When and Where | |
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Date | Friday, March 4, 2016 |
Time | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT |
City, State | South Bend, IN |
Event information
editThis ND Black Lives Matter Wikipedia Edit-a-thons celebrates Black History Month and the black alumni and faculty at the University of Notre Dame. This event is designed to generate coverage of influential black ND faculty and alumni on Wikipedia and encourage a more diverse editorship.
Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture
- Date: RESCHEDULED - Friday, March 4, 2016
- Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
- Location: ND Center for Arts and Culture, 1045 W. Washington Street, South Bend, IN 46601
- Contact: Kai Alexis Smith, ksmith59@nd.edu
Please bring a laptop and power cord with you!
- Hashtag: #NDblm
For the editing-averse, we urge you to stop by to show your support.
Registration
editJoin Black Faculty and Staff Association, the Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture and Hesburgh Libraries in celebrating Black History Month. Together, we’ll research, write, and publish to Wikipedia the significant stories of the influential black alumni and faculty of Notre Dame.
You can register in two places. For those that haven't edited with Wikipedia visit the Eventbrite site here to register: Eventbrite RSVP
Or add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row). If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day-of.
Attendees
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into a new bullet below and Wikipedia will automatically add your user name and talk page
- Siarus1074 (talk) 06:01, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- Eccekevin (talk) 01:47, 10 February 2016 (UTC) (tentative)
- Ruthbrarian (talk) 20:37, 4 March 2016 (UTC) [2015-03-04]
- Visviva (talk) 03:00, 4 March 2016 (UTC) [2015-03-04]
- Randal sean (talk) 4 March 2016 (UTC) [2015-03-04]
- jkshields (talk) (tentative)
- GJansen793 (talk) 03:58, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
Users below this line were added later from edit logs and logs of accounts created by Account Creators.
List of articles to edit
editAthletics
- Dave Duerson - He was the former Notre Dame football player and member of the storied 19585 Chicago Bears Super Bowl Champions; Notre Dame’s first black president of the Monogram Club. [1] [2]
- Frazier Thompson - He was a first black student to enter Notre Dame and the first black student-athlete at Notre Dame; one of the three black students to graduate from Notre Dame in 1947; Notre Dame Alumni Association minority alumni network.
Created page: Ruthbrarian (talk) 01:00, 5 March 2016 (UTC) Edit needed: Page needs to be created for him. [3] [4] [5] Possible category to consult for reference.[6]
- Alan Page - Justice Alan Page was a member of the Notre Dame’s 1966 National Championship Football Team and was a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court. [7] [8] [9]
Edit needed: He recently retired from the Minnesota Supreme Court. Just edited to include the Twin Cities article as a supporting link in a section that was mostly grounded on a primary source link to his foundation. Ruthbrarian (talk) 23:33, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
Department Page
- African Studies Department Notre Dame - Comparable department page from Syracuse University [10] See also a Notre Dame department[11] And the Notre Dame History Science Society[12]
Notable African Studies Faculty
- Hugh R Page Jr. - Visviva (talk)
- Richard B. Pierce [13] [14]
- Dianne Pinderhughes
- Paulinus Odozor - Father Paulinus Odozor is scholar and the Associate Professor, Theology, Africana Studies, Christian Ethics and the Theology of World Church, Moral Theology/Christian Ethics and World Religions & World Church.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [http:// ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/vatican-consistory-creating-six-cardinals-packs-global-punch] [20] LeslieLMorgan2016 (talk) 23:56, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
Notable Black faculty of ND
- Darren Davis - Dr. Darren Davis is the Associate Vice President for Research & Faculty, Political Science, University of Notre Dame and active members of the National Black Catholic Congress. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
- Deacon Melvin “Mel” Tardy, Jr. - He is a Deacon that serves on the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese Black Catholic Advisory Board. He is also the Academic Advisor-Assistant Professional Specialist-First Year of Studies at the University of Notre Dame. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]
Sandbox Practice Exercise
editClick here for a practice exercise you can complete in your sandbox.
Tools & Templates
editAccess the presentation slides here
Listed here for quick reference. N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources
Wikipedia resources
- Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
- Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
- How to Edit a page
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
- Article Development
- Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Citation Template
- Info template
- Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
- Wikipedia Notability Guidelines
- Wikipedia Education Program handouts
Beginner
Advanced
Cheat sheet
Other resources