This is the fifth film and discussion in an American Experience Film Series designed for students in American Experience sections. All are welcome! The audience will enjoy selections from the award-winning PBS series Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965.  "Eyes on the Prize is an award-winning 14-hour television series produced by Blackside and narrated by Julian Bond. Through contemporary interviews and historical footage, the series covers all of the major events of the civil rights movement from 1954-1985." PBS

  This is the sixth film and discussion in an American Experience Film Series designed for students in American Experience sections. All are welcome!  Dr. Amy Nathan Wright will screen selections of less well-known elements of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements of the late 1960s and 1970s.  "Eyes on the Prize is an award-winning 14-hour television series produced by Blackside and narrated by Julian Bond. Through contemporary interviews and historical footage, the series covers all of the major events of the civil rights movement from 1954-1985." PBS

Two experts discuss the religious contours of Mormonism and the ways in which Mormons see themselves contributing to American public life:

• Sheila Taylor, PhD, Systematic Theology, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley
• Quinn Warnick, PhD, English Writing and Rhetoric, St. Edward’s University

The Nostra Aetate Lecture explores the interreligious values reflected in the groundbreaking Vatican II (1965) document of the same name, which expressed a commitment to dialogue and understanding among diverse faith traditions.
The event is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow the lecture.

Writ Writer tells the inspiring story of Fred Arispe Cruz's efforts to improve Texas prisons by writing his own writs of habeas corpus from behind bars. This is a story about a "self-taught jailhouse lawyer...who challenged the constitutionality of prison conditions in Texas in the 1960s, and launched the state’s prisoners’ rights movement. The film uses narration adapted from prison diaries, letters, legal pleadings, and courtroom testimony" to show how Cruz suffered numerous trips to solitary confinement simply for writing habeas writs that required the government provide valid reasons to deprive people of their liberty by putting them in prison.
Sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Leadership. Free and open to the public.

Robert Pearl Ragsdale center, Lucas Room, 301 The fifth CFR Academic Call "Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East" presented by F. Gregory Gause III, Professor and chair of the Political Science Department, University of Vermont, and Author of the council Special Report "Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East." will be held on April 12. These interesting and hour-long conference calls feature renowned experts on contemporary topics. Space is limited. RSVP is required. meris@stedwards.edu or 233-1678
 
These calls are sponsored by the Kozmetsky Center.

In March 2007, Australian voters took over Old Parliament House in Canberra for three days to consider how Muslims and non-Muslims live in Australia and how they might live in the future. "Beyond Beliefs" follows four people through this journey as they question what it means to be Australian.
This screening includes an introduction and Q&A by Dr. Pamela Ryan, Chari and Co-Founder of Psychology Beyond Borders.
This event is part of the Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project and President Obama's Interfaith Challenge.
 

Marie Howe’s debut volume, The Good Thief, won the National Poetry Series Award in 1987. She’s since published two more collections, What the Living Do and The Kingdom of Ordinary Time. Her awards include a fellowship at the Bunting Institute, a Guggenheim, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College, New York University, and Columbia University.
The event is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow.

There will be a focus group for my Final Project coming up on Friday, April 13th, and April 20th. This is for research purposes, and it will be based on my Facebook page – "Welcome to America: There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This Crap." It will also require that participants have a Facebook account and "Like" my webpage. It is important that people post thoughtful messages on the topics, leave insightful comments or provide suggestions about the current state of the U.S. economy. There will be a gift card drawing as well.
 

Austin Area Pastors will discuss the diverse and shared dynamics of the Christian tradition through the lens of their own traditions.
Christian Unity Week is a series of events that builds awareness, understanding and appreciation of the diversity within the Christian community, drawing us closer to Jesus’ prayer to the Father “that they may be one, even as we are one” (John 17:11).

The annual MLA/MAT Symposium features a selection of MLA Special Projects and MAT Action Research Projects. Presentations begin at 12:45 p.m. and continue until 5:15 p.m. In the evening, Angelique Montgomery Goodnough will receive the 2012 MLA Alumn Award, and Vera Cruz will receive the annual MAT Alumni Award. The award winning novelist, Joe O'Connell, will read from EVACUATION PLAN, winner of the North Texas Book Award. The novel has also been a finalist for the Violet Crown Book Award and an official selection of the 400-chapter Pulpwood Queen's Book Club
 

The Muliticultural Leadership Board presents an Interfaith Wedding.   Join us for a celebration of the diverse manifestations of love and commitment, from a multitude of religions, cultures, and communities. This is an event highlighting our global community, encouraging St. Edward's students, faculty and staff to learn more about their neighbors in an environment of merriment and festivity.

MMNT presents The Spitfire Grill, a delightful musical of hope and redemption with music and book by James Valcq, lyrics and book by Fred Alley, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff. The production runs April 19 - 29, Thursday - Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Added SEU night performance on  Wednesday, April 25 at 7:30 -  student, faculty and staff  tickets only $7 that evening! Directed by Ev Lunning, Jr. and featuring Equity guests Amparo Garcia-Crow and Jarret Mallon, this production is sure to warm your heart. Tickets: 448-8484

Confused by the different types of crosses or wondering why eggs have become a Christian symbols? Join in this presentation of the many symbols used to express the Christian faith.
This is a brown bag lunch gathering.
Christian Unity Week is a series of events that builds awareness understanding and appreciation of the diversity within the Christian community, drawing us closer to Jesus’ prayer to the Father “that they may be one, even as we are one” (John 17:11).
 

Did you like the events hosted by the Multicultural Leadership Board? Is there something that you would like to see put on next year? Join us as we reflect on our past events and plan for the future. A small outdoor gallery of all our graphic designs for this year will be displayed. Light snack and drinks will be provided.
For more information contact Jason Chau at mlb@stedwards.edu

In partnership with Cine Las Americas Film Festival:
Wednesday, April 25: All She Can A high school senior in small-town Texas earns a ticket out with admission to the University of Texas at Austin…but can’t afford to go. Her one shot is a scholarship for winning the State Powerlifting Championship.
 
Thursday, April 26: Con Mi Corazon en Yambo A powerful documentary by a sister about the disappearance of her two brothers, who were kidnapped, tortured and murdered by Ecuadorian police, but never found. It “emphasizes the power memory has in keeping us alive.”
 

Join St. Edward’s University Athletics in celebrating the sports and cultures of Brazil and Mexico. And experience the universal fabric of good sportsmanship across cultures. 
Geared toward grade-school students, festival activities include samba, Zumba, futvolley, sand soccer, volleyball, arts and crafts, and kids’ Formula 1 racing. Each child who participates in the festival will receive a free hotdog and drink at the baseball game. 
 

The Undergraduate Honors Night for 2011 - 2012 is on Monday, April 30, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom. 
Honors Night celebrates our outstanding undergraduates and faculty for the 2011-2012 academic year.  Awards will be presented to individuals, and newly inducted members of the honor societies will also be recognized.  The evening culminates with the presentation of the Presidential Awards by Dr. George Martin. 
 
All are welcome to attend.  Light refreshments will be served at the end of the evening.