Fellowship for the Advancement of Cultural Education of Students
Topic(s) | World cultures |
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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 |
Link | |
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 |
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Jessica Ji | 2020-2021 |
Andrew Abraham | |
Melanie Che | 2018-2019 |
Simran Nijjar |
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 |
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Devna Cherukuru | 2021-2022 |
Rohit Kandi | |
Tarun Kholay | |
Kathy Yella | 2020-2021 |
Harini Repaka | |
Preeth Kanamangala | 2018-2019 |
Hansa Boddu |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Devna Cherukuru | 2021-2022 |
Pavithra Gopalakrishnan |
TAMS Historical Awareness Society[edit | edit source]
Main article: TAMS Historical Awareness Society
Committee Heads | Years |
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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 |
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Neha Kalakuntla | 2018-2019 |
Srivi Veeramacheneni |
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.
Committee Heads | Years |
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Pavithra Gopalakrishnan | 2021-2022 |
Subiksha Sankar | |
Koshma Eshwamoorthy | 2018-2019 |
Ria Shah |
Execs[edit | edit source]
2021-2022[edit | edit source]
President: Anvitha Reddy
Vice President: Eswar Gopalakrishnan
Treasurer: Satwik Chalasani
Events Coordinator: Amelia Engstrom
Advisor: Nicole De Pavia
2020-2021[edit | edit source]
President: Rithi Kowtha
Vice President: Grace Song
Treasurer: Nidhi Kotha
Events Coordinator: Puranjay Shori
Advisor: Leah Walsh
2019-2020[edit | edit source]
President: Maansi Srinivasan
Vice President: Tarush Verma
Treasurer: Suchit (Lucky) Chidurala
Secretary: Rosalie Jiang
Events Coordinator: Aaryan Sharma
Advisor: Chris Brown
2018-2019[edit | edit source]
President: Puja Nayak
Event Coordinator: Tejas Mehta
Financial Relations Officer: Nish Vora
Media Relations Officer: Madhu Narendran
Public Relations Officer: Riya Kumar
Advisor: Alejandro Rivas
2017-2018[edit | edit source]
President: Mabel Quek
Event Coordinator: Skanda Muthiah
Financial Relations: Neha Kumar
Media Relations: Aishani Khosla
Public Relations: Thalissa Villegas
Advisor: Cameron Cerf
2016-2017[edit | edit source]
President: AnneMarie Sabatini
Event Coordinator: Vinit Shah
Public Relations Officer: Tamanna Garg
Media Relations Officer: Divya Kolli
Financial Relations Officer: Anthony Vento
2015-2016[edit | edit source]
President: Hebah Jaffery
Event Coordinator: Gita Thirumalai
Financial Relations: Alyson Win
Media Relations: MJ Adedeji
Public Relations: Minaz Zad
2013-2014[edit | edit source]
President: Reshma
Vice President: Anita Rao
Secretary: Kalpana Satish
Treasurer: Abhi Ganesh
Publicist: Ritika Chaubey
Operations Manager: Catherine Jojo
2011-2012[edit | edit source]
President: Amanda Quay
Vice President: Sarah Brooks
Executives (position unknown): Kia Teklu, Kara Norton, Zarmeen Zaheer
Program Advisor: Brandon Buckner
2002-2003[edit | edit source]
Officers: Christopher Hudgens, Revanthi Ravi, Anita Shankar, Eric Renteria, Angela Lou, Jessica Yee, Tommy Strong, Neha Chaudhary, Cristina Viñado, and Riddhi Patel