Goal 3 Progress
Goal Three: Develop intentional efforts and opportunities that facilitate interaction among diverse groups on campus.
- Incorporate perspectives on diversity that reflect the College's mission of human dignity and social justice into orientation for new students (ongoing)
- New programs on diversity and global citizenship added to orientation (2010, 2011)
- Strengthen educational significance of MLK Day as a platform for social justice and action
- Extended the MLK Celebration from one-day to a week-long program, and included community and service opportunities (January 2010)
- Organize collaborative diversity and cross-cultural dialogues (ongoing)
- Community Forum with President Long (Spring 2011)
- Brown Bag Discussion Program (2010, 2011)
- Weekly "rap sessions" with Diversity Office (2010, 2011)
- International Fest (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Diversity Film Series (Fall 2011)
- Homecoming Heritage Gala sponsored by the Office of Diversity and the Office of International Students & Scholars (2011)
- Diversity Munch and Crunch Dialogues (2010, 2011)
- Increase opportunities for cross-cultural and diverse living-learning experiences
- Established GEMS (Growing to Empower a Multicultural Society) Living and Learning Community (2009)
- Established "Friends of Asia" residential learning community (2011)
Remaining from Goal Three
- Host biennial campus-wide cross-cultural engagement opportunities and programs on campus