Newsletter Contents Check out our Events Page for Pride Alliance and Campus LGBT Events! Please note that this page will change by week/listserv newsletter, so please be sure to write down this information as there will be no kept record. Thanks! Newsletter Issue #50 - Page last updated on 05/05/08 This Week's Table Of Contents Prom Our Way - Eye's Wide Shut - GLBTQ at Bowie State University Summer course online: women writing Africa UMBC Drag Show May 6 Alpha Nu Omega, Inc. Events 5.4..08 - 5.10.08 College Students – Partner Preference Survey Womyn's Music Showcase this Saturday ~ 7:00-9:00! Chillum Internship Announcement Prom Our Way - Eye's Wide Shut - GLBTQ at Bowie State University Bowie State will be holidng "Eyes Wide Shut: Prom Our Way" on May 9th, 2008!  You are invited to attend!   Summer course online: women writing Africa NEW WOMEN'S STUDIES SUMMER COURSE WMST 498K: Advanced Topics in Women's Studies Women Writing Africa Summer 08 (Online only) 06/02/08 - 07/12/08 The course examines the ways in which African women writers portray cultures and identity on that continent. Using five novels considered African feminist classics, the course focuses on      how gender roles shift within rapidly- changing colonial and postcolonial cultures. It also looks at the history of African women's literary production, and the political and social factors that shape the literature produced by these authors. The following novels are prescribed: .Tsitsi Dangarembga's _Nervous Conditions_ (1989) (Zimbabwe) .Ama Ata Aidoo's _Our Sister Killjoy_ (1977) (Ghana) .Bessie Head's _Maru_ (1971) (South Africa/Botswana) .Buchi Emecheta's _The Joys of Motherhood_  (1979) (Nigeria) .Sindiwe Magona's _Mother to Mother_ (2000) (South Africa) For more information email Barbara Boswell at bboswell@umd.edu UMBC Drag Show May 6 Hello to College Park from UMBC!   The UMBC Freedom Alliance will be holding our annual Drag Show on Tuesday, May 6, at 8PM, and we are inviting students from the universities in the area to attend. Doors open at 7:30PM, tickets are $5, or $3 at the door in drag, and there will be an audience walk-off with a prize. This year the show is hosted by Eddie Adonis of the Charm City Boys.   We are also seeking students to perform! The information we need from performers is attached as a PDF to this email; please return answers to Rob at rob7@umbc.edu. Performers are asked to arrive between 6:30 and 7PM and will be competing for the following prizes: First Place King, First Place Queen, Outrageous Boobs or Bulge, Wildest Hair, Most Rainbow, Realistic Transformation, and GenderFuck. University Center Ballroom on the UMBC campus More information here   Alpha Nu Omega, Inc. Events 5.4..08 - 5.10.08 Check us out on facebook at: http://umd.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18169253136       Alpha Nu Omega Fraternity, Incorporated Formal Interest Meeting May 5, 2008 7:30pm Tydings 2108   This event is a formal interest meeting for Alpha Nu Omega Fraternity, Inc. Attendees will learn about the organization and its role on the campus of University of Maryland- College Park, its role in the community, as well as what it means to be Eagle Brother of Alpha Nu Omega, Inc. The application process will be explained and we will have open Q&A. Applications will be made available at the end of this meeting. Dress is business casual. Call Jamiel at 301-467-7079 with any issues, questions, or concerns. Contact anqkappa@hotmail.com for more information.   Alpha Nu Omega, Incorporated - Weekly Bible Study "Identity Crisis" Every Tuesday  8:00pm North Campus Diner - TV Room II Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (KJV). Please contact anqkappadoves@gmail.com or anqkappa@hotmail.com for more information.     Alpha Nu Omega, Inc. & Nyumburu Cultural Center Present... Gospel Happy Hour THE FINALE May 7, 2008 Nyumburu Cultrual Center Mulitipurpose Room University of Maryland, College Park 8:00pm   THE SEMESTER IS ALMOST OVER! Its time to CELEBRATE!   Join the brothers and sisters of Alpha Nu Omega, Incorporated for a night of fun before finals begin!   Expect FREE FOOD, live bands, open mic, games, local bands and performers, and much more!   You won't want to miss the last Gospel Happy Hour of the semester, so MARK YOUR CALENDARS!     Alpha Nu Omega Fraternity Incorporated Presents... The Heart Beat "Feel the Pulse of Praise" Friday, May 9, 2008 10:15pm   Nyumburu Cultural Center   It has been a long long long year so... Why not come celebrate the end of a great year and semester with Alpha Nu Omega Fraternity, Inc.!! With great music spun by DJ EXCALIBUR!! AND A special live performance by ACROSS LIFE!! Contact anqkappa@hotmail.com for more information.     The Maryland Gospel Choir Spring 2008 Concert May 10, 2008 5:00pm Dekelboum Concert Hall Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center   This event is free to all!   Contact marylandgospelchoir@yahoo.com for more information A Nyumburu Cultural Center Production   College Students – Partner Preference Survey Hi! My name is Kristi Young, and I am a graduate student at New Mexico State University working to complete a degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. I am currently working on my thesis in which I am exploring mate selection and how individuals choose partners. Because most of the scientific research in the field of mate selection has been carried out through studying responses of heterosexual individuals, I am interested in how gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals decide (1) which individuals they would like to date in the short-term, and (2) what qualities are of interest regarding long-term, committed partners. To explore these issues, I have posted a survey online, with the hopes of gathering information from heterosexual and homosexual college students. I will then perform data analyses on this data to check for similarities and differences across the two groups. Why is this research important, you may ask? Well, because I believe that regardless of the findings, this work will help us to gain respect, strength, and knowledge as homosexual individuals and as a group. If results indicate significant differences in desired partner traits for homosexuals versus heterosexuals, it implies that different psychological constructs are more or less important to one population or the other, and we will be able to better identify which constructs best measure which groups. If factor importance is found to be significantly similar across groups, it suggests that homosexual and heterosexual individuals view these factors in the same way. This is important due to raising the issue of similarity regardless of sexual orientation and could hold future implications regarding the right to same-sex marriage, co-parent adoption, spousal benefits for homosexual partners, etc. ...Either way, I think that this contribution to the field of research will help us to move forward. Anyone who is over the age of 18 and is enrolled in college classes may complete the survey, (i.e. part-time or full-time, during the summer or only during the regular school year). If you know of any students who may be interested in contributing, please pass this email along! The survey has received IRB approval through NMSU, and to participate, all you have to do is copy and paste the link below into your address bar and start answering questions! It takes about 15 minutes to complete and responses are completely anonymous. Your completion of the survey would be greatly appreciated! If you have any specific questions, please feel free to contact me, Kristi Young / the lead investigator of this study at (khargisy@nmsu.edu) or via the Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences at 575-646-3936. Thank you so much! Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=g_2fx2C17ePtwwC7iX_2fsm0Lw_3d_3d Sincerely, Kristi Young, B.A. Graduate Research Assistant Department of Family and Consumer Sciences   Womyn's Music Showcase this Saturday ~ 7:00-9:00! Greetings! We want to invite everyone out to see the newly completed backyard make-over at the Spiral Dance Womyn's Center.  Come out and enjoy the peaceful garden and water feature we installed last weekend.  This is a relaxing space we created for the women's community, so come on out and commune with nature and with other women.  Also, we want to remind everyone that the Spiral Dance is now open on Fridays from 9:00-5:00, and that this week's activities include: Body & Soul Connections with Andrea Wenger, RD.  This is a 10-week whole body wellness program that begins on Friday May 9 from 3:00-5:00pm, and runs through July 25.  Andrea will be teaching women not just "what to eat, but how to eat, and to experience movement, music, meditation and other holistic practices that nourish your body and soul."  Sliding scale fee - see attached flyer for details or contact Andrea for more information and to register:  410-566-4258 or andrea@flowingconnections.org  This is a great way to start the summer season!  You owe this to yourself! Peace of Mind Yoga for Women with Jayda ~ Saturday at 10:00am.  $10.  Jayda is a lovely young woman who will stretch you in ways you will definitely enjoy.  Women leave her class saying things like, "wow, I feel really good and I feel more centered."     Best always, Laurie   The Spiral Dance Womyn's Center & Bookstore 2505 E. Oliver St. Baltimore, MD  21213 (not a mailing address) 443-854-3494 ~ Laurie's Cel. www.thespiraldancebookstore.com   Chillum Internship Announcement Considering a teaching career? Interested in gaining hands-on teaching experience while earning credit? Apply for a Fall 2008 Internship with the CHIP Internship Program! The CHIP Internship Program is designed for students who are interested in teaching in today’s elementary or secondary schools. Chillum interns will design and teach a course for the CHIP Afterschool Program at Chillum Elementary School two afternoons a week while learning about teaching methods, lesson planning, and classroom management. To be eligible for the Fall 2008 intern cohort, students must have at least 45 credits earned by the beginning of the Fall 2008 semester and afternoon availability two days per week for the entire semester. If interested, apply online at http://www.arhu.umd.edu/studentresources/ChillumInternForm.html. The application deadline is May 23, 2008. We have a limited number of internship slots available, so apply early! For more information, please contact Valary Rawlings at rawlings@umd.edu or Dawn Smith at dsmith19@umd.edu.   Title     Thanks! Incorrect information? Typo? Broken link? webmaster.pride [@] umd.edu Copyright UM Pride Alliance, 2007-2008