Students present research at UW-System conference
10/20/2009
By Ivy Vainio
Contributing Writer/Multicultural Student Specialist
This past weekend, October 16-18, thirteen UW-Superior students attended the 2009 American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference (AMSLC) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Five students presented research at this 26th annual UW-System conference. This year’s conference theme was “Branching Out From a Common Ground.”
Kym Young, a graduate student in Visual Arts, gave an oral presentation on “Images of the Sacred Fem: Representation and Understanding of the Sacred Feminine Image in Non-Western Art.” She also presented a Visual Arts piece, a painting entitled “Why Real Women BYTE Their Fingernails,” in another session. Four other students which included Ardelle Bayiha, Lalese Dawano, Daisy-ree Quaker (all are Business Administration majors), and Sarah Nabiddo (Mass Communication major) presented a group presentation on “Pride in Africa,” which was based on the similarities and differences between African and American cultures.
AMSLC is an opportunity for an estimated 200 – 300 students of color at all the UW-campuses to come together to present their research, creative writing, and visual art – all dealing with multicultural/diverse issues. It also allows students to attend leadership workshops and to hear national and regional multicultural keynote inspirational speakers and cultural entertainers. The conference is held at a different UW campus each year. UW-Superior hosted the conference in 1999 where we had over 400 students of color in attendance.
The 2010 conference will be held at UW-Platteville.
Kym Young, a graduate student in Visual Arts, gave an oral presentation on “Images of the Sacred Fem: Representation and Understanding of the Sacred Feminine Image in Non-Western Art.” She also presented a Visual Arts piece, a painting entitled “Why Real Women BYTE Their Fingernails,” in another session. Four other students which included Ardelle Bayiha, Lalese Dawano, Daisy-ree Quaker (all are Business Administration majors), and Sarah Nabiddo (Mass Communication major) presented a group presentation on “Pride in Africa,” which was based on the similarities and differences between African and American cultures.
AMSLC is an opportunity for an estimated 200 – 300 students of color at all the UW-campuses to come together to present their research, creative writing, and visual art – all dealing with multicultural/diverse issues. It also allows students to attend leadership workshops and to hear national and regional multicultural keynote inspirational speakers and cultural entertainers. The conference is held at a different UW campus each year. UW-Superior hosted the conference in 1999 where we had over 400 students of color in attendance.
The 2010 conference will be held at UW-Platteville.
