Quote of the Week

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive

Audre Lorde

Event of the Week
KU Press Release

Civil rights leader, congressman to receive Dole Leadership Prize

LAWRENCE — Legendary civil rights activist U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., will receive this year’s Robert J. Dole Leadership Prize from the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. Roll Call magazine has called Lewis “a genuine American hero and moral leader who commands widespread respect in the chamber.”

The program takes place at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Lied Center. Tickets are required but are free.
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Goal of the Week:
Undergraduates!!!
It is time for midterms. Most of you have probably taken your exams and many of you are recovering from them as I type this message. Your challenge for this week is to make an appointment with 2 or more of your professors and discuss your progress. If you are having a rough time in class, this is the time address your strategy for the remainder of the semester. This is your second chance (should you need it) so take the initiative and be progressive.

Peace

Personal and Academic Progress

Quote of the Week:

To be black is to live with anger as the defining emotion of a racial experience. To be successful is to learn how to keep the emotion from consuming or debilitating black ambition.

Audrey Edwards and Craig K. Polite

Book of the Week:

Know What I Mean? Reflections on Hip Hop
by Michael Eric Dyson

Event of the Week:

University of Kansas McNair Scholars Programs will host a research symposium this Friday. Scholars from various academic disciplines will present research on topics ranging from Biology to Poetry Therapy.

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