APRIL EVENTS

(1) USM CAREER SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS PARTNERING WITH THE WAGE PROJECT TO SPONSOR THE $TART $MART WORKSHOP
4:00-7:00pm, Tuesday April 22nd       - 4th floor conference room of Glickman Library on Portland Campus

Topics covered will include:  (1) The personal consequences of the gender wage gap: what a $1.2 million loss over one’s working lifetime means (2) Resources for benchmarking reasonable salaries and benefits: learn about job titles, their functions and salary ranges, the impact of market realities on salaries; compare skills and accomplishments to job requirements and market to target a realistic salary range. (3) Negotiation: how to aim high and be realistic; practice negotiation through role play exercises (4) Know your bottom line: develop a “bare bones” budget to pay rent, buy groceries, repay student loans, and other basic expenses.   This event is free of charge but prior registration is required, students may register by calling 780-4220 and ask for Sally or by stopping by the office at 100 Payson Smith Hall. For more information on the WAGE Project go to www.wageproject.org

(2)  USM  JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT SWING INTO SPRING
7:00pm,  Tuesday April 22nd , at the Abromson Center’s Hannaford Hall on the Portland Campus, and is part of the Center for Continuing Education’s Evenings at Abromson series.  “Swing into Spring will feature a variety of big band music from the past to the present. The concert selections include Duke Ellington’s upbeat “Rockin’ in Rhythm,” and walking ballad, “Sultry Sunset”, “In the Mood”, the former #1 hit made popular by the Glenn Miller Orchestra; and contemporary music such as “This I Dig of You” by Hank Mobley, “Exactly Like This” by Tom Kubis, and “Chet’s Call” by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, among others.  Admission is $15 for the general public, and $10 for students, OLLI members and USM employees. To purchase tickets call the CCE at 780-5900, or go online to www.usm.maine.edu/cce
  

(3) USM FILM FORUM AND DISCUSSION  “ BIG BUSINESS AND GHOST OF CONFICIUS”
10:00am – 1:00 pm, Wednesday April 9th,  at the  Multicultural Center –
Asia’s newly industrialized countries- Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore – are moving quickly to the forefront of the world economy.  Their rapid economic development raises fundamental questions about how Asian-Pacific societies have entered the modern world, the role of the state in economic growth, and the way rulers and ruled alike have invoked traditional values in their efforts to “catch up”.  FMI please call the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at 780-4006.

(4)HARDY GIRLS HEALTHY WOMEN “GIRLS ROCK!”.

(5)USM GEOGRAPHY-ANTHROPOLOGY  STUDENT ASSOCIATION PRESENTS THEIR  3rd ANNUAL USM “ KNAP – IN

(6) CULTURE BEAT LIVE!  THE MAMA AFRICA  and the Multicultural View RADIO SHOW – A MULTICULTURAL VIEW WMPG 90.4/104.1

12pm-2pm, Sunday April 27th. Listen live on WMPG RADIO 90.4/104.1 www.wmpg.org  you can now view The Mama Africa Show on “myspace.com/themamafricashow”  and for more details on community events. This show celebrates the African Diaspora, the influence of African culture & heritage through music throughout the world. Guest : FMI call the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at 207-780-4006.

(7) EAGLE QUETZAL, CONDOR RADIO SHOW! Listen live on WMPG RADIO 90.4/104.1 www.wmpg.org.
12pm-2pm, Monday, April  28th. Indigenous music from the Western Hemisphere and discussion radio show hosted by DJ Roberto.  FMI call the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at 207-780-4006

(8) USM THE 8th ANNUAL  MULTICULTURAL STUDENT GRADUATION CELEBRATION DINNER AND DANCE
5:00-8:00 pm Wednesday April 30th, If you are a graduating student this year from an undergraduate or graduate degree program, you are invited to participate in this event.  In addition we encourage you to submit a 3-5 minute speech for the Multicultural Graduation and the USM commencement on May 10th. Speech should be addressed to the University community in general including faculty members, staff and guests.  Selection is based on Student’s experience as a member of the university community and on empowerment of racially/ethnically under-represented students, content, quality and oral presentation.  Submissions are due by Friday, April 11th  in the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, located in the Woodbury Campus Center, Portland. We are also looking for cultural dancers and musicians to perform at this event FMI please call Keita Whitten 780-5798 or email kwhitten@usm.maine.edu

(9) 2008 MAINE STATE GOVERNMENT SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
A fulltime, 12 week, paid work experience in a State Agency, which begins May 27, and ends August 15, 2008. The Program combines work experience with an educational program designed to provide talented college students (who are either Maine residents or non-Maine residents who attend college in Maine) with an opportunity to participate in and contribute to Maine State Government. To apply, or for more information, please visit: http://www.umaine.edu.edu/mcsc/MeSGIP.htm.  If you have any questions please contact Eva McLauglin, Program Administrator  (207) 581-1646 or email
Eva.mclaughlin@umit.maine.edu

MULTICULTURAL STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE STAFF:
Keita A. Whitten, MSW  Co-Interim Director
Susan H. Evans, Co-Interim Director, Native American Tuition Waiver and Scholarship Program
Reza Jalali, Program Coordinator Lewiston Auburn College
Zorica Andric, Administrative Assistant II
207-780-4006
msca@usm.maine.edu
http://www.usm.maine.edu/eeo/culture