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MRC to Facilitate Letter Writing Campaign to Prospective students

The MRC in conjunction with the Undergraduate Admissions Office is

looking for current students of color interested in writing letters to newly

admitted prospective students to encourage their enrollment at

Binghamton. Populations currently identified as underrepresented groups

include African Americans and Hispanic American students. If students are

interested or have not already signed up to write letters, please stop into

any of our current sessions listed below. One student can write as many

as 10 postcards in an hour! Take advantage of this excellent service

opportunity to impact diverse enrollment on our campus!

Thursday, March 6th, 5-8 pm in UU 111

Friday, March 7th, 2-5 pm in UUW 325

MRC to Facilitate Campus Climate Survey for student groups

The MRC in conjunction with the Office of Diversity Equity & Inclusion will

facilitate opportunities for student groups to take the Campus Climate

Survey. All student groups are eligible to win $200 ( 1st prize) or $100

(2nd prize) towards an event for the student group with the most

representation in the survey. There are also individual level incentives for

students which include a chance to win an ipad, BU Buck$, a gift certificate

to the University Bookstore and more! The MRC has reserved Computer

Pod Room 135 in Science 2 for the week of April 1-4. All student groups

are eligible and encouraged to complete the survey. The Campus Climate

Survey is the first of its kind, in that it will provide important informationabout services to students, faculty and staff needed on campus as it

relates to diversity. The survey launches for students on April 1. For more

information, please contact MRC Director, Nicole Sirju-Johnson at

njohnson@binghamton.edu or call our office at 777-4472.

MRC Director Nicole Sirju-Johnson with our Black Hist

Month Speaker, journalist, Stephen A. Smith on Feb

22nd. Smith packed the Lecture Hall , as more than 4

people including students, faculty staff and communi

members attended Smiths lecture. Smith discussed

overcoming major obstacles in his own life, the high

lows of his career with ESPN, choices young athletes

and the impact African Americans have on major spo

today.

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?Join the MRCs i-Weekly Diversity

e Multicultural Resource Center is looking for students to

rticipate in a new show produced by Binghamton Television

TV6. This is a new and improved version of the MRC

weekly Diversity Talks from last semester. BTV6 is the

dent-run television station that reaches over 15,000

dents across the Binghamton campus.We plan to include 6nelists for each show who will discuss one topic related to

versity together. There will be 7 shows this semester.

you are interested in participating on one of the shows or

ve suggestions for topics, please email Mengchen Huang,

RC Program Coordinator at mhuang@binghamton.edu or

l 607-777-6071.

Multicultural Resource Center Presents

People of the Q

with Guest Speaker Meejin Richart from Q-WAVE (Queer

Asian Visible Empowered)

Wednesday, April 2ndin UU 108

7:00-9:00 PM

Join us for some fun activities and engaging discussions ab

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