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The Graduate School’s Diversity and Student Success Program January Events

 

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APIDA Welcome Back Roundtable

January 23 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Grey chalk Background with three circles. The first circle says Welcome Back Apida. The next Circle to the right says Join us for a roundtable event. Below that circle is text that reads January 23rd from 1-2:30pm at the graduate student center. Lunch will be provided. To the left of this circle is the APIDA logo. Graphics of note books and pencils are spaced around the circles.Welcome back APIDA! We will be kicking off this semester on January 23rd at the Graduate Student Center from 1PM to 2:30PM with a roundtable discussion highlighting this past semester and the goals that we have for this upcoming semester. Please remember to RSVP as lunch will be provided! Can’t wait to see all of you soon.

When: January 23rd 1PM-2:30PM
Where: Graduate Student Center (211A West Cameron Ave. Chapel Hill, NC 27599)

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CGSF – Relax, Relate, Release Professional Development

January 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

As a first-gen graduate/professional student, it is important to equip yourself for success. Some tools that have proven to be useful are the Relax, Relate, Release protocol.

Relax: You belong here – Overcoming Fear – The Imposter Syndrome

Relate: Network, Socialize, and be comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Release: Inner power, intuition, perseverance

This interactive seminar will allow you to not only learn about these tools but also practice strategies with one another.

Lunch will be served, RSVP required.

Initiative for Minority Excellence: Writing Wednesday

January 25 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

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Do you identify as a graduate student of color? Join in on Writing Wednesdays, a creative peer environment. Enjoy a quiet space during this time to focus on work. We will have drinks and breakfast snacks. Plus, your peers will be here to keep you focused and productive. No registration is required!

**Join us in this creative peer environment and form a productive habit**

SEA Welcome Back Roundtable

January 26 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Blue background with notebook paper in the center. in the center of notebook paper the words Welcome back Women of Sea is in red and orange ink. Below reads Join us for a roundtable event on January 26th from 3:30 to 4:30 pm at the graduate student center. To the right of the notbook paper is a graphic of a pencil and at the bottom of the notebook paper is a book graphic with the SEA logo in the center.

 

Welcome Back Event for the Women of SEA. We will have a round table discussion on how to prepare for success this semester and also reflect on experiences from last semester.

Join us for light refreshments on Thursday, January 26th from 3:30 and 4:30 pm.

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QGAPS Queer Movie Night: Brother Outsider

January 26 @ 5:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Did you know that the “unknown hero of the Civil Rights Movement” was a gay, Black man? We will be watching Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin. The 20-award-winning documentary showcases “a mentor to MLK Jr., and the architect of the legendary March on Washington. Rustin dared to live as an openly gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.”

Check out the preview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PViAjlwt5lI) and bring your favorite pillow, blanket, snuggy, etc.! Get cozy at the LGBTQ Center’s famous purple couch and enjoy pizza, popcorn, soda, laughs, tears, and community! Grad & professional students from all departments and non-student loved ones are welcome!

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