2017-2018 Events

May 2018

Food x Finals at CMIE – May 17 / May 18 (or until supplies last) from 9-:00 to 5:00 pm at CMIE Lounge (BC111)
Food x Finals at the DA House (Johnson house) – May 17 at 4:00 pm
International Senior Grad Party! – May 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at CMIE Lounge (BC111)
(G & S Office, Wellness Center) Body Positivity Week – May 7 -11
CMIE Student Leadership Training – May 5, 12:00 – 2:30 pm at RML515
(ISC) Bonfires and S’mores – May 4, from 7:30 – 8:30 at Thorson firepit
(CMIE Program Assistants) Puerto Rico: The New Ground Zero – May 2, at 5:30 TOH210

April 2018

Connections and Community: Alumni and Student of Color Event – April 19, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Thrivent Financial, Minneapolis, MN. Transportation from Buntrock provided. Register Here
(SOMOS & PRESENTE!) Viva la Vida 2018 – April 21, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at The Pause, BC
CMIE Coffee Hour and Bubble Tea Time- April 13, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at CMIE BC111
LGBTQIA+ Alumni Panel : Exploring Career & Identity – April 9, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at Trollhaugen BC210
(Team Tibet) Documentary Screening : The Sun Behind the Clouds – April 11 , from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at TOH280
African Caribbean Week 2018 :
- April 3 – Movie Night: Mother of George, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at Viking Theater
- April 4 – Panel Discussion: The Black Body at St. Olaf, 3:30- 5:00 pm at Trollhaugen
- April 5 – Poetry Reading : Sadia Elhillo, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Link in CAD
- April 6 – KARIBU Conference, from 4:30 to – 6:30 at RML 525

March 2018

(DA House and Environmental House) – Understanding Environmental Racism: Documentary Screening “Gasland”, March 20, 7:00 pm at Viking Theater. BC
James Reeb Memorial Lecture, Keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington “Social Justice 2018: The Work Continues…”, March 19, 4:00 pm at TOH280. Live streaming available here
Presente! Fundraiser- Concha Sale– February 15, starting at 10 a.m. at Buntrock Crossroads.
CMIE Spring Park Square Theater Trip : “A Raisin in the Sun” – March 15, Departure from Buntrock at 6:00 pm.
(ISO) – 2018 International Night : “Here Is My Story” – March 10, doors open at 6:00 pm at The Pause, Mane Stage.
CMIE (ISC) – International Ice Skating Trip – March 4, from 6:45 am to 7:30 pm at the Northfield Ice Arena.

Sustained Dialogue Kick-Off – February 24 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at TOH210
(KCA, VOICE, Team Tibet and CCC) Lunar New Year 2018: Year of the Dog– February 24 at 6:30 pm at the Pause, Mane Stage, BC – Doors open at 6:00 pm. Streaming available (here)
CMIE Coffee Hour Topic: World/US Mental Health and Gun Control Debate –February 23 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at CMIE Lounge BC111
CMIE PA Event: Study Away 101– February 20 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm at CMIE Lounge BC111.
2018-2019 International Student Counselor Program Info Session– February 19 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm at BMC 012 ( Seminar room under Boe Chapel)
Black History Month :
- Exhibit: “Uprising | Black Reign: Narrating Black Expression on the Hill” – February 12-25 at Center for Art and Dace, Groot Gallery.
- (DCC) Movie Screening – “Black Panther” at Cannon Valley Cinema 10, Dundas MN.
- Chapel Talk- Hudlin Wagner: “Meditation on Black History Month” – February 27 at 11:10 am at Boe Chapel. Streaming available (here)
Piper Center – International Student Programming – February 2018
- Feb 14: Nuts and Bolts of Networking for International Students, 5:30-6:30 pm, Trollhaugen. BC
- Feb 22: Optical Practical Training Workshop , 4:00 – 5:30 pm, Tompson 210

Posse Plus Retreat 2018: Hope, Hate & Race in the United States– February 16-18. Camp Ihduhapi, Loretto, MN

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2018
- MLK Jr. Day – January 15, 2018
  - Student- Faculty Panel – “Inclusivity and Excellence in the Classroom” – from 12-1 pm at Valhalla, BC
  - MLK Jr. Day Public Lecture with Keynote Speaker Andrew Williams: “Epistemologies of Healing: Race, Reconciliation and Radical Hope in Higher Education” from 3:30 to 5:00 pm at Sun and Gold Ballrooms, Buntrock Commons.

CMIE PA Event: Food Crossing Cultures – January 12 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm at Ytterboe Lounge

CMIE Coffee Hour – December 1 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at CMIE Lounge BC111
(DA House) Let’s Talk About What’s in the Mix – December 7 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Lair. BC
(ISO) International Students Christmas Crafting Party – December 8 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at CMIE Lounge BC111
Young Alumni of Color Event– Exploring Career and Identity – December 11 from 7-:00 to 8:00 pm at Holland 610

(ISO) International Awareness Week – October 30 – Nov 3
- Oct 31: Immigration 101- from 4:00 – 5:00 pm at Viking Theater
- Nov 2: International Student Open Heart – from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Pause, BC
- Nov 3: Meet and Greet – from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ytterboe Lounge
CMIE Coffee Hour – November 3 & 17 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at CMIE Lounge BC111
Sponsored Trip: Overcoming Racism Conference – November 3-4 Metropolitan State University, St. Paul MN- Sign Up at CMIE BC111
(CSA!) Omkara : Expressions of South Asian Culture – November 4 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Pause, BC
(KCA) How to End the Korean War? a Historical Perspective – November 9 from 5:00 to 6:20 pm at Valhalla, BC
Penumbra Theatre Trip: “Wedding Band” – November 9 , show starts at 7:30 pm.
(KARIBU) African and Caribbean Night – November 11, doors open at 6:30 pm at the Pause, BC
(DCC) – Documentary Screening and Discussion: “I am From” – November 16, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm at the Viking Theater.
(GLOW) – “Tough Conversations Over Turkey” – November 16 at 7:00 pm at the Pause Lair, BC
(KCA) Rice Cake Fundraising – November 17 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm at Buntrock 1st floor (outside The Cage)
Cultural Conversations Series: “My Culture is Weird, And So is Yours” – November 29 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at TOH210

CMIE Coffee Hour – October 6 & October 20 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at CMIE Lounge BC111
“When I Knew “ Open Mic – October 10 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Art Barn
International Student Counselors Event (ISC) – Dessert Contest! – October 21 at 2:00 pm at CMIE Lounge
(VOICE) Mid- Autumn Festival: Lantern Workshop – October 21 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at the Chinese House
Cultural Conversations Series -”Technologies of Edification” October 25 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at TOH210
CMIE PA Event: Body, Mind and Gender Open Mic – October 26 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at Ytterboe Lounge
(HCO) Hmong New Year – October 28 from 11:00 am to 1:00 p.m. at The Pause
Pumpkin Carving Contest and Halloween Fun at Way Park – October 28, from 3- 5 pm at CMIE and 5-7 pm at Way Park

CMIE Opening Reception– September 7 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at TOH East Lantern
CMIE Fall Leadership Retreat – September 9-10 at Camp Victory, Zumbro Falls, MN
CMIE Coffee Hour – September 22 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at CMIE Lounge BC111
Cultural Conversations Series -” I Am a Stranger Here Myself….” September 27 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at TOH210
(PRESENTE!) Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) – September
- Open Mic Night – September 23 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm at The Spanish House
- Game Night – September 28, 6pm – 7pm at CMIE Lounge BC111
- HHM-Semi Formal Dance: “Puro Pari” – September 30 from 9:30 pm – October 1, 1:00 am at the Black and Gold Ballrooms. BC

Week Zero International Student Orientation – August 29 – September 1