Events and Programs
Events
Campus Week of Dialogue
October 26 - 30, 2009
Campus Week of Dialogue offers campus members an opportunity to acknowledge, better understand and offer resolution to the important challenges experienced by members of the RIT community. This week engages faculty, staff and students in dialogue that ultimately heightens their sense of awareness and comfort levels, enabling constructive dialogue while addressing difficult issues related to diversity.
The week’s theme focuses on global human and civil rights with topics that include GLBT issues, hate crimes, and women’s rights. A poster campaign with the tagline - Intolerance can be hard to recognize – supports the theme by conceptualizing the idea of internal thought through the use of hidden messages within a seemingly normal photograph. The goal of the campaign is to expose internal biases that many people still have despite their outward “acceptance” of diversity.
More information on the poster campaign
Campus Week of Dialogue - Schedule of Events
Register for:
Are we Speaking the Same Language? Beyond Verbal Communication
How to Succeed in a Diverse Workforce: From the Application Process through
Employment: Distinguished Minett Professors
Human Rights Advocacy in Washington, from Bush to Obama
Open Dialogue with Erik Libey: Intolerance Poster Campaign
Project Secret: Community Art Project
RITga's Guest Speakers from the Genesee Vally Gay Alliance: How to be and Ally
For more information regarding the President’s Commission on Pluralism and Inclusion, please contact the chairs of the Commission: Kim Ramsey-White at krwpro@rit.edu or Sandra Whitmore at swwpro@rit.edu
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 2009
RIT’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month is sponsored enthusiastically by many campus organizations including the Center for Campus Life, Northstar Center, Department of Foreign Languages, Women’s Center, Hispanic Deaf Club, AALANA Collegiate Association, Latin American Students’ Association, Latinoamérica Unida/Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, NTID Student Life Team, RIT Chief Diversity Office, Art Gallery Management Class, and others. Many fascinating programs have been planned for you, and we hope to see you at them. All events are free and open to the public (unless otherwise noted). Please encourage students to attend.
Expressions of Diversity Conference - Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
January 25 - 30, 2010
Expressions of Diversity Conference is a week-long series of workshops, entertainment, and dialogue; covering a variety of topics, including social and educational scholarly seminars, as well as culture, drama, art and musical presentations and/or performances. The annual birthday celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the longest standing diversity programs at RIT.
Partnerships in Pluralism
November 2009 – May 2010
Partnerships in Pluralism is in its fifth year. Under the leadership of the President, faculty and staff from across the campus are invited to participate. Participants are paired based upon a number of diverse variables, one of which is race and ethnicity. The goal of Partnerships in Pluralism is to improve the climate and effectiveness of diversity at RIT by providing an opportunity for building trust and credibility.
Programs
Global Leadership Certificate Program
(in conjunction with RIT Leadership Institute)
October 2009 – May 2010
A fairly new initiative, The Global Leadership Certificate Program was created in July 2006 for RIT students. The goal of RLI is to give students the opportunity to learn about important leadership skills and provide experiential education opportunities to practice and apply these skills. The purpose of the Global Leadership Certificate is twofold. The first purpose is to create an experience for diverse students, paired by race and ethnicity and other variables, to learn about the complexities of race, leadership and global challenges. A second purpose gives participants an opportunity to network and learn from other RIT students, faculty and staff through a peer and faculty / staff mentoring component, supporting persistence through graduation and, ultimately creating alums that will have lasting relationships with RIT.