2009
July
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3 |
Campus Closed for Independence Day |
|
26 |
19th Anniversary of the
Americans with Disabilities Act |
August
|
5 |
Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of
1965 |
|
26 |
Women’s Equality Day |
|
28 |
Anniversary of the 1963 March on
Washington |
September
National
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept.15 – Oct.15)
|
7 |
Campus Closed for Labor Day |
October
National
Disability Employment Awareness Month
GLBT
Month
|
5 |
Film - "Hispanic Americans: One or Many Cultures?" at 11:00am
(Room 1305) followed by Student Displays and Hispanic Cuisine
(Room 1300) |
|
11 |
National Coming Out Day
|
|
19-23 |
Disability History Week in West Virginia |
|
21 |
Film - "My Country" in Theatre at 11:00am (in observance of
Disability History Week)
|
|
28 |
Mid-Ohio Valley BIG READ:
"To Kill A Mocking Bird" screening and discussion in
the Multipurpose Room at 11am. Special guest will be Mary Badham,
Academy Award nominee for best supporting actress for her
portrayal of "Scout" in the film. (Free and Open
to the public) |
November
National American Indian Heritage Month
|
2 |
Learn about "Day of the
Dead" as celebrated in Mexico at 11am in the Theatre.
Co-sponsored with Multicultural Awareness Coalition.
|
|
16-20 |
WVU
at Parkersburg International Education
Week
|
|
16 |
Guest Presenters: Joan Hecht, author of The Journey of the
Lost Boys, and Atem Da'Hajhock, Sudanese Refugee, at 11:00am in
the Theatre.
Book signing to follow. (Free and Open to the Public) |
|
18 |
"A Glimpse of Bulgaria" by
Denitsa Spasova and Denitsa Yordanova, 11:00 a.m, Theatre.
(Free and Open to the Public) |
|
19 |
Distinguished Performance Series- Yamato: Drummers of Japan, in
Multipurpose Room at 7:00pm(Tickets on sale in the Business
Office) |
|
26-27 |
Campus Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday |
December
|
4 |
Deadline for the Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech Contest Entries
|
|
24-31 |
Campus Closed |
2010
January
|
1 |
Campus Closed |
|
13 |
"The Power of a Dream" Celebrating the life of
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
6:30 pm in the Activities
Center, co-sponsored by DuPont and WVU Parkersburg
(Free and
Open to the Public) |
|
16 |
Religious Freedom Day
|
|
18 |
Campus Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
|
February
National African
American History Month
|
10 |
Simply Ira -
Smooth Jazz, R & B Soul, & a little "Old School" Classic
Rock, 11 am. - noon, On Stage in the Student Union |
|
19 |
Concert by Voices of
Triumph Gospel Community Choir - 7 pm at the
Parchment Valley Conference Center in Ripley, WV (Free
and open to the public) |
March
National Women’s
History Month
|
8 |
Film: License to
Thrive: Title IX at 35, 11:00 a.m., theatre |
|
25 |
WV Premier of
Divided We Fall, with filmmaker Valarie Kaur, 6:30pm
in the Multipurpose Room (Free and open to the public) |
|
26 |
Public Lecture by
Filmmaker Valarie Kaur, "More Perfect Union: Racism from
September 11 to the Obama Era", 1:00 p.m., Caperton
Center Auditorium (Free and open to the public) |
April
|
11 |
Holocaust Remembrance Day |
|
|
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May
Asian
American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish
American Heritage Month
June
Africa-American Music Appreciation Month
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month
July
A
|
26 |
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) 20th Anniversary |
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|
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with Disabilities Act (ADA) 20th
Anniversary
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