Black History Month to include lunch and learns, open mic, more
The University of Maine will observe Black History Month with a series of on-campus events throughout February.
The activities will kick off at noon Jan. 31 with a flag raising on the Mall, followed by a reception with light refreshments in the Multicultural Student Center (room 312) in the Memorial Union.
Throughout February, the Multicultural Student Center (MSC), along with many students, will host a variety of events including lunch and learn presentations, Multicultural Mondays, social events and more. Some events will be co-hosted by Campus Activities Board (CAB).
All events are free and open to the public.
Scheduled activities include:
- Multicultural Monday with Sean O’Mara, noon Feb. 3 in MSC lounge
- Lunch and Learn with Tania Rousseau Jean-Jacques, noon Feb. 5 in MSC lounge
- BSU meeting, 4 p.m. Feb. 7 in MSC lounge
- Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Feb. 8 in North Pod (with CAB)
- Multicultural Monday: Exploring Black Poets, Music and the Arts, noon, Feb. 10 in MSC lounge
- BSU Block Party, 4 p.m. Feb. 14 in MSC lounge
- Improv Insanity, 9 p.m. Feb. 15 in North Pod (with CAB)
- Lunch and Learn with Kimberly Whitehead (chief of staff to President Joan Ferrini-Mundy), noon Feb. 19 in MSC lounge
- LGBTea Party, 4 p.m. Feb. 20 in Rainbow Resource Center lounge
- Hair Care Fair, 10 a.m. Feb. 23 in Doris Twitchell Allen Village (DTAV) Community Center
- Multicultural Monday with Coach Curry, noon Feb. 24 in Alfond Arena lounge (with UMaine Athletics)
- Black History Month Trivia, 8 p.m. Feb. 27 in Bear’s Den (with CAB)
For more information, contact Anila Karunakar at anila.karunakar@maine.edu.