Black History Month (BHM)
2009 Event Calendar

 "Out of Africa" Art Exhibition
February 1, 2009 -March 15, 2009
David Filderman Gallery
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor, South Campus
This exhibition showcases 19th- and 20th-century masks, headdresses, weapons, tools, and figurative sculptures from nine countries located in western and central Africa, including Côte d'lvoire and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sponsored by the Hofstra University Museum
Contact: (516) 463-5672 or hofstra.edu/museum

Civil Rights Day: A Center for Civic Engagement Event
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
11:00am-9:00pm
Several locations and events around campus
On its annual Civil Rights Day, Hofstra celebrates the courageous college students who demanded an end to segregated restaurants by starting the Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in in Greensboro, NC on February 1, 1960.
Sponsored by: The Center for Civic Engagement, The Hofstra Pride Network, The Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs.
Contact: http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/Colleges/HCLAS/CCE

Africa at Work Film Series
February 4, 11, and 18, 2009, at 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
The Labor Studies program showcases important films on the rapidly changing world of work and working-class movements in modern Africa. Introductions and discussions led by Hofstra faculty.
Film 1: The Magnificent African Cake
Film 2: Southern Treasures
Film 3: Black Gold
Sponsored by Hofstra's Labor Studies program
Contact: Labor Studies or (516) 463-5040

Black History Month OpeningReception
Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 5:30 p.m.
Lowenfeld Exhibition Hall, Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus
Join members of the Hofstra community as we formally recognize our celebration of Black History Month. Come hear the 2009 BHM keynote address, student reflections, and enjoy a light reception.
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs
Contact: Pamela Phayme

Reflections on Leadership
Friday, February 6, 2009
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
143 Mack Student Center, North Campus
Come and hear the reflections of students who attended the 2009 National Black Student Leadership Development Conference in Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by The Career Center and the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs
Contact: Keesha Cameron or Pamela Phayme

A Closer Look: A View of Africa through Its Art
Friday, February 6, 2009
2:30 p.m.
David Filderman Gallery
Joan and David E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor, South Campus
Cheryl Mwaria, professor of anthropology, will focus on a single work of art from the exhibition Out of Africa: Works from the Hofstra University Collection and discuss how its creation was shaped by a complex set of relationships to the history, geography, language, politics, economics, and the cultural experience of the African people.  Exhibition opening reception will follow.
Fees: $5 general public; $3 senior citizen; Hofstra students, faculty, and staff with current Hofstra Card and Museum members admitted free.
Sponsored by: Hofstra University Museum
Contact: (516) 463-5672 or hofstra.edu/museum

Secrets to Success
Wednesday, February 11, 2009,
Time: 6:00pm
Do you want to succeed at your career?  Discover the secrets to success that no one tells you about. Relationships: Identify expectations in American Work Culture.  Master and Perfect the Art of Workplace Diplomacy.
The Career Center, M. Robert Lowe Hall, South Campus
Sponsored by The Career Center
Contact: Keesha Cameron

The N-Word: Should it ever be used again by Anyone?
A Diversity-Dialogue-Desserts Program
Student Center Plaza Room East
Friday, February 13th
2-4pm
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs
Contact: Ryan Greene or (516) 463-6796.

Black History Month Readings
Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at 11:15 a.m.-12:40 p.m. (Common Hour)
Main Floor, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus
Please join us at the Axinn Library for a program of short readings by Hofstra students, faculty, staff and administrators from works by or about people of African descent.
Sponsored by the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library
Contact: David Woolwine

Multicultural Film Series presents: "The Great Debaters"
Thursday February 26, 2009, at 6-8:30 p.m.
Mack Student Center Theater, North Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs
Contact: Pamela Phayme

BHM Sponsors:  Hofstra University, Division of Student Affairs, Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs, The Career Center, The Center for Civic Engagement, Hofstra Pride Network, Hofstra University Museum, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Labor Studies program, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. (Nu Tau Chapter)

For more information about BHM programs please refer to our website or to our Facebook page, the keyword search is "Hofstra Multicultural-International".