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The GLBTA Programs Office in partnership with the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Diversity Programs Office is offering St. Paul Campus students, faculty and staff the opportunity to attend Ally Training free of charge. Ally Training is a three-hour program that the GLBTA Programs Office will deliver in two, separate, hour and a half sessions. These sessions are designed to educate participants about how to be an ally to members of the GLBT community.
Ally training will be offered in two sessions, each lasting an hour and a half total. You must plan to attend the full three hour training; please register for the session combination that best fits your schedule. The dates are as follows:
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There is significant evidence to suggest that the rapid influx of people to many ancient Maya cities in Mexico and Central America may have, at least in part, contributed the eventual abandonment of those cities – the land simply could not provide the food, water and supplies necessary to support the huge populations. A millennium later, these same lands and resources are again being threatened, not by over populated cities, but by huge resorts and the massive influx of tourists. Travel to the Mexico to study the impact this has on the land and people of the Riviera Maya.
Students will participate in a variety of excursions that will complement the course material. Excursions may include a jungle tour, visits to a cave, ecological park, Mayan ruins, and several snorkeling trips. Students may also meet Mayan elders and participate in indigenous ceremonies.
This program will be led by Mark Bellcourt during the 2008 winter session. Visit the U of M Learning Abroad Center website for further details and application materials.
Over 50 faculty and staff members of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and Extension Services at the University of Minnesota participated in a bust tour to the Red Lake Nation Reservation on August 19 and 20, 2008. Red Lake is one of two closed Native American reservations in the country and has full sovereignty over their land. Participants on the bus tour had the opportunity to interact with Tribal community members as well as explore the possibility of ongoing collaborative efforts between the Red Lake community and the University of Minnesota.
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As a staff or faculty member of the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS), you can apply for up to $1,000.00 to further your learning in the areas of diversity, multiculturalism, equity, and social justice. These funds will be available on an annual basis. The Office of Diversity Programs (190G Coffey Hall) will accept applications on a rolling basis for this fiscal year. You may submit a proposal anytime as long as all awarded funds are spent by June 30, 2009. Complete the application available at the following link: Professional Development Grants Program.
10/6/08
GLBTA Faculty and staff Reception
from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm at the Office of the President in Eastcliff
10/8/08
MANRRS Meeting
From 5:15-6:15 pm in room 120 of Coffey Hall
10/21/09
Transgender Commission Open House and Kate Bornstein Performance
4:30 pm and 7:00 PM in the St. Paul Student Center
10/29/08
Drag Bowling
From 7:00 pm-9:00 pm at the Gopher Spot in the St. Paul Student Center
10/14/08-12/9/08
As I see it: images from the lives of twin cities youth
In the Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery
1st Tuesday of the Month
St. Paul Lunch Group, Lunch in with the GLBTA Programs Office
from 11:30 am-1:00 pm in the St. Paul Student Center
3rd Tuesday of the Month
St. Paul Lunch group, Lunch out with the GLBTA Programs Office
from 11:30 am-1:00 pm, Locations TBA