Diversity Seminars Series - 2007
Fall 2007:
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Issues of race on menu at Clarke dinner event |
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“Creating a Center for the Study of Equity & Diversity: Overcoming the Challenges” With: Monday, November 12, 2007 How do you create a center for diversity? What components and circumstances need to be in place to support the creation of a center for diversity? Who benefits? The panelist will share how a national conference on the Intersection of Diversity and Learning, site visits to other university diversity centers, and national leaders on diversity are informing this vision at UGA. Participants will be invited into the discussion about what “we” can do to make this a reality at UGA. Presentation (MS Powerpoint format) or (Adobe PDF format) |
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"Schools Where Everyone Belongs” These colleagues have worked together for the past decade examining methods for reducing aggression, bullying, and violence in schools and families. They recently completed the Multi-site Violence Prevention Program, GREAT Schools and Families (7 years). This project took place in 4 states examining effectiveness of programs for reducing violence in middle schools. They also directed the I-CARE Project, examining bully prevention in elementary schools. They are currently working on the Healthy Teen program, which follows students from the middle school into high school, attempting to understand developmental pathways for healthy and for aggressive children. Their recent book, Bullying Prevention, has received excellent reviews, including a CHOICE “must have” recommendation. |
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Jena, LA Where do we go from here: A Town Hall Discussion Monday, October 22, 2007 12pm – 1pm What does the situation in Jena, Louisiana mean to us and to our college community? What are the lessons we can and are learning from what is happening there? |
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With Sharon Gibson & Sue Chapman Wed. October 17, 2007 12pm—1pm In this Brown Bag seminar Gibson and Chapman will discuss ways of incorporating the "Welcome to the State of Poverty" simulation into the classroom experience. Chapman will review logistics and scheduling of the simulation. Gibson will discuss how others have used the simulation as an interactive learning tool as well as preparation for students participating in a service-learning or internship opportunities when the project places the student in contact with individuals, children, or families living in poverty |
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“What a man ought to be, he is far from” Wednesday October 3, 2007 12-1pm Room g23 Aderhold Hall Presentation (MS Powerpoint format) or (Adobe PDF format) |
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Date: Friday September 14, 2007 |
Date: Tues., Nov. 6 & Mon., 12, 2007 |
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Spring 2007:
Spring 2007 Diversity Seminar schedule"Different Worlds & Divergent Paths: Academic Careers Defined by Race and Gender" Patterns of Gender and Racial Privilege "Education in Black Metropolis: Studying and Understanding Community, Schooling, and Youth in Five Urban and Suburban Centers of the United States" "Poetry of Social Witness" "Different Worlds & Divergent Paths: Academic Careers Defined by Race and Gender" “What is Your Race/Ethnicity” Presenters: Monday, March 19 The reporting of racial/ethnic information in research is (almost) universal. However, what is the basis of these categories and what effect do these categories have on the utility, accuracy and relevance of research findings? This presentation will focus on 10 years of psychological research in the areas of (a) counseling psychology, (b) vocational psychology, and (c) racial/ethnic psychology. We will examine the literature and draw implications for research, journals and the IRB boards. Although the focus will be in psychology, the implications will apply to all fields that involve human research.
“Music Therapy with ESOL and Dual Language Students” Presenter: Thursday, March 8th The use of music therapy in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is a new endeavor in the profession of music therapy. Music seems to be an effective means of conveying language information due to its non-threatening quality and cross cultural appeal. Music therapists are trained in the use of humanistic and behavioral techniques that are important in boosting the moral and self-confidence of second language learners. The use of music therapy techniques as a supplemental teaching strategy may assist the regular classroom ESOL teacher in a short amount of time and keep pace with their native English speaking peers in academic classes. Presentation in Microsoft: PowerPoint format
"School Counselors as Advocates for Latino(a) Students" Conference CLASE and The Department of Counseling & Human Development Services co-sponsored a one-day conference entitled School Counselors as Advocates for Latino(a) Students, held at the UGA Georgia Center for Continuing Education. The conference featured a keynote by Dr. Sonia Nieto on Counseling Latino Students: Lessons from the Field, luncheon remarks by Dr. Pedro Portes, breakout sessions, and panels of students and counselors. Click here for the keynote presentation from Dr. Sonia Nieto: PowerPoint version Click here for the keynote presentation from Dr. Sonia Nieto: PDF version Presentation in Microsoft: PowerPoint format University Students as Tutors for |
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