2022 Multicultural Gala
Live, Love, Laugh - Celebrate Diversity
A celebration of diversity with food, dance and more.
Sponsored by: Auxiliary Service Corporation and Student Government Association
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Campus Center Ballroom
Come and enjoy dancing, singing, poetry, and multicultural food.
Open to all students, faculty, and staff.
Event Program
Master of Ceremonies: Christine Larkin and Aeon Blake
Opening Remarks
- Multicultural Committee Chair
Trumpet Performance
- National Anthem by Mr. David Nicosia
Welcome
- Dr. John S. Nader, President
Keynote Speaker
Nahjae Nunes, a Jamaican native, is an international award-winning youth activist, speaker, and emerging global leader also currently serving as the Adviser to the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations (UN).
Nahjae has worked with many Non-Governmental Organizations and Member states to establish the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent within the General Assembly; has executed global campaigns, each impacting tens of thousands of young people, focused on the centrality of youth to the creation and sustenance of meaningful change.
Performances
- Leslie Rodriguez, “Por Mi Timidez” by Antony Santos, Dance
- Esther Sherry, “White Rabbit,” Poem
- Destini Buchanan, “Where I’m from,” Poem
- Guadalupe Pedraza & Blaise Coppola, “Tacos Mexicanos de Bistec,” Video Presentation
- Jonathan Goldstein, “Huddled Masses,” Song
- Wayne Krush, “Helen Spainer: Painter, Pianist, Grandmother,” Presentation
- Aida Sy, “Tulsa: The Black Wall Street,” Presentation
- Aeon Blake, "Dirt Bounce," "Flair is in the air," Dance
- St. Johns Hellenic dancers of Blue Point, Traditional Greek Dancing
Display Tables
- Bonsai Society of Greater New York, Inc.
- "Doves for Peace" organized by the Modern Languages Department
- Farmingdale Village Cultural Arts Committee
- TRIO Artists
For more information about the Gala, please visit farmingdale.edu/multicultural-gala
April 13, 2022
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Campus Center Ballroom
Thank you to all of our attendees, we look forward to seeing you at future events.
