The 11th Annual Weaving New Beginnings Festival takes place tonight in the EMU Ballroom with food, entertainment and a speech by Charles Martinez, interim vice provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity. Admission for this event is free.
The semi-formal event is meant to promote community and encourage diversity on campus, according to an ASUO press release. The event starts at 6 p.m.
Brandy Ota, office coordinator of the ASUO Women’s Center – a co-sponsor of the event – said the festival is a good opportunity to make connections with other people.
“It can be seen as a diversity-building event,” Ota said. “It’s an opportunity for faculty, staff and students to come together and find out who their allies are.”
ASUO Multicultural Advocate Ty Schwoeffermann spearheaded planning for the event.
“Weaving New Beginnings is about students meeting students,” Schwoeffermann said. “It’s a community-building event.”
-Brittni McClenahan