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MLK Day On: Reconciliation, Reparation, Renewal on Monday, Jan. 18

The Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion invites all UP community members to take part in “MLK Day On: Reconciliation, Reparation, Renewal,” a celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 6-7:30 p.m., with a virtual keynote address by Taylor Stewart ’18. Stewart’s work confronts the legacy of racism in Oregon by marking the site of Alonzo Tucker’s 1902 lynching in Coos Bay, OR. Stewart’s efforts serve as a starting point for informing, educating, and inspiring dialogue about race and white supremacy in our community.

New this year: UP will also co-produce a special MLK Day Teach-In with Reed College, Portland Community College, Portland State University, and Campus Contact of Oregon on the Saturday following MLK Day On.

Visit the MLK Day On website at this link for more information and email oiedi@up.edu with questions or feedback.

New Resources On Inclusion Page: International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion

The University’s inclusion page now has two new resource pages: a one-stop shop for prospective and current undocumented students, as well as a page serving our LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff.  A special thank you to the students and staff whose hard work made these pages possible. We look forward to your feedback and to working with all of our campus partners to build upon and highlight the resources available to our Pilots. Explore the pages using this link.

For more information contact Rebecca Seibert, international education, diversity, and inclusion, at x7838 or seibert@up.edu.

International Education Week: Nov. 16-20

The U.S. State Department’s International Education Week (IEW) is November 16-20 and will be hosted by the University of Portland International Club, according to Rebecca Seibert, international education, diversity, and inclusion.

The slogan for this year’s International Education Week is “Alone Together.” We want to emphasize that even though we cannot be together in person, we are still all here for each other. Participants will be able to connect with others through these events and celebrate and learn about various cultures around the world, an essential step as we work to advocate for the BIPOC community and for diversity. We hope that you will enjoy our educational and recreational cultural events. 

Please use this link to view and join the week’s activities.

A Reminder: Community Conversations on Oct. 29

The international education, diversity, and inclusion office would like to remind faculty and staff to RSVP as soon as possible for their upcoming Community Conversations on October 29. Attendees will again engage in meaningful peer-to-peer conversations about race. Read either How to be an antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi or Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper. Details are available here by using this link.

Questions? Contact Rebecca Seibert, international education, diversity, and inclusion, at seibert@up.edu.

Cultural Art Gallery Submissions Welcome

The International Club would love to see your artwork for its Cultural Art Gallery. The gallery is one of the events of International Education Week (IEW). It is open to all UP community: students, faculty, staff, and alumni. We are hoping this exhibition to be able to connect UP community and let people learn various backgrounds and perspectives.

The artwork can be anything such as drawing, painting, poetry, music, video. Themes can be about your own traditional culture, BLM, LGBTQIA+, and more.

We would like you to submit your artwork on Microsoft Forms by Sunday, November 8, and we will transport your artwork to Microsoft Sway and make it public on the first day of IEW, November 16. If you have multiple submissions, please submit them one by one. You cannot submit them all at once.

Please reach out to Shiipin Lau (I-club president) at laus23@up.edu if you have any questions.