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EngageD -- February 13 - Wayne State University
February 13
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VOTE NOW: Should Michigan's primary election be held before Super Tuesday? VOTE NOW: Should Michigan's primary election be held before Super Tuesday?  

Focusing on intentional disruption: How women and men can impact diversity in leadership  

Focusing on intentional disruption: How women and men can impact diversity in leadership
Preterm birth rate continues to be high in Detroit Preterm birth rate continues to be high in Detroit  

Oakland County Executive David Coulter sets ambitious college completion goal  

Oakland County Executive David Coulter sets ambitious college completion goal
Detroit’s historic Bonstelle Theatre to be restored as part of $46 million AC Hotel project Detroit’s historic Bonstelle Theatre to be restored as part of $46 million AC Hotel project  

Free college sounds great. But Dems’ higher-ed plans draw scrutiny in Michigan  

Free college sounds great. But Dems’ higher-ed plans draw scrutiny in Michigan
Wayne State names Presidential Election a Campus Holiday Wayne State names Presidential Election a Campus Holiday  


 

Highlighted events

Letters to black girls project Letters to black girls project  

The Letters to Black Girls Project’s goal is “to inspire black girls through feminist, anti-racist, anti-respectability politics and pro-black letters from black women.” Share your experiences and words of encouragement with young girls and teens by coming to the Student Center Building, room 792, to write a letter. Event dates are Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. The Office of Multicultural Student Engagement will submit your letter to the project. 

To Sangana African Dance Concert  

At 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 14, visit the Allessee Dance Theatre for a celebration of dance, drumming and songs at the To Sangana African Dance Concert.

To Sangana African Dance Concert
The Vincent Chandler Experience The Vincent Chandler Experience  

Celebrate Black History Month at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History with a special jazz showcase of the Vincent Chandler Experience at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15. Led by Chandler, a lecturer in jazz studies and jazz trombone at the WSU Department of Music and director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Civic Jazz Orchestra, this concert will include several phenomenal jazz musicians.

Wayne Law Black History Month: Law Partners Panel  

On Feb. 19, in celebration of Black History Month, the Black Law Students Association will host a panel of law partners who will discuss their backgrounds, pathways to partnership and tips for young lawyers and students. The panel starts at 12:15 p.m. in lecture hall 2242 at the Law School.

Wayne Law Black History Month: Law Partners Panel
We Want Our Bodies Back! We Want Our Bodies Back!  

Join us at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 as we welcome internationally renowned poet, playwright, performance artist and producer jessica Care moore to the WSU campus. She will speak at the David Adamany Undergraduate Library on the topic "We Want Our Bodies Back!" moore is a Detroit native and the CEO of Moore Black Press, executive producer of Black WOMEN Rock!, and founder of the Jess Care Moore Foundation.

Engage with TRIO  

Wayne State students, faculty and staff, and members of the surrounding community are invited to engage with the Office of Federal TRIO as part of National TRIO Week this month. The office will host a pair of events: the On the Road/Rally for TRIO on Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., where guests are invited to meet TRIO staff and learn more about the office's programs and initiatives, and the National TRIO Day of Service on Feb. 27, where, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., staff and friends of TRIO will volunteer at The W Food Pantry.

Engage with TRIO
Flint water drive Flint water drive  

The Black Student Union is holding its annual Flint water drive, collecting donations of bottled water for residents still without access to clean water. Donations will be accepted until March 21. To schedule drop-off donations, please call 313-577-5052. 

Michele Norris: Eavesdropping on America's Conversation on Race  

Award-winning radio journalist Michele Norris, former longtime co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered, will share her experiences with race, culture and communication in a keynote lecture called “Eavesdropping on America's Conversation on Race,” at 2 p.m. on March 31 in the Student Center Ballroom at Wayne State University. The event is free and open to the public.

Michele Norris: Eavesdropping on America's Conversation on Race

 
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