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Read more about the workshop below. You may nominate yourself and other students by emailing ohrp-workshop@umail.umd.edu , or call Dan Balon at 301-405-8190. Provide full name, email address, and phone number of the nominee.

Tentative Conference Agenda

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WORKSHOP DETAILS

The Office of Human Relations Programs (OHRP) is seeking student nominations for an all-day workshop, “Social Justice from Classroom to Community (Part One),” from 9-4 pm on Saturday, November 2, 2002 at the Nyumburu Cultural Center.

The first of a three-part series, the Nov. 2nd workshop is designed to give students a unique hands-on opportunity to:

• How to make change happen on campus/community
• Defining Social Justice
• Links between "Who am I" and "What is my Community"

Students who attend this workshop -- in conjunction with the other two workshops in the series (look for upcoming details on these) -- will have the opportunity to apply for placement in an internship site at a community-based organization over the summer.

Registration Costs

The workshop is of NO $ COST to student participants and lunch is provided. However, in keeping with the theme and the spirit of the conference, we encourage participants to bring donations in kind, particularly non perishable food items, canned goods, etc., which will be distributed to local community organizations and groups, including House of Ruth, So Others May Eat, etc.,

Keynote Speaker:

Christina is committed to the social, economic, and political empowerment of people of color, especially of Asian Pacific Americans. While attending the University of Maryland, she pressured the administration to establish the first Asian American Studies Program in the DC metropolitan area. She is a Public Policy and International Affairs Fellow and received her Masters in Public Policy from the New School for Social Research in New York City. Presently, Christina is a Presidential Management Fellow and works in the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget in Washington, DC.

Panel Speakers:

Program Development Associate, College Summit – University of Maryland (CP), College Park, MD (2001). Since grade school, Culver has continuously sought out opportunities to help empower young people to achieve their maximum potential. His values and drive inspired him to pursue a degree in Afro-American Studies while at the University of Maryland, and dedicate himself to academia that supported and enriched his community work. While at the University, Culver founded and served as Program Director for the Saturday Freedom Schools Program, a 7-week academic tutoring and mentoring program for area middle school students. Rahman served as Director of the Program for two years and fundraised over $7,000.00 to sustain the program during his tenure. Culver also worked as editor-in-chief of The Black Explosion, a school newspaper, where he directed news-breaking coverage of the University’s 2000 Hate Crime scare. In the fall of 2001, Culver’s consistent passion for youth empowerment led him to College Summit, a DC-based non-profit working towards equality in college access. During his time with the organization, he has worked extensively developing and improving many of the organization’s print publications and promotional materials

Michelle Maslov

Social Justice Coordinator at So Others Might Eat (SOME), a non-profit organization that provides direct services to the homeless and destitute of Washington, DC. As Social Justice Coordinator she works with various groups (schools, churches, donors, staff, etc.) to increase their awareness on the issues of homelessness and poverty in the DC area and nationwide. She also coordinates a group called Citizens Acting for Real Empowerment (CARE), which encourages and allows homeless and formerly homeless individuals to advocate for real change. Outside of SOME Michelle works on The Street Stage, a program that she co-founded while at the University of Maryland. The Street Stage is a creative coffeehouse that brings the homeless community and the college community based on their talent for and interest in the arts. Michelle graduated from the University of Maryland in December 2001 with a degree in American History.

Jennifer M. Pigza

A doctoral student in education policy and leadership at the University of Maryland where she also works as a coordinator of service-learning partnerships in Commuter Affairs and Community Service. She teaches courses in leadership and community service as well as a seminar in guided teaching experiences for undergraduate teaching assistants for service learning. Prior to her work in higher education, Jennifer invested four years with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps: East as a full-time volunteer and area director. She received her M.Ed. degree (1996) in higher education and student affairs administration at the University of Vermont and her B.A. degree (1990) at Loyola College in Maryland.

WHO CAN NOMINATE STUDENTS?

Faculty, staff, and students. In fact, we encourage students who have participated in past diversity awareness workshops to nominate themselves and each other.

WHOM DO I NOMINATE?

Please help us identify talented and committed SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS and SENIORS. Think about your advisees, committee volunteers, emerging and established leaders, part-time employees, and students in your classes.

Ideal nominees will have consistently demonstrated the following:

1. Passion and concern for human diversity issues and topics;
2. Desire to make positive change in their community or organization; and
3. Interest in learning concrete strategies for social change.

HOW DO I NOMINATE SOMEONE?

All nominations are due by Friday, October 11th by e-mail: ohrp-workshop@umail.umd.edu or by phone at 301-405-8190 (please include e-mail address and phone number). For more information, please contact Dan Balón at 301-405-8190.