The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host an array of events for this year鈥檚 Diversity Week, including lunch-and-learns, a Human Library, movies and films, art, Safe Zone training, and an international food and dance festival.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Diversity Council started the annual Diversity Week celebration in 2015 as a way to highlight the university鈥檚 commitment to diversity and inclusion. The event is held each spring, although the council is considering expanding the event to once per semester.
This year鈥檚 event will be significantly larger than in years鈥� past.
鈥淭he Diversity Council planned five activities, and then we opened it up to the campus community for additional workshops and events,鈥� said Sharon Downs, assistant vice chancellor for Student Affairs and the Diversity Council chair. 鈥淭he response was overwhelming. There are now 13 events.鈥�
This year鈥檚 Diversity Week events include:
Monday, March 26Lunch & Learn, Death By Dialect: Oppression of Language is Still Oppression, 12-1 p.m., DSC meeting room D
Human Library, 2-5 p.m., Ottenheimer Library, 1st Floor
The Human Library鈩� is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue.
Black Panther Movie Panel Discussion, 6-7 p.m., DSC C
Tuesday, March 27鈥淎尘谤别别办补,鈥� a film about the Arab American immigrant experience followed by discussion, 10:50 a.m.-1 p.m., SSC Auditorium
Lunch & Learn: Deaf panel, 1-2 p.m., DSC meeting room D
LGBTQ Ally 101, 3-4 p.m., DSC Leadership Lounge
Discussion about Safe Zone training content for employees and how students can be good allies to the LGBTQ community.
Wednesday, March 28鈥淚 See You: Blind contour drawings from Basic Drawing class,鈥� 9-10:50 a.m., mall area
鈥淚 See You鈥� is a social practice project by the Windgate Center for Art and Design’s Basic Drawing students. Come get a quick portrait drawn of yourself, or draw a portrait of someone else.
Lunch & Learn: Hidden in Plain Sight, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DSC meeting room G
Discussion: Subculture of low socioeconomic citizens in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community
Safe Zone training for faculty and staff, 1-5 p.m., Dickinson 502
Thursday, March 29糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 WorldFest: A Food & Music Experience, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 聽DSC and surrounding outside areas
Lunch & Learn: The Voice of Cesar Chavez and the Impact on Hispanic/Latinx communities, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DSC Leadership Lounge
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace workshop, 12:30-1:30 p.m., DSC D
Job seekers will learn what to look for when choosing companies that value diversity and inclusion, including what questions to ask during a job interview.
Anderson Institute lecture series: 鈥淗ow Can Black Parents Rear Their Children to be Black Americans in a Color Conscious Society?鈥� 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., Ottenheimer 2nd floor
鈥淭e Ata鈥� movie, 4-6 p.m., Ottenheimer 535
Produced by the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, the film tells the story of Te Ata (1895-1995), internationally known Chickasaw actor and storyteller, who traveled the world educating audiences about Native American cultures.
Expressing S鈥橫ore Values, 7-8 p.m., Commons Great Room
Students will discuss and compare their key values, create a display board showing values that are important to the students at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 聽At the end of the event they will make s鈥檓ores.
Friday, March 30糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 WorldFest: A Food & Music Experience, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., DSC and surrounding outside areas (mall area)
The schedule is also online.
