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Welcome Our Newest Staff Member -
Jamez Ahmad
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We wanted to take a few moments to officially welcome Jamez Ahmad as a new member of the CCC family. Jamez joined us July 8 as the new Operations and Marketing Coordinator for the Center. Jamez completed their master's degree at the University of Southern California in the field of Critical Studies at the School of Cinematic Arts. Jamez is also an alumnus of UCSD's Muir College, graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor's degree in History (East Asian History concentration) and a minor in Film Studies. Jamez interned as an undergraduate student at the LGBT Resource Center serving as the Trent Lawley Volunteer Intern and the as the Rainbow Newsletter Intern. Jamez' interests focus on international LGBT representation and accessibility of these resources to global LGBT communities. Jamez is also from San Diego County. Be sure to stop on by and say hi to Jamez!
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Block Party Prize Winners
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Congratulations to our Block Party Prize winners!
Kimberly, Monica, Nikaria,Saniya, and Victoria (names in alphabetical order)
Thanks to countless donations from many of the wonderful businesses on campus, the Cross-Cultural Center was able to provide a plethora of prizes to new students last week. Our grand prizes were donated by Chase Bank, USe Credit Union, and Salon 101.
Over 300 people participated and attended the event, it was a great kick off to a new year!
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Faculty in Residence 2014-2015 - Dr. Espiritu
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Please join us in welcoming Dr. Yen Le Espiritu as this academic year's Faculty in Residence. Dr. Espiritu is a professor in the department of Ethnic Studies and an alumna of UC San Diego. Her previous book is the award-winning Home Bound: Filipino American Lives across Cultures, Communities, and Countries.
We are excited to host her new book launch Body Counts: The Vietnam War and Militarized Refuge(es).
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 Public Lecture with Paul Matsuda: The Many Faces of English: Negotiating Language Through WritingThursday, October 9th | 6pm | Cross-Cultural Center Comunidad Room UC Writing Conference 2014: "Global Students Local Contexts" Paul Kei Matsuda is Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing at Arizona State University. He has published widely on second language writing in various journals and edited collections in applied linguistics, rhetoric and composition as well as TESOL, and has received a number of prestigious awards for his publications. |
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Gender, War, & Accountability: Palestinian Resistance and Feminist Solidarity
Thursday, October 16, 2014
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM Reception to Follow
Cross-Cultural Center Comunidad room
This discussion will cover a range of topics including distorted media coverage between Palestine and Israel, racist and gendered images used to justify violence, and the impact on Palestinian and Israeli women.
part of the Cross-Cultural Center's Author in Residence Program
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Book Launch & Lecture with Dr. Yen Le Espiritu
Wednesday November 5, 2014 | 12:00 PM Cross-Cultural Center Comunidad room This Book examines how the Vietnamese War has continued to serve as a stage for the shoring up of American imperialist adventure and for the (re) production of American and Vietnamese American identities.
part of the Cross-Cultural Center's Faculty in Residence Program
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Student Leadership Summit
October 18, 2014 | 9:00AM-4:00PM
Price Center Forum 4th Floor
Attend workshops with intersectional dialogue
Hone leadership skills
Cultivate community consciousness
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Meet Ups: Career Conversation
Wednesdays | 1-2pm Cross-Cultural Center | Oct 22 & 29 Nov 12 &19 Dec 3 Roxanne Farkas Also available at: Black Resource Center | Oct 6 & 13 & 20 Nov 3 & 10 & 17 Dec 1 from 1-2pm Student Veterans Resource Center | Oct 6 & 13 & 20 Nov 3 & 10 & 17 Dec 1 from 2:30-3:30pm
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 An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States book launchWednesday, October 29, 2014 | 3:30PM-5:00PM Join Dr. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz for the launch of her new book. Light refreshments will be provided. part of the Cross-Cultural Center's Author in Residence Program
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Symposium on the Mexican Diaspora in San DiegoMonday, October 13th - Symposium starts at 12:30pm Malamud Room at the Weaver Center, Institute of the Americas
UC San Diego Please RSVP here through Eventbrite
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 Students of Color ConferenceNovember 7-9 | UC Merced
The A.S. Office of External Affairs and SPACES (Student Promoted Access Center for Education and Service) are now accepting applications for UCSD students to attend the UC Student Association's 26th Annual Students of Color Conference (SOCC). Applications to be a part of the UCSD delegation to SOCC are due October 17th by 11:59pm.
Apply Now
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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
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Women's Center Events
Love Your Body Day
Wednesday l October 22 l 2-5pm
Women's Center (Above Hi-Thai and near the Main Gym)
For more information contact 858.822.0074 or email
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LGBT Center Events
We Cannot Live Without Our Lives: A conversation on Anti-blackness, Trans Resistance and Prison Abolition
Tuesday November 4th | 7pm-9pm | UC San Diego
Student Services Center Multipurpose Room
Reception immediately before at 6pm
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Black Resource Center Events
 Homecoming & Tailgate Party!
October 10 | Tailgate 4:00-6:00PM | BRC
Homecoming 7:00pm | RIMAC
Join BRC for pre-game food and fun.
For more info contact 858.534.0471
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Raza Resource Centro Events
Friday Get-Together
Friday October 10,2014 | 11:30PM-1:00PM
Raza Resource Centro
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS & DEPARTMENTS
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Weekly General Body Meetings at the CCC *(Meeting times subject to last minute changes)
For any questions regarding student organization meeting times, please directly contact the organizations' board members
Mondays: MEChA 5-6:30PM & Black Student Union 6:30-8PM
Tuesdays: Asian Pacific Student Alliance 6-7:30PM (odd weeks) & IV La Fe and BCM 7-9pm
Wednesdays: Kaibigang Pilipin@ 6:30-8:30PM (even weeks)
Thursdays: African Student Association 6-8pm & Muslim Student Association 6-8pm (beginning week 3)
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HIEA 153- Social & Cultural History of Twentieth-Century Korea: Domination & Defiance through Text & Film
Tuesdays and Thursdays | 9:30-10:50 AM | Cognitive Science Building (CSB) 4
Fall 2014 | Instructor: Todd A. Henry, PhD This course explores the cultural and social structures that dominated twentieth-century Korea: imperialism, ethnonationalism, heteropatriarchy, capitalism, socialism, and militarism. It also uses individual and collective engagements with these hegemonic structures to demonstrate contentious interactions between individuals and society.
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SHS Health Education Department is now Health Promotion Services
click the image for more info on health fee waivers, flu shots, and more!
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Center for Ethics & Spirituality Open House
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
University Center 201
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UC Berkeley
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UC Los Angeles
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UC San Diego
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34th Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute
The application deadline is *November 1, 2014*. For the application materials and to apply,visit:
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McNair Program Call for Applications
The application deadline is October 24. For more information visit the link below.
McNair Scholarship
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Online
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UC San Diego Price Center East
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UC San Diego
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PPIA Scholarship Info Webinar
Friday October 10, 2014 |11AM-12PM
JSI Informational Webinar this friday! Register below:
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One Button Studio
One Button is a simplified video recording studio UC San Diego students can use to rehearse oral presentations and develop high-quality video projects. Make a reservation, bring a flash drive, and use the studio!! Visit http://onebutton.ucsd.edu for more information! First 100 students will receive flash drives!
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Caregives and Eldercare Support Group meeting
Thursday October 23,2014 | 12:00PM-1:00PM
Women's Center
Caregiving and eldercare responsibilities often come up unexpectedly and can lead to difficulty balancing family and work. Decisions of caretaking are numerous and never easy to make.
For caregiving and eldercare resources to help you manage, please visit:
http://blink.ucsd.edu/HR/services/support/caregiver/index.html
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UC San Diego ERC Room 115
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UC San Diego Career Services
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Asylum in the United States: A tour of Latin America and the Continent's ClaimsYvette Lopez, Esq. October 16, 2014 | 4:00PM-5:30PM Eleanor Roosevelt College Room 115 Lecture presented by the Institute for International, Comaprative and Area Studies (IICAS) UC San Diego.
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Teach for America Info Session
October 16, 2014 | 5:30PM
Career Services Center Round Room
Come learn about the program and new initiatives.
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