[iDiversity] ECC Community Weekly News

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ECC Community Weekly News!!

Welcome everyone. To keep you well informed, the ECC will be sending out this 
weekly email every Wednesday to let you know about upcoming events hosted by 
the ECC and other like-minded organizations on campus. In this week’s news:

•	ECC Student Organization/SAO Orientations
•	ECC Faculty Spotlight: Luis Fraga
•	Queer People of Color Alliance Meeting at the Q Center
•	Playing French Seattle Festival
•	Mary Gates scholarships Leadership and Research Scholarships
•	Study Abroad Student Panel / Welcome-Back Evening
•	University of Washington Study on Latina College Student Health

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ECC Student Organization/SAO Orientations

Student organizations wanting to receive services and resources from the ECC 
need to first register with the SAO and then affiliate with the ECC. One or 
more officers listed on the registration form must attend this orientation. 
This orientation offers a first-hand look at the policies and procedures that 
pertain to RSO’s on campus and the many benefits and resources available to 
their organization.

Tuesday & Wednesday, October 20 – 21, 2009
3 pm – 5pm
Ethnic Cultural Center Theater
Black Room

For more information on student organization affiliation with the ECC please go 
to:
http://depts.washington.edu/ecc/newecc/ECCorgaffliation.shtml
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ECC Faculty Spotlight: Luis Fraga

The University of Washington is home to many distinguished faculty and staff 
members. As a students’ best resource, these community members reflect the 
University of Washington’s core values of innovation, discovery, and 
diversity inside the classroom and out. Join us for exclusive conversations 
with some of UW’s distinguished professors of color during our Faculty 
Spotlights.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
12:30 – 1:30pm
Ethnic Cultural Center, Black Room

Luis Fraga Bio:
Luis Ricardo Fraga (Ph.D., Rice University, 1984) is Associate Vice Provost for 
Faculty Advancement, Director of the Diversity Research Institute, Russell F. 
Stark University Professor, and Professor of Political Science at the 
University of Washington. . His primary interests are urban politics, education 
politics, voting rights policy, and the politics of race and ethnicity. His 
most recent book is the coauthored Multiethnic Moments: The Politics of Urban 
Education Reform (Temple University Press 2006). He was a member of the APSA 
standing committee on Civic Engagement and Education that co-authored the 
recently published Democracy at Risk: How Political Choices Undermine Citizen 
Participation, and What We Can Do About It (Brookings Institution Press 2005).

He is co-editor of Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Advanced Industrial 
Democracies (Greenwood 1992). He has published extensively in scholarly 
journals and edited volumes including the American Political Science Review, 
Perspectives on Politics, The Journal of Politics, Urban Affairs Quarterly, 
Western Political Quarterly, Dubois Review, and the Harvard Journal of Hispanic 
Policy.
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Queer People of Color Alliance Meeting at the Q Center

Hopefully the quarter has started out well. Our first Queer People Of Color 
Alliance meeting will be this Wednesday October 14 at 4pm in the Q Center. We 
will be discussing goals, objectives, and topics for this year. If the time or 
date do not work for you please feel free to suggest other options.

For more information, go to: www.qcenter.washington.edu
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Playing French Seattle Festival

!!20 free tickets a night to ECC students/groups!!

The third annual Playing French Seattle festival of dramatic works will
feature Romanian-born playwright Matei Visniec and also includes work by
Georges Feydeau, Honoré de Balzac, and Samuel Beckett. The festival runs
October 20 - November 1 at the University of Washington's Ethnic Cultural 
Theatre.

Two works by Visniec will be staged: "Le Deuxième Tilleul à Gauche" and "Old 
Clown Wanted." University of Washington doctorial candidate Otilia Baraboi will 
open the festival on October 20 and introduce Visniec's plays.

In September 1987, Visniec left Romania for France, where he was granted
political asylum. His absurdist plays, written in French, have been staged in 
more than 30 countries. In Romania, after the fall of Communism, Matéi Visniec 
has become one of the most frequently performed authors.

Honoré de Balzac, novelist of "La Comedie Humaine," wrote five plays before 
his death in 1850. The last of which, "Le Faiseur," was accepted by the Comedie 
Française but not staged there until 143 years later, in 1993. This new 
bilingual (French /English) adaptation is directed by Steeplechase Producer Tom 
Ansart. The central character of the play, Mercadet, is a stock speculator who 
has been swindled by his business partner, Godeau. The play is a foreshadowing 
of Beckett's "Waiting for Godot."

Playing French Seattle is a registered student organization at the UW, to join 
send us a message at drame at u.washington.edu Half-price student
tickets available, and free entrance for Ethnic Cultural Center affiliated 
group members.

For complete info, find us on Facebook; type Playing French Seattle or go to:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=136589233159&ref=nf

UPCOMING PERFORMANCE DATES

Tuesday, October 20
7:30 pm Le Dieuxième Tilleul
8:00 pm Old Clown Wanted

Wednesday, October 21
8:00 pm Feydeau Composé

Thursday, October 22
7:30 pm Le Dieuxième Tilleul
8:00 pm Old Clown Wanted

Friday, October 23
8:00 pm Balzac

Saturday, October 24
8:00 pm Balzac

Sunday, October 25
8:00 pm Balzac
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Mary Gates Scholarships

This Autumn quarter will be the only chance for students to apply for a Mary 
Gates scholarship.

Please share this message with undergraduate students who are involved in 
activities or projects through which they are developing their leadership 
ability AND also with students participating in research with the guidance of a 
faculty mentor.

We serve undergraduates from all majors and disciplines and encourage students 
to consider how a Mary Gates Leadership or Research Scholarship can support 
their ambitions as scholars and citizens.

INFORMATION SESSIONS THIS WEEK!

Mary Gates Leadership Scholarships
Wednesday, October 14, 1:30-2:30, 258 Mary Gates Hall
Thursday, October 15, 3:30-4:30, 211 Mary Gates Hall
APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Monday, November 2, 5pm

Mary Gates Research Scholarships
Wednesday, October 14, 2:30-3:30, 258 Mary Gates Hall
Thursday, October 15, 4:30-5:30, 211 Mary Gates Hall
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, November 6, 5pm

Learn more about eligibility & applying:  http://exp.washington.edu/mge

Questions & appointments:  mgates at uw.edu

Thank you!

Jodene Davis
Mary Gates Endowment
Center for Experiential Learning (EXP)
Undergraduate Academic Affairs
University of Washington
120 MGH | 616-3925 | mgates at u.washington.edu | exp.washington.edu/mge
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Study Abroad Student Panel / Welcome-Back Evening

The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Student Association (NELC-SA) invites 
all of you to attend an exciting and educational upcoming event that will take 
place on October 21, from 6-8 PM, in Denny 215a (NELC Lounge). A panel of UW 
students will discuss their experiences studying abroad in the Near East this 
past summer. The event grants the UW community the rare opportunity to hear 
stories, insights, and advice from students who have recently studied in North 
Africa, Southwest Asia (i.e. the Middle East), and Central Asia.

Held on the evening of the UW Study Abroad Fair, this event will function as a 
great resource for students applying for study abroad programs and funding. We 
hope you can all join us as this will prove to be a very informative and 
interesting evening.

As this is the first campus-wide NELC-SA event of the school year, it will also 
serve as a welcome-back evening, during which time students and faculty can 
socialize and network. Light refreshments will be
served.
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Be Apart of a Study on Latina College Student Health!!

My name is Jill Mount I am a doctoral student in nursing at the University of 
Washington and I would like to recruit participants for my study "The Health 
Effects of Attending College for Undergraduate Latina College Students and 
their Families". The purpose of this study is to describe how being a college 
student affects the health of Latina college students and their families.

The perceptions about how attending college affects the health of Latina 
college students and their families will be used by nurse researchers to create 
culturally congruent interventions to promote the health of Latina college 
students and their families and learning about their perspectives will aid in 
reducing barriers related to family/school role conflict enabling Latinas to 
attain higher education in greater numbers. This study has been approved by the 
Human Subjects Committee of the University of
Washington and has strict guidelines that I must follow to protect the rights 
of the women I will interview.

I am doing 3 to 4 focus groups, which will be audio-recorded and each will have 
up to 12 participants. The groups will last about two hours at the Ethnic 
Cultural Center and refreshments will be served. Participants will attend one 
focus group. At the end of the focus group each participant will be given a 25 
dollar UW Bookstore gift card to reimburse her for her time. If you are 
currently an undergraduate woman student at UW-Seattle who is over 18 years of 
age, a US citizen, self-identify as Latina, Hispanic, Chicana, or 
Mexican-American, Cuban, or Puerto Rican, or if your family originates from 
Central or South America or Spain you are eligible to be in this study. If you 
would like to participate in the study or have questions, please call Jill 
Mount at 206-399-0753 or send an e-mail to mountj at u.washington.edu (although I 
cannot ensure the confidentiality of information sent via e-mail).
Sincerely,

Jill K. Mount, RN, MSN, PhC
Nursing Doctoral Student
University of Washington
206-399-0753
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