Upcoming Events and Dates of Importance
Please take a moment to review the exciting diversity programs and events on the campus of SVSU, as well as informative training sessions and events taking place all over the nation. For your convenience, this calendar includes other recognized dates of importance. If you have any questions regarding the SVSU events, you can contact the Office of Diversity Programs at (989) 964-4068.
Events for 2009
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Jan 14 | 7 pm | 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium | Malcolm Field Theatre of Performing Arts |
| Jan 30 | 8:30 am | Saginaw County Youth Leadership Institute (Diversity/Legislative Session) | Banquet Rooms A & B |
| Feb 7-10 | TBD | Collective Foresight: Preliminary Program American Council on Education | Washington, DC Omni Shoreham Hotel |
| Feb 25 | 11 a.m. | A Taste of Soul Special Guest Chef: Angela Shelf Medearis | Real Food on Campus SVSU Campus |
| Feb 27 | 8:30 am | Saginaw County Youth Leadership Institute (Youth Volunteer Sesssion) | Banquet Rooms A & B |
| Mar 2009 | TBD | Saginaw County Youth Leadership Institute (Community Service Project) | TBD |
| Mar 12-14 | TBD | Keeping our Faculties V: Moving Forward--The Progress and the Promise | University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
| Apr 5-7 | TBD | 2009 Equity Within the Classroom Conference | Oakland University Auburn Hills Marriott Pontiac at Centerpoint |
| Apr 23 | 6 pm | Saginaw County Youth Leadership Institute (Recognition/Celebration Banquet) | Banquet Rooms A & B |
| Aug 30 | 3 pm | Red Pride Picnic | SVSU |
| Sep 7-11 | All Day | Battle of the Valleys | SVSU |
| Sep 25 | 8:30 am | Saginaw County Youth Leadership Institute | Seminar Rooms D-G |
| Oct 13 | TBD | Hispanic Heritage Month Speaker: Ruben Navarrette | Rhea Miller Recital Hall |
| Nov 6 | 8:30 am | Saginaw County Youth Leadership Institute (Youth Leadership Session) | Banquet Rooms A&B |
| Dec 4 | 8:30 am | Saginaw County Youth Leadership Institute (Adopt a Family Service Project Session) | Banquet Rooms A&B |
National Diversity Events
| January 1 | Japanese New Year (Japan) |
| January 7 | Ashura (Islamic, Muslim) |
| January 26 | Chinese Lunar New Year (China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam) |
| February | National Black History Month (United States) |
| February 4 | Rosa Park's Birth Anniversary |
| February 12 | NAACP Founded |
| February 14 | Race Relations Day |
| March | Greek-American Heritage Month |
| March | Irish-American Heritage Month |
| March 21 | New Year's Day (India) |
| April 8 | Passover (Jewish) |
| May | Asian Pacific American History Month |
| May | Jewish-American Heritage Month |
| May 5 | Cinco de Mayo (Mexico) |
| June 19 | Juneteenth (African American) |
| July 1 | Canada Day (Canada) |
| August 14 | Pakistan's Independence Day |
| August 15 | India's Independence Day |
| August 15 | Liberation Day (Korea, South Korea) |
| Aug 21-Sept 19 | Ramadan (Islamic, Muslim, Moslem) |
| Sept 15-Oct 15 | National Hispanic Heritage Month (Mexico) |
| September 16 | Mexico's Independence Day |
| September 19-20 | Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) |
| October | German-American Heritage Month |
| October | National Italian-American Heritage Month |
| October | Polish-American Heritage Month |
| November | National American Indian Heritage Month |
| December 12 | Hanukkah (Jewish) |
| December 25 | Christmas (Christian, Roman Catholic, International) |
| December 26 | Kwanzaa (African American-Dec. 26, 2009-Jan. 1, 2010) |