What: Freshmen Dorm Liasions Who: Iyanna Atwell and Cadene Russell When: TBA Where: TBA Why: We are looking for first year students that want to participate in activities with BSA and their respective dorms. If anyone is interested, please email Iyanna and/or Cadene for further information and with your dorm

Who: Duke BSA outreach What: Park Clean-up we need people to work half hour to hour shift at the park Where: Crest St. Park Located right behind the VA hospital. If you want to drive on your own. Directions:Take Erwin all the way to Fulton Ave. Turn right on to Fulton Ave. Make a left onto Shirley (Should be the first street you come to) Turn right onto Crest St. and Park by the rec center Visit map.duke.edu and search for VA hospital, the park is directly behind there off Fulton Ave. Transportation will be provided from West Campus Bus stop every half an hour from 2-4pm When: October 14, 2006 2-5pm Why: This is a great and historical neighborhood right next door to Duke and this is a good way to establish a strong connection to a well-established community.

Who: Duke BSA Outreach What: Crest St. Block Party. Free food, DJ, Live Performances. Where: Crest St. Park When: October 21, 2006 2-5pm Transportation will be provided from West Campus Bus stop every half an hour from 2-4pm

WHO: VOICES THE MAGAZINE WHAT: VOICES, an opinion magazine published by the Duke University Women's Center, is accepting submissions for its Spring 2007 edition. We accept essays, short stories, spoken word, poems, photographs, artwork, and other creative work. All gender-related submissions are welcome. To submit online and read our detailed submission guidelines, visit: http://wc.studentaffairs.duke.edu/voices.html or email Allie Hauser (abh10@duke.edu), VOICES Managing Editor. WHEN: Deadline for Submissions: Friday, October 13, 2006 WHY: Share your story. Raise your voice. Get published!

Who: Duke Office of Community Affairs; What: Need Volunteers for middle school students who are visiting campus When: October 20, 2006 9:30am-1:15pm How: Contact Domonique Redmond @ 919-684-4377 for more info.

Who: Students of color What: Resume Book! Include your resume in the Multicultural Resume Book which will be distributed to employers during Career Week 2007. To attest to the success of this project, I would like to let you know that in the past students who have included their resumes in this book have gotten job offers. Please Include the following: 1. Your resume 2. A Headshot Photo (jpeg format) 3. Concise Bio which includes: Name, Class Year, Name of Student Group (e.g. Mi Gente), Mayor, Area of Interest Where to go if you think your resume is not ready? The Career Center during ?Drop-In? hours. When: Drop in Hours are Mon-Thurs: 2pm-5pm Friday: 2-4pm Dateline for Submission: October 23rd How: E-mail your resume, headshot photo and bio information to Yisel Valdes: yv3@duke.edu

Who: Are you a sophmore interested in pursuing a career in finance? What:Consider applying for Credit Suisse's Douglas L. Paul Scholarship for Achievement Program. The $5,000 scholarship is for students of African, Latino and Native American descent who demonstrate leadership, academic excellence, and an interest in finance. Winners of the award will also have the opportunity to participate in our 10-week rotational program the summer of 2007. While in this program, they will have the opportunity to rotate through our Investment Banking, Fixed Income, and Equities divisions. When: Applications must be received by November 30th, 2006 for consideration. For additional information please contact law9@duke.edu.

Cultivating Consciousness: A Campaign for Change

WHAT: Lunch & Learn Bring your lunch and enjoy a film, a conversation, or television show that makes a statement about our past and our present! WHEN: M-F@12pm

MONDAYS Boondocks Season 1

*TUESDAYS Covenant Conversations

WEDNESDAYS Film(announced weekly)

THURSDAYS Good Times

FRIDAYS A Different World Season 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What: GREY'S ANATOMY When: Thursdays@9pm Where: Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture Why: Did you know the Creator and Executive Producer of Grey's Anatomy is an African American woman? Shonda Rhimes is a versatile writer, who had already achieved a significant level of success before the show was conceived. Most notably, Rhimes wrote the screenplay for the HBO biopic "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*WHAT: Read The Covenant with the Mary Lou! http://www.covenantwithblackamerica.com/ BRING YOUR LUNCH & SHARE THE LESSONS YOU'VE LEARNED FROM READING THE COVENANT!!! Copies are available for checkout in our lending library. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHAT: Black Community Calendar now available for download on the Mary Lou Williams Center website.

Get info on upcoming events sponsored by Black student organizations and the MLWC. Check it out!!! Send feedback and/or event announcements to mlw@studentaffairs.duke.edu or drop by and tell us what your group has going on.

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