The second in a series of four roundtables focusing on the issues concerning graduate and professional students of color at UNM, will take place Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. Titled “RACE on Campus”, the panel and the discussion will take place in the UNM Student Union Building Santa Ana Room.
Conceived by Peer Mentoring for Graduates of Color’s Steering Committee, the spring 2007 roundtables will bring together faculty, staff and students to discuss first generation graduate students of color, race on campus, the need for faculty of color and non-traditional graduate students of color. The public is welcome to this interactive event that includes a panel discussion, food and networking.
The official panel participants are: Dr. Kristen Buick, art and design professor, Sonia Archuleta of the College Enrichment Program; Andrew Gonzalez of El Centro de la Raza; Brian Curley, Native American Studies graduate student; and Bernadette Foster of African American Student Services.
The Peer Mentoring for Graduates of Color (PMGC) program is a student-run initiative founded in 2002 by a group of UNM graduate students. With the goal to facilitate the mentorship process through student connections, this program acknowledges the importance of providing peer mentorship at the graduate level.
PMGC works to build community among historically underrepresented groups in graduate school. It aims to increase the retention of students of color by providing academic, social, cultural and emotional support – ultimately building a more diverse population within UNM graduate and professional programs.
For more information, see PMGC’s Web site at www.unm.edu/~gradpeer.