Call for Nominations

Want to lead a great organization & boost your resume? TDC has open nominations for officer positions, so nominate your friend (or yourself) today. 

Position available on the 2011-2012 TDC Board:

President
Vice President 
Internal Affairs Coordinator
Program Coordinator 
Social Activism Coordinator
Treasurer
Marketing Director
Webmaster 


E-mail tdc@trinity.edu with a nomination (name, position, and why you think they would be good) through March 1st, 2011. 

Elections will be held March 8th @ 7pm in Waxahachie during the Executive Meeting. 

Training! + Mocha Life/ Lunar New Year

    Well, training was this weekend and after all the official business was over, a group of officers went bowling together!

    Some people had to leave (so they could go practice dances for Lunar New Year: February 16th, 7pm in Laurie Auditorium) but most of us stayed and played two games. And it turns out, all of us were pretty decent bowlers. Kate actually broke 100 her second game - a record for her - but many of the other bowlers had several strikes and scores, which lead to much better scores. I can definitely sense another trip to Astro Bowl in the future as there is still higher scores and more fun to be had. Pics will be up soon.

     Till then, anyone want to start a TDC bowling league?

Also, this Saturday is Mocha Life- Black Student Union's 5th annual celebration for Black History Month. To quote a little from their facebook page, "This will be the biggest and BEST Mocha Life Trinity University has ever seen.... We will have a variety of performances ranging from dance, music, dramatic interpretation and poetry."

Everyone should check it out:

Saturday, February 5 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Trinity University - Laurie Auditorium

 

Just Because

In light of the meeting being canceled tonight, TDC still wanted to make sure information was getting out to everyone and people were feeling diversified enough for this week.

What is diversity anyway? One way to describe it is through the definition of the word:

di·ver·si·ty [dih-vur-si-tee] 

–noun, plural -ties.

1. the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness.

2. variety; multiformity.

3. a point of difference.

Origin:
1300–50;  ME diversite  < AF < L dīversitās. See diverse, -ity

—Related forms

o·ver·di·ver·si·ty, noun

(P.S. Is it really possible to have an "overdiversity"? I don't really think there can be too much) 

—Synonyms
2.  change, difference, variation, dissimilarity. 

Training is this Saturday, Jan. 29th from 11:00-12:30pm in Skyline.
All officers on this list serve are expected to be at training for the entire time, unless they have already come in and talked to us prior (during our office hours) about their absence. 
Please bring a computer if you wish to make t-space reservations.
Lunch will be served at 12:30pm- feel free to eat in Skyline room or take your lunch with you as you leave.
After lunch, we will sort out carpooling for those who wish to go bowling, again, not mandatory, but it should be fun!

Welcome Back!

Tonight and Tonight only-

    Hello all, and a big welcome back to Trinity University. TDC was on winter holiday for a month, but now we are here once again and planning more awesome events for this semester! But, back to my original point: tonight at 7pm in Laurie auditorium, Trinity will host an MLK commemorative lecture (more information here). At this year's lecture, Marc Lamont Hill, a cultural anthropologist specializing in hip-hop culture will be speaking. This event goes along with the theme for San Antonio's MLK history events, combining a respect and rememberance for Martin Luther King Jr. with a modern African American tradition: hip-hop dance.

     After another fabulous (despite the chilly weather) MLK march in San Antonio- a city which boasts of having the largest MLK march in the country- this event is something you won't want to miss out on. So make sure you check it out tonight at 7pm!
*Additional Note: Friday at 4:30 pm, the President Ahlburg and Penelope Harley will be hosting a tea time reception at their house to discuss reactions to the MLK March and Commemorative Speaker (Marc Lamont Hill). All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend. 

Winter Jubilee -- Fun for you, Fun for Me!

     Festivities abounded Monday on the Esplanade as Trinity Diversity Connection celebrated Winter Jubilee!
     TDC and our 13 Associate Groups came together with different events, activities, and FOOD (of course) to show Trinity some alternative winter traditions. TDC had vegan and regular smores and pictures taken in different holiday settings -by the fireplace, in a sleigh, etc.
     Even though it was wicked cold outside, the good company (and cups of hot chocolate and cider) kept us warm enough to visit all the different groups booths. For instance, the Chinese Culture Club and the Muslim Student Association both Calligraphy (two different types: Chinese and Arabic); Black Student Association had cookies and milk as well as a visit from Santa; Sexual Diversity Alliance celebrated with Vegan Cake and coloring pride flags; Latino Exchange had a pinata with candy; Jewish Student Association made menorahs out of marshmallows, pretzels, and spice drops; Gaelic Cultural Society decorated gingerbread cookies; Asian Subcontinental Association had mango smoothies and did Rangoli, a traditional Indian art form made by arranging beans in different patterns; and MANY more!
Hope everyone who made it out for this event had a great time and "Happy Finals to all, and to all a good-night."