General News

The UNC Charlotte Iranian Student Organization will hold its Sizdah Bedar (spring picnic) celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 30, at Reedy Creek Park, Shelter No. 4.
Sizdah Bedar is a ceremony in the Persian culture. It is held on the 13 day of spring, which is also the13th day of the first month of the Persian New Year (Farfardeen).  

In partnership with the Regional Interfaith Aids Network (RAIN), the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) will host the free, public screening of “Positive Youth” at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 24, in Cone University Center McKnight Hall.

Diversity trainer Lee Mun Wah will present “Changing Our Heads, Hearts and Hands – From the Inside Out,” an interactive multicultural learning program designed for faculty, staff and the community from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, in the Student Union.  Registration is required.
This half-day training is free for faculty and staff and $30 for public/community members. A continental breakfast during check-in is included.

Lee Mun Wah, a master diversity trainer, will present “Changing Our Heads, Hearts and Hands – From the Inside Out” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, in the Student Union, Multipurpose Room.
An internationally renowned Chinese American documentary filmmaker, author, poet, Asian folk teller, educator and community therapist, Lee Mun Wah believes individuals cannot wait for a charismatic leader to appear to bring people together, but persons must take a stand and begin a conversation with “those we love and those we have been taught to fear.”

Registration is open for the conference “Bridging the Gap Between Academic and Entrepreneurial Capital: Strategies for Success for Women and Under-represented Minorities,” scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
According to the UNC Charlotte ADVANCE Faculty Affairs and Diversity Office, which is co-hosting the conference, this event is designed to “educate female and minority faculty and students and interested community members about how they can translate their intellectual capital into entrepreneurial capital in innovative ways.”

Jessica Valenti, named one of the top 100 inspiring women in the world by the Guardian, will present the talk “The Purity Myth” at 7 p.m., Monday, March 19, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.
In her presentation, Valenti will explore whether America’s obsession with virginity is damaging to young women and whether the abstinence movement reveals a larger need for young women to take an activist stance in changing the conversation surrounding female sexuality.

The Counseling Center is starting an eight-week group to provide an opportunity for student veterans to come together to build their community and discuss issues related to the transition from military to civilian to University life with others who understand.
Two members from the Counseling Center staff who have personal and professional experiences and training with veterans will facilitate the discussion group. Meetings will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesdays, from Feb. 13 through April 10, in the Counseling Center Multipurpose Room.

International expert Russ Breault will deliver the multimedia presentation “Shroud Encounter” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Student Union Movie Theater.
President and founder of the Shroud of Turin Education Project Inc., Breault has participated in nearly every international research symposium since the first Shroud of Turin Research Project conference in 1981. He attended both public exhibitions in Turin, Italy, in 1998 and 2000.

The Multicultural Resource Center is seeking faculty or staff members who have personal stories related to the historic 1963 “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” to include in a program on Monday, Feb. 11, in the Student Union Movie Theater. 

The Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) is revamping its Safe Zone Program, comprised of training related to LGBTQ programming.
Starting this semester, the Safe Zone training will be a four-hour offering, instead of an entire workday. The updated training program will focus on the basics of the LGBT community and the active engagement that allies offer as program participants. Safe Zone training is open to all members of the campus community and will be offered at least twice a semester.