Cereal Disease Laboratory

• EEO committee
  • Jacki Morrison (contact person)
  • Corby Kistler
  • Jerry Ochocki
  • Pam Groth
• Upcoming events at CDL  
• Other events
  • Diversity Day 2012 - FEB sponsored event
  • Juneteenth Minnesota - Celebration of the ending of slavery
  • Race  - Science Museum of Minnesota
  • Science Fusion - Bringing cultures together - Science Museum of Minnesota

• Home countries of past and present visiting scientists and students at the CDL.

Midwest Area

• 2009 EEO committee

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January

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

• Presidential proclamation 2013  ^NEW
• Presidential proclamation - 150th Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation ^NEW

National Stalking Awareness Month

• Presidential proclamation 2013 ^NEW

National Mentoring Month

• Presidential proclamataion 2013 ^NEW

February

Black History Month

• Presidential proclamation 2013  ^NEW
• African American History Month (Library of Congress)
• 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks  ^NEW
• 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery
• 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights
• 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights
• Martin Luther King Day of Service
• African Americans in the Sciences
• Great African Americans in the Sciences
• National Ag Library - African Americans in Agriculture  
• George Washington Carver
  • The legacy of George Washington Carver
  • George Washington Carver National Monument
• Library of Congress – African American History Month
• NRCS Black Emphasis Program
• Percy Julian - Forgotten genius
• Frederick Douglass

March

Women's History Month

• Presidential proclamation 2013  ^NEW
• Women's History Month (Library of Congress)
• Women Nobel Prize Winners in Science
• Biographies of Notable Female Scientists 
• Famous Firsts by Female Scientists
• Women in Agriculture from USDA
• Women in Agriculture from National Agriculture Library
• Attracting and Retaining Women in Science and Engineering
• Effie A. Southworth - First woman Plant Pathologist hired by USDA
• Margaret Newton: Pioneering Cereal Rust Researcher by Jim Kolmer
• And on this farm she found a future - Newsweek Article
• Barbara McClintock - A brief biographical sketch
• NRCS Federal Women's Program

April

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

• Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

Arab American Heritage Month

• Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month (america.gov)

May

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

• Presidential proclamation 2012
• Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (Library of Congress)
  • For teachers  ^NEW
• Origins of APA Heritage Month
• Asian/Pacific Americans in Agriculture from National Agriculture Library 
• Profile America - Asian/Pacific American Month  (U.S. Census Bureau) ^NEW
• Thematic Lessons and Teaching Ideas - Asian Pacific American Heritage Month ^NEW
• Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month ^NEW
• Asisan Pacific Americans - Smithsonian Folklife Festival (video)  ^NEW
• NRCS Asian-Pacific Islander Emphasis Program
• Famous First by Asian Americans

Jewish American Heritage Month

• Presidential proclamation 2012 
• Jewish American Heritage Month (Library of Congress)

Older American Month

• Presidential proclamation 2012 
• Administration on Aging
• National Ag Library Resources for Older Americans

June

Caribbean American Heritage Month

• Caribbean American Heritage Month

National Gay and Lesbian Pride Month

• Presidentail proclamationa 2012

August

Women's Equality Day -August 26

• Presidential proclamation 2012
• 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constiution: Women's right to vot

September

National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 - Oct 15)

• Presidential proclamation 2012 ^NEW
• National Hispanic Heritage Month (Library of Congress) ^NEW
• A Class Apart - A Mexican American Civil Rights Story  ^NEW
• Hispanic Heritage Month some interesting info from Fact Monster
• Facts for Features - Hispanic Heritage Month 2010 from U.S. Census Bureau
• National Ag Library - Hispanics in Agriculture
• NRCS Hispanic Employment Program
• Hispanic Heritage Month (Minnesota Management and Budget) ^NEW

October

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

• Presidential proclamation 2012 ^NEW
• U. S. Dept. of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy  
• Disability Mentoring Day
• NRCS Disability Emphasis Program

National Work and Family Month

• U.S. Senate Resolution 533 and more  ^NEW

November

Native American Heritage Month

• Presidential proclamation 2011
• Native American Heritage Month (Library of Congress) ^NEW
• Native Americans and Maize Domestication (PowerPoint Show) ^NEW
• National Ag Library - Native Americans in Agriculture
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society
• Library of Congress – Native American Heritage Month
• Chilocco Indian Agricultural School
• NRCS Native American/Alaskan Native Emphasis Program

EEO/Civil Rights/Volunteer

• USDA ARS MWA 2009 EEO committee
• USDA ARS Diversity/ EEO policy statement
• USDA ARS EEO and Civil Rights
• USDA Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
• USDA Civil Rights Directives
• UMN Office for Equity and Diversity
• United We Serve ^NEW

Presidential Proclamations

• See entire list of President Obama's Proclamations

Comments or suggestions, email Karen or Mark