US-RUn-rcg5 Multicultural Center 1956-2004 Finding aid prepared by Shelly Ruhlin. University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections 1997
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 University of Rhode Island. Multicultural Center Multicultural Center 1956-2004 Multicultural Center 46 box(es) (24 linear feet) This collection contains materials related to events held and sponsored by the URI Multicultural Center between 1993 and 2000. Materials include flyers, evaluation forms, and event programs. Rec. Gr. 5 Historical note

The Multicultural Center began as the Afro-American Society in a Quonset hut on campus that was shared with Fine Arts. In 1971, the building was torn down and the Afro-American Society prepared to move into the Lee House at 31 Upper College Road. When it moved into the Lee House in 1973, the name of the organization changed to Uhuru SaSa, and the building was named the Uhuru SaSa House. The Student Life Office changed the name to Minority House in 1981, and in 1983, the Student Senate voted to change the name back to Uhuru SaSa. In February 1991, the building became the Multicultural Center. The Multicultural Center then moved to the old Theta Chi fraternity house at 14 Upper College Road in 1993.

Plans for a new building to house the Multicultural Center at 74 Lower College Road (between the Human Resources Department and the Memorial Union) led to a ground-breaking ceremony on April 27, 1995. The new building was finished in 1998 and the opening celebrations were held in September of that year.

Through its programs, activities, and services, the URI Multicultural Center seeks to enhance understanding among individuals interested in the development of diversity. While the primary constituency consists of the students of URI, and the primary focus is the campus, the Center invites participation and encourages dialogue between faculty, staff, administration, alumni, and community members in its work toward the creation of a community of common understanding, encompassing all ethnicities within and beyond URI. (For the convenience of the researcher, information on diversity and multicultural issues before the MCC at URI, see URI Diversity History, clippings from the student newspaper, Good Five Cent Cigar, 1967-1969 in Oversize.)

Multicultural Student Services (MSS), which is a part of the Office of Student Life, supervises the operation of the Multicultural Center. MSS is concerned with and serves as an advocate for the well-being of all multicultural students at URI. MSS works to create an environment conducive to multicultural students' successful living, both at URI and after graduation. Through its programs, MSS also attempts to increase all students' awareness of the richness of other cultures, MSS advises the following student organizations on campus:

1. Asian Student Association (ASA) 2. Cape Verdean Student Association (CVSA) 3. Korean Student Association (KSA) 4. Latin American Student Association (LASA) 5. Native American Student Association (NASA) 6. Uhuru SaSa (African-American Student Association 7. Student Organized Against Racism (SOAR) 8. Multicultural Leadership Council (MLC) – an umbrella organization made up of the executives of each multicultural student organization.

The Multicultural Center is the hub of co-curricular activities for multicultural students and serves as a gathering place for socializing, meetings, programs, services, and/or quiet study.

Collection Information

Any qualified person doing scholarly research is permitted to use material housed in the Special Collections Unit.

Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication.

 Preferred Citation

Multicultural Center, Rec. Gr. 5, University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections.

 Scope and Content Note

The Records of the Multicultural Center (MCC) are organized in accession order. The first group of records, which formed the Subject Series and part of the Multimedia Series, were transferred to Special Collections in 1996, the year after the Multicultural Center moved into the new building on Lower College Road. The rest of the records were transferred in 2005.

The records were organized into the following series:

Series I a, Subject File [1956] 1971-1996, includes flyers for the activities of multicultural student organizations and Greek societies on campus, events sponsored by these organizations and the Multicultural Center, scholarship information and employment opportunities, and general information on topics such as AIDS, bilingual education, and racism.

Series I b, Subject File 1981-2004, includes flyers for events and organizations, MCC newsletters, mission and vision statements, memoranda related to affirmative action, and the partial correspondence of Melvin Wade, director of the multicultural center. Subjects of particular note include the nonviolence initiatives of Bernard Lafayette and the papers of the Society Organized Against Racism.

Series II, Diversity Week, 1997-2004, includes a few meeting minutes, flyers, memoranda, and evaluations.

Series III, Search Weekend, 1983-1999, includes budgets, news clippings, memoranda, applications, schedules, and evaluations.

Series IV, New Building, 1993-1998, includes the project manual, checklists for finishing and decorating the new building, and plans for the opening celebrations.

Series V, News Clippings, Scrapbooks, and Photographs, 1994-2004, includes loose news clippings, bound copies of "In the News," student organization scrapbooks, and photographs taken at the Multicultural Center and at student organization events.

Series VI, Multimedia, 1996-2002, contains VHS video tapes of various events sponsored or related to the Multicultural Center or its interests.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into seven series as follows: 1a. Subject File, 1971-1996 1b. Subject File, 1981-2004 2. Diversity Week 3. Search Weekend 4. New Building 5. News Clippings, Scrapbooks, and Photographs 6. Multimedia

Administrative Information Acquisitions Information

The collection was transferred to the University of Rhode Island Special Collections by the Director of the Multicultural Center, Melvin Wade in February 2003.

 Names University of Rhode Island. Multicultural Center Subjects

RIAMCO Browsing Terms Education Race, Ethnicity and Gender Inventory Series 1a Subject File[1956] 1971-1996

The Subject File contains records of the Multicultural Center that demonstrate the development of services to meet the needs of multicultural students at URI. Included are the activities of multicultural student organizations and Greek societies on campus, events sponsored by these organizations and the Multicultural Center, scholarship information, and employment opportunities, as well as general information on topics such as AIDS, bilingual education, and racism.

Of particular interest are two events that took place at URI, both of which exemplify the frustration multicultural students feel towards racial inequality on campus: the black students' takeover of the Administration Building in 1971 and the Taft Hall demonstration in 1992. The purpose of both events was to protest institutionalized racism multicultural students felt was being practiced by the university administration.

Materials relating to minority faculty recruitment, the URI/Providence Outreach Program, and the Rhode Island minority community indicate the interest and concern of the Multicultural Center in issues affecting not only URI students, but the faculty and staff and community as a whole. The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within folders.

1 1 1989-1992 A. Robert Rainville Leadership/Service Awards: Banquet 1989-1992 1 2 1989 A. Robert RainviIle Leadership/Service Awards: Nomination Forms 1 3 1990 A. Robert Rainville Leadership/Service Awards: Nomination Forms 1 4 1991 A. Robert Rainville Leadership/Service Awards: Nomination Forms 1 5 1989-1993 A. Robert Rainville Leadership/Service Awards: Nomination Information and Blank Forms 1 6 1990-1991 A. Robert Rainville Leadership/Service Awards: Recipients 1 7 1989-1992, undated. A. Robert Rainville Leadership/Service Awards: Selection Committee 1 8 1995 Abortion 1 9 1983, 1985-1986, 1989-1990, 1992, 1995, undated. Affirmative Action 1 10 undated. African American Experience Films 1 11 1983-1986 AIDS 1 12 1992 Alpha Kappa Alpha (Black Sorority) 1 13 1994 Alpha Phi Alpha (Black Fraternity) 1 14 1956-1968, 1970-1971, 1973-1977, 1979-1982, undated. Alumni 1 15 undated. Annotated Bibliography 1 16 1983, 1990, 1992, undated. Asian Student Association (ASA) 1 17 1983 Association of American Colleges' Minority Achievement Program 2 18 1982-1984, 1986, undated. Bilingual Education 2 19 1984-1987, 1990, undated. Black Caucus 2 20 undated. Black Colleges and University 2 21 1983-1985, undated. Black Faculty and Staff Association also see Native- and African-American Faculty and Staff Association (name as of May 2, 1990) 2 22 1986-1988, undated. Black Fraternities and Sororities 2 22a 1972 Apr-1973 Dec Black Gold, Black Student Newspaper (In Oversize) 2 23 1985, 1989-1990, 1995 Black History Month 2 24 1971, 1985 Black Students' May 1971 Takeover of the Administration Building 2 25 1985, undated. Board of Governors 2 26 1989 Board of Minority Student Affairs at Providence College 2 27 1988-1989, undated. Boston, McKinley: Athletic Director 2 28 undated. URI brochures, misc. 2 29 1985-1986 Bunker Hill Community College 2 30 1989-1990, 1992, 1994-1996, undated. Cape Verdean Student Association (CVSA) 2 31 1988-1989, undated. Career Preparation/Career Expo 2 32 undated. Carpenter, Millicent 2 33 1996 La Casa 2 34 1988-1992, undated. Celebration of Diversity 2 35 1988 Census 2 36 1991 Centennial 2 37 1989-1990, undated. Chautauqua: Women of Color 3 38 1989-1991, undated. Children's Crusade 3 39 1984-1985, undated. Colby College 3 40 1986, undated. Color Purple 3 41 undated. "Common Differences: A Celebration of Cultural Diversity" 3 42 undated. Community Contacts 3 43 1988, undated. Community Planning and Area Development (C.P.A.D.) Graduate Program at URI 3 44 undated. Community Service Workshop 3 45 undated. Conference on College Composition and Communications 3 46 1988-1990 Conferences, miscellaneous 3 47 1989 Court Cases: Student/Institutional Relationships in Higher Education 3 48 undated. Cuba 3 49 1987-1988 Cultural Diversity at URI 3 50 1989 Curriculum Bias 3 51 1999 Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship 3 52 1987, undated. Director of Student Health Services: Candidates 3 53 undated. Disabled/Handicapped 3 54 1992 Diversity Classes 3 55 1984-1987, undated. Divestment 3 56 1995 English 160: Masterpieces of Literature 3 57 1981, 1984, 1987, undated English as a Second Language 3 58 1974-1983 Enrollment Statistics-URI 3 59 1993 Escalet, Frank Diaz (Latino Artist) 3 60 1990 Ford Foundation Proposal 3 61 1989-1991, undated. Free F.L.I.T.E. Program 3 62 1989, 1991, undated. Freedom of Expression and Racial Harassment on Campus 3 63 1988 Garr, Vera L. 4 64 1989-1991, undated. Beatrice and Thomas J. Garrick Endowment Scholarship 4 65 1995 Giddings, Paula J. 4 66 1985 Giovanni, Nikki 4 67 1991 Golden Key Honor Society 4 68 1989-1990, 1993 Graduate Roster 4 69 undated. Graduate School Information 4 70 1985 Gregory, Dick 4 71 1982, 1984, 1986-1987, 1989-1990, undated. Hailstork Minority Music Scholarship and Concert 4 72 1983, undated. "Higher Education Daily" 4 73 1988 Hispanic Events 4 74 1984-1985. undated. Hispanic Students 4 75 1978, 1985-1986, undated. History 150: Introduction to African American History 4 76 1995 Hooks, Bell 4 77 1994 Inroads 4 78 1991 Interns: Graduate School Acceptances 4 79 1981-1983, 1992, undated. Internship with Minority Students: Applications 4 80 1986, 1994-1995, undated. Job Opportunities 5 81 1985-1986, undated. University Judicial System 5 82 1985, 1987-1990, 1992, 1995, undated. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 5 83 1990 Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship 5 84 1986, 1994, undated. Kwanzaa 5 85 1982, 1992-1993, undated. Lambda Upsilon Lambda (National Hispanic Fraternity) 5 86 1982, 1984-1985, undated. Language Skills 5 87 1984, 1986, 1988-1996, undated. Latin American Student Association (L.A.S.A.) 5 88 1988, undated. Latin American Student Association (L.A.S.A.): Election Ballots 5 89 1987-1991, undated. Latin American Student Association (L.A.S.A.): Posters and Flyers 5 90 1989, undated. Learning Enhancement for Adults Program (L.E.A.P.) 5 91 1989 Liberty Mutual 5 92 1992 Malcolm X Quote on URI Library 5 93 1991, 1994-1995, undated. McNair Program 5 94 1988, 1991, undated. McPherson, Patricia 5 95 1991-1992, undated. Mediation 5 96 1990 Mentor Program 5 97 1986-1987 Metts, Harold 5 98 undated. Minority Alumni Council 5 99 1990, undated. Minority Faculty Recruitment 5 100 1988-1989, undated. Minority Graduate Students and Programs 5 101 1986-1990, undated. Minority Recruitment/Enrollment 6 102 1991-1992, 1995-1996, undated. Minority Scholarships 6 103 1986-1987 Minority Seat, URI Student Senate 6 104 1976-1979, 1981, 1987, undated. Minority Student Affairs 6 105 1976, 1982-1983, undated. Department of Minority Student Affairs 6 106 1984-1986, 1989, undated. Minority Student Services-see also Multicultural Student Services (new name as of 1990) 6 107 undated. Minority Student Services: Brochure 6 108 1988, undated. Minority Students: Brochures form Other Schools 6 109 1986 Minority Students: Empowerment 6 110 undated. URI Minority Support Services 6 111 1995 Morton, Keith 6 112 1990 Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church-Newport, RI 6 113 1994-1996, undated. Multicultural Center 6 114 1977, 1979, 1991 Multicultural Needs Assessment 6 115 1992, undated. Multicultural Student Services-see also Minority Student Services (previous name, until 1990) 6 116 1989, undated. NASPA Proposal 6 117 1986,1989, 1990-1991, undated. National Conference of Christians and Jews 6 118 1987, 1989 National Conference on Racial and Ethnic Relations in American Higher Education 6 119 1990-1991, undated. Native- and African-American Faculty and Staff Association-see also Black Faculty and Staff Association (previous name-until May 2, 1990) 6 120 1984, 1993-1994, undated. Native American Student Association (N.A.S.A.) 6 121 1991-1992 New England Board of Higher Education (N.E.B.H.E.) 6 122 1989, undated. Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Program 6 123 1995 Phi Sigma Sigma 6 124 undated. Photographic Material: Negatives 6 125 undated. Photographic Material: Photographs 6 126 undated. Photographic Material: Slides 6 127 1984, 1987 Pitts-Willey, Ricardo 7 128 1987-1988, undated. Professional Development 7 129 1992 "Progressive Student Network" 7 130 undated. Proposals for Grants: Information and Guidelines 7 131 1992 Race Relations Task Force 7 132 1990-1992, undated. Racial and Cultural Evaluation Committee (R.A.C.E.) 7 133 1989, 1991, undated. Racial and Ethnic Harassment Committee 7 134 1987 Racial Incident: UMASS, Amherst 7 135 1989-1992, undated. Racial Incidents at URI 7 136 1992, undated. Racism 7 137 1984 Ralph Bunche Scholars Program 7 138 undated. Rape Crisis Center 7 139 1988, undated. RAPPORT 7 140 1989-1992, undated, Recommendations 7 141 undated. Recruitment Brochure 7 142 1990-1991, undated. Recruitment of Teachers at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA 7 143 1989, undated. Renaming the Office of Minority Student Services (to Multicultural Student Services) 7 144 1990 Residency Appeals 7 145 1987-1989, undated. Rhode Island Educational Opportunity Association (R.I.E.O.A.) 7 146 1988 Rhode Island Minority Community 7 147 1983-1985, 1989, 1992-1993, 1995, undated. Search Weekend 7 148 1982-1983, 1988 Sexual Harassment 7 149 1994, 1996 Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Senoritas Latinas Unidas 7 150 1988, 1992, undated. Society Organized Against Racism (S.O.A.R.) 7 151 1986-1987, 1989 Southeast Asian Students Program 7 152 1989, undated. Sowell, Thomas "The New Racism on Campus" 7 153 1988 Spanish Movies 7 154 1984, 1988, 1992, undated. Special Programs for Talent Development 8 155 undated. Speakers and Programs: Advertisements 8 156 1982 "Spell #7" (a play) 8 157 1986 Spring Fest '86 8 158 1989, undated. Steele, Shelby 8 159 1981 Student Association for African Affairs (S.A.F.A.A.) 8 160 1990-1991, undated. Student Development-Staff Development Presentation 8 161 undated. Student Employee Performance Evaluation- URI 8 162 1988-1990, undated. Student Leadership Development Series 8 163 1981-1983 Student Life Office 8 164 1991, undated. Student Life Staff Retreat 8 165 1995, undated. Student Organizations-. URI 8 166 undated. Study Abroad 8 167 undated. Suicide 8 168 1976, 1984 Surveys of Minority Students 8 169 1992 Taft Hall Demonstration 8 170 1992 "Tapestry of Voices" (An Arts Festival in Celebration of Rhode Island's Diverse Communities) 8 171 1985-1986 Task Force 8 172 1984-1989, 1992 Telephone Bills 8 173 1991-1992, undated. Total Quality Management 8 174 1974, 1980-1990, 1992-1995, undated. Uhuru SaSa 9 175 1984-1988 Uhuru SaSa: Election Ballots 9 176 1986-1989 Uhuru SaSa: Meeting Minutes 9 177 1985-1989, 1994, undated. Uhuru SaSa: Posters and Flyers 9 178 undated. Unity Conference Participants 9 179 1994 Unity Weekend 9 180 1982-1983, undated. University Minority Opportunity Development Fund (U.M.O.D.F.) 9 181 1988-1990, undated. URI Foundation Competitive Grants: Proposal 9 182 1986, 1992, undated. URI/Providence Outreach Program 9 183 1989, undated. Vella-Wilkinson, Camille: Navy Recruiting Command 9 184 1988-1990, undated. Vice-President of Student Development: Candidates 9 185 1995 Violence on Campus 9 186 1987 V.I.S.I.O.N.S. Program 9 187 1991 "Wave of the Future," Ocean State Leadership Consortium Conference 9 188 1994 Wade, Melvin 9 189 1985, 1989, undated. Wali, James A. 9 190 undated. Weisbord, Robert 9 191 undated. Women's History Month 9 192 undated. Mailing Labels Series 1b Subject File1981-2004

This series of records includes flyers for events and organizations, newsletters, mission and vision statements, memoranda related to affirmative action, and the partial correspondence of Melvin Wade, Director of the Multicultural Center. Subjects of particular note include the nonviolence initiatives of Bernard Lafayette and the records pertaining to of the Society Organized Against Racism (SOAR). The series is organized alphabetically by subject or type of material and chronologically within the folders.

 10 1 1991 Accommodation System for Students with Disabilities: Faculty Handbook 10 2 undated. Admissions: Suggested Sequence of Courses for High Schoolers 10 3 1995, undated. Affirmative Action: Articles 10 4 1996, 1997, 2000 Affirmative Action: Committee 10 5 1995 Affirmative Action: Federal Program 10 6 1996, 1999, 2001 Affirmative Action Office 10 7 1997 Affirmative Action Policy Statement 10 X-ref African-American History Month see Black History Month 10 8 1996-2001 African-American Studies 10 9 1995-2003, scattered dates African-American Studies: Voices Newsletter 10 10 1999 African Awareness Association 10 11 1996 African Diaspora 10 12 1993-2003 AIDS Awareness 10 13 2001 Algebra Project ( See also Moses, Bob) 10 14 2003 All-Campus Talent Show (See also New Building: Talent Show) 10 15 2004 Allaire, Louise 10 16 2000 Allaire, Louise: Correspondence 10 17 1995-2003 Alumni Groups 10 18 1995-1998 Annual Lecture on Multiculturalism 10 19 1998-2004 Annual Lecture on Multiculturalism 10 20 1999-2000, undated. Annual Report 10 21 1997 Antonio, Marcos 10 22 1998 Art Committee 10 23 1997 Asian American History Month 10 24 undated. Asian Culture Week 10 25 2001 Asian Student Association 11 26 undated. Asian Student Association: Douangsavanh, Ammala 11 27 199 Feb 20-22 Asian Student Association: East Coast Asian Student Union: 20th Anniversary Conference 11 28 2003 Asian Student Association: Learning Mandarin Chinese 11 29 1999-2000 Assistant Director Search 11 30 undated. Awakenings: Vol 3, Issue 6 (See also Dawnings) 11 31 1995, undated. Ballots: misc. 11 32 2000, 2003, undated. Bibliographies and Other Resource Lists 11 33 1999-2003 Biographies: Misc. 11 34 1991 Black Business Directory of Rhode Island 11 35 1998 Black Comedy Tour 11 36 1999 Black Cops Against Police Brutality 11 37 1995-2003 Black History Month (See also Martin Luther King, Jr. Week) 11 38 1995, 1999, undated. Black/Jewish/Muslim Events 11 39 1992 Nov-1993 Sep Black Student Leadership Group Protest 11 40 2003 Black Student Leadership: National Conference 11 41 undated. Black Studies Email List 11 42 1992 Nov-1993 Mar Board of Governors Student Liaison 11 43 1997-2003, undated. Book Reviews 11 44 2002 Books for Africa 11 45 2000-2001 "Bridging the Digital Divide" (See also Common Agenda and URI 101) 11 X-ref Brothers United in Action (see URI Diversity History: Brothers United in Action) 11 46 1994-1996 Brown Bag Luncheon Series 11 47 1994-2000 Building Use Policies 12 48 undated. Bumper Sticker: Audre Lord Quote 12 49 1996 Campy Rhody 12 50 1997 Cape Verde Summer Seminar 12 51 1993-2003, undated. Cape Verde Student Association 12 52 1993-2000, undated. Career Services 12 53 1995, undated. La Casa 12 54 undated. Castillo, Niurka: Speech 12 55 2001 A Celebration of Aging 12 56 1995, 2001 Celebrations: An African Odyssey 12 57 2001 Center for Student Leadership Development 12 58 undated. Child Access Program 12 59 2000 Chinese Students and Scholars Association 12 60 1998-1999, 2003 Class Schedule 12 61 2000 Classes 12 62 1995 College of Continuing Education (CCE) 12 63 2000 College of Engineering: Diversity Committee 12 64 1996-1998 Common Agenda (See also Open Space and "Bridging the Digital Divide") 12 65 1999-2000 Common Agenda 12 66 2001, 2003 Common Ground 13 67 2003 Common Ground: Planworks Consulting Agreement 13 68 1993 Communications Department: What's News Brochure 13 69 undated. Commuter Student Services 13 70 2000 Computer Lab 13 71 1995-2003 Conferences 13 72 1994-2000 Conferences: Civil War/Civil Discord 13 73 2000 Conferences: Combating Prejudice and Hate on Campus 13 74 2003 Conferences: Youth to Youth Eastern States Conference 13 75 undated. Configuration Committee 13 76 undated. Contact Information: Misc. 13 77 1996, 2000, 2001 Core Group 13 78 1997-2004, undated. Cuba 13 79 undated. Cultural Pursuit Activity Sheet 13 80 2000-2004, undated. Custodial Services 13 81 undated. Dawnings: Vol. 5, Issue 5 13 82 undated. The Diaspora Dimension: Radio Show 13 83 2002 Diversity Ambassador Project 13 84 undated. Diversity Flyers 13 85 2001 Diversity Forum 13 86 undated. Diversity in the Classroom Packet 13 87 2000-2002 Diversity Plan 13 88 1995-2002, scattered dates Diversity Programs at Other Institutions 13 89 1998 Diversity Quilt Project (See also Saravia, Lydia) 13 90 1992 Dec 09 Diversity Requirement Survey: UMASS Amhurst 13 X-ref Diversity Task Force see Multicultural Task Force 14 91 1998, undated. Domestic Violence Resources 14 92 2000 Durand, Alain-Philippe 14 93 undated. Easton-Brooks, Donald: Response to Annual Review 14 94 1992 Effort Certification User Manual 14 95 2002 English Language Fellows Program 14 96 2001 Essay Contest 14 97 1990-2003 Event Calendars 14 98 1998 Dec-2000 Feb Event Calendars: MCC 14 99 2001 Dec-2003 Nov Event Calendars: Set-up Worksheets 14 100 1994 Oct-Dec Event Evaluation Forms 14 101 1995 Jan-Apr Event Evaluation Forms 14 102 1996 Event Evaluation Forms 14 103 1998-2000 Events: Admissions Programs 14 104 1995-2004, undated. Events: Art Exhibits 14 105 1994-2003 Events: Education 15 106 1998-2003, undated. Events: Films 15 107 2003, undated. Events: Fraternities and Sororities (See also Sigma Lambda Upsilon) 15 108 1994-2004, undated. Events: Lectures (See also Annual Lecture on Multiculturalism) 15 109 1994-2004, undated. Events: Misc. 15 110 1994-2004 Events: MCC 15 111 1995-2004, undated. Events: Music (also in Oversize) 15 112 1995-2001 Events: Poetry 15 113 1995-2004 Events: Protests/Political Action 15 113a 1997-1998 Events: Pangea (In Oversize) 15 114 2003 Events: Storytelling 15 115 1994-2004 Events: Theater 15 116 1995-2003 Events: Writers 15 117 undated. Executive Action Program Flyer 15 118 1995-2004 Faculty and Staff of Color (See also Minority Faculty) 15 119 1998-2003 Faculty Fellows (See also New Building: Memos) 15 120 1995-1999 Family Weekend 15 121 1992 Feb 29 Fashion Show -- Ethnic Images 15 122 1994 Feria del Libro 15 123 1998-2001, undated. Financial Records: Misc. 15 124 1996 Five-Year Report 15 125 2004 Gender and Diversity in Organizations 15 126 undated. George A. Wiley Center 16 127 undated. Good Five Cent Cigar: Advertising Flyers 16 128 1997 Good Five Cent Cigar: April Fools Day Issue 16 129 1998 Good Five Cent Cigar: Cartoon Controversy 16 130 1998 Dec-1999 Jan Good Five Cent Cigar: Cartoon Controversy News Clippings (In Oversize) 16 131 1995-2000, undated. Gospel Choir 16 132 undated. Gospel Choir: Music 16 133 1997-1999 Governor's Leadership Summit on Diversity 16 134 1996-1997 Graduate Students of Color Association 16 135 1995-1999 Grants 16 136 1994 Greek Organizations 16 137 undated. Greeting Cards: Misc. 16 138 2003-2004 Haitian Bicentennial 16 139 1999-2000 Hardge, Rev. Arthur L.: Sculpture 16 140 1995-2003 Health Education 17 141 1994 Hillel 17 142 1996 Hispanic Council for the Arts and Literature of Rhode Island 17 143 1996 Hmong American Student Association of URI 17 144 1995 Homecoming Queen/King Committee 17 145 1995, 1997-2004 Honors Colloquium 17 146 Fall 1995 Honors Program 17 147 1985-1989 Institutional Advisory Committee: Subcommittee on Minority Enrollment 17 148 1995 Sep Inter-Relations Collaborative Multicultural Leadership Training 17 149 1994, 1995 International Student Association 17 150 undated. Islamic Center: Masjid al-Hoda 17 151 2000 Internship Opportunities 17 152 undated. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship 17 153 c.1988 Jewish Big Brother and Big Sister Association: Passover Haggadah 17 154 1997 Jews of Cape Verde, by Dr. M Mitchell Serels 17 155 1998 Jews of Cape Verde, by Dr. M Mitchell Serels (copy 2) 17 156 1995, 2002, undated. Journal Articles: Misc. 17 157 2000 King, Coretta Scott King 17 158 1994 Kwanzaa Flyers and Information (See also Multi-Ethnic Graduate Association) 18 159 1999, 2001 Lafayette, Bernard (See also Nonviolence Initiatives, NAACP, and NCCJ) 18 160 1995-2003 Lambda Upsilon Lambda/La Unidad Latina 18 161 2000-2001 Lambda Xi 18 162 1990-2004 Latin American Student Association 18 163 1993-1995 Latino Advisory Council 18 164 1995 Latino Dollars for Scholars 18 165 1992-2002 Latino Heritage Month 18 166 2000 Latino Web Resources 18 167 1995 Laura Amestoy Foundation (See also La Casa) 18 168 1995 Learning Assistance Center 18 169 1995, 1999, undated. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Awareness Organizations 18 170 1995-2004 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues: Symposia 18 171 1980s-2000 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resources 18 172 2004 Leyden, T.J. 18 173 2004 Lindsey, DeLois 18 174 2000 Malave, Pedro: Anti-Smoking Activist 18 175 1992-1993 Manchester Community College Student Handbook 18 176 2003 Martin Luther King, Jr. Peacemaker Award 18 177 1995-2004 Martin Luther King, Jr. Week 19 178 2000 Mashantucket Pequot Research Library 19 179 2001 McNair Fellows 19 180 1995 MELUS: Ninth Annual Conference 19 181 2000-2004, undated. Mentoring Programs 19 182 1998 Middleton, David 19 183 1995 Million Man March 19 184 1983 Minority Advisory Council 19 185 1989-1993 Minority Employees 19 186 1989-1999 Minority Faculty (See also Faculty and Staff of Color) 19 187 undated. Mission and Vision 19 X-ref 2004 Mittal, Anuradha (See Honors Colloquium) 19 188 2000 Mohapatra, Kailash: "Myths and Misconceptions in the Study of Nationalism and Ethno-revolutionary Challenges to the State" 19 189 undated. "Money at the Root of the Homosexual Marriage Issue" 19 190 1996, 2000 Moorehead, Monica 19 191 2001 Moses, Bob 19 192 1990s MCC Flyers 19 193 1998-2000, scattered dates MCC Newsletter 19 194 undated. MCC Programming Survey 19 195 undated. MCC Use Patterns 19 196 undated. Multicultural Committee (Residential Life) 19 197 1998, 2004 Multicultural Education Resources 19 198 1993, 1994 Multicultural Graduate School Fair 19 199 1990-1996 Multicultural Leadership Council (See also Organizations) 19 200 1996 Multicultural Media Lab ( Also in Oversize) 19 201 2000 Multicultural Resources 19 202 undated. Multicultural Scholarship Program 19 203 undated. Multicultural Student Services Handbook 19 204 1998-2004 Multicultural Task Force 19 205 1999 Multi-Ethnic Graduate Association (MEGA): Bank Statements 19 206 undated. MEGA: Constitution 19 207 1998 MEGA: Kwanzaa 19 208 1998 MEGA: Kwanzaa Principles and Program 20 209 undated. MEGA: Kwanzaa Principles Photos 20 210 1998-1999 MEGA: Minutes and Events 20 211 undated. Multiracial Club 20 212 2001, 2003 Mumford, George F.: Complaint 20 213 2002 Music Department 20 214 1995-2002 Muslim Cultural Heritage Events 20 215 1995-2004 Muslim Student Association 20 216 2003 Muslim Student Association: Israeli/Palestinian Conflict Panel 20 217 1997, 2003-2004 NAACP 20 218 1998, 2002, undated. National Conference for Community and Justice 20 219 1998 National Conference for Community and Justice: Rhode Island Race Relations Study 20 220 1988, 1991, 1992, 2002 National Society of Black Engineers 20 221 2000 Native American Resources: Websites 20 222 undated. Native American Intertribal Social 20 223 1996 Native American Students 20 224 2001 Native American Student Organization 20 225 undated. Nazi Propaganda Flyer 20 226 2003 Nov Nebot, Jesus: Personal Appearance Contract 20 227 1996 New England Black Educators Association 20 228 1995-1996 New England Board of Higher Education 20 229 2001-2003 New York Arts and Culture Tour 20 230 1993-2004 Newsletters: Misc. Organizations 21 231 1997-2004 Nonviolence Initiatives ( See also Honors Colloquium) 21 232 2001 Aug 11-15 Nonviolence: Fourth Annual International Conference 21 233 2001-2004 Northeast Multicultural College Administrators Association 21 234 2003 Northeast Multicultural College Administrators Association Contacts 21 235 2004 Northeast Alliance Diversity Identity and Academic Success Summit 21 236 2002 Nursing Diversity Committee 21 237 2000, 2003 Oasis Newsletter 21 238 1999-2002 Office of Civil Rights 21 239 1994, 1996, undated. Open House 21 240 2000 Oct 02 Open Letter Re: Israel and Palestine 21 241 1996-[1998?] Open Space Planning ( See also Common Agenda) 21 242 1995-2001, undated. Organizations 21 243 1996 Organizations: Retreat 21 244 1994, 1997 Orientation 21 245 undated. Palestine 21 246 1998-2003 Pangaea 21 247 1996 Oct 02 Pennfield School Diversity Committee Minutes 21 248 1995, 2001, 2004 Pepper Bird Magazine 21 249 1992 Police Department: Institute of Liability Management Study 21 250 1994 Presidential Advisory Committee on African-American Issues 21 251 1995-2003, undated. Press Kits and Flyers: Artists and Performers 21 252 undated. Press Kits and Flyers: Films 22 253 1999, undated. Press Kits and Flyers: Writers 22 254 [1999?] Press Kits: Cinque Folkloric Dance Theater 22 255 1995-1996 Professional Development 22 256 1995 Professional Staff Association 22 257 1995 Program Alternatives to Alcohol 22 258 1999 Progresso Latino Incorporated: Partnership Agreement with URI 22 259 2001 Providence Black Repertory Company 22 260 1997 Providence Community Compact for Student Success: Site Visit 22 261 1995-2000 Psychology: Task Force on Diversity 22 262 1998 Dec Purchase Orders: Joycie Enterprises 22 263 1994 Racial Attitudes Survey: UMASS 22 264 undated. Rap Lyrics 22 265 1995-1996 Recreational Services 22 266 1999 Religious Holidays 22 267 1995 Resource Guide and Directory for Freshpersons and Others 22 268 1996 Research Office: Protection of Human Subjects Policy 22 269 Spring 1997 Resource Development Courses 22 270 1993-2004 Resumes 22 271 1994-1999 Rhode Island Academic Support Network 22 272 1995 Oct 20 Rhode Island Academic Support Network: First Annual Conference 22 273 1995 Rhode Island Black Heritage Society 22 274 1997-2001 Rhode Island Multicultural Directors 22 275 2000 Rhode Island Multicultural Directors Association Bylaws 22 276 2003 Safety and Lighting Walk Participants 22 277 1995, 2004 St. Augustine's Church 22 278 2002 Sample Letter: Invitation to be a Speaker 22 279 undated. Saravia, Lydia: Letter of Complaint 22 280 1996-2001, scattered dates Scheduling 23 281 1990-2002, undated. Scholarships and Awards 23 282 undated. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 23 283 1996-2004, scattered dates Science and Math Investigative Learning Experience (SMILE) Update 23 284 undated. Script: Kokoro (True Heart), by Velina Hasu Houston 23 285 undated. Script: Malik, by Marc Hardge [fragment] 23 286 1989, 1992-1999 Search Weekend 23 287 undated. Service Learning Resources 23 288 1994-2000 Sexual Harassment Policy and Resources 23 289 2004 Shabazz, Malik Zulu: Op-ed 23 290 2000 Shugar, Dana 23 291 1996-2002, undated. Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Senoritas Latinas Unidas 23 292 1981, 1994-1995 Smith, Cap 23 293 1998 Smith, Cap: 40th Wedding Anniversary Invitation 23 294 undated. Smoke-free Policy 23 295 1994, 1997, 1998 Society Organized Against Racism (SOAR): Audio-Visual Library 23 296 undated. SOAR: By-Laws 23 297 1996 Nov 01-02 SOAR Conference: "The Challenge of Diversity: From Talkin' the Talk to Walkin' the Walk" 23 298 1992-1999 SOAR: Governing Council 23 299 2000-2003 SOAR: Governing Council 23 300 1994, 1996, undated. SOAR: Misc. 23 301 undated. Sound Equipment 23 302 1995 South County Interfaith Council 23 303 1997, 2001, 2002 Southern New England Consortium on Race and Ethnicity 24 304 1998 South County Center for the Arts Celebrity Spelling Bee 24 305 1996 South Side Ethnic Business Directory and Cultural Guide 24 306 undated. Staff: Job Descriptions 24 307 1995-2004, scattered dates Staff Meeting Minutes 24 308 2003 Feb Strategic Planning Contact List 24 309 1995-1997 Student Affairs Administrative Staff Meeting 24 310 1993-2002, scattered dates Student Affairs/Student Development Directors Memos 24 311 1993, 1995 Student Affairs: Three-Year Plan (See also Smith, Cap) 24 312 2002 Student Employees: Applications 24 313 undated. Student Employees: Applications 24 314 1996-1998 Student Employees: Graduate Student Interviews 24 315 2000-2004, undated. Student Employees: Misc. 24 316 1994-1996 Student Leadership Opportunities 24 317 2000, undated. Student Papers 24 318 undated. Study Abroad Brochures 24 319 1996 Summer Youth Employment Training Program 24 320 1995 T. J. Maxx Corporate Internships 24 321 2000 Takaki, Ronald 24 322 1990-2004 Talent Development Program 25 323 1998- Teatro Latino Esudiantil (See also Conferences: Civil War/Civil Discord) 25 324 1999 Theater Department: Proposals 25 325 undated. "Through the Eyes of Others" Proposal 25 326 1996-1998, undated. To Do Lists 25 327 2004, undated. Tolerance and Openness Team/Tolerance Committee 25 328 1994 Transferring to URI Brochures 25 329 1991-2003, scattered dates Uhuru Sasa (See also Photographs) 25 330 1984-1985 Uhuru Sasa: Constitution 25 331 2000 Unity and Charity Parade 25 332 1993-2002 Unity Weekend 25 333 1994 Unity Weekend: Applications 25 334 2000 Unity Weekend: Applications 25 335 undated. Unity Weekend: Evaluation Form 25 336 [1993?] Unity Weekend: Evaluations 25 337 2000 Unity Weekend: Evaluations 25 338 1993-[2000?] Unity Weekend: Rosters 25 339 2001 University of Mississippi: Center for the Study of Southern Culture 25 340 1995-1997, 2004 URI 101 25 341 1984-1999, undated. URI Diversity History (News clippings also In Oversize) 25 342 1998-1999 URI Diversity History: Brothers United in Action 25 343 1998, 2002 URI Diversity History: Wiley, George 26 344 1994 University Relations: An Overview of URI's Impact on the Rhode Island Economy 26 345 1996 Violence Awareness Planning Team 26 346 2000, 2001 Violence Prevention 26 347 [2004?] Visions: Literary Magazine of the Asian Community at Brown 26 348 1996, 1999 Voice Mail 26 349 1997-2004 Wade, Melvin: Associations and Conferences 26 350 1994-2000 Wade, Melvin: Correspondence 26 351 2001-2004 Wade, Melvin: Correspondence 26 352 undated. Wade, Melvin: Correspondence 26 353 1998-2000 Wade, Melvin: Correspondence -- Elected Officials 26 354 1994-1999 Wade, Melvin: Memos 26 355 2004 Wade, Melvin: Rhode Island Young Professionals Certification of Appreciation 26 356 undated. Water, Sanitation, and Health in a Rural Community, Eleyowo, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria 26 357 1989 "We Can Run" Lyrics 26 358 1999, 2002 Website (See also Wade, Melvin: Correspondence) 26 359 1999 Women's Caucus 26 360 1988-2004, scattered dates Women's Center/Women's Studies 26 361 1995 Mar Women's History Month Events 26 362 2004 Sep Women's Studies Newsletter 26 363 2000 May 19 Wood, Sandra Gainer: Memorial Posthumus Ph.D. 26 364 undated. Workshops: Misc. 26 365 2003, 2004 World Voices, World Visions 26 366 1999 Y2K Compliance Series 2 Diversity Week1997-2004

In February 1997, a committee met to plan a “Diversity Day,” based on programs at Lesley and Smith colleges in Massachusetts. According to the meeting minutes, a similar program had existed at URI from 1986-1991. The 1997 program was supposed to be held for a two-day period in September 1997, but it was expanded to a week-long schedule.

Like programs in following years, the first Diversity Week included a keynote address, workshops, a food fair, and entertainment. The purpose of the program was to build community and foster intercultural understanding. Diversity Week is still a yearly tradition which sometimes intersects with the Honors Colloquium and various music festivals. Since 1999, the event has included the bestowing of the annual URI Diversity Awards.

The records in this series include flyers and planning paperwork for 1997-2004, as well as evaluations filled out by those who attended the workshops. The folders are organized chronologically.

27 1 1997 Diversity Day 27 2 1997 Diversity Week 1997 27 3 1998 Diversity Week 1998 27 4 1998 Diversity Week 1998: Certificate of Appreciation: Mercy Amo 27 5 1999 Diversity Week 1999 27 6 [1999] Diversity Week 1999: Evaluations: Analysis, Insights and Attitudes (In Oversize) 27 7 2000 Diversity Week 2000 27 8 2000 Diversity Week 2000: Diversity Awards 27 9 2000 Diversity Week 2000: Thank You Letters 27 10 2001 Diversity Week 2001 27 11 2001 Diversity Week 2001: Diversity Awards 27 12 2001 Diversity Week 2001: Thank You Letters 27 13 2002 Diversity Week 2002 27 14 2002 Diversity Week 2002: Diversity Awards 27 15 2002 Diversity Week 2002: Graduate Student Symposium on Diversity 27 16 2002 Diversity Week 2002: Laramie Project Dramaturgy 27 17 2003 Diversity Week 2003 27 18 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Diversity Awards 27 19 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations 27 20 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations 28 21 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Affirmative Action in 2003" -- Valerie Carno 28 22 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Backlash in the Wake of Sept. 11, 2001" -- Annu Matthews 28 23 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Beyond the Classroom: Success Stories from Recent Alums" -- Amy Weinstein 28 24 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Brother Outsider: the Life of Bayard Rustin" -- Andrew Winters 28 25 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes" -- Roxanne Gomes 28 26 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Choral Music of New Spain: An Overview of some Repertoire in Our Backyard" -- Joseph Amante y Zapata 28 27 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Committed but Confused?: Tips for Infusing Multicultural Issues into the Classroom" -- Lisa Boleg 28 28 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "A Credo for Support" -- Bette Nee 28 29 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Cross-Cultural Communications" -- Bernard LaFayette 28 30 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Diverse Response to a Shared Tragedy: Sept. 11" --Lavonne Mueller 28 31 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Diversity in a Community through Alternative Newspapers" -- Linda Levin 28 32 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Diversity on the Web: African-American Resources" -- Donna Gilton 28 33 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Folk Music in the U.S." __ Martin Grosswendt 28 34 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: Gallery Talk -- Kerry Stuart Coffin 28 35 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Girl Geeks -- NOT!" -- Jennifer Dirkmaat 28 36 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "GLBT Resources" -- Jim Kinnie 28 37 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: Instructions 28 38 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Islam on the Internet" -- Cheryl Maraj-Aboudola 28 39 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "The History of the Irish in Rhode Island" -- Scott Molloy 28 40 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Japanese Culture, Education, and Life" -- Carol Englander 28 41 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Latin American Odyssey" -- Merrilee Zellner 28 42 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Living in Cuba" -- Susan Metz 28 43 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Meditation -- Multicultural, Multidimensional, Beyond Time and Space" -- Paul Bessette 28 44 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Multicultural Resources for Education" -- Michelle Hicks 28 45 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Multicultural Storytelling" -- Susan Branel 28 46 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Music of the Social Movement" -- Paul Bueno de Mesquita 29 47 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Muslims and the Patriot Act" _ Nasser Zawia 29 48 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "National Student Exchange Discussion Panel" -- Donna Figueroa 29 49 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Native American Resources" -- Naomi Caldwell 29 50 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Native American Storytelling" -- Silvermoon Mars 29 51 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: No Name (#45) 29 52 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Peace and Harmony Meditations" -- Laurie Johnson 29 53 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Peaceful Coexistence? Christians, Muslims, and Jews in Medieval Spain" -- David Gitlitz 29 54 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Pocahontas: Four Political Fictions" -- Gale Eaton 29 55 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: Poetry Slam 29 56 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Promising Scholars: 4th Annual Symposium on Diversity" 29 57 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Racial Island" -- Leo Carroll 30 58 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Recreation: the Great Equalizer and Harmonizer" -- Ted Boyett 30 59 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "The Role of the White Person in the Rooting out of Racism" -- Christine Wilson 30 60 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Sitar and Tabla Performance" -- Koyel Ghosal 30 61 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Student Voices and Visions: An Open Forum on Diversity at URI" -- Josephine Carabello 30 62 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "URI Chorus" -- Mark Conley 30 63 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "The Veil and Islam" -- Abby Lillethun 30 64 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "Walking in Someone's Shoes" -- Mahi Takazawa 30 65 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "What Every Body Needs" -- Susan Ash 30 66 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Evaluations: "What Should American Universities Know About Cuba?" -- Melvin Wade 30 67 2003 Diversity Week 2003: Thank You Luncheon 30 68 2004 Diversity Week 2004 30 69 2004 Diversity Week 2004: Diversity Awards 30 70 2004 Diversity Week 2004: Duke University Diversity Summit Series 3 Search Weekend1983-1999

The Search Weekend program brought mostly minority high school students to URI to see what college life was like. Spring Search was a one-day program aimed at underclassmen, and Fall Search Weekend was an overnight experience for juniors and seniors. The visiting high school students attended classes, presentations, and a mini-college fair. They were sponsored by current URI students and received information about admissions, financial aid, support services, academics, and student activities.

The first program was held in spring of 1983 as part of a push to increase minority enrollment. The program was organized by Terry Addison, director of Minority Student Services. It was initially funded by a combination of student organizations and administrative offices, but in 1984 the Office of Admissions took financial responsibility. Usually about 60 students attended the program. Addison lobbied consistently for more funding so that the program could admit more students.

Records in this series are divided into two sub-series: Subject Files and Chronological Files. The Subject Files, which are organized alphabetically, include budgets, news clippings, and memoranda. The chronological files include applications, evaluations, and schedules.

Sub-Series A Subject Files1982-1991 31 1 1983-1991 Budget 31 2 1983-1986 High School Contact Information 31 3 1984, 1986, undated. History 31 4 1984-1988 Keynote Speakers: Correspondence 31 5 1984 Letters of Support 31 6 1982-1989 Needs Assessment Tools 31 7 1984-1989 Newsclippings 31 8 1989 Survey of Minority Outreach Partnership Programs 31 9 1984-1989 Thank You Letters (With Enrollment Figures) 31 10 1986 Working Files Series Sub-Series B Chronological Files1983-1999 31 11 1983 Search Weekend Spring 1983 31 12 1983 Search Weekend Spring 1983: Evaluations 31 13 1983 Search Weekend Fall 1983 31 14 1984 Search Weekend Spring 1984 (also see history) 31 15 1984 Search Weekend Spring 1984: Applications 31 16 1984 Search Weekend Spring 1984: Evaluations 31 17 1984 Search Weekend Fall 1984 (also see history) 31 18 1985 Search Weekend Spring 1985 31 19 1985 Search Weekend Spring 1985: Applications -- Attended 32 20 1985 Search Weekend Spring 1985: Applications -- Did Not Attend 32 21 1985 Search Weekend Spring 1985: Evaluations 32 22 1985 Search Weekend Fall 1985 32 23 1986 Search Weekend Spring 1986 32 24 1986 Search Weekend Spring 1986: Applications 32 25 1986 Search Weekend Spring 1986: Evaluations 32 26 1987 Search Weekend Spring 1987 32 27 1987 Search Weekend Spring 1987: Applications -- Attended 32 28 1987 Search Weekend Spring 1987: Applications -- Did Not Attend 32 29 1987 Search Weekend Spring 1987: Evaluations 32 30 1987 Search Weekend Fall 1987 32 31 1988 Search Weekend Spring 1988 32 32 1988 Search Weekend Spring 1988: Applications -- Attended 32 33 1988 Search Weekend Spring 1988: Did Not Attend 32 34 1988 Search Weekend Spring 1988: Evaluations 32 35 1988 Search Weekend Fall 1988 32 36 1989 Search Weekend Spring 1989 33 37 1989 Search Weekend Spring 1989: Applications -- Attended 33 38 1989 Search Weekend Spring 1989: Applications -- Did Not Attend 33 39 1989 Search Weekend Spring 1989: Evaluations 33 40 1989 Search Weekend Fall 1989 33 41 1989 Search Weekend Fall 1989: Applications 33 42 1989 Search Weekend Fall 1989: Applications -- Not Accepted 33 43 1989 Search Weekend Fall 1989: Applications -- Did Not Attend 33 44 1989 Search Weekend Fall 1989: Evaluations 33 45 1989 Search Weekend Fall 1989: Sponsor Applications 33 46 1990 Search Weekend Spring 1990 34 47 1990 Search Weekend Spring 1990: Applications -- Attended 34 48 1990 Search Weekend Spring 1990: Applications -- Did Not Attend 34 49 1990 Search Weekend Spring 1990: Evaluations 34 50 1990 Search Weekend Fall 1990 34 51 1990 Search Weekend Fall 1990: Applications 34 52 1990 Search Weekend Fall 1990: Applications -- Not Accepted 34 53 1990 Search Weekend Fall 1990: Evaluations 34 54 1990 Search Weekend Fall 1990: Sponsor Applications 34 55 1991 Search Weekend Spring 1991 34 56 1991 Search Weekend Spring 1991: Applications -- Accepted 35 57 1991 Search Weekend Spring 1991: Applications -- Not Accepted 35 58 1991 Search Weekend Spring 1991: Evaluations 35 59 1991 Search Weekend Fall 1991 35 60 1992 Search Weekend Spring 1992 35 61 1992 Search Weekend Spring 1992: Applications 35 62 1992 Search Weekend Spring 1992: Evaluations 35 63 1999 Search Weekend 1999 35 64 1999 Search Weekend 1999: Evaluations Series 4 New Building1996-1999

In 1993, a building committee formed to study locations for a new multicultural center. The chosen site was officially announced in 1995, and construction was completed in 1998. The opening celebration was held in September of that year. See also the Multimedia Series.

This series includes the project manual, checklists for finishing and decorating the new building, and plans for the opening celebrations. Many documents appear in more than one folder, and it seems that some of the folders were the personal files of different people involved with the building committee. For example, Gloria Arteaga was a graduate student working for the Multicultural Center. As she was responsible for much of the communication between members of the committee, her file remains intact. The folders are organized alphabetically by subject and chronologically within folders.

 36 1 1997-1998 Advisory Committee 36 2 1998 Jan-Dec Art Gallery 36 3 1998 Arteaga, Gloria 36 4 1993-1997 Building Committee 36 5 1995 Celebration of the New URI Multicultural Center Site 36 6 1998 Certificate of Substantial Completion 36 7 1998 Jul-Sep Dedication Opening Ceremony 36 8 1998 Aug-Sep Dedication Weekend: Catering 36 9 1998 Dedication Weekend: Printed Materials 36 10 1998 Oct Deposit Slips 36 11 1998 Mar-Aug Equipment 36 12 1998 Gala Opening Operations Plans 36 13 1998 Hall of Fame Awards 36 14 1998 Hall of Fame Banquet Invitations-will attend 37 15 1998 Hall of Fame Banquet Invitations-will not attend 37 16 1998 Jan-Nov Memoranda 37 17 1998 News Clippings 37 18 1998 Notes: Misc. 37 19 1997-1999 Office of Capital Projects 37 20 undated. Pertinent Project Personnel 37 21 1998 Plans, Scale Model in Oversize 37 22 1993 Program Requirements Worksheet (In Oversize) 37 23 1997 Mar Project Manual 37 24 1997-1998 PROMAC Job Meetings and Plans 37 25 1998 Punch List 37 26 1996 Space Allocation Committee 37 27 1998 Talent Show Series 5 News Clippings, Scrapbooks, and Photographs1987-2004

This series includes loose news clippings, bound copies of "In the News," student organization scrapbooks, and photographs taken at the Multicultural Center and at student organization events.

 38 1 1987 News 38 2 1991 Jan-Sep News 38 3 1991 Sep-1992 News 38 4 1994 News 38 5 1995 News 38 6 1996 News 38 7 1997 News 39 8 1998 News 39 9 2000-2001 News 39 10 2001-2004 News 39 11 undated. East Providence Senior High School 39 12 1999 Apr-May, 1999 Jul-Aug, 2000 Oct-Dec "In the News" 39 13 1998-2004, undated. Misc. 39 14 1994-2004 Multiculturalism at URI 39 15 undated. Negatives 39 16 undated. Photos: Cookout 39 17 undated. Photos: Fashion Show 39 18 undated. Photos: Graduation 39 19 undated. Photos: Meals 39 20 1998, undated. Photos: Misc. 39 21 undated. Photos: MCC (?) 39 22 1995 Photos: Narragansett Indian Church 39 23 [1998?] Photos: New Building Dedication (?) 39 24 undated. Photos: Organizations 39 25 April, undated. Photos: Play (developed by Milton Butts) 40 26 undated. Photos: Southeast Asian Clothing (?) 40 27 undated. Photos: Special Occasions 40 28 undated. Photos: Uhuru Sasa Banner, Tailgating, and Football Game 40 29 undated. Photos: Uhuru Sasa Roller-skating 40 30 1998 Jun Photos: Unidentified 40 31 undated. Photos: Wade, Melvin 40 32 undated. Photos: Workshops (?) 40 33 undated. News (photos) Series 6 Multimedia1996-2002

Contains VHS video tapes of various events sponsored or related to the Multicultural Center or its interests. Of note is an oral history discussion in 1998 of the emergence of the talent development program, black student organization and activism in the 1960s and 1970s. Those interviewed were Thomas Ellison, President of the Afro-American Society in 1969 and other students who participated in the Black student movement and subsequent strike in 1971; William Ferrante, Acting President of URI from 1973-1974); Harold Langlois, the first Director for Talent Development hired in June 1968, and Frank Froleo, URI graduate, began his career at URI as a tutor at Talent Development and is now Assistant Director, Special Programs. Prof. Art Stein, Prof. James Findlay and others are interviewed over the course of two sessions. Also of interest is a 2002 recording of Cambodian youth in Providence, RI protesting the deportation of Asian youth. The stylized video was produced by a youth group, Prsym, Providence Youth Student Movement. There are also video taped speeches of prominent persons including Bob Moses. The Moses recording is damaged but audible. The recordings are arranged in alphabetical order by event or speaker.

 41 1 2000 Carnival Parade 41 2 1998 Coachman, Noreen, MCC Hall of Fame inductee, testimonials re. 41 3 1997 Sep 20-26 Diversity Week, First Annual 41 4 1998 Apr An Emperor's Journey on an Elephant's Tail, Presented by the Asian Student Association, J. Douglas Wurzbacher, Exec. Producer 41 5 1997 Feb 27 Hamilton, [?] speech for Haitian American Youth Group 42 6 1998 Harris, Shanette (URI Psych. Prof.) Interview on ABC's 20/20, re. Black women's body image. 42 7 1998 Feb 21 Hip-Hop and Shakespeare at Quinn Hall, J. Douglas Wurzbacher, Exec. Producer 42 8 1996 Dec 03 La Casa Book Collection Inauguration 42 9 [2002?] Moses, Robert (Bob) Parris Speech, 8th Annual Lecture on Multiculturalism 43 10 circa 1996 Multicultural Center (MCC) Building Construction 43 11 circa 1996 MCC Building "Steel Beams" 43 12 circa 1996 MCC Building Construction Cement Pouring, Upper Deck 43 13 circa 1996 MCC Building Construction Cement Pump 44 14 [1996?] MCC Dedication Banquet [?] 44 15 1996 Oct 16 MCC Ground Breaking (part 2 only) 44 16 1996 MCC Open House 44 17 2001 Aug Nonviolence Conference, 4th Annual 44 18 1998 Now and Then, Parts 1, 2 45 19 1998 Now and Then, Part 3 45 20 1998 Sep Talent Show 45 21 2002 We Shall not be Moved. Produced by Prysm (Providence Youth Student Movement) 45 22 1998 Feb West, Cornel Speech for Multiculturalism and National Reconciliation recorded on First Annual Diversity Week (folder 3) with