2022 Intercollegiate Showcase of Many Islands in a Common Sea

3910 West Campus Drive,Ogden UT 84408

16 April, 2022

Description

An exciting showcase for Pacific Islander students in higher education to celebrate the cultural beauties of the Pacific Islands. The 2022 Intercollegiate Showcase of Many Islands in a Common Sea offers an exciting showcase for Pacific Islander (PI) students to celebrate the cultural beauties of the Pacific Islands in this student-led event.  In coordinating this major event, PI student leaders in higher education statewide serve as role models to and in collaborative partnership with one another to create a space and forum where all can and will gain a sense of belonging. This is essential in encouraging the importance of providing and making accessible a space where students are able to share their cultural practices and traditions through dance, music, and traditional wear.  In so doing, we strive to promote the importance of making available opportunities to engage and build lasting relationships with various peer institutions across Utah and local Pacific Islander communities, as well as providing learning opportunities for all.    For more information or to request accommodations in relation to a disability, contact Finau Tauteoli at [email protected] or Lulu Faumui-Latu-Peters at [email protected]. Weber State University’s Pacific Islander Club, The Ohana Association (TOA) is organized to address issues concerning those of Pacific Island backgrounds, educate people about the diverse Pacific heritages and traditions, as well as recruit, retain, and graduate fellow students. TOA officers, members, and advisor make great efforts implementing meaningful programming to increase and improve avenues of communication and interaction between the university and Pacific Islander community, as well as organize cultural and social events to enhance the campus experience and education of WSU with a more focused lense on the universities Pacific Islander constituency. TOA strives to welcome new PI students to Weber State and provide a forum where they can openly express their experiences and thoughts while offering them moral support and peer guidance. Although TOA is primarily comprised of students from the Pacific Islands, they strongly encourage everyone around to participate. TOA pushes to provide a safe space that fosters a sense of belonging and promotes valuable relationships. While enrolled, TOA is a homebase for students at WSU to harness and develop a passion to become active ambassadors for Pacific Islander peoples that carry further than the institution and out to a variety of communities and society as a whole.