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Marketing and University Communication UW-Green Bay, CL 815 2420 Nicolet Drive Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 (920) 465-2626 E-mail: hildebrs@uwgb.edu Last update: 10/12/06 |
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October 9, 2006 Diversity diversifies as UWGB boosts programming By Warren Gerds
Of note, "the public is always invited, and admission is free," said Diana Borrero-Lowe, coordinator of the American Intercultural Center.
Diversity programming is receiving added emphasis as part of work by task forces on topics relevant to students.
"We chose three topics to address for a year, knowing we couldn't address them all," Borrero-Lowe said. "Those topics were diversity, healthy relationships and alcohol."
In analyzing UWGB's diversity programming, the task force viewed the past effort as OK.
"However, these programs weren't attracting as many students as we would like," said Lisa Tetzloff, director of Student Life. "We suspected that part of the reason is that UWGB's students, coming largely from Northeastern Wisconsin, generally have a limited experience with diversity, and our programs weren't responsive to that fact."
Tetzloff posed key questions:
"How could we draw students to programs that may be out of their comfort zones? How could we better respond to the varying needs, learning styles and interests of our students?"
A goal was to provide programs about a variety of issues, not just race and ethnicity.
The task force determined the campus needed to diversify its diversity programming, Tetzloff said.
As part of a plan, programs are spread through the year, presented in various formats and cover many forms of diversity.
"The task force continues to look for dynamic programs and to fill topical gaps," Tetzloff said.
She gave two examples.
The Oct. 18 program is "Black. White." It features the mothers — one black, one white - from the cable TV series FX in which families "switched" races. The program feeds off the popularity of reality TV among students.
"The show attracted a lot of attention," Tetzloff said. "It tried something pretty bold."
The program is an opportunity for students to ask questions of the mothers and "talk more openly about diversity — challenging their assumptions and expanding their boundaries," she said.
The Nov. 9 offering is the documentary film, "Murderball."
"(It) dispels myths about people with physical disabilities," Tetzloff said. "It's about quadriplegic rugby players and the Paralympics. We previewed the film with a small group of students, and they really enjoyed — and were surprised by — it."
Getting information out through a student-focused marketing plan is another part of the initiative.
"A student graphic designer packaged our programs in a very attractive, photo-filled brochure and poster-sized calendar that we called 'The Human Mosaic,'" Tetzloff said.
The brochure is available around campus.
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