Diversity Week is Nov. 26 through Dec. 1 on campus. UF students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend any of the following activities free of charge. Community members are welcome for a $1 entrance fee. Questions may be directed to 419-434-4606 or 419-434-6967.
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Monday, Nov. 26Tuesday, Nov. 27Wednesday, Nov. 28Thursday, Nov. 29Friday, Nov. 30Saturday, Dec. 1 
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AMU. Remembrance collage. The
Fine Arts Society will assemble a photo collage of previously collected photos. The collage, created using photos of student, faculty and staff loved ones, will be displayed near the Diversity Week picture campaign (see below) and later in a permanent location on campus.
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11 a.m. – 3 p.m., AMU Lounge. “What Does Diversity Mean to Me?” picture campaign. Participants will be given a sheet of paper on which to write their response to the question. A photo of each participant will be taken and displayed with the response on the Multi-Purpose Room windows.
“One Race, One World, One People,” purple wristband distribution. Pick up your purple wristband and wear proudly.
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7:30 – 9:30 p.m., AMU Multi-Purpose Room North. “Crash,” the movie, followed by discussion. “Without dialogue, there can be no understanding. Without understanding, there can be no peace.” The movie demonstrates how society comes “crashing” together when people don’t understand others’ ways of life.
Read more about the Academy-award winning movie.•
11 a.m. – 3 p.m., AMU Lounge. “What Does Diversity Mean to Me?” picture campaign. Participants will be given a sheet of paper on which to write their response to the question. A photo of each participant will be taken and displayed with the response on the Multi-Purpose Room windows.
“One Race, One World, One People,” purple wristband distribution. Pick up your purple wristband and wear proudly.
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7 – 8:30 p.m., AMU Endly Room. Diversity Forum. The discussion will focus on relative issues and address concerns that surround diversity from both a campus and national perspective. Panelists will include both faculty members and a graduate and undergraduate student.
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9:30 p.m., Ritz Auditorium, Old Main. Michael Fosberg’s “Incognito,” the play. “Imagine discovering you are not the person you thought you were. That you have a family, a history, an ethnicity you never knew. How would this discovery impact your life, the lives of those around you; your vision of yourself and society?...”
Read more about the one-man show based on the actor’s life.•
7 – 9 p.m., AMU Multi-Purpose Room. American Sign Language Social. Both hearing and deaf people are welcome to attend this sign-language-only gathering. Games will be played as those in attendance experience the sign language culture.
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2006 ASL Social
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7 – 8:30 p.m., AMU Multi-Purpose Room North. TyKiah Wright, lecturer. Wright is executive director and founder of
WrightChoice Inc. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in business from Wright State University. Wright has committed her organization to recruiting, developing and linking the members of tomorrow’s workforce to today’s opportunities. She has been featured in “Ebony” magazine and has received numerous awards.
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11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., AMU Atrium. Nadine Zahr coffeehouse music. Listen to the sounds of the musician who has been described as “a shining star in today’s music industry.”
Listen to some tracks. Matthew Lewis Art Creations. Watch Matt turn extra large canvases into works of art – attend the Friday night show, and you may even get to take one home.
Watch a video of Matt in action.•
8 p.m., AMU Multi-Purpose Room. Nadine Zahr concert. Her coffeehouse session earlier in the day is just a warm-up – get an even bigger dose of the up-and-coming artist during her concert Friday night.
Matthew Lewis Art Creations. Hear what Matt’s got to say while he creates more unique, colorful and original art. You may be one of the lucky ones to take home an original creation.
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8 p.m., AMU Multi-Purpose Room. Fast Horses. The Fast Horses are a Minnesota-based Lakota (Native American) performing family who has been delighting audiences worldwide since 1998. Their career has spanned three continents, six countries, 44 states and one province. They credit their success to the fact that they love what they do: entertaining and educating. Skillfully interweaving story, music and dance with history and present perspectives, the Fast Horses exhibit a variety of traditional dances performed in a contemporary light.
Read more about the family and their performances.
