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This is the FSU Center for Multicultural Affairs News letter for the months of March and April of 2011
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What’s Inside:
The Florida State University Center for Multicultural Affairs
A Year in Review The 2010-2011 School Year has truly been one to remember. Each week was packed full of
events. The Center for Multicultural Affairs (CMA) affairs kicked off the school year with the
Meet & Greet Mixer and the Multicultural Showcase. These
events had over 200 stu-
dents in attendance. Stu-
dents were able to sign up to
get involved with student
groups, watch organizations
perform, and receive free
Rita’s Italian Ice. We cele-
brated Hispanic Heritage
Month with the Hispanic/
Latino Student Union during the months of September and October. November is American
Indian Heritage Month (AIHM) and the theme was “You Have Pride, But Do You Have Honor?”
During AIHM, the American Indian Student Union was restructured and regained status as a
registered student organization. As the spring semester started we kicked of Martin Luther King
Jr. Week, which was packed with events every day, and ended with
our keynote speaker
Jennifer “JJ” Jones and
a day of service. The
Black Student Union
organized a wonderful
Black History Month
Celebration that stu-
dents, faculty/staff, and
Tallahassee community
members participated
in. Women’s History
Month was celebrated in March along with American Asian Aware-
ness Month.
In addition to many cultural celebrations, The Center for Multicultural Affairs held monthly Diver-
sity Dialogues sessions where issues of identity, ac-
ceptance, and inclusion were discussed. In January,
we held our annual Multicultural Leadership Summit.
Lastly, we hosted our last two major events of the
school year, FSUnity Day and the CMA Graduation
and Recognition Ceremony. This year’s FSUnity
Day theme was “Show your True Colors” and stu-
dents painted canvases to depict what that statement
and unity meant to them.
March—April 2011
A Year in
Review
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FSUnity Day 2
Rep Your
Agency Week
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FagBug 4
CMA Scrapbook 6
Multicultural
Stars
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Mixer &
Showcase 2011
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Congratulations! 5
Search for
Multicultural
Affairs on:
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FSUnity Day
On April 13th, 2011, The Center for Multicultural
Affairs, The Division of Student Affairs, and the Florida
State Campus celebrated our 7th annual FSUnity Day.
This initiative brought the campus together for one day to
celebrate the unity of department, students, faculty, and
Registered Student Organizations as we continue to
serve the students of Florida State University and the Tal-
lahassee community. This year’s theme was “Show Your
True Colors.” Students were able to show their true colors and artistic skills by painting what unity
meant to them. In the course of an hour over 150 can-
vases were painted. In addition to painting there were
also performances by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., From a
City in Trees, and DJ D-Smooth. We also gave out free
FSUnity Day T-shirts and Rita’s Italian Ice. We would like
to give a special thank you to all of our wonderful spon-
sors and planning committee for their hard work and
dedication.
Rep Your Agency Week
This school year the Center for Multicultural Affairs
(CMA) introduced our newest program “Rep Your
Agency Week” We highlighted different Agencies
and registered student organizations that work with
our office throughout the academic year. Students
that were a part of these organizations were
encouraged to stop by, mix and mingle, and take
pictures with the CMA staff. Rep your agency week
was held in October in the fall and in April in the
Spring. If you would like CMA to rep YOUR Agency
in the future email us at [email protected]
and let us know!
Enjoy multiculturalism and diver-
sity? Do you want to create an
inclusive environment to all stu-
dents at FSU? Ambassadors of
Multicultural Affairs (AMA) may
be the organization for you!
AMA is dedicated to the preser-
vation, promotion, and encour-
agement of diversity in the colle-
giate atmosphere, while encour-
aging its members to give humble service and respect
to the campus community. We feel our job is not to en-
force acceptance, but rather to facilitate the acceptance
of all opinions and bring about positive, constructive,
and uplifting changes towards openness and better un-
derstanding.
For more information about Ambassadors of Multicul-
tural affairs, please contact President, at Presiden-
[email protected] or visit us at:
http://oma.fsu.edu/Ambassadors.html.
Ambassadors for
Multicultural Affairs
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Chantell Dillard
Chantell Dillard is a second year Junior major-ing in Accounting. She was born and raised in the small town of Jupiter, FL. She is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., a first generation college student. Chantell entered Florida State University through the C.A.R.E summer bridge program. Although she partici-pated in the dual-enrollment program during high school, C.A.R.E really helped her transition from high school to college.
Chantell said the following about herself “Every since I was a little girl, I have been passionate about school and helping people. I know that the only way I will be able to accomplish my goals is through an education. I hope to one day find a job that I love as well as start my own
business. This will help me achieve my ultimate goal of taking care of my parents so they can have an early retirement.”
Aysha M.
Daniels The past two years
Aysha M. Daniels
has been a Gradu-
ate Assistant in the
Center for Multicul-
tural Affairs. Aysha
is graduating from FSU this spring with
a Master’s Degree in Higher Education
with a concentration in Student Affairs.
She moved around often as a child liv-
ing in Georgia, Texas, and Venezuela
before spending most of her childhood
in Miami, FL. Aysha received her
Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology with
a minor in Theories and Politics of
Sexuality from the University of Florida.
In her free time, Aysha enjoys going to
the beach spending time with friends
and family, and traveling. She also en-
joys learning more about social justice
issues, leadership, and service.
During her two years as a graduate stu-
dent Aysha has worked diligently on
many projects here in the office such as
planning events during MLK week, ad-
vising student groups, planning the Mul-
ticultural Leadership Summit, and bring-
ing Erin Davies with FagBug to Cam-
pus. As Aysha prepares to graduate
we wish her well as we know she is go-
ing to do great things! Congratulations
Aysha!
Love your CMA Familia,
Artilis Carter was born and raised in Ft Lauderdale, Florida and is the youngest of three children. He isn’t the only Seminole in his immediate family so choos-ing FSU wasn’t tough. Artilis is a third year student studying criminal justice with a minor in psychology. Artilis did not waste any time getting involved on campus, his freshmen he joined the Black Student Union and has been an executive board member ever since. Working in the BSU is one of his passions and he also loves to see African American students get involved. Artilis has been working with the CMA going on three years and has learned a lot. He has worked with the office to plan FSunity day 2011 and the 2011 Multi-cultural leadership Summit. Event planning is one of his many hobbies that include hanging out with friends and going to the movies. Artilis hopes to one day travel the world and learn many different languages.
Artilis Carter
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Fagbug On March 23rd The Center for Multicultural Affairs
and the Pride Student Union brought Erin Davies to
campus, who was victim of a hate crime in Albany,
New York. Because of sporting a rainbow sticker on
her VW Beetle, Erin's car was vandalized. Erin de-
cided to embrace what happened by leaving the
graffiti on her car. She took her car on a trip around
the United States and Canada. Along the way, Erin
discovered other, more serious hate crimes and
speaks about her experience.
Erin Brought her rainbow VW Bug to Florida States
campus and spoke about her experiences and what she is now doing to take action again hate
crimes. She gave ways for others to get involved and be a part of the solution. The students that
came thoroughly enjoyed her movie and her story. We hope this is just the beginning of many dis-
cussions such as this. If you would like more information about FagBug or how to get involved
please visit her website www.fagbug.com, visit the Pride student union in the Oglesby Student Un-
ion, or visit the Center for Multicultural Affairs in the Globe in Suite 3100.
Mixer & Showcase 2011
The Center for Multicultural Affairs is already hard at work planning two
special events for Seminole Sensation Week. These events will be the
annual CMA Meet & Greet Mixer and the Multicultural Showcase. The
mixer will be held on Thursday, August 25h in the Globe, where current
and new students will be able to meet and mingle. Organizations will
be given the opportunity to table, publicize upcoming events, and re-
cruit new members. We will have lots of fun activities going on during
this event and lots of FREE FOOD!
The annual Multicultural Showcase will be held on the evening of Fri-
day, August 26th in Moore auditorium. The event highlights diversity at
Florida State University through different student performances. The
Multicultural Showcase has always had a great turnout and past per-
formances have included spoken word from Poetic Lyricism, dancing
from the groups Kollage Dance Troupe and CYPHER, step and/or stroll
performances from Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc., Lambda
Tau Omega Sorority, Inc., Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha Incorpo-
rada, and others.
If you and/or your organization is interested in tabling at the Meet
& Greet Mixer and/or performing at the Multicultural Showcase
please contact [email protected].
Does your
organization
need space on
campus? If you answered yes, then
the Center for Multicultural
Affairs may be able to
help! CMA is currently ac-
cepting Student Organiza-
tion Workspace applica-
tions for the 2011-2012
school year. Organizations
housed in the Center for
Global and Multicultural
Engagement receive a
desk, computer, two
chairs, and a small storage
area. For more information
visit www.cma.fsu.edu or
contact us at multicultura-
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On Wednesday, April 20th the Center for Multicultural Af-
fairs had our annual Graduation and Recognition cere-
mony which recognizes graduating seniors who have pro-
moted multiculturalism and inclusion on campus during
their time here at Florida State. This year our office rec-
ognized 50 graduates who have made a difference on cam-
pus and in the Tallahassee community. At the ceremony
the Seth Rossetti Scholarship was also awarded to Miss
Edda Santos. Congratulations and good luck to all!
We Hear Congratulations are in Order...
Congratulations to the New Agency Directors and their
Administrations for the 2011-2012 school year:
Asian American Student Union (AASU): Andy Silhanek-Director To Be Announced-Assistant Director
Black Student Union (BSU): D’Mirtri Broome-Director
Jeanine Clare Shua -Assistant Director Hispanic Latino/a Student Union (HLSU): Ivan Marchena-Director Lucy Caballero-Assistant Director
PRIDE Student Union (Pride): To Be Announced-Director
To Be Announced– Assistant Director
Congratulations to all the new
Greek Members...Spring 2011!
Congratulations to the Class of 2011
For more information on upcoming events, please visit
www.cma.fsu.edu and check out our calendar!
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CMA Scrapbook
2010-2011 School Year
