- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/ualr-diversity-week/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:02:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒LR celebrates Diversity Week /news-archive/2016/03/11/ualr-celebrates-diversity-week/ Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:02:15 +0000 /news/?p=63703 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR celebrates Diversity Week]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host Diversity Week March 14-17. 鲍础尝搁鈥檚 Diversity Council formed the annual Diversity Week celebration in 2015 as a way to highlight the university鈥檚 appreciation for diversity. 鈥淒iversity Week is our effort to showcase the varied and dynamic programing that we offer here at 糖心Vlog传媒LR,鈥 said Dr. John Miller Jr., an associate professor of social work and co-chair of the Diversity Council. 鈥淚n the past two years, the support for Diversity Week has been outstanding, and we greatly appreciate the support from all of the campus units who have lent a hand to lead events and allow us to highlight these events as a part of our annual Diversity Week programing,鈥 Miller said. This year鈥檚 Diversity Week events include:
  • 听听听听听Diversity Caf茅: Cultural Competency Workshop with 糖心Vlog传媒LR Training and Development Manager Cassandra Woods: 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in Donaghey Student Center Room D
  • 听听听听听Green Dot/Safe Zone Workshop 鈥淚 Have Your Back鈥: 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in Ottenheimer Library Room 535
  • 听听听听听鈥淜now Better Do Better鈥 lecture by Lawrence Ross, author of 鈥淏lackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America鈥檚 Campuses鈥: 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in the Engineering and Information Technology Building Auditorium
  • 听听听听听Viewing and discussion of 鈥淐hoctaw Code Talkers鈥 documentary hosted by Archivist Erin Fehr: 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in Ottenheimer Library Room 535
  • 听听听听听鈥淥rganizing for Change鈥 panel discussion with The Alliance and AWARE student organizations: 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in Donaghey Student Center Leadership Lounge
  • 听听听听听鈥淪tudents Affected by the Military: Strengths, Challenges, and Resources鈥: 1 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in Donaghey Student Center Room 214A
For more information, visit /chancellor/diversity. ]]> First Diversity Week scheduled April 13-17 /news-archive/2015/04/10/first-diversity-week-scheduled-april-13-17/ Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:30:15 +0000 /news/?p=61452 ... First Diversity Week scheduled April 13-17]]> Diversity Week, which includes themed activities with guest speakers, films, art displays, performances, open courses, and a lunch-and-learn. The Diversity Council is committed to creating a diverse campus as well as impacting the greater community. The council was created to lead the first Diversity Week and to be an example in the quest for racial and ethnic justice. A few highlights of the week: DiversityWeek2015wDate-444x250Monday, April 13
  • The Sequoyah National Research Center, located in the University Plaza, will provide tours so the public may view the gallery and archive displays. Tours will be given at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
  • A traditional Cherokee stickball demonstration will be held outside West Hall at noon.
  • Inaugural speaker and distinguished guest, Chairman John Berrey of the Quapaw Tribe, will present 鈥淣ative Americans: Who We Are鈥 at 1:45 p.m. in room 203 of the Engineering and Information Technology (EIT) Building.
  • Dance, sing, and talk with members of the Native American Student Association from Tahlequah, Okla., at 2:15, also in EIT 203.
  • 鈥淭he Cherokee Word for Water鈥 will be shown at 3:15 in EIT 203. The film shows how Wilma Mankiller helped move a Cherokee community to rebuild through traditional Native values of reciprocity and interdependence.
  • A student poetry performance will be held at 8 p.m. in the University Commons.
Tuesday, April 14
  • Sharon Downs will present 鈥淩eframing Disability鈥 at 10 a.m. in the Donaghey Student Center (DSC), room G.
  • Rosalie Otters will present 鈥淲hat Has Age Got to Do with It?鈥 at noon in the DSC, room G
  • A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Coming Out panel will be held at 3 p.m. in the DSC, room G.
  • The film, 鈥淪elf-Made Man,鈥 about a transgender community, will be shown in the Ottenheimer Library, room 535, at 4:30 p.m. There will be an introduction by Rohn Muse, instructor in the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Anthropology Department.
Wednesday, April 15
  • Activities for students starting at 10 a.m. and ending at noon in the DSC Concourse. Booths featuring diversity groups will be available for student interaction.
  • Ruth Shepherd will lead a lunch-and-learn about just communities programs and activities at noon in the DSC room G.
  • Tunnel of Oppression will open for viewing at 8 p.m. in the University Commons. The immersive experience helps visitors encounter various forms of oppression through interactive theater, monologues, posters, multimedia presentations, and more. Participants will discuss the experience and learn how they can rethink their role in creating positive social change.
Thursday, April 16
  • A Faces of Disability forum will be held by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, focusing on disabilities that aren鈥檛 always visible, at 10 a.m in DSC, room G.
  • Students may learn about setting up LGBTQ safe zones on campus through training by Safe Zone from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in DSC, room D.
  • Diversity film show at 8 p.m. in the University Commons.
Friday, April 17
  • Dent Gitchel will speak on compassion cultivation as an antidote to discrimination at 10 a.m in DSC room G .
  • Kathy Oliverio and Tanya Lemly will lead a lunch discussion at noon on Students Affected by the Military (SAM) in DSC, room G
  • Various artists will play in the Diversity Week Jam, a multicultural outdoor performance, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Library Plaza.
Contact Christy Drale at 501.569.3204 for more information.]]>