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Multicultural Affairs Office
202 Student Services Center
1108 Fremont Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: (715) 346-3829
Toll Free: (877) 354-UWSP
Fax: (715) 346-3744
If you are planning an event that you would like Multicultural Affairs
to sponsor or add to this list, please
email me.

PLEASE NOTE:  Current events, as well as next year's events are listed FYI.  As we receive more information, it is updated.  Each year we have similar events at similar times of the year, and just to give you some idea of when they are, I have left them on the calendar with "TBA."

 

July 2011

Date Event Time Location Contact
10-29 Exploring your Talents Precollege Program

This 3-week program is for students entering grades 8-11 in the Fall of 2011.  The mornings will be dedicated to skill building in math & science and creative writing in the afternoons.
  UW-Stevens Point

DPI scholarships are available for students eligible for free and reduced school lunch, so the program is free to eligible students.
Alicia Razvi
TOLL-FREE
877-354-UWSP (8977)

         

August 2011

Date Event Time Location Contact
         

September 2011

Hispanic Heritage Month

Date Event Time Location Contact
3-4 Riverfront Jazz Fest 4:00 - 10:00 pm Pfiffner Pioneer Park http://www.riverfrontjazzfest.com/

5

Classes begin (1st Semester)

October 2011

Date Event Time Location Contact
TBA 24th Annual
Festival of India!
presented by SHAMA, Inc.

 Workshops (FREE)

2:00-5:00 pm


Dinner

(Meal Ticket Required)5:00 - 7:00 pm


Stage Performance
 (FREE)

7:00-9:00 pm

Stevens Point Area High School (SPASH)
1201 North Point Drive
Stevens Point, WI

Ticket Sales Locations
*Stevens Point Area Co-op, 633 Second St, Stevens Point
715-341-1555

* Kindred Spirit Books, 1028 Main St, Stevens Point
715-342-4891

* Point Motel, 209 Division St, St Pt, 715-344-8312

* Motel 6, 3120 8th St So, Wis Rapids, 715-423-3211

* AmericInn Motel, 1501 American Drive, Plover, 715-342-1244

* Days Inn, 4700 Rib Mtn Drive, Wausau, 715-355-5501

* Paypal (Online tickets:  click on www.uwsp.edu/multiculutral/SHAMA/ )

Ticket Prices:  $14.00 per adult
$9.00 per child (7-12 years of age) & UWSP and High School Students w/ID
Children 6 years and under FREE
NOTE:  Tickets are an additional $3.00 each at the door

Festival of India webpage

Jyoti Chander:  715-341-1538 or email:

j2chande@uwsp.edu


TBA UWSP Homecoming   UW-SP See UWSP Calendar
TBA HaSEAAC's Nightmare on
Reserve St

(Halloween Dance)

Remember to come dressed in your best and scariest costume!  Prizes will be given to the top 3 best costumes of the night. 
8:00 PM - Midnight Dreyfus University Center (1015 Reserve St)
Alumni Room

Ticket Prices: 
$3.00 for UWSP Student w/ID
$5.00 for Non-Students
Tou Xiong Thao  (920) 450-5409
Sher Yang  (715) 252-7329
Ker Thao  (715) 252-3223

(See note)
AMSLC 2010
American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference
Need to be pre-registered UW-Platteville

NOTE:  AMSLC IS MOVED TO APRIL 2011 (APRIL 1-3)
Laurie Graboski-Bauer
(715) 346-4737
     

November 2011

Date Event Time Location Contact
TBA AISES National Conference
(American Indian Science & Engineering Society)
  TBA Andrew Gokee, Adviser
715-346-4147
TBA BLACK OUT DANCE
7:00 - 11:00 pm DUC-Laird Rm

Non-perishable food items are requested for donation to the Salvation Army, but are not required.  (No ramen noodles!!)
Sponsored by UWSP's Black Student Union (BSU)
         
TBA Taste of Toj Roob (the Mountains)
Theme: 
TBA

Sponsored by Hmong & Southeast Asia Club (HaSEAAC)

Entertainment:  Play by HaSEAAC students.

Tickets cover the price of dinner, but the entertainment is FREE to anyone that would like to attend.

4:00 - 5:00 pm Doors Open

5:00 - Program

5:15 - Dinner

6:15 - Guest Speaker

6:45 - Entertainment

Melvin Laird Room - Dreyfus University Center (DUC)

Ticket Info:Tickets available through University Box Office, 102 D, DUC, 1015 Reserve St, Stevens Point, WI  Phone:  715-346-4100

Advance tickets highly recommended!
Groups of 10 or more must order in advance. 

$12.00 Advance 
$15.00 at the Door

Children 12 & under are FREE
UWSP Students $10.00 w/ID
Groups of 8 or more, $10.00 per person-advance tickets only by 11/17/10

      

Jeff Karcher
(715) 346-3901

or Juliana Vang , HaSEAAC President

 

 

         
TBA National Black Student Union  Conference Friday - Sunday Marriott, Lincolnshire, IL Sponsored by UWSP Black Student Union and Multicultural Affairs.  Contact Anthony Fuller for more information.
24-27 Thanksgiving Break 

December 2011

Date Event Time Location Contact
7-9 16th Annual WEASSP Sharing Conference (PK-5 and Precollege) Grand Geneva Resort & Spa Lake Geneva, WI Click on link below
www.weassp.org for information from the sponsors of the WEASSP Conference.
15 Last Day of Classes-First Semester
18 Commencement
16-22 Finals week
Dec 22, 2011 -Jan 24, 2012 Winter Break

January 2012

Date Event Time Location Contact
3 Winterim Classes begin
20 Last day of Winterim classes
16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Community Celebration

Celebrate the significance of the day by joining us for an innovative forum. 


7:00 - 8:30 pm

FREE Admission * Refreshments following the program
Stevens Point Area High School (SPASH)
Auditorium
1201 Northpoint Drive
Stevens Point, WI  54481

Features
Keynote Speaker:  Zaki Ali, JD
Monteverdi Master Chorale
SPASH Choirs
UWSP Dance Program

Call 715-344-3677 for more information.

23 Classes begin (2nd Semester)
28 HaSEAAC  Winter Formal Dance
Theme:  TBA


Formal attire required and those NOT in formal attire will not be admitted.   More info later!
8:00 pm  - Midnight Alumni Room - DUC



Ticket Information
HaSEAAC Members/UWSPStudents:     
Non UWSP Students                         
Juliana Vang, President of HaSEAAC

February 2012      

Black History Month

Date Event Time Location Contact
         
TBA 11th Chinese Lantern  Festival

The Lantern Festival is traditionally known as the "Valentine's Day" of China.  It takes place on the fifteenth night of the Chinese New Year.    Includes crafts and food booths!

6:00 - 9:00 pm

Traditional Chinese dances, Kung Fu, music & Chinese food!

 Ticket Information:

$15.00 First row seating

$12.00 Other seating

Watch for more ticket information on Message of the Day.

Available for purchase on the DUC Concourse (Booth)

Feb 7-24th  11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Dinner & performances included
DUC - Laird Room

Sponsored by Chinese Cultural Club

Contact Ke Chen for more information.

For more information, contact Junbo Feng
(920)750-0921)
TBA 19th Annual
Soul Food Dinner


Menu
Collard Greens
Mac & Cheese
Catfish
Chicken
Peach Cobbler and much more!

 

 

Doors open:  5:00 pm
Dinner begins: 5:30 pm

Entertainment:
TBA

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Location: Laird Room - Dreyfus University Center

Ticket Information:  This may be updated closer to event
UWSP Information & Ticket Center
102 D DUC  715-346-4100

$13.00 General Admission (Prices may change)
$8.00 UWSP students w/ID or child under 13
Sponsored by:  Black Student Union

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Fuller

or

Martina Spears

 

March 2012

  

Date Event Time Location Contact
TBA 18th Annual HaSEAAC Spring Conference

Theme:  TBA

1:30  - 4:30 pm Dreyfus University Center (DUC) - Alumni Room

Registration is highly recommended, but not required. 

For workshop listings, please visit online:

www.uwsp.edu/stuorg/haseaac

To register or for more information contact: 

Juliana Vang, President of HaSEAAC

 

 

TBA "Our Voice, Our World:  Together We can Build a Clinic"

Benefit concert from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm to help raise money and build a clinic for the Laotian People to People Project (P2PP)
7:00 - 11:00 pm Laird Room - UWSP Dreyfus University Center
For more information about P2PP visit:  www.people2peoplelaos.com

or contact the HaSEAAC President:
Juliana Vang
16-25 Spring BREAK!!!!
Begins @ 6:00 pm on March 16th
  Classes resume on 3/26/12  

April 2012

 

Date Event Time Location Contact

 

TBA AMSLC 2012
American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference
Need to be pre-registered TBA

NOTE:  AMSLC is moved to April, instead of October.
Laurie Graboski-Bauer
(715) 346-4737
TBA 20th Annual Building Unity Conference Friday evening  7:00 pm - Sunday 3:00 pm www.unitedcouncil.net/building unity/index.htm

 

www.unitedcouncil.net

United Council of UW Students
14 W. Mifflin St., Suite 212
Madison, WI 53703

Fax 608.265.4070

Ph:  608-263-3422  Ext. 12

TBA International Club's 42nd Annual Dinner and Entertainment

Theme: 


Info will be updated later.
Doors Open:
5:00 pm

Cocktails & Social:
5:15 pm

Dinner & Entertainment:  7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Location:   DUC Laird Room

Ticket Information:
Tickets will be sold through the UWSP Information and Tickets Office on a first-come first-served basis beginning in March, 2011, through the UWSP Ticket Office (715-346-4100)

Tickets information:  General:  $15.00  Students:  $12.00

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!

 

International Students & Scholars Office (formerly Foreign Student Office)
018 Student Services Ctr

715-346-3849

 

Sponsored by UWSP International Club

TBA Portage County Literacy Council's Annual Un-Scrabble Fundraiser 5:00 - 9:00 pm Holiday Inn, 1001 Amber Ave, Stevens Point, WI
(Hwy 10 East)
Printable registration forms & pledge sheets are on-line at www.pocolit.org.  The price is $100.00  per team of four.  Please register your team.

Registration includes snacks, beverages, door prizes and hours of fun for a great cause!
TBA UWSP Gender & Sexuality Alliance Pride Week Events   Monday, April 11  Film:  "Howl: DUC Theater @ 7:00 pm

Tuesday, April 12  SAFE Zone   Panel:  Test your Gaydar" DUC Encore @ 7:00 pm

Wednesday, April 13  Speaker:  Helen Boyd "Trans 101" DUC Encore @ 5:00 pm
Thursday, April 14  Performance Drag Show DUC Encore @ 8:00 pm
Friday, April 15 March:  Break the Silence in Madison beginning @ 4:00 pm (bus leaving @ 1:30 pm from UWSP and returning around midnight.

Saturday, April 16  Film:  Rocky Horror Picture Show - DUC Theater @ 8:00 pm. 
TBA Celebracion Hispana

Doors Open:  5:00 pm
Dinner begins:  5:30 pm
Doors open at 5:00 pm

Tickets: $8.00 General
$6.00 Students and children under age 13

Available closer to event @ UWSP Ticket Office - DUC 715-346-4100

Laird Room-DUC

Entertainment:
TBA

Latin American food will be served.  Tickets are needed for the dinner only.  The rest of the event is free and open to all.
Sponsored by Latino Student Alliance (LSA)

Contact for more information: 

Ana Runnion

Phone:  715-346-3665
TBA BSU Weekend More information later  
TBA Gospel Fest - Sponsored by UWSP Black Student Union (BSU) & Multicultural Affairs
& Student Government Association

Doors open @ 6:30 pm

Event starts @ 7:00 pm

Location:  Dreyfus University Center Theater (first floor-southwest corner) - just off Reserve St



Ticket Information:  $5.00 General Admission
                              $3.00 Students w/valid ID
                              $3.00 Children under 13 years
 UWSP Ticket Office Dreyfus University Center
(Ph:  715-346-4100)

Contacts:   

May 2012

Date Event Time Location Contact

Asian American Heritage Month

TBA






TBA
Native American Awareness Week




AIRO Spring Pow-Wow

All week



Grand Entries 1:00 pm &
7:00 pm

Feast (Meal) 5:00 pm





NATIVE AMERICAN AWARENESS WEEK at UWSP - 2011 - VERSION B.pdf  Click for details on NA events for this week. 





Berg Gymnasium
Admission:  $3.00 with student ID
                $4.00 General Admission
FEAST included in price of admission
Andrew Gokee
Ph:  (715) 346-3576 (Native American Center)




TBA Portage County Cultural Festival

All-day FREE Admission event with food, entertainment, exhibits and sales of arts and crafts, games, hands-on activities.  IT'S THE GREATEST!

10:00 am - 5:00 pm SPASH (Stevens Point Area Senior HS)

1201 Northpoint Drive, Stevens Point

Contact Constance Fang for more information or if you would like to volunteer
  Last day of Classes      
  Finals Week --- --- ---
  Commencement      

June 2011

June 12-July 9 English for College Precollege Camp for English language Learners (4 week camp)   UW-Stevens Point
DPI scholarships are available for students eligible for free or reduced school lunch.
Marcia Mace, International Students & Scholars Office
715-346-4906
19-25 Camp COFAC:
Point Music
Session
Work with many talented 9-12 grade musicians like yourself! 
--- UW-Stevens Point

A small number of DPI Scholarships are available for eligible students for these camps.  See description above.

Jennifer Hess

(715) 346-2740 or 800-898-9472


19-25
Camp COFAC:
Studio Art Session

This camp offers a program that gives rich and varied art experience to high school students (grades 9-12).  The camp offers five diverse artmaking opportunities: Glass fusing, Aluminum casting, Assemblage, Mixed media, and Flash Animation.  Some DPI Scholarships available.

UW-Stevens Point

A small number of DPI scholarships are available for eligible students.  See description above.
Jennifer Hess

(715) 346-2740 or 800-898-9472

19-25 TV-Film Production Camp

This is a one-week camp that offers the chance for 7, 8, and 9th graders the opportunity to learn how to use TV studio equipment, write scripts and act in their own skits.  By the end of the week, students will have a DVD to take home! 
  UW-Stevens Point
DPI scholarships are available for students eligible for free or reduced school lunch. 
Linda Pluke, Camp Director and Precollege Coordinator
715-346-3829
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DPI scholarships are available for students eligible for free or reduced school lunch. 
Linda Pluke, Precollege Coordinator for Multicultural Affairs
TOLL-FREE
877-354-UWSP (8977)

DPI scholarships available; must be eligible for free or reduced school lunch and have at least a 2.0 GPA in core classes. 
         

 

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Last updated: 7/06/11