Upcoming Multicultural / International Events
- Feb 12: Chocolate FUNdue
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Madison Hall, Center for Global Engagement Lounge: Do you love chocolate? Wouldn't you want to impress your friend by cooking a chocolate fondue for them? Our expert - Tassie Pippert, MEd - Hart School professor (Certified Chef, Specialist of Wine) will be teaching and demonstrating how to make a chocolate fondue. Obviously this will involve some dipping and tasting. Join us for some FUNdue! - Feb 13: Obtaining permission to intern/work off-campus
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Madison Hall, CGE Classroom 2001: Stop by anytime between 3 and 5pm (for about 20 minutes or less) to learn about the process and the required steps involved in applying and obtaining a the permission to intern/work over the summer and/or after graduation.While such sessions are offered throughout this semester, know that the application process can take a while, so the earlier you start the better. - Feb 13: Peace Corps Information Session
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Madison Hall, CGE Classroom 2001: Serving in the Peace Corps is a great way to immerse yourself in a new culture, learn a new language, and have the experience of a lifetime.Join this information session to: · Learn about Volunteer experiences · Ask questions about service · Gain tips to guide you through the application process. Open to all interested students, faculty, and community members For more information, contact Matthew Merritt at mmerritt@peacecorps.gov or 804.412.5342 - Feb 13: Video Game Night
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union 206 - Feb 13: Black History Trivia
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Madison Union 309 - Feb 14: Flower Grams
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM - Madison Union 206 - Feb 14: Esteem Models Valentine's Day Bake Sale
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM - Madison Union 256 - Feb 14: CURL TALK: Does Hair Matter in Relationships
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM - Madison Union 256 - Feb 14: So You Think You Can Sing?
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union TDU - Feb 15: Tax Workshop (for F1 visa holders)
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Madison Hall, CGE Classroom 2001: Yes, EVERYONE MUST file taxes (whether you worked or not). So make sure to attend this workshop, at anytime during this time frame, to ensure that you complete your form(s) and receive the assistance that you may need to make the process easier on you.Check the ISSS events calendar to see if other workshops are offered before April 17… and don’t wait till the last minute! - Feb 16: Let's play some board games
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Madison Hall, Center for Global Engagement Lounge: Don't be bored, let's play some board games! Join us for this fun and laid back event. We'll have board and card games to play with, and some refreshments to give us the necessary energy to focus and win. - Feb 16: shabbat dinner
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM - Madison Union 404 - Feb 18: Filipino Americans at Madison interest meeting
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Madison Union 303 - Feb 19: BSA Presents: Coloring Therapy Lounge Expose
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union TDU: A lounge expose that gives students a chance to relax and de-stress, through the process of coloring. - Feb 21: Culture Night- Spicy Food
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM - Madison Hall, Center for Global Engagement Lounge: Culture Nights is a collaboration effort from JMU faculty, staff, & students, and the International Student & Scholar Services to promote global awareness,and engagement. It’s a free event, everyone is welcome (so feel free to bring a friend or two) and you can stop by anytime and stay as long as you want. Come to CGE (Madison Hall 2nd floor) to expand your language, cultural and overall knowledge of world cultures through trivia and fun games, videos, music and of course food.When you think of spicy food (or a spicy dish), what dish/food comes to mind? Which country first comes to mind when you think of spicy food? You'd be surpised as to the number of different countries have spicy food/dishes. Come try some of them and perhaps even challenge your taste buds? - Feb 21: DEEP Impact Diversity Dialogue: In Your Backyard: Human Trafficking in the U.S.
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union Ballroom - Feb 23: Madison Global Student Conference
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM - Madison Union 306: This is a student-centered conference that will bring together all of the Regional and Area Studies Minors: Asian Studies, Africana Studies, Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations, Humanitarian Affairs, etc. - Feb 23: Madison Global Student Conference
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM - Madison Union 203 - Feb 23: Africana Literatures and Cultures Workshop: Liseli Fitzpatrick
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Madison Union 404 - Feb 23: The Hair Affair
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union 405 - Feb 24: 2K and Spades Tournament
2:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Madison Union TDU - Feb 24: VSA's 12th Annual Culture Show
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Memorial Hall 4110 (Auditorium) - Feb 27: MCGE Brown Bag lunch presentation
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM - Madison Union 404 - Feb 27: Game Night
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union 304 - Feb 28: Salsa Night
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM - Madison Union TDU - Mar 13: Let's Talk Body Image
7:13 PM to 8:30 PM - Festival Conference Room 8 - Mar 14: Annual Diversity Conference
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Festival Ballroom Grand - Mar 17: International Student Leadership Conference
9:00 AM to 11:00 PM - Madison Union Ballroom - Mar 19: Take Control of Your Mind
6:22 PM to 8:22 PM - Madison Union 302 - Mar 20: Take Control of Your Body
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union 405 - Mar 21: Africana Literatures and Cultures Workshop: Dr. Kwame Edwin Otu
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Madison Union 404 - Mar 21: Take Control and Express Yourself
7:22 PM to 9:22 PM - Festival Conference Room 8 - Mar 22: Tax Workshop (for F1 visa holders)
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM - Madison Hall, CGE Classroom 2001: Yes, EVERYONE MUST file taxes (whether you worked or not). So make sure to attend this workshop, at anytime during this time frame, to ensure that you complete your form(s) and receive the assistance that you may need to make the process easier on you.Check the ISSS events calendar to see if other workshops are offered before April 17… and don’t wait till the last minute! - Mar 22: Collegiate Summit Opening Poetry Reading
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Memorial Hall 4110 (Auditorium) - Mar 22: Take Control of Your Plate
7:22 PM to 10:00 PM - Festival Allegheny Room - Mar 23: Furious Flower's Collegiate Summit
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Festival Highlands Room - Mar 23: shabbat dinner
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM - Madison Union 404 - Mar 23: Take Control of Your Future
7:22 PM to 9:30 PM - Festival Allegheny Room - Mar 24: Furious Flower's Collegiate Summit
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Festival Highlands Room - Mar 24: Gospel Extravaganza
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM - Grafton-Stovall Theatre - Mar 24: Pretty Nasty
10:00 PM to 12:00 AM - Festival Ballroom Grand - Mar 25: Dress for Success
8:30 PM to 11:00 PM - Madison Union 256 - Mar 26: Art Showcase
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union 256 - Mar 27: Black Excellence
7:13 PM to 8:30 PM - Festival Allegheny Room - Mar 28: DEEP Impact Diversity Dialogue: Unpacking Inspiration: Finding Your Resilience and Grit
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union Ballroom - Mar 29: Fiesta Night
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Madison Union 256 - Mar 29: Domestic Violence
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Festival Allegheny Room - Mar 31: ASO's Taste of Africa
10:00 AM to 11:00 PM - Madison Union Ballroom - Mar 31: March of Dimes Festival
11:00 AM to 4:30 PM - UPark Event Lawn - Apr 2: LSA Celebracion Latino Ticket Sales
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Madison Union Info / Sales Table 2 - Apr 2: Why I'm an Ally!
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM - Success Center 1075 - Apr 2: Dukes Pride
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Madison Union Ballroom - Apr 2: Esteem Models End of Year Banquet
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Festival Allegheny Room - Apr 3: LSA Celebracion Latino Ticket Sales
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Madison Union Info / Sales Table 2 - Apr 4: Tax Workshop (for F1 visa holders)
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM - Madison Hall, CGE Classroom 2001: Yes, EVERYONE MUST file taxes (whether you worked or not). So make sure to attend this workshop, at anytime during this time frame, to ensure that you complete your form(s) and receive the assistance that you may need to make the process easier on you.Check the ISSS events calendar to see if other workshops are offered before April 17… and don’t wait till the last minute! - Apr 4: CSPA
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Madison Union 206 - Apr 4: Dukes Pride
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Madison Union Ballroom - Apr 4: European Trivia Night
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union TDU - Apr 5: Katch 22: 2.0
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Festival Conference Room 8 - Apr 6: shabbat dinner
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM - Madison Union 404 - Apr 6: Celebracion Latina
6:00 PM to 11:45 PM - Festival Conference Room 4 - Apr 7: Celebracion Latina
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Festival Ballroom Grand - Apr 7: March of Dimes Gala
7:00 PM to 11:45 PM - Madison Union 405 - Apr 8: Chinese Student Association Culture Show
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Memorial Hall 4110 (Auditorium) - Apr 10: Furious Flower Poetry Prize Reading
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Festival Highlands Room - Apr 10: Cultural Series: Jessamyn Stanley
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union Ballroom - Apr 10: Build Me Up: Pajama Night
7:13 PM to 9:00 PM - Festival Highlands Room - Apr 11: NAACP Image Awards
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union Ballroom - Apr 12: Sigma Gamma Rho Stroll Off
9:00 PM to 11:59 PM - Festival Lower Drum - Apr 14: Connecting international students and international alumni together
All day event - Madison Hall,: On this special day, the JMU community will be participating in the Big Event which consists of taking part in a service learning project.To commit to this concept, but also to provide opportunities for both international and globally-minded students and international alumni to engage with one another, we wil be meeting in the Washington DC area to volunteer for an organization.While more specific information will be shared later, you should enter this date in your calendar for this special and unique opportunity. - Apr 14: Filipino Americans at Madison: Culture Show
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Memorial Hall 4110 (Auditorium) - Apr 14: JMU Asian Orgs Semiformal
7:00 PM to 11:00 PM - Madison Union 256 - Apr 15: Esteem Models Spring Show
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Memorial Hall 4110 (Auditorium) - Apr 16: Tax Workshop (for F1 visa holders)
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM - Madison Hall, CGE Classroom 2001: Yes, EVERYONE MUST file taxes (whether you worked or not). So make sure to attend this workshop, at anytime during this time frame, to ensure that you complete your form(s) and receive the assistance that you may need to make the process easier on you.Check the ISSS events calendar to see if other workshops are offered before April 17… and don’t wait till the last minute! - Apr 18: DEEP Impact Diversity Dialogue: Coexist: An Interfaith Dialogue
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union Ballroom - Apr 20: International Graduation Reception
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union 306 - Apr 21: VSA Dukebowl
8:00 AM to 9:00 PM - UPark Turf Field A - Apr 21: Asian Orgs Semiformal
7:30 PM to 11:00 PM - Madison Union 256 - Apr 24: LUL Informational
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union 303 - Apr 24: Multicultural Student Leadership Awards Banquet 2018
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union Ballroom - Apr 25: Spanish Spelling Bee
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Madison Union 203 - May 1: Donning of the Kente
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Festival Ballroom A - Jul 8: Male Academy l Space Hold
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Zane Showker Hall 0105 - Jul 8: Male Academy l Space Hold
1:30 PM to 4:00 PM - Miller Hall 1101 - Jul 10: Male Academy l Space Hold
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM - UREC Atrium 160 - Jul 10: Male Academy l Space Hold
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM - UREC Climbing Wall - Jul 11: UREC Orientation
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM - UREC Atrium 160 - Jul 12: Male Academy l Space Hold
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM - UREC Climbing Wall - Jul 12: Female Institute | Evening Study Rooms
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Harrison Hall 1246 - Jul 12: Female Institute | Evening Study Rooms
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Harrison Hall 1241 - Jul 13: Male Academy | Morning Classroom
8:00 AM to 12:30 PM - Zane Showker Hall 0202 - Jul 13: Male Academy l Space Hold
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM - Zane Showker Hall 0201 - Jul 13: Male Academy | Study Hall
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM - Zane Showker Hall 0204 - Jul 13: Male Academy l Space Hold
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Zane Showker Hall 0105 - Jul 13: Male Academy | Speaker Room
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM - Zane Showker Hall G006 - Jul 13: Male Academy l Space Hold
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM - Miller Hall 1101 - Jul 14: Male Academy | Morning Classroom
8:00 AM to 12:30 PM - Zane Showker Hall 0202 - Jul 14: Male Academy l Space Hold
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM - Zane Showker Hall 0201 - Jul 14: Male Academy | Speaker Room
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM - Zane Showker Hall G006
Center for Multicultural Student Services
