Student Diversity Council Speeches

From this conference, I will get out a better sense of leadership and pride for who I am. Before I went to Southfield and The Park School, I went to a Boston Public School where much of the students were people of color. Now the majority are light-skinned.

INTRO: Prompt: What should “diversity on campus” mean and why? Hook: Does diversity help liberate narrow-mindedness? What exactly is diversity? To say that diversity is approached on school campuses is an understatement to the level of understanding in this increasingly globalized world. By its definition, “diversity” requires inclusion. Are school’s really working toward the inclusion of everyone? This means including color, national origin, socio-economic status, and sexual orientation. Looking at court cases and polls shown in the short articles, “Introduction from Place, Not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America” and “The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality,” their approach to strengthening

We, Lindenwood University’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force are charged with promoting the well-being, safety and security of a diverse academic community in which teaching, learning, and the exchange of ideas can flourish, and where we encounter, encourage, and interrogate ideas that challenge settled notions of truth.

In an ever-changing society, it is necessary for Dexter R-XI Schools to prepare its students to live and learn in a diverse world. This plan will serve as a model to provide a positive learning and working environment for all students and employees. Schools will be expected to develop, implement, and monitor procedures which provide meaningful multicultural and diversified educational opportunities for all students.

there is too much that still needs to be done in the study of diversity. Dr. Marilyn states that those of diversity want to be included, not one of margins. I agree with the Dr. here, just like white or other races everyone wants to be thought of as being one, and belonging in any group. Dr. Marilyn states the importance of instructors and their willingness to stand toe to toe with their students for the unlimited possibilities to happen in the classroom. Dr. Marilyn says that we must pay attention to both diversity and inclusion for progress to be possible. Dr. Marilyn talks about the diversity wheel, she refers to this wheel as a cultural contact lens. This wheel shows diversity in many arenas, work, school, and in society. Dr. Marilyn believes

Based on the sign up sheet on the board in the staff lounge, we are the Diversity Committee!

Not until my summer spent at North Carolina’s Governor’s School did I truly experience diversity in a student population. Growing up in Lincoln County, with a modest population of approximately 10,000, left me with the opportunity of meeting people who knew exactly who I was, who my parents were, whose class I was in, and were almost exactly like me. Furthermore, being exposed to this type of people never allowed me to hear new ideas in person, as I only heard what beliefs had been passed down from generation to generation. However, my Governor’s School experience lead me to meet so many new people my age who came from all different walks of life. It completely opened up my perspectives and convictions to how I approach people, carry myself,

On January 10th, 2017, Barack Obama - the 44th President of the United States - gave his farewell speech in the nontraditional city of Chicago, Illinois. Out of the many brilliant quotes drawn from his speech, one really catered to a phenomena sweeping the nation at this very moment in time: race relations. On that brisk Tuesday evening, Obama claimed that “...race relations are better today. All of us have more work to do in the area of race relations. Hearts must change to stop discrimination.” As a country, we have made substantial progress and are at a good point in terms of race relations; however, there is still much ground to cover to fulfill the dreams of American heroes like Obama or Martin Luther King Jr.: peace and equality. Race relations in America have not been - and may not ever be - as ideal as we desire, but if we seek to mobilize and continue fighting, equality may finally come into the framework of America.

Since I decided to bring my case into the light, Leadership and Student Council has become more welcoming to students of diverse backgrounds. After Executive and Class officers went through mini-courses about what prejudice and discrimination looked like in the workplace, my presence in the class became more accepted. Likewise, the tension has now diminished between the officers and I, and we now work together on various school projects such as the Honor Flight, assemblies, Homecoming Week, and Diversity Week.

The Office for Equity and Diversity coordinates an annual weeklong celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Every year our MLK events become more influential and impactful than the year before. This year we have invited an expert on African American issues and movements, Ta-Nehisi Coates, as our keynote speaker. The weeklong commemoration engages upwards to 5000 people across Utah. The logistics associated with hosting the ceremony requires resources not readily available to our office. We are hopeful that your contribution towards our keynote speaker and other costs associated with holding a weeklong event will alleviate this financial

Jane Elliot set the stage for discussing, understanding, experiencing, and attempting to eliminate racism when she began enacting her brown eyed/blue eyed exercise regarding race and privilege among her 8-year-old third grade students. Within said exercise Elliot convinced her students that they were either superior or inferior based solely upon the color of their eyes. She provided those who had the superior eye color with privileges such as seconds at lunch, five minutes of extra recess, the ability to use the water fountain, and being first in line to go somewhere. Then, without any coaxing, the seemingly innocent third graders who had the superior eye color turned vicious and hateful towards those with the inferior eye color in a matter of minutes; this proves that a feeling of superiority has the power to overwhelm one’s core values and cause undetected, inappropriate actions to arise. Unfortunately, these sort of hateful, vicious, undetected, and inappropriate actions also appear in the real world, even among adults who should know better, regardless of whether an teaching exercise is being taught or not.

My perspective on academic subjects will help me contribute to campus diversity at North Carolina State. I often find learning new information to be particularly interesting and inspiring. I have a genuine curiosity when learning new subjects, allowing me to remove areas of my ignorance in an attempt to become a more rational and educated thinker; this is the essence of discovery and progression. I look forward to engaging in intellectual discussions and debates predicated on a broad variety of different subjects with my peers. I hope to bring new insight and a unique perspective to progress discussions. My skeptical perspective will allow me to challenge the ideas and beliefs of my classmates, conversely, I look forward to having any of my

Leadership understood the deliverables and didn’t think this would make people think that we were treating one group of students different than the others. Campus leaders are so how this could impact the campus on a whole, and also assist them in achieving diversity objectives and

It has been previously proven, that in the first few moments of meeting someone, we form an opinion of them. The problem with this idea is stereotypes. One of our society's biggest mistake is that we judge people based on what they look like, or how they act.

Diversity is the state of having people who are from different races or who have different cultures in a group or organisation. Harmony is the combination of different musical notes played or sung at the same time to produce a pleasing sound. Well, in this case, a combination of different races living together to produce a peaceful environment. When we put these two together, we get a combination, of greatness and success. Greatness, in pulling a country together. Success, in moving towards a better Malaysia, together.