film Series: "The Great Debators" - FLAUD
- February 10, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm - "Backpack to Briefcase" - Lunch and Learn with WPI Alumni Tien Vu '01 and Bernard Kaswarra '07, Mid Century Room
- February 11, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Soul Food Luncheon Series - African Percussion & Dance Ensemble Performance, Campus Center Stage
- February 12, 2009 -10:00 - 12:00 pm - African-American Inventors that Changed the World Presentation - Grafton Public Schools.
- February 13, 2009 - 7:30 - 11:00 pm, Soccomm Friday Film Series -"Dream Girls", FLAUD
- February 17, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Lunch & Learn Series - Hagglund Room
- February 18, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Soul Food Luncheon Series, Knights of Zion Gospel Performance, Campus Center Stage.
- February 20, 2009 - 7:30 - 11:00 pm, Soccomm Friday Film Series, "A Raisin in the Sun", FLAUD
- February 21, 2009 - 3:30 - 5:00 pm , DINE OUT, Diversity and Inclusion Networking Evening featurinn Kimberly Markiewicz DuPont, Hagglund Room.
- February 24, 2009 -12:00 - 1:00 pm - Lunch & Learn Series, Dexter A. Bailey Jr., Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, Hagglund Room.
- February 24, 2009 - 5:00 - 7:00 pm, - Daryl Mobley Presents "10 Leadership Secrets I learned from Booker T. Washington and Harriet Tubman" Alden Hall.
- February 25, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Soul Food Luncheon Series - Koliba Jazz Ensemble & Spirit of Africa, Campus Center Stage.
- February 25, 2009 - 3:00 - 7:00 pm, African Marketplace, Campus Center - Odeum
- February 27, 2009 - 7:30 - 11:00 pm, Soccomm Friday Film series, "Cry Freedom" FLAUD
- Olfumnilayo Adebayo was the 2008 Winner of the Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest. Fumni has won a plane ticket with a value up to $400 for her efforts.
- The winners of the American Indian Heritage Month Art competition were Beatriz Gutierrez and Linnea Palmer Paton
Black History Month Trivia Challenge
Be the first person to answer all 10 trivia questions correctly and you will win 2 tickets to see Bill Cosby on Saturday February 21st at the Hanover Theater! Both students and staff are encouraged to participate! Click on the Black History Month link, answer the questions, and make sure to give your name and email to be notified if you are a winner!
Winner Week 1 - Kyle Miller
Winner Week 2 - Emily Evans, Christine Drew, Steven Bullock
Winner Week 3 - Paul Trimby
Winner Week 4 - Jameson Kokolis
Nearly 600 trivia forms were completed during the month-long contest!
Thanks to everyone who participaed in the BHM Trivia challenge and congratulations to all our winners!
- Rejoice & Remember Black History Month (pdf, 130kb)
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