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CultureScape | Culture Show | Culture Festival
CultureScape is a week-long series of events that promote varying
identities of culture on campus. It was a collaboration between many
groups and offices, including the Indigenous Students at Hopkins,
Office of Student Leadership and Involvement, Office of Fraternity and
Sorority Life, and the Office of Sustainability. The Culture Show is an
annual celebration and talent showcase promoting diversity on campus
through performance and spoken art featuring 15 performing art groups
and 250 plus performers. The show focuses on one theme each year (revolving around diversity and
inclusion), in which performers tailor their performance. The 2018 theme was “GENESIS”. In
addition to the Culture Show, we hosted the Culture Festival which was a coalition building
opportunity for the Multicultural Leadership Council’s 30+ cultural organizations. The festival
involved educational/engaging booths, activities, and performances that highlighted the various
cultures at Hopkins. Thirty different cultures were represented at the festival with over 300 people in
attendance.
• MSE Symposium Collaboration featuring Comedian Sabrina Jalees
• Listening Party- Evolution of Music in Diverse Cultures
• Pop-up Movie Screening: The Big Sick
• Politically Incorrect with Professor Erin Aeran Chung, PhD.
• Identity Series & Cuisine Night featuring Dean Smita Ruzicka & Ximena Calderon Arevalo
• Identity through Art Series featuring Stephen C. Newbold, Jr.
• Intercultural Greek Block Show sponsored by Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life
• 31st Annual Culture Show: GENESIS
• Forgiving Thanksgiving sponsored by Indigenous Students at Hopkins
Black, LatinX, & Indigenous Graduation Celebration
The Office of Multicultural Affairs celebrates the academic achievements of students at the Black,
Latinx, and Indigenous (BLI) Graduation Celebration. The ceremony features reflections from
undergraduate seniors, a keynote speaker, and the presentation of stoles. This program is a pre-
commencement celebration to honor Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students who through unyielding
determination have successfully completed an undergraduate degree at Hopkins. The celebration is
representative of the various cultures and heritages, embraces the value of community and scholarship,
and culminates with a presentation of stoles that represents the identities of the students.