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On December 4, 2013, the Center for African American Studies had the
honor of hosting four faculty members who inspired us with their work at
the 2nd
Annual CAAS “An Evening with Authors.” Students, faculty, staff,
and community members were all in attendance. Everyone was thrilled to
hear the journeys of how these marvelous authors began their journey as a
writer, as well as hear an excerpt from their latest book. Attendees also had
the chance to ‘mix and mingle’ with each other at the end of the
presentations.
Don’t forget to Save the Date for the
2nd Annual CAAS Conference on February 21-22, 2014!
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A BIANNUAL JOURNAL
OF THE CENTER FOR
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A BIANNUAL JOURNAL
OF THE CENTER FOR
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Director
Schnavia Smith Hatcher, PhD, MSW
Program Assistant
Hadia A. Miller, BA
Coordinator of Special Programs
Chaunte White, M.Ed.
Student Associate
Dorothea Ivey (MSW & MPA
Candidate)
Student Assistants
Esther Kentish (Political Science)
Daniel Leichman (Advertising) Yvonne Williams (Criminology
Criminal Justice)
Christopher Woolen (Exercise Science)
Graduate Interns
Katasha Copridge (Social Work)
Courtney Miller (Social Work)
CAAS Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Pamela Hill, Ph.D.
Ray Jordan II, ABD
AFFILIATE FACULTY 2013-2014
Faculty Fellows
Dr. Ifeoma Amah Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Dr. Krystal Beamon, Dept. of
Sociology & Anthropology
FACULTY ASSOCIATES 2013-2014
Dr. Ben Agger, Dept. of
Sociology & Anthropology and
Director of Center for Theory
Dr. Myrtle P. Bell, Dept. of
Management
Dr. Elten Briggs, Dept. of
Marketing
Dr. Michan A. Connor, Dept. of
Interdisciplinary Studies/ Urban
Affairs
Dr. Marvin Dulaney, Dept. of
History, Chair
Dr. Cedrick May, Dept. of
English
Dr. Anne Bain- Nordberg, School of Social Work
Dr. Jason Shelton, Dept. of
Sociology & Anthropology
Dr. David M. Sparks, Dept. of
Curriculum and Instruction and
Uteach
Contents:
Director’s Welcome 3
Faculty Spotlight 4
Student Engagement 6
Community Engagement: Community Service Project 8
Curriculum 9
Calendar of Events 10
Give to CAAS 12
Academic Calendar 13
ear CAAS family, Happy New Year! I hope that 2014 has begun on an encouraging note and that your endeavors are progressive and
successful.
Established one academic year ago, August 2012, this newsletter provides updates on our progress, introduces a team of
fabulous affiliate faculty, and profiles our outstanding students. At its core, the CAAS aims to facilitate the discourse on
race and contextualize it in the historical, cultural, and community influences that shape the diverse experiences of Blacks
in America:
Students are minoring in African American Studies (AAST);
We have developed six classes through our unit and coordinated 28 cross-listed courses;
Faculty Fellows are conducting community-based research with support from the center;
Faculty Associates are participating in CAAS civic engagement activities;
The CAAS Emerging Scholars Program, a student development initiative for first year students, is operating for the
2nd year;
The CAAS Emerging Leaders Initiative, a program for upperclassmen, is in its inaugural year;
AND we have constant contact with community members and organizations on joint ventures.
Your commitment, both in- kind and financially, make it possible for us to continue to build the infrastructure that will
enlighten, inspire and empower student, faculty and staff, and community stakeholders to drive social change within the
Black community specifically and the broader society generally.
Thank you so much for your continued support!
All the best,
Schnavia
Schnavia Smith Hatcher, PhD, MSW Director
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Congratulations to Professor Sedrick Huckaby on his ‘Big Mama’ and family
exhibition at Valley House Gallery in Dallas, TX. The Valley House exhibition,
“Everyday Glory,” includes more than 250 works completed there in the past
year, an extraordinary output in anyone’s book.
Huckaby is a Painting Assistant Professor at UT Arlington in the school of Art
and Art History.
*You can view more of his work at uta.edu/art and valleyhouse.com.
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Congratulations to Dr. Elten Briggs, UT Arlington associate professor of
marketing and CAAS Faculty Affiliate, on his new publication; “Shared
ethnicity effects on service encounters: A study across three U.S.
subcultures.” It was published in the Journal of Business Research.
This research investigates how contact employee–customer shared ethnicity
affects face-to-face service encounters. Drawing on insights from cultural
orientation literature, social identity theory, and resource exchange theory, the
authors: Briggs and Montoya, propose that encounters involving employees
and customers from traditionally collectivist subcultures who are minorities in
their country of residence will be especially susceptible to the effects of shared
ethnicity.
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All the best,
Schnavia
Schnavia Smith Hatcher, PhD, MSW Director
Congratulations to Dr. Krystal Beamon, Assistant Professor of Sociology and CAAS Faculty Fellow, on
her new book., “The Enduring Color Line in U.S. Athletics”
In “The Enduring Color Line in U.S. Athletics,” Beamon assembles findings from previous
research, data from the NCAA and interviews with professional athletes to explore sports as a
social construction. The book is part of the academic series, Framing the 21st Century Social
Issues and is published by Routledge. Chris M. Messer, Assistant Professor of Sociology at
Colorado State University-Pueblo, is the co-author.
Q & A with Dr. Beamon What motivated you to pursue the current focus of your career?
Sport is such an influential institution in American society. It mirrors the human experience in so many
ways. My brothers and I were elite athletes and sports were a key component of my upbringing that
shaped my childhood and carved out my future. The systematic study of race and sport gives us insight
about a prominent aspect of the African-American experience. As a professor, I have the opportunity to
study topics that interest me, as well as teach students. Research and teaching are my passion and in
this career I am blessed to do both.
What has been one of the greatest rewards in your role thus far?
My greatest reward thus far is seeing my students succeed. As an African-American woman from a
working class background, a first generation college graduate, so many of the students here see
themselves in me. I've had the privilege to be a mentor to students and push them to enter graduate
school.
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“The CAAS program actually had the biggest
impact on me because it pushed me to do many
things as far as interacting and meeting new
people. It also made me get very involved by giving
back to the community.”
-Emerging Scholar 2012-13
On November 22, 2013, CAAS
Emerging Scholars, Emerging
Leaders, and African-American
Studies minor students joined forces
to kick-off our High School Outreach
Service Project at Polytechnic High
School in Fort Worth, Texas.
The students shared testimonials of
their academic experiences,
answered questions about CAAS
programs, and gave feedback about
student life on the UTA campus
during Polytechnic's College and
Career Fair.
The mission of the CAAS Emerging
Scholars Program is to develop and
provide educational, cultural, and
social models of support that
strengthen the foundation of
exploration and learning for first
year male and female students
interested in African American
studies and/or volunteering in the
Black community.
Activities included: monthly group
workshops and individual meetings,
reflection assignments, peer mentor
experience, end of year projects and
conference presentations.
My CAAS Experience
At its core, the CAAS aims to facilitate the discourse on
race and contextualize it in the historical, cultural, and
community influences that shape the diverse experiences
of Blacks in America. Through teaching, civic
engagement, and community-based research, the CAAS
will serve as a vital intellectual and social resource for the
community, on and off campus.
What does CAAS being on campus mean to you?
Anderson: "I've been involved with CAAS at UTA,
actually a little bit prior to its birth. I created my
major to be tailored around African American
Studies before CAAS was brought to campus. So I
was really excited when CAAS was brought to
campus. Because that meant I could declare my
minor officially. I've been involved in different
classes, different lectures, and various marches on
campus as well (organized protests). It is very
important. So I think that, I guess with the way that
I've been involved, it has allowed me to develop
significantly."
Slater: "Having CAAS here on this campus, well
first of all, is a benefit to the campus and the
community as well. It raises the consciousness of,
not only the African Americans at the university and
in the city, since CAAS does have outreach in the
community. It also raises the awareness of other
individuals of other races of the African American
experience; How African Americans got here, the
things we endured and how we got up to this point
today with the current president being African
American."
I am sure that CAAS will continue to grow and
make an even bigger impact at UT Arlington, in
the surrounding community and likely across the
nation. CAAS’ mission to ‘enlighten, inspire, and
empower’ will forever remain with me as I venture
toward the next steps in my career.
CONGRATULATIONS
ARTHUR!
BACHELORS DEGREE IN HISTORY
MINOR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
GRADUATED DECEMBER 2013
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By: Lindsey Anderson & Arthur Slater CAAS Minor Students, Fall 2013
(picture above) Emerging Scholars and Emerging Leaders mentor/mentee mix and mingle; (picture to the right) Arthur Slater assisting with the CAAS Community Service Project.
2014 CAAS Emerging Scholars
at CAAS Evening of Authors
Emerging Scholars and Leaders
MORE PICTURES AVAILABLE ON
FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/UTACAAS
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CAAS at Ranger Experience
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Minor Requirements
The African American Studies Minor is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program that prepares students for critical thinking and discourse on race and contextual factors, social consciousness and awareness, and civic engagement. For more information, refer to our complete course on the CAAS website.
Required:
Courses include: 18 credit hours with 9 in AAST
AAST 2300 - Intro to African American Studies
HIST 3365 - African American History or SOCI 3338 - Contemporary Black Experience
AAST Service Learning Capstone
How to Add the African American Studies Minor
If you are interested in obtaining a minor in African American Studies:
1) Complete the Minor Approval Form and have it signed by your major department advisor.
2) Once the Minor Approval Form is completed, schedule an appointment with the CAAS advisor and bring the following:
completed degree plan (signed by your major department advisor)
minor approval form (signed by your major department advisor) and
Maverick Academic Progress (MAP)
To make an advising appointment, please call 817-272-9642 or email [email protected].
AAST 2300-001 Intro to African American Studies AAST 4399-001 Capstone African American Studies AAST 3338-001 Contemporary Black Experience AAST 4350-001 Special Topics in African American Studies AAST 4391-001 Conference Course AAST 6391-001 Conference Course AAST 2337-001 Economics of Social Issues AAST 3366-001 African- American History, 1865-Present AAST 4318-001 Politics of African Americans AAST 4375-001 African History AAST 3337-001 Racial & Ethnic Groups in U.S.
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Past Events - Fall 2013
Activities Day Fair
Texas Rangers Experience - September 23
Emerging Scholars and Emerging Leaders Mix & Mingle – October 2
Power of Philanthropy and Entertainment – October 4
Civic Engagement in the Black Community – October 8 & 10
Homecoming Parade – November 15
An Evening with Authors – December 4
*Visit uta.edu/caas to view photos of CAAS events
Coming Up – Spring 2014
CAAS Power Hour Lectures: (University Center)
February 5
March 5
April 2
SAVE THE DATE:
2nd Annual CAAS Conference: Critical Issues in the Black Community
February 21-22
Ongoing
Visual Resource Commons and Gallery The Jonathan A. Campbell and
Tanya G. Dowdey African Art Collection is a multi-dimensional collection of
11th-20th century art and artifacts. Free. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays,
Suite 2109, Fine Arts Building. Art and Art History.
Mindful Moments Learn techniques to help deal effectively with stress.
Free. 12:15-12:45 p.m. Fridays, Room 310, Ransom Hall. Health Services.
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Established August 2012, the mission of the Center for African American
Studies (CAAS) at the University of Texas at Arlington is to cultivate an
exceptional transdisciplinary experience through teaching, civic
engagement, and community-based research focused on the diverse
contextual conditions of African Americans.
Our purpose is to foster student, faculty, and community capacity to
create progressive solutions to social problems.
Endowed funding is being sought to
support:
Lectures, events, and conferences
Student seminars
Graduate fellowships
Undergraduate assistantships
Faculty and student research
For individual giving, please contact:
Michelle Gilchrist at [email protected]
Myke Holt at [email protected]
For foundation giving, please contact:
Shawn Farrell, Director of Foundation Relations
For more information about the needs of CAAS, please contact:
Dr. Schnavia Hatcher, CAAS Director, at [email protected]
To give a gift, go to www.uta.edu/caas/support.html
Jan 12 · Registration Ends for Spring Term - Regular Session Jan 13 · First day of classes Jan 13 · Late registration Jan 14 · Late registration Jan 15 · Late registration Jan 16 · Late registration Jan 17 · Late registration Jan 20 · Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday Jan 29 · Census date Mar 10 · Spring Vacation Mar 11 · Spring Vacation Mar 12 · Spring Vacation Mar 13 · Spring Vacation Mar 14 · Spring Vacation Mar 28 · Last day to drop classes; submit requests to advisor prior to 4:00 pm Apr 07 · Registration begins for Summer and Fall 2014 Terms May 02 Last day of classes May 03 Final exams May 05 Final exams May 06 Final exams May 07 Final exams May 08 Final exams May 09 Final exams May 09 Commencement ceremonies May 10 Commencement ceremonies May 11 Commencement ceremonies
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How do you contact The Center for African American Studies?
CAAS is located on the UT Arlington campus in the
Swift Center, Suite 129.
Visitor parking is on the corner of UTA Blvd and Summit.
1022 UTA BLVD., SUITE 129
BOX #19024
ARLINGTON, TX 76019
Phone: 817.272.9642
Fax: 817.272.9643
Email: [email protected]
Facebook.com/groups/UTACAAS
Twitter: UTArlingtonCAAS
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www.uta.edu/caas
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