Simmons Celebrates Black History Month
The collaborative Black History Month Program is coordinated by Multicultural Affairs/Student Life Office and is sponsored by the Black Student Organization (BSO), Campus Activities Board (CAB), Council of Black Administrators, Faculty and Staff (BAFAS), Multicultural Affairs, and the Office of Student Leadership and Activities and the Division of Student Life.
For further information, please contact Lisa Smith-McQueenie, Assistant Dean for Student Life and Director of Multicultural Affairs, at 617-521-2124 or email multicultural@simmons.edu.
Download the 2009 Black History Month Schedule of Events
| 02/01/09 | Superbowl Mixer Smith Hall Lounge 5pm - 10pm |
| 02/02/09 | Cake Cutting Fens Lobby 10am - 1pm |
| 02/04/09 | Sister Circle: "Power of Our Presence" Special Functions Room 5pm - 7pm |
| 02/05/09 | Simmons Professors Dr. Johnnie Hamilton-Mason and Dr. Hugo Kamya Discussing the continued impact of AIDS in the Black community. Faculty Staff Dining Room 4:30pm - 6:30pm |
| 02/06/09 | National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Free Testing by Project Trust L-201/L-202, 2nd Floor Lefavour Hall 11am - 4pm |
| 02/09/09 | Let's Dance: Hip-Hop Style 3rd Floor, Holmes Sports Center Dance Studio 7pm - 9pm |
| 02/10/09 | CAB Movie Night: Breakin' Quadside Cafe 7pm - 9pm |
| 02/11/09 | Swagger Like Us: Make Your Own Hip-Hop Teez Fundraiser Student Activities Conference Room - 11am - 3pm Bartol Small - 11am - 3pm $5 to make / $2 to cut |
| 02/13/09 | Floetry: A Hip-Hop Free Flow Linda K. Parensky Conference Center 7pm - 9pm $2 Suggested Donation |
| 02/18/09 | Blaxploitation: Black Female Sexuality within the Media from the past to the Present L-428, 4th Floor / Lefavour Hall 6pm - 8pm |
| 02/19/09 | From '08 Debates to President of the United States: Economic and Health Care Issues In collaboration with the Simmons Democrats and Republicans Kotzen Meeting Room 3pm - 5pm |
| 02/21/09 | Soul Food Dinner and Showcase Linda K. Parensky Conference Center 5pm - 7pm $5 Admission for Non-Simmons Guests |
| 02/25/09 | Love & Its Bad Habits: Part Deux In collaboration with Harvard's Black Men's Forum Kotzen Meeting Room 6pm - 8pm |
| 02/27/09 | Hip-Hop Exhibition Alumnae Hall 6pm - 9pm $3 Suggested Donation |