Multicultural Committee Events

2024 Multicultural Gala

United in Diversity

Sponsored by: Auxiliary Service Corporation and Student Government Association.
Hosted by the Multicultural Committee.

A celebration of diversity with food, dance and more.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Campus Center Ballroom

For more information, visit our Event Page

Past Events

Origami cranes, different colors.

Paper Traditions From Around The World

Origami & Henna Drawings

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
11:00 am - 1 pm
Campus Center Lobby

Celebrate International Week with paper traditions from around the world. Create your own:

Origami
Henna drawings

Organized by the Multicultural Committee, sponsored by Student Government Association.

Students building origami cranes and Lotus flowers.

2023 Multicultural Gala

Hope - Celebrating Our Students

Sponsored by: Auxiliary Service Corporation and Student Government Association.
Hosted by the Multicultural Committee.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Campus Center Ballroom

Event Program

Master of Ceremonies: Christine Larkin

Opening Remarks

Multicultural Committee Chair

National Anthem

Performed by student Esther Sherry

Welcome

Dr. John S. Nader, President

Keynote Speaker

Daniela Figueroa is a third-year RAM and Sillcox Scholar at Farmingdale State College (FSC), majoring in Applied Psychology with a minor in English. As a focused scholar, Daniela has consistently made the academic Dean’s List or President’s List every semester. Most recently, Daniela was named the Farmingdale Newman Civic Fellow for 2022 for her commitment to civic and social justice.

Performances

Toby Tobias & Jon Goldstein — Journey from Johannesburg
Esther Sherry — Poem: “The Ground We Grow On”
Leslie Rodriguez (LASO - Latin American Student Organization President) & Erick Oeckel — Merengue Performance
Javeria Khalid — Nayab Sitaray Dance
Students from H. B. Thompson Middle School, Syosset, NY — Dragon Dance
St. Johns Hellenic Dancers of Blue Point — Greek Dances
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Youth Dance Group
Destini Buchanan — Poem: “Island Breeze”
Qing Ai — AAPI Heritage Month Celebration

Ryu Shu Kan

Also joining the Multicultural Gala, the Ryu Shu Kan group, presenting: “Introduction to Japanese Culture” through the excitement of the Taiko Drums & elegance of Japanese Folk Dance.

Closing Remarks

Display Tables

“Cultural Depictions” by Florentino Garguilo and Karen Garcia
Henna Art Designs by Samantha Suruj
The Bonsai Society of Greater New York, Inc.
Art Drawings by Davine Edwards
“Drawing An Act of Love” by Alison Briggs
AAPI Heritage Month Celebration by Fatoma Rad, Betty Feng, Qing Ai
Yiayia’s Kitchen by the FSC Hellenic Society
Study Abroad Opportunities by the Office of the International Education and Programs

Special Thanks

Auxiliary Service Corporation and the Student Government Association and to all supporters that made this event a success:

Aramark
The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The Office of Marketing & Communications
Physical Plant
Student Activities
The Office of the Provost
Use of Facilities

Enjoy photos from the 2023 Multicultural Gala:

Multicultural Gala Celebrates FSC’s Many Cultures

Find out more about the Multicultural Committee

For more information, visit our Event page

Open Mic and Henna Tattoos for International Week

Come and celebrate International Week with a free Henna Tattoo and sing along Open Mic style with the Multicultural Committee.

Join RamNation and Henna artist Meena Shahid in the Campus Center Lobby for international music and henna art.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
11 am - 12 pm
Campus Center Lobby

Sound provided by RamNation
Henna tattoos provided by Meena Shahid

Hosted by the Multicultural Committee and sponsored by the Student Government Association, in coordination with the International Education & Programs department.

For more information, contact Sylvia Nicosia, Sylvia Navarro-Nicosia

Visit Event Page for more information.

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
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Nahjae Nunes

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.

Keynote Speaker Nahjae Nunes. A scholar, activist and dreamer.

For more information about the Gala, please visit our Event page.

2022 Multicultural Gala Pictures

Taiko Drums

Brought to you by the Multicultural Committee
Sponsored by: Auxiliary Service Corporation and Student Government Association

Tuesday, April 12, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (weather permitting)
Campus Center, Amphitheater External link

Help us celebrate diversity ahead of the 2022 Multicultural Gala.

Ryu Shu Kan

The Ryu Shu Kan, in partnership with the Japan Center at Stony Brook present: “Introduction to Japanese Culture” through the excitement of the Taiko Drums & elegance of Japanese Folk Dance.

For more information about our upcoming Multicultural Gala, please visit farmingdale.edu/multicultural-gala

Virtual Movie Screening: Chinatown Rising

Sponsored by: Auxiliary Service Corporation.

The Multicultural Committee invites you to the virtual movie screening for "Chinatown Rising." This is a documentary film about the Asian-American Movement from the perspective of the young residents on the front lines of their historic neighborhood in transition.

International Week

Watch the movie from Thursday, November 18, 2021 11 am to Saturday, November 21, 2021, 11 am*

Pre-registration is required and space is limited.
Register today: https://watch.eventive.org/chinatownrising/play/6183edebe1c20c0062a8bba2.
*Upon registration, link to the virtual movie screening will be available for 72 hours beginning November 18.

For more information, visit chinatownrising.com.

2021 Virtual Multicultural Gala

Celebrating Resilience, Inspiration, and Hope

Sponsored by: Student Government Association and Auxiliary Service Corporation.

Wednesday, April 21, 2021
4 pm, via MS Teams