Throughout the year, the OSDI hosts a series of workshops, seminars, and events targeted to our prospective and current students. These activities vary from professional or academic development to community building and personal support. 

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2018-2019 Academic Year

Fall 2018

  • OSDI Graduate International Student Orientation 
  • OSDI Graduate Student of Color Orientation
  • Coffee Tuesdays (Themes:)
    • Mid-Autumn Festival
    • Indigenous Peoples' Day
    • Connecting Graduates & Undergraduates
    • POC Pop Culture
    • Dia de los Muertos
    • Diwali Festival
    • Transgender Day of Remembrance
    • Bring a Friend to Coffee Tuesday!
    • Study Break with OSS
  • STEP Students of Color Lunch
  • Kick-off BBQ at Gasworks Park
  • ELTEP Students of Color Lunch
  • CoE Faculty of Color Spotlight w/ Dr. Django Paris
  • Next Generation Mentorship Program Kick-Off Social & Panel
  • Diversity Ambassador Training and Orientation
  • United States K-12 Education System Workshop
  • OSDI Fall Community Potluck & Bowling Night

Winter 2019

  • Coffee Tuesdays (Themes:)
    • Welcome Back
    • Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    • National Celebration of Life Day
    • ECO-SLC Co-Host
    • Celebrating Lunar New Year
    • Black History Month
    • International Day of Friends and Family
    • African Diasporic Celebration
    • Womxn of Color Celebration
    • Study Break
  • Mental Health and Wellness Workshop
  • Next Generation Mentorship Program Undergraduate Professional Development Workshop
  • Winter Community Potluck
  • Game Night with ASCE (Associated Students of the College of Education)

Spring 2019

  • Prospective Student Days
  • Coffee Wednesdays (Themes:)
    • Welcome Back!
    • 4/10 - A Sip of Culture: Black/African American
    • 4/17 - A Sip of Culture: Indigenous/Native American 
    • 4/24 - A Sip of Culture: Latinx 
    • 5/1 - A Sip of Culture: Asian American
    • 5/8 - A Sip of Culture: Pacific Islander 
    • 5/15 - A Sip of Culture: Global Perspectives
    • 5/22 - A Bite of Culture/Community Potluck 
    • 5/29 - Community Appreciation 
    • 6/6 - Celebrating OSDI Graduates
  • Safe(r) Zone training
  • Faculty of Color Spotlight
  • Graduate and Undergraduate Alumni of Color Panel
  • U.S. K-12 Education Workshop
  • A Bite of Culture
  • OSDI Graduation

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