Mentoring leader featured speaker at UD Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration

10:42 a.m., Oct. 31, 2012--Susan L. Taylor, found of the National Cares Mentoring Movement and former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, will be the featured speaker at the University of Delaware Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 29.

Taylor will share her inspirational story and her passion for empowering African Americans to mentor youth.

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June 5: Blue Hen 5K

University of Delaware graduates planning to attend Alumni Weekend are encouraged to register for the annual Blue Hen 5K walk and run, which will be held Sunday morning, June 5.

June 6-9: Food and culture series

The 20th annual June Lecture Series at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UD in Wilmington will be held June 6-9. Titled 'June a la Carte,' this year's program focuses on great political documents, feminism, world politics and a Newark cuisine sampler.

• June 6-9: Food and culture series
• Through June 30: 'Saving White Clay Creek'
• July 22: WWE Heatwave Tour
• Through Sept. 16: Women of color in academia

The event also includes the Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble, a Soul Food Feast and a Center for Black Culture marketplace featuring crafts, jewelry and more.

The celebration will begin at 6 p.m. in the Multipurpose Rooms of the Trabant University Center. The doors will open at 5:30.

The event is free for full-time UD students, $10 for UD faculty and staff (with a limit of two tickets) and $20 for the general public.

Tickets will be available from Nov. 2-26.

Student tickets are available only at the Center for Black Culture, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.

Tickets for UD faculty and staff and the general public are available only at UD box offices.

For more information, call the Center for Black Culture at 302-831-2991.

The event is sponsored by the Center for Black Culture, the Cultural Programming Advisory Board, the Black Student Union and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

For a flyer about the event, click here.