The
Sixth Annual Diversity Week is quickly approaching
and this years events are bigger and better than
ever! We have been working hard to plan an organized
and accessible week of workshops and presentations.
To view the entire Diversity Week 2002 schedule,
click
here.
Diversity
Week, to be celebrated throughout campus
October 7-11, 2002, is brimming with events
and activities for URI faculty, students, and staff.
One of the most exciting days in Diversity Week
2002 is on Wednesday, October 9. This year, the
Wednesday Workshops
have been arranged into five thematic categories.
These include; Telling the Story, Peace Building/Uses
of Power, Social Justice, Campus Advocacy, Diversity
on the Web
We have strived
to provide a diverse and stimulating program and as such, there are workshops
and presentations that speak to every student, faculty, or staff member
on campus. For instance, topics in this years Diversity Week range from
a Grounding and Centering Workshop, to a world renowned Portuguese recording
artist, to the Laramie Project, a film and discussion session exploring
the meaning of community and the campaign to overcome hate, bigotry and
violence.
All members
of the campus community benefit from workshop themes such as Diversity
on the Web and Campus Advocacy. Not a single field of study is exempt
from globalization, and we have to begin at home by strengthening the
individual skills that are necessary to cope with these changes. Clearly,
the themes of Wednesday’s Workshops are directly related to the social
science curricula; however, any academic discipline benefits from learning
about “Employment in an Age of Development, “Work and Family Life,?or
“Globalization, Culture, and the Use of Power.?/p>
We invite you
to participate in this year’s Diversity Week by attending sessions, bringing
classes to workshops, working a theme into your course curricula, or by
simply spurring discussion with friends and family.
Enjoy,
The Diversity Week Planning Committee
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Diversity Week 2002 
