Spring 2024 Heritage Month Events

February: Black History Month ‘24 

Black History Month Kick-Off with Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA), Office of Graduate Studies, The Graduate Center
Ferdinand M. Isserman Lecture (ORSEL event supported by CCxN) featuring Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III 
Blackout Double Header Basketball Games with Athletics, WU Black Letter-winning Athletes C, National Panhellenic Council, and the Association of Black Students 
Black Student-Athlete Panel with WashU Athletics
The Homage Exhibit 
Islamic History Through Muslim Narrative: From Africa to America. Lecture by Prof. El Hadji Samba Amadou Diallo. Led by the Muslim Students Association and African Students Association
Black-Owned Food Truck Block Party in collaboration with the Association of Black Students

March: Women’s History Month ‘24

International Women’s Trivia Night with OISE, CCxN, and Neighborhood Cares (ResLife) 
Make Your Story Your Superpower: Defining your story to position you for success with Alana Marie (MSW ‘17)
Pride Day Double Header with WashU Softball. Led by the Spectrum Office and WashU Athletics

April: WashU’s observance of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month ‘24

Beyond the Plate: Sharing Immigrant Stories Behind Local Food featuring Saucy Porka 
APIDA Student-Athlete Panel w/ WashU Athletics 
APIDA Heritage Tennis Doubleheader with WashU Athletics 
Mixer for Students Identifying as Adoptees
“Why Asian American Studies?” Panel with Asian American Studies 
Asia in St. Louis: Stories of Community Building and Resilience with University Libraries 
The CDI’s Book Club Presents: A Reading and Q&A with Sunu P. Chandy