The Hispanic Student wel-

come program successfully

captured the excitement of the

campus. The program in-

cluded members and partici-

pation from the UC and local

communities. As one of the

program features, alongside

our hosting dignitaries of EPS

were presenters Jose Atiles

and Raul Fernandez. Respec-

tively, they spoke on behalf of

the GE Aviation, US. Like-

wise, representing UC were

Dr. Mitchell Livingston, Dean

Frank Bowen, Dr. Brandi Elli-

ott, and Dr. P. Eric Aber-

crumbie. The Hispanic Stu-

dent Welcome program ended

with a creative custom to the

piñata. Raffled as door prizes,

the piñatas were overly filled

with candy and additional hid-

den keepsakes that represented

the specialness of the Hispanic

cultural. Ethnic Programs and

Services shared in the sponsor-

ship with Latinos in Ac-

cion’ (LEA) for the Hispanic

Student Welcome program.

The Asian Student Welcome Program welcomes students of Asian descent to the Uni-versity of Cincinnati. Darwin T. Turner scholars Shivam Kedia and Priya Chawla were the event emcees. The wel-come consisted of dance per-formances, a Family Feud game show simile, and numerous raffles and giveaways. Noted guests were Dr. Mitchell Livingston and Dean Frank Bowen, who gave welcoming remarks on behalf of the University. Representing the student body were Lane Hart and Maesa Idries, who also welcomed the audience. The décor included laced

tables with colorful cloths with various pieces of Asian candy on top. There were also colorful wall displays representing the Asian culture. Other artistic features were a professional dance group, who featured Dar-win T. Turner scholars Mahima Venkatesh and Aanchal

Srivastava. There were also infor-mational segments to the program through a number of table exhibits. These exhibits came from several student organizations, the student life offices and various community organizations. The ROAR Campus Tour Guide, the Kendo Club, the Japanese American Student Society,

RAPP, the Student Alumni Council, the Career Development Center, Delta Phi Lambda, Hindu YUVA, the UC Asian Interest Fraternity Group and CADU-CEA UC all took part in the dis-plays. The Asian Student Wel-come was jointly sponsored by the African American Cultural and Resource Center, Ethnic Programs and Services and the Asian American Association.

Hispanic Student Welcome

Asian Student Welcome

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S E P T E M B E R 2 8 , 2 0 1 2 F A L L 2 0 1 2

Visit: http://

www.uc.edu/

eps.html for a com-

plete list of pro-

gramming dates,

times and locations

celebrating Hispanic

Heritage Month..

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Come visit

Ethnic

Programs and

Services in

Steger Student

Life Center

Room 555!

Darwin T. Turner Scholars

Bearcats Block Party

this celebrated Turner ac-knowledgement helped to propel this meeting to an exciting start to the semes-ter! The Turner Ambassa-dors, EPS’s selective lead-ership group, also started off positively, as they pre-pared to remain the best and the brightest by par-ticipating in the EPS an-nual leadership retreat.

This year was the Darwin T. Turner Scholar’s largest class to date. While the 2012 – 2013 incoming class is the largest freshman class ever in the program’s history, a record breaking 42 freshman scholars topped the previous highest mark of 32 of last year. As the returning scholars re-connected during their first meeting of the semester,

A s a p a r t o f U C ’ s w e l c o m e w e e k , t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f S t u d e n t L i f e

p l a n n e d a d a y o f f u n f o r a l l t o e n j o y ! W e l c o m e w e e k , a w e e k - l o n g l i s t

o f a c t i v i t i e s , p r e s e n t e d a f e s t i v e g a t h e r i n g t o g r e e t n e w a n d r e t u r n i n g

s t u d e n t s t o t h e U C c a m p u s . S t u d e n t L i f e ’ s f u n f i l l e d w a y , c a l l e d t h e

B e a r c a t s B l o c k p a r t y , w a s a c a r n i v a l t o s h o w c a s e f o o d a n d f u n . T h e a c -

t i v i t i e s t o o k p l a c e o n S i g m a S i g m a C o m m o n s , a s t h e a r e a w a s t r a n s -

f o r m e d t o d i s p l a y a n a s s o r t m e n t o f c a r n i v a l a n d s p o r t i n g e v e n t s . A s t h e

f o o d a n d f u n o f t h e f e s t i v i t i e s s p r e a d a c r o s s t h e l a w n , t h e B e a r c a t s

B l o c k P a r t y m a n a g e d t o a t t r a c t m a n y s t u d e n t s f r o m a l l a c r o s s t h e c a m -

p u s . T h e l i n e u p c o n s i s t e d o f a s t u d e n t D J s h o w c a s e , d a n c i n g a n d s p o r t -

i n g e v e n t s , s u c h a s a b a s k e t b a l l g a m e , a R E C F E S T a n d a h u m a n w a t e r

d u n k i n g b o o t h . T h e B e a r c a t s B l o c k P a r t y C a r n i v a l w a s s p o n s o r e d b y

t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f S t u d e n t L i f e a n d t h e C a m p u s R e c r e a t i o n C e n t e r .

Check out www.uc.edu/eps for upcoming programs and events.

This academic

year, UC starts

on a semester

schedule

P A G E 3

Students visiting

IDENTITY informa-

tional booth

IDENTITY

Hispanic Heritage Month

Student Spotlight Elizabeth Delozier Congratulations to Elizabeth Delozier for being chosen for our student spotlight segment. Elizabeth’s tremendous in-volvement in various activities on campus, along with her aspirations in the area of di-versity, have earned her this recognition. Her accomplish-ments mainly come from be-coming a devoted, proud and spirited Bearcat. She loves football games and UC tradi-tions. While Elizabeth’s UC enthusiasm has helped to pro-pel her to becoming a top 10 finalist for homecoming court this year, she is eager to utilize her UC pride to earn the homecoming crown! Elizabeth is a 4th year Industrial Man-

agement and International Business major. A proud Dar-win T. Turner Scholar, she also loves learning about other cultures. She is both Filipina and Caucasian and has enjoyed becoming part of the Asian community here at UC. Says Elizabeth, “Through my work and involvement at UC, I've committed myself to the mis-sion of the Darwin T. Turner Scholars program. I promote diversity, inclusion and just community throughout our campus. Elizabeth also notes “From being a peer leader, to Greek life to Student Govern-ment, I've been working on ways to make the student ex-perience more diverse and

fulfilling for every Bearcat.“ Ms. Delozier’s personal goals also line up to her professional and educational ones. They are aspiring to establish a sustain-able Turner Ambassadors pro-gram that mentors Turner freshmen. With this goal, Elizabeth vows to promote a sense of community, pride, and spirit amongst all Turner scholars. Also, her professional goals consist of spending at least 3 years traveling and working in East Asia, South America, and Europe in global supply chain management. . Elizabeth is away on co-op and we anticipate her to return with the same UC vigor she left with! Congratulations Elizabeth!

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The Office of Ethnic Programs and Services also share in the celebra-tions of Hispanic Heritage Month by providing various programs on campus. In obser-vance of the Hispanic Heritage Month, the EPS & the Latinos en Acción (LEA) or-ganization will jointly sponsor a series of programs and events from September 17th to October 12th. The programs will consist of Hollywood Week & Not Just JLO, The Latino Voice in Politics, Inside the Greater Hispanic Community and Fun with LEA. Visit: http://www.uc.edu/eps.html for a complete list of programming dates, times and locations.

IDENTITY is a new student group that is building a com-munity for biracial, multiracial, and multi-ethnic individuals. However, it is not limited to individuals of different back-grounds. IDENTITY also wants to be the liaison between student groups and hopes to establish strong relationships with student leaders in the UC community.

E T H N I C P R O G R A M S A N D S E R V I C E S

Hispanic Heritage

Month is observed

September 15—

October 15

Elizabeth Delozier

P A G E 4 F A L L 2 0 1 2

The Office of Ethnic Programs and Services joins the University of Cincinnati in welcoming back Ronald Jackson,

our new dean of McMicken College of Arts and Sciences. A former Darwin T. Turner Scholar, and now, as a profes-

sional, one of UC’s newest faces on campus has replanted his roots in the ground where he

received his academic and professional trainings. During his remarks (after introduced at

the Akwaaba welcome program), Dr. Jackson made no hesitations in mentioning that his

own focus on teaching and mentoring came from the exceptional mentoring and instruction

he received while at UC. While further applauding many of UC greats for helping him to

become successful, Dr. Jackson made a more connected acknowledgement to Dr. Eric Aber-

crumbie for giving him the opportunity to become a scholar. Additionally, Dr. Jackson paid

a special tribute to the positive role of which the late Linda Bates Parker, past Director of

the Career Development Center, played in his success.

Welcome Home Dr. Ron Jackson

Look out for the many more

exciting events that EPS will

be hosting this coming Winter

Semester!

UC’s Interim President Dr. Santa J. Ono

Dr. Santa J. Ono has been

appointed interim president

of the University of Cincin-

nati. Following the untimely

announcement of Dr. Greg-

ory William’s resignation

from UC’s presidency (due to

personal reasons), Dr. Ono

took the helm as our 28th

President . Welcoming the

incoming class of 2012 was

Dr. Ono’s first major task in

his new role during convoca-

tion.

Students attending Hispanic Student Welcome