National Society of Black Engineers
Black History Month 2008
“I, too, am American.”
—Langston Hughes
Tuesday, January 29
5:00 pm
Lecture: "A Mighty Epic of Modern Morals: Religious Race Movies of the 1940s"
Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library
Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library
Opening Friday, February 1
5:00 pm
Celebrating Rocky Simmons: the Life and Photographs of an African-American Activist
Opening Reception: Welles Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library
Opening Reception: Welles Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library
Friday, February 1
10:00pm to 2:00am
Step Show Pre-party w/Multicultural Greek Council
Drama House
Drama House
Saturday, February 2
3:00 pm
Sunday, February 3
2:00 pm
Wednesday, February 6
12:30 p.m.
Work In-Progress Seminar: "Preachin' The Blues: The Life and Music of Son House."
Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library.
Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library.
Thursday, February 7th
7:00 pm
"Controversial Issues in the Black Community"
Bausch and Lomb Hall 109
Sponsored by the Black Students' Union
Bausch and Lomb Hall 109
Sponsored by the Black Students' Union
Sunday, February 10
Noon
Wednesday, February 13
7:00 pm
Paper Bag Test ... Do You Pass?
Goergen 101
Goergen 101
Thursday, February 16
7 and
10 p.m.
10 p.m.
Cinema Group Film Screening: American Gangster
Hoyt Auditorium
Hoyt Auditorium
Tuesday, February 19
11 am
Black Tuesday: Alternatives to Mainstream
Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons
Sponsored by Black Students' Union
Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons
Sponsored by Black Students' Union
3:00 pm
Thursday, February 21
5:30 pm
African-American Networking Reception
Memorial Art Gallery
Sponsored by: Multicultural Affairs and Inclusion Department in Human Resources
Memorial Art Gallery
Sponsored by: Multicultural Affairs and Inclusion Department in Human Resources
Reservations for the free event are requested by e-mailing Pamela@welove2plan.com. For details contact Judie Myers-Gell at 275-2200.
Friday, February 22
7:00 pm
Date Auction for Black Tie Affair
Havens Lounge, Wilson Commons
Havens Lounge, Wilson Commons
Saturday, February 23
7:00 pm
Black Tie Affair: "Living Your Life Like Its Golden"
The Diplomat (1 Diplomat Way, Gates, NY 14606)
The Diplomat (1 Diplomat Way, Gates, NY 14606)
Sunday, February 24
7:00 pm
University of Rochester Christian Fellowship Presents: Gospel Night Concert
Interfaith Chapel, River Campus
Interfaith Chapel, River Campus
Wednesday, February 27
7:00 pm
"Loving Yourself"
Lattimore Hall 201
Sponsored by Black Students' Union
Lattimore Hall 201
Sponsored by Black Students' Union
Continuing through March
12:30 pm
Facing Other Ways: Herbert Gentry and African American Abstraction
Rare Books and Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library
Rare Books and Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library
