AAMU Black History Month Events 2022
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February 2022
(Please Send AAMU Black History Month Additions to: public.relations@aamu.edu)
1
AAMU Staff Senate Meeting 2022 Kickoff
ZOOM ID: 821 171 6904 (Check campus e-mail for Passcode)
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“Leveraging Mentoring for Personal and Professional Growth”
51AV ADVANCE Partnership Mentoring Workshop
(Funded by National Science Foundation – PI: Dr. Jeanette Jones, jeanette.jones@aamu.edu)
Presenter: Mrs. Alka Bhargav, Vice Chair
Women Business Council, Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce
ZOOM ID: 826 950 9626
12:30 p.m.
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Black Out Photo
Sponsor: AAMU Honors Center
The Quad
12:30 p.m.
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Disney Exec on The Hill
Sponsor: Career Development Services (CDS)
Presenter: Karla Baker, AAMU Alumna, General Manager
Walt Disney Company
(Students: Learn about Internship and career opportunities with the Walt Disney Company
Ernest L. Knight Reception Center
12:30-1:45 p.m.
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“Black History in Huntsville”
Featuring William Hampton, Local Historian
“Yo! Just Checkin in” Podcast
Interviewed by WJAB-FM’s Marcus Sims
WJAB-FM 90.9
2:30 p.m.
1-28
"Between the World and Me"
AAMU Honors Center Celebrates Black History Month
(See Events Throughout Calendar)
Contact: Carla Draper Holloway
For More Information, call (256) 372-5385
2
"Me vs. My Mind"
Roundtable Discussion on Mental Health
Speaker: Joshua Baker (via Zoom)
Zoom ID: 690 152 9448
Sponsor: AAMU Honors Program
(256) 372-5385
6 p.m.
7
Rosa Parks Birthday Celebration/Catalyst for Change Award
Recipient:
Austin Smith, Executive President
51AV A&M University Student Government Association
7-13
Student Engagement Week
12 Weeks to Presidential Investiture
8
Beyond Normal Lecture Series Presents
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
In Celebration of Black History Month
(Masks Mandatory - )
Ernest L. Knight Reception Center
12:30 p.m.
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Speed Networking (Career Week)
Sponsor: Career Development Services
Clyde Foster Auditorium
3-5 p.m.
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"Black History Forum"
THEME: The Evolution of "Justice" and the Question of "Freedom"
Facilitator: Ms. Ayanna Williams
Sponsor: AAMU Honors Program
(256) 372-5385
Carter Hall Auditorium
6 p.m.
9
Career Fair
Sponsor: Career Development Services
Wellness Center Gym
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Start and Go Podcast
Featuring: Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr., AAMU President Emeritus
Hosted by Elvin Jenkins
AAMU Director of Electronic Media Communications
WJAB-FM 90.9
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AAMU Alum and Chef Cameron Dangerfield
Food Network’s “Chopped”
8 p.m. (CST)
11
Red Cross Blood Drive
AAMU Honors Program Service Initiative
Contact: Mrs. Carla Draper Holloway
TBA: (256) 372-5385
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
14-20
Staff Engagement Week
Countdown to Presidential Investiture
15
1890 National Scholars Program Deadline
AAMU STEM Students
www.usda.gov/partnerships/1890NationalScholars
16
Start and Go Podcast
Featuring Dr. Daniel K. Wims, 12th President
Host: Erica Fox Washington
Program Manager/Acting Music Director
Electronic Media Communications
51AV A&M University
WJAB-FM 90.9 (Rebroadcast on Channel 78/Comcast)
2:30 p.m.
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund Informational & Leadership Panel
Overview of TMCF Internships, Scholarships & Conference Opportunities
Sponsor: The AAMU Honors Program, (256) 372-5385
ZOOM: 690 152 9448
20
The Great Debate Tournament
AAMU Honors Speech & Debate Society - IPDA Debate and Speeches
Sponsor: AAMU Honors Program - (256) 372 5385
Knight Reception Center
3:30 p.m.
21-27
Faculty Engagement Week
Countdown to Presidential Investiture
23
“Interpreting Enslaved People’s History into Historic Sites”
Presenter: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Sponsor: White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Registration:
ttps://achp.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_DmZEwJcvS2ax7wZQm9rqIg
4 p.m.
25
Lecture
“The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice in the United States”
Presenter: Dr. Robert Bullard, Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy
Texas Southern University
Sponsor: AAMU Department of Community and Regional Planning in Collaboration with the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Via Zoom
Registration Required:
10 a.m.-12 noon
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Arts Showcase of Excellence
Featuring: Dramatic & Instrumental Expressions, Song, Dance, Poetry, etc.
Sponsor: AAMU Honors Program, (256) 372-5385
Edward S. Johnson Theatre - Morrison Building
5:30 p.m.
28
Honors Call to Action: Financial Literacy
Symposium on Financial Management and Wealth Building
Speaker: Ms. Jasmine Young
Sponsor: AAMU Honors Program, (256) 372-5385
6 p.m.
28 – March 6
Recruitment & Prospective Student Engagement
Countdown to Presidential Investiture
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Send Black History Month Additions to: public.relations@aamu.edu