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Hillel Jewish Club Ice Cream Social
Meet and greet members of the club, discuss future activities and meet new people!
Sponsoring Organization: UNH Hillel
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Kaplan Hall 102
New Student Dessert Reception
Meet Wanda Tyler, Director of Intercultural Relations, and learn about the office's mission and programs! Student leaders from various cultural student organizations will also be present to answer questions.
Sponsoring Organization: Office of Intercultural Relations
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Time: 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Location: Moulton Lounge, Bartels Hall
Latin American Student Association Meeting
Come out to the first meeting of the semester!
Sponsoring Organization: Latin American Student Association (LASA)
Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: German Club
First-Year Residence Hall Tours
The student cultural organizations will visit each first-year residence halls for a meet-and-greet as a way of encouraging students to get more involved with campus life.
Sponsoring Organization: Black Student Union
Date: Tuesday, September 15 and Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Bixler and Botwinik (Tuesday); Bethel and New Hall (Wednesday)
Diversity Thursdays
Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15th through October 15th. Start the festivities by coming out to learn a few Latin dance moves with UNH staff member Robert Fernandez. Beginners and experienced dancers are all welcome to attend!
Sponsoring Organization: Office of Intercultural Relations
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009
Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM
Location: Alumni Lounge, Bartels Hall
BSU Game Night
Join the Black Student Union for a night of fun! Play Pictionary, Monopoly, Taboo, Uno, Catch Phrase and more! Refreshments will be served.
Sponsoring Organization: Black Student Union
Date: Friday, September 18, 2009
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Alumni Lounge, Bartels Hall
Latin Jeopardy
Join the Latin American Student Assocation as they educate the campus community about Latin American culture!
Sponsoring Organization: Latin American Student Association
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Meeting Rooms A & B, Bartels Hall
Latin American Student Assciation (LASA) Weekly Meeting
Meetings are held to discuss various events and activities LASA will be involved with. All are welcomed.
Sponsoring Organization: Latin American Student Association
Date: Every Monday
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room A & B, Bartels Hall
NAACP General Body Meeting
Meetings are held to discuss various events and activities NAACP will be involved with. All are welcomed.
Sponsoring Organization: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Date: Every other Monday (Monday, September 14 and 28, 2009)
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Moulton Lounge, Bartels Hall
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Weekly Meeting
Meetings are held to discuss various events and activities NSBE will be involved with. All are welcomed.
Sponsoring Organization: National Society of Black Engineers
Date: Every Monday
Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Moulton Lounge, Bartels Hall
Caribbean Student Association (CSA) Weekly Meeting
Meetings are held to discuss various events and activities CSA will be involved with. All are welcomed.
Sponsoring Organization: Caribbean Student Association
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Moulton Lounge, Bartels Hall
Black Student Union (BSU) Weekly Meeting
Meetings are held to discuss various events and activities BSU will be involved with. All are welcomed.
Sponsoring Organization: Black Student Union
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Meeting Room A & B, Bartels Hall
People Rejoicing in Diversity Everywhere (PRIDE) Weekly Meeting
Meetings are held to discuss various events and activities PRIDE will be involved with. All are welcomed.
Sponsoring Organization: PRIDE
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: DeDominicis Meeting Room, Bartels Hall
September 15 - October 15:
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Starting in 1968 as National Hispanic Heritage Week and incorporating September 15 and 16, the independence days for Central American nations and Mexico, respectively, the period was expanded in 1988 to National Hispanic Heritage Month.
September 19, 1893:
New Zealand became the first country to grant women the right to vote.
September 20, 1973:
The much-hyped "Battle of the Sexes" took place in the Houston Astrodome as tennis player and women's rights activist, Billie Jean King, defeated self-styled male chauvinist Bobby Riggs in three straight sets. Riggs, a retired tennis chamption, had been critical of the quality of women's tennis.
September 18 (at sunset) - September 20 (at sunset):
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish New Year; 2009 begins the Jewish New Year 5770 and the Jewish month of Tishri. The holiday, like most Jewish holidays, begins at sundown on the evening before the first (full) day of the holiday.