Monday, January 5, 2009

New semester, new projects.

Sindhu and I are really excited for what lies ahead this semester! (Though I would venture to guess Sindhu is even a bit more excited than me, considering she is graduating--everyone be sure to congratulate her!)

Our big project, "Beyond Stereotypes," is set to launch late February and we are very anxious to see it all come together. As of right now, the dates are set for the 25th and 26th, from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Our main focus right now is finding students, faculty and staff willing to talk about their backgrounds and beliefs to people interested in learning more. We currently have three people signed up but are hoping to find quite a few more. If you or anyone you know is interested, please let us know by emailing us at our joint account, uldf0809@gmail.com.

The other project we are working on is putting together our next exhibit. As many of you may know, the campus read project for this year is "A Long Way Gone," by Ishmael Beah. It is a true account of Ishmael's life as a child soldier. Ishmael grew up in Sierra Leone, so in honor of that we are focusing on that country as well as the other countries that make up the region of West Africa. We are hoping to have the exhibit launched by the end of January or early February. (IUPUI is very lucky to have Beah coming here to speak on March 12, so be sure to check that out as well.)

Hope everyone had a great break and good luck during the Spring semester!
Alise