Unity Multicultural Education Center (UMEC)

Hey Zags!

We hope you’re having a restful holiday break. As we look to the spring, we have a series of events happening in preparation for Martin Luther King Jr. Week. See below to learn more about these events:

📌 Sunday 1/18 Mass will be held in the College Hall 3rd floor Chapel at 8PM.
📌 Monday 1/19 poster making will begin at 8:30 AM in Hemmingson 215 (UMEC), followed by a rally downtown.
📌 Tuesday 1/20 our MLK Teach in will be hosted in the Hemmingson Ballroom at 12:15 PM.
📌 Wednesday 1/21 PCLD will hold their panel on Nonviolence Resistance in Hemmingson Auditorium at 12:15 PM.
📌 Thursday 1/22 Office of Inclusive Excellence will hold their Reading Group discussing “The Purpose of Education” in Hemmingson 201 at 12:15 PM.
📌 Friday 1/23 All Campus Service Projects will be held from 12-3 PM.

We can’t wait to see you all at these events and until then, have a great holiday season! ❄️

🪴ActSix Senior Spotlight: Juliette Aguilar-Gomez🪴

Juliette is a Senior from Spokane, Washington double majoring Biology with a concentration in Evolution and Integrative Biology (EIB) and Public Health. She also has minors in Health Equity and Sociology. During her time at GU, she’s proud of her involvement in the Payne Center for Leadership Development as a Payne fellow, Eli, Wisen member, and as a Civic Wolf Fellow.

Hear more about her experience on December 5th! 📆

🪴ActSix Senior Spotlight: Daija Tramble🪴

Daija is a Senior from Burien, Washington majoring in Environmental Science with minors in Critical Race & Ethnic Studies and Sustainable Business. She’s also a Student Sustainability Leadership Program certified graduate. Through her leadership as President of the Black Student Union and through her work in the Youth Wellness ZONE, she’s been able to build up various community spaces. In addition to these roles, she’s proud to have created her own Sustainability position in UMEC, joined the WISEN women in STEM cohort, been a BRIDGE mentor, and served as a Choose180 Advocacy Educator serving King County. Above all, Daija has shown persistent resilience and leadership through the loss of her mother in her sophomore year.

You won’t want to miss her presentation on December 5th! 📆

Next week is Dream Week! In celebration, the Social Justice Peer Educators are presenting a screening and dialogue of the film “Under the Same Moon,” a film about the immigrant experience. The screening will take place on November 17th in Hemmingson Auditorium. Food will be provided!