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Diversity week: Improv group and multicultural dances will be featured
The Advocate
ASG has organized two events for week three of Diversity Month: "A Shot of Reality" will be performed Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the College Center and SEED students will host a multicultural fair on Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m.- also at the College Center.
Comedy focuses on responsible drinking
"A Shot of Reality," an improv comedy show about drinking responsibly, will be presented by Mission Improvable (MI) Productions, a group of improv comedians, who have been performing improv comedy at college campuses across the country for the past 12 years. In the last year, Campus Activities Magazine awarded MI Productions Comedy Act of the Year.
As a group, MI decided they wanted to do more than comedy. "We wanted to do something with a message and this was something we all felt strongly about," said Aaron Krebs, MI's cofounder and public relations manager.
"We realize college students are going to drink; we drink also. The goal of the show is to encourage students to drink responsibly; to educate as a peer, not a parent," said Krebs.
MI spent a year training and writing the show, said Krebs, "We didn't want to put up a show that wasn't educated and well informed; we took the time to get to know the facts." According to Krebs, research for the show included meetings with MADD, AA, physicians and police departments.
One year ago, MI took "A Shot of Reality" on the road, where they have performed at college campuses across the country, as well as Japan, Guam and South Korea.
For more information about "A Shot of Reality," or if you feel your drinking is getting out of control, visit shotofrealityshow.com — where there are links to rehab programs, clinics and counseling.
SEED students host multicultural fair
The multicultural fair will be hosted by SEED students and will include dancing, food and information about countries like the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.
The event is planned for Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in the College Center.
The SEED program, according to CASS coordinator Nikki Gillis, "is a unique scholarship that brings young leaders from rural communities of developing countries to study at MHCC for two years.
"The students gain technical proficiencies in environmental technology, study English and work to develop their leadership, professional and personal skills. All SEED scholars have made a commitment and are dedicated to returning to their native countries after their two-year program at MHCC to implement community projects and act as leaders in the positive developments of their countries," said Gillis.
There are 38 SEED students — 19 students in their second year at MHCC and 19 who started at MHCC in August 2010 – all of whom are dedicated to supporting cultural learning on campus and in the community, said Gillis.
To get more information on the SEED event, contact Gillis at [email protected].
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