IC Programs
The IC hosts and organizes many co-curricular programs, such as Invest sessions, that enhance classroom learning and raise awareness about social justice issues.
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INVEST SessionsStudent-led facilitations that address current hot button issues, social justice awareness and multiple and intersecting identities.
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COLLECTIVE HOURMonthly, affinity-based, community dialogues where folks of specific salient identities and experiences can come together to talk, vent, or destress. Each of our Collective Hour sessions will be hosted by an IC student staff member who belongs to the community of focus.
Waiting to Exhale: Our Wealth in Community and Sorority This Collective Hour is a safe space for Black students to navigate their womanhood through the lens of hair, beauty, and mental health. Womanhood and sisterhood is an important facet to the up-keeping of community and from the event, attendees will learn about affluence of community, resources, and having a learning space around other people. Monday, 9/23 6-7PM Monday, 10/28 6-7PM Friday, 11/15 6-7PM She Wears Short Skirts, I Wear T-Shirts: Redefining Being A “Girl’s Girl” This Collective Hour is a space for women, femmes, and those who identify outside of the binary to share their experiences and explore what it means to be social media’s coined term “girl’s girl” and how internalized misogyny plays a part. Tuesday, 9/24 6-7PM Tuesday, 10/15 6-7PM Tuesday, 11/19 6-7PM Queer Thoughts: Expression, Understanding, and Joy Queer Thoughts is a space for Queer individuals to come together in community and dialogue together. Our three sessions will focus on expression through clothing and appearance, understanding ourselves and our identities through the labels we choose (or don't), and on the joy to be found in the queer community and in ourselves. Thursday, 9/19 4-5PM Thursday, 10/10 4-5PM Thursday, 11/14 4-5PM Latin-Xperiences: Exploring the Multitudes of Our Identities This community space is oriented toward Latine individuals looking to break the tension that exists within ourselves and within our cultures. Collectively we will delve into topics of language and identity. This discussion will be grounded in text and geared to our own experiences. Monday, 9/23 7:30-8:30PM Monday, 10/14 7:30-8:30PM Monday, 11/18 7:30-8:30PM Always in Motion: The BIPOC Experience of Performance Always in Motion is a space for BIPOC individuals that aims to explore the conscious and unconscious efforts individuals and communities often make to exclude or hide their identity, especially within a PWI. Wednesday, 9/25 4-5PM Wednesday, 10/30 4-5PM Wednesday, 11/20 4-5PM
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Feel Good FridaysA fun, themed social event held on the first Friday of each month for students to build community, have fun and decompress after a long week.
2024-2025 Feel Good Fridays are October 6, 2024, 1:00-2:30PM - In collaboration with SAS and APASA November 1, 2024, 11:30AM-1:00PM - In collaboration with High Potential Program December 6, 2024, 1:00-2:30PM - In collaboration with BSU and MENA February 7, 2025, 1:00-2:30PM - In collaboration with DiverseAbilities and MSA March 7, 2025, 1:00-2:30PM - In collaboration with La Hermandad and BFG April 11, 2025, 1:00-2:30PM - In collaboration with NAISA and PRIDE May 5, 2025, 1:00-2:30PM - Hosted by the Intercultural Center
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Fac ChatsCo-sponsored by the Intercultural Center and the SMC library is designed as a showcase for some of the critical approaches to research that SMC faculty accomplish behind the scenes, and as a forum for faculty, students, and staff from different disciplines to learn together in community and explore ideas that you might not encounter in class. They're sort of like TED Talks, in that they take some pretty complex ideas and present them in an accessible way--but we get the chance to go even deeper, with 30 minutes for the conversation and 15 minutes for Q&A. |
Cultural Graduate CelebrationsFor many historically underrepresented and traditionally marginalized students, graduating from college signifies success not only for themselves but also for their family and friends. The IC recognizes the importance of this milestone with intimate ceremonies. These celebrations offer Saint Mary's students the opportunity to thank the people who helped them on their journey publicly. They also honor the importance of overcoming barriers within higher education and affirm the paths leading to academic success.
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