Annual Multicultural Springfest to celebrate staff diversity May 25 in Frost Amphitheater
Multicultural Springfest will be held on Thursday, May 25, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Frost Amphitheater. The event, in its 12th year, celebrates the diversity of Stanford's workforce and is meant as a gesture of staff appreciation to non-faculty employees. Festivities will include entertainment, art displays, raffle drawings, and a free lunch and T-shirt.
This year's menu will feature Italian, Middle Eastern and Indian cuisine, which will be served until 1 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Diversity and Access Office, Human Resources and the Offices of the President and Provost, as well as the African American Staff Group, American Indian Staff Forum, Asian Staff Forum, Disability Staff Forum, Filipino American Community at Stanford, La Raza Staff Association, Queer University Employees at Stanford (QUEST) and Stanford Staffers.
A band featuring Carmen Jacinto, a recruiting specialist in Human Resources, will perform seventies pop and disco songs. Also on stage will be Cardinal Calypso, a tribal-fusion solo performance and a tai chi demonstration. The celebration is expected to draw up to 4,000 employees, according to event organizer Sheila Sanchez, disability accommodations coordinator in the Diversity and Access Office.
Picnic blankets are encouraged. For more information, visit http://www.stanford.edu/dept/diversityaccess/springfest.html.