Fellowship for the Advancement of Cultural Education of Students

Fellowship for the Advancement of Cultural Education of Students
Topic(s)	World cultures
Abbrev.	FACES
Active Years	?-present
Advised	Yes
Advisor	Leah Walsh
Execs	President: Anvitha Reddy Vice President: Eswar Gopalakrishnan Treasurer: Satwik Chalasani Events Coordinator: Amelia Engstrom
Event(s)	Worldfest, Garba, World Religions Panel, Tomatina, Holi
Facebook	Link
Email	facesunt@gmail.com

The Fellowship for the Advancement of Cultural Education of Students (FACES) is a multicultural club at UNT whose mission is to unite people by embracing cultural diversity as well as through realizing and respecting different perspectives. We work with various organizations along with TAMS, such as the Heart House in Dallas and an international micro-loans initiative, to foster these global connections. We also host cultural celebrations for the TAMS community so that students can experience the different cultures surrounding them.

Events[edit | edit source]

FACES's largest event is Worldfest, an annual campus-wide charity event.

Committees[edit | edit source]

Every Student Learns (FACES X TAS)[edit | edit source]

Through FACES and TAS, ESL is dedicated to helping young students learn English. We primarily work with Chinese and Spanish students, and we teach basic English grammar, spelling, and reading comprehension.

Committee Heads	Years
Jessica Ji	2020-2021
Andrew Abraham	2020-2021
Melanie Che	2018-2019
Simran Nijjar	2018-2019

TAMS Black Student Union[edit | edit source]

World Cuisines[edit | edit source]

Pen Pals[edit | edit source]

PenPals is a committee under FACES that is dedicated to connecting students of various cultures, educational backgrounds and ethnicities from around the world! This year, we hope to connect TAMS students to those in Korea, as well as other schools worldwide via email and/or postcard. As a project dedicated to improving our understanding of other lifestyles around the world, we are excited to build new connections and foster new relations with students just like us worldwide!

Committee Heads	Years
Devna Cherukuru	2021-2022
Rohit Kandi
Tarun Kholay
Kathy Yella	2020-2021
Harini Repaka	2020-2021
Preeth Kanamangala	2018-2019
Hansa Boddu	2018-2019

TAMS Kiva[edit | edit source]

Our goal is to essentially perform fundraisers and convert the collected money into microloans through Kiva. We want to help people start their own businesses in foreign countries by giving them access to financial services and let them give to back to society.

Committee Heads	Years
Nithin Dodla	2021-2022
Maneesh Kaku
Vignesh Sanagala
Rahul Ravella	2018-2019

TAMS Masala[edit | edit source]

TAMS Masala draws inspiration from Penn Masala. Penn Masala is an American a cappella group. Penn Masala's music has been influenced by the Eastern and Western cultures that represent the group's membership. TAMS Masala would perform a blend of Hindi and English music with multiple singers. We would have different groups of singers in soprano, tenor and baritone. Additionally, new songs not composed by Penn Masala could be proposed and composed. Similar to Docked Bhangra, the a capella group could perform at TAMS fundraisers.

Committee Heads	Years
Aishi Ranjan	2021-2022
Bhavik Tadigotla
Vidit Biyani
Varun Nayak	2018-2019

TAMS Henna[edit | edit source]

Henna is a committee under FACES which plans to spread the art-form of henna, a traditional Middle Eastern/South Asian temporary body art.

Committee Heads	Years
Devna Cherukuru	2021-2022
Pavithra Gopalakrishnan	2021-2022

TAMS Historical Awareness Society[edit | edit source]

Main article: TAMS Historical Awareness Society

Committee Heads	Years
Anay Gupta	2021-2022
Daphne Sahaya
Neel Shanmugam
Hunter Anderson	2020-2021
Nathaniel Brown
Eeshan Joshi
Puranjay Shori

Heart House[edit | edit source]

Heart House is a nonprofit in Dallas, TX that strives to “provide safety, education, and opportunity to refugees and underprivileged students” by offering tutoring services, social-emotional workshops, and enjoyable activities such as field trips and Science Week in November. As TAMS volunteers, we hope to make an impact in the lives of these children by attending after-school sessions and participating in special events held by the organization.

Committee Heads	Years
Neha Kalakuntla	2018-2019
Srivi Veeramacheneni	2018-2019

Refugee Center Volunteering[edit | edit source]

Refugees often are fleeing from persecution or death and they do not know how long it will be till they see their family or loved ones again. In the late 1970’s, Catholic Charities Dallas (CCD) resettled refugees that were operating under the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) contract with the federal government. This committee will help the refugees by tabling for fundraisers, organizing drives for the refugees and preparing care packages.