The OFFICIAL welcome back cookout!! Come out and enjoy yourself and mix and mingle with ASU. There will be music, fun, and FREE FOOD!! Yes I said FREE FOOD!!

Y’all know how we get down so there will definitely be plenty of FOOD!!

So, when the clock strikes 5′o’clock, catch the EAST-WEST to Myers Quad, and come kick it and have a good time!!!!!!

And did we mention . . . . FREE FOOD?!?!??!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!

“African Night 2010: The Homecoming”

WHEN: Saturday, March 27, 2010

WHERE: Hugh Hodgson School of Music
250 River Road
Athens, GA 30609

This year’s show is GUARANTEED to include fresh & new ideas, more dances, the latest fashion in Africa, and a story line that is to die for! And did we mention that the music selection is SUPERB!

You wouldn’t want to miss out on this educational and entertaining experience. Don’t wait to hear how GREAT the show was, come and see the excitement for yourself.

P.S. After party details are soon to come.

In conjunction with the Political Action Committee of BAC & NAACP

Presents to you:

ROOTS: PERM vs. NATURAL
Where do you fit in?

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
6pm-8pm
South PJ

Do you swear to get a relaxer until the day you die? Or are you one of those  die hard naturals? For, does it matter which type of hair a woman decides to wear? Is it appropriate for a man to put chemicals in his hair?

Come out one of the most informative programs of the year, to state your opinions on these questions and much more. This is promised to be a very interactive, fun, and informative event. We will be having a small panel consisting of various views on hair. This forum will be moderated by the Associate Dean of the Veterinary School, Mrs. Paige Carmichael.

You will laugh, you might even cry, but it is guaranteed that you will walk away with more knowledge about hair then when you came in.

Click HERE to to fill out the ASU membership form online!

Akin Adebowale is destined for greatness. Whenever he has the opportunity to do something creative, he takes it. He works with Bryan Calhoun, who manages numerous music artists and other creative ventures. Recently, Adebowale managed the online distribution and art for a work that broke an iTunes Music Store all-time record. He has been involved with UGA’s African Student Union for more than three years in numerous capacities, and he co-produced the highest-grossing ASU event in UGA history. During his freshman and sophomore years, he walked on and scored points for the UGA Track and Field team. He is a mentor for elementary school students at Gaines Elementary School through the African Student Union’s annual Tales By Moonlight program. He has also co-directed two major service programs for ASU — the Jubilee Partners Initiative for Refugees and a book drive for the Victor Mbaba Foundation. He was part of the creation of the art studio at the Boys and Girls Club of Athens and the UGA Tribute to Otis Redding. After graduation, he plans to continue working with Bryan Calhoun.

Expected graduation: May 2011

Degree Objectives: Bachelor of Fine Arts with emphasis in expanded forms and digital media; Certificate in music business

University highlights, achievements and awards:
My experience at UGA has been such a blessing in many ways. I have been involved with the UGA African Student Union for more than three years as historian and master of design. I co-produced the African Student Union’s Africa Night 2009 at the Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, which was the the highest-grossing ASU production in UGA history with an audience of more than 900 people. I was producer and editor of the UGA Music Business Otis Redding Tribute Show Video, and I was selected to speak in front of the Redding family and friends at the UGA Music Business Otis Redding Tribute. I was selected to speak to incoming freshman as a representative for The UGA Music Business Program at the Georgia Daze Program also. I also work as graphic designer and media production specialist for Randy Groomes, director of diversity relations at UGA’s Terry College of Business, and I designed the artwork for the first annual Terry Business Case Competition and the 2009 Terry Business Academy.

Current employment:
I am the manager of online presence for Bryan Calhoun who is VP of The SoundExchange Inc. and president of Label Management Systems, LLC. Bryan is also the manager and consultant for groups like for groups like Hip Hop Since 1978, Dead Prez, Drake, and Kanye West. For this work, I design websites and graphics, control digital media forms, and manage online networks for artists, management teams, production teams and media companies and agencies.

High School: Chapel Hill High School

Hometown: Douglasville, Ga.

I chose to attend UGA because…
…I felt it was the perfect place to grow as a scholar, artist and businessman. UGA truly is the whole “shebang.” UGA and the Athens area is full of so much education, culture, diversity and art. I think these things mold the greatest individual. The varieties of concentrations and organizations/activities enable this institution to be the southern mecca for the free-minders like myself.

My favorite things to do on campus are…
…managing and promoting campus events. I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to design many of the promotional graphics and videos all over the Tate Center, MLC, resident halls and of course, the Internet.

When I have free time, I like…
…to write and compose music. I cherish having a fun time with my friends, and I often involve myself in deep discussions about social topics.

The craziest thing I’ve done is…
…try to conquer my fear of roller coasters by riding Space Mountain at Disney’s Epcot Center. I rode the the roller coaster and was scared out my mind. I got off the roller coaster, found that my fear intensified, and I’ve never ridden a roller coaster since.

My favorite place to study is…
…in my room at East Campus Village. I styled my room by creating a mini recording studio and decorating the walls with famous albums (mostly from the eighties). I just love the the environment when I have the lights low, modern jazz or classic soul playing, and some cool air flowing through.

My favorite professor is…
…Bruce Burch of the UGA Music Business Program. He is a great mentor to those who aspire greatness. Mr. Burch is always atop his game and equipped with extensive knowledge. His high energy will inspire a whole classroom, and you can always depend on him to point you in the right direction. It was because of his networks and recommendations that I work with major names. Mr. Burch always believed in my work and passion. He saw what I could do and decided to do what he could do to bring my work to higher level.

If I could share an afternoon with anyone, I would love to share it with…
…multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick, the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti. I hear his music, read his poems and wonder how one man can be so intelligent, brave, poetic, innovative, insightful and creative. I would love to discuss what drives his artistic and political views.

If I knew I could not fail, I would…
…heal, enrich and empower those who suffer from sickness, poverty and helplessness in the world. I don’t want to sound like a beauty pageant contestant, but it is genuinely true. It is very sad to know how so many people suffer today, and if one could change it all without fail, why not?

After graduation, I plan to…
…take my skills to even higher levels focusing on my part in the production and design industry. Specifically, I plan to become a full-time assistant for Bryan Calhoun and take on bigger projects. My creative media company will be able to grow and serve the major clients I already work with and more. With this solid experience under my belt, I then plan to attend graduate school in Atlanta for a master’s degree in digital media.

The one UGA experience I will always remember will be…
…giving Zelma Redding, widow of the late Otis Redding, a hug after speaking to her family and friends at a tribute show breakfast held here at UGA. She gave me hug and told me that the sky is the limit, stay focused and accomplish what lies even beyond my dreams.

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Have you ever left a cookout still hungry, wondering why you waited in line for 45 minutes for a thin slice of meat placed between slices of bread?

Well have no fear, the African Student’s Union Annual Welcome Back Cookout is finally here.

If you have ever been to an ASU event you already know its impossible to leave hungry and if you came last year you already know we had:

Jellof Rice on deck

Fried Rice on deck

Chicken on deck

Hamburgers & Hotdogs on deck

Plantain on deck

Non-Alcoholic Beverages on deck

Even Cake!

And this year will be no different.
So come out to socialize, have fun, and leave satisfied.

*be on the lookout for more details*

The #1 cultural show at the University of Georgia is back again

AFRICAN NIGHT 2009
A MASKED CULTURE

The African Student Union would like to invite you to see one of the greatest cultural shows performed every year at the University of Georgia. Africa Night 2009 is back and greater than ever.

More dances
An exotic fashion
An amazing cast
Great *NEW* Venue
Exquisite Food

AFRICAN NIGHT 2009: A MASKED CULTURE
February 21, 2009
7pm-10pm
Hugh Hodgsen Concert Hall
Ticket pricing:$5 (Students w/ ID), $10 (Non-Students)

Paging Dr. Fawole
Research award given to student
By: KATIE VALENTINE
Posted: 1/29/09
Opeoluwa Fawole has always wanted to be a doctor.

“It’s the only career I’ve ever considered,” she said. “My parents say that when I was little, and people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I never told them anything different.”

Throughout high school and into college, this love of medicine has stuck with Fawole, and her dedication toward her dream of becoming a doctor has recently been rewarded. She has become the first University student to be chosen for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Exceptional Research Opportunities Program.

EXROP is a 10-week program in which students who have demonstrated exceptional ability in the medical field are given the chance to work in one of almost 200 research labs throughout the country.

Fawole, a sophomore honors student from Lawrenceville majoring in microbiology, does not yet know where she will be conducting research this summer. Her top choices include New York University and Yale, but her first choice is The University of California at San Francisco.

“UCSF has a really good medical school, and the people I have talked to who also went there for research loved it,” she said. “Plus it’s in California, which would be a great place to visit. And Dr. Locksley, one of the researchers there, is working with mammalian immunity, which is what I am currently working with at the University.”

Fawole has worked for the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases as part of the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities since her freshman year.

“My work in the CURO lab involves trying to understand how pregnant women acquire immunity to malaria,” she said.

Malaria is a widespread epidemic in areas such as Africa and Asia, and it is places like these where Fawole hopes to practice medicine.

“I want to work as a doctor in places that really need doctors,” she said. “In middle school, I read a book about surgeons that went to Africa to help fix cleft palates, and that’s when I became interested in being a doctor in underdeveloped countries. I’m getting a minor in Spanish, so I’m thinking maybe a Latin American country, or Nigeria, because that’s where I’m from.”

Fawole is looking forward to this summer’s program and the medical, cultural and social activities it will bring, and said she is grateful to those who helped nominate her.

“I want to thank Dr. Pamela Kleiber and Dr. Susan Wessler for nominating me and giving me this opportunity,” she said.

Pam Kleiber, associate director for the honors program and CURO, said that this is the first year that this opportunity has been available for University students. “The nominations for EXROP come from Howard Hughes professors, and Dr. Wessler, a professor in plant biology, has recently received that title,” she said.

Howard Hughes professors nominate one student from their institution for EXROP, and that student is automatically accepted into the program. Howard Hughes professors receive grants to help them work with undergraduates to integrate new research tecniques.

“I suggested Fawole as a nominee because the research she has done in the CURO labs makes her competitive among other students,” Kleiber said. “She has also presented her research in the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Orlando, which gives her a huge advantage.”

Christy Shultz, program assistant for EXROP, said the number of participants in EXROP has been increasing since 2003, when the program was initiated.

“This year we have 63 participants from all over the country, which is 10 more than we had last year,” she said. “This program enables students to conduct research with professionals and encourages them to continue with careers in academic science.”