[Folkserv] FW: Save the Date: Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon 3/31

[Borland, Katherine]

Save the date for a Wikipedia informational session and edit-a-thon, Friday, March 31 from 12 - 4 pm in the Barnett Center Collaboratory Space (Sullivant Hall Ground Floor).

Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, boasts millions of articles - yet it is far from complete! There are plenty of content gaps on topics related to underrepresented groups. Join us for a beginner-friendly introduction to learn how Wikipedia works and how anyone can edit. Participants will have a chance to dive in and contribute to Wikipedia, especially in topics related to Asian American Studies, American Indian Studies, and Latinx Studies, as well as other articles pertaining to ethnicity. No prior Wikipedia editing experience is necessary, and you will have guided support from experienced Wikipedians. Please bring your own laptop.

Our event facilitator, Kevin Payravi, is a software engineer for Capital One in Plano, Texas. He graduated from Ohio State in 2017 with bachelor’s in Computer Science and Engineering. In 2022, he graduated from Kent State with a master’s in library and Information Science. Kevin currently serves on the Board of Wikimedia District of Columbia<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/wikimediadc.org/wiki/Home__;!!KGKeukY!y-fCu4oUj5UN7gzNP3ap31ZFWM4xe_0DabHO8IWVSmNZ_SwG0iQwnljKWs6aARDMOsQwsqWule5M1AhSa-VM-Rw0izkeuzk$> and is a co-founder and organizer of the Ohio Wikimedians User Group<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Wikimedians_User_Group__;!!KGKeukY!y-fCu4oUj5UN7gzNP3ap31ZFWM4xe_0DabHO8IWVSmNZ_SwG0iQwnljKWs6aARDMOsQwsqWule5M1AhSa-VM-Rw0iFTwQ4A$>.

This event is free and open to the public. Graduate students, undergraduates, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend. Also check out a similar event hosted by CES and the Columbus Metropolitan Library Northside Branch the following day. <https://ethnicstudies.osu.edu/events/get-wiki-it-introduction-wikipedia-editing>

Pizza and refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP by following this link:  https://go.osu.edu/ces_wk_ls
This event is sponsored by the Center for Ethnic Studies and The Humanities Institute, with support from the Ohio Wikimedians User Group (ohiowikimedians.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/ohiowikimedians.org__;!!KGKeukY!xD9c9Yk51LBpdHUdvz2eLXN0Fz9-oQvsF1Yi-0Q3mTIbE3SxEJM_G_dyImCKHJx0Faqpx0izrb9kWwF5Z9fnP_v0$>).

For more information on this event, email ethnicstudies at osu.edu.
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Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon<https://go.osu.edu/ces_wk_ls>
RSVP here.  Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, boasts millions of articles - yet it is far from complete! There are plenty of content gaps on topics related to underrepresented groups. Join us for a beginner-friendly introduction to learn how Wikipedia works and how anyone can edit.
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Megan Moriarty

Communications Specialist



The Ohio State University

Humanities Institute

456 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road, Columbus, OH 43210



614-247-1650

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