DIVERSITY
“The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. It is the exploration of these differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual.” - University of Oregon
HOW IS PSU SUPPORTING ITS DIVERSE AND MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS?
MISSION STATEMENT: Diversity and Multicultural Student Services (D.M.S.S) mission is to build and strengthen a sustainable, educationally diverse and co-curricular environment where all students have the access and support they need to achieve their educational goals.
GOALS OF THE D.M.S.S.
- Develop more pathways to student success.
- Enhance civic engagement through partnerships.
- Improve or build new community relationships.
- Maintain a student centered and inclusive environment.
- Continue to support students in an increasingly global environment.
- Improve Communication.
Focus on the actionable aspect of Diversity is important so people people know where to go for support and inspiration. PSU hosts a number of cultural centers on campus in the Smith Student Union as well as other support services.
Pre-College (TRiO)
Student Support Services (TRiO)
Retention Programs
Cultural Centers- Native American Student and Community Center, Casa Latina, Multicultural Resource Center
- Multicultural Graduation Ceremony- Friday June 12th, 2015 Register Here!!!
What is PSU doing to support and cultivate DIVERSITY?
PSU Global Diversity and Inclusion
Office of Equity and Compliance and Office Diversity Advocacy
PSU Global Diversity and Inclusion
Office of Equity and Compliance and Office Diversity Advocacy
Diversity Action Plan: 8 Major components of the DAP
A: Produce graduates who can be leaders in a global community Section
B: Ensure that diversity is incorporated into the curriculum Section
C: Create an environment that is welcoming, inclusive and diverse Section
D: Create more robust communication channels to bring the world to the campus and the campus to the world Section
E: Endorse a campus-wide cultural competency training plan Section
F: Recruit and retain cross-culturally sophisticated faculty and staff
G: Recruit and retain a greater number of historically underrepresented, historically underserved and international students
H: Develop and support relationships with the community, alumni and other partners
Diversity Action Council- A president elected council made up of students, faculty and staff whose role is "to foster equity and social justice by guiding PSU programs, policies, and decision making so that the university works in conjunction with its diverse constituents."
Cultural Competency Training Series- where students, faculty, and staff "explore various diversity issues including race, sexuality, gender, disability and socioeconomic class."
A: Produce graduates who can be leaders in a global community Section
B: Ensure that diversity is incorporated into the curriculum Section
C: Create an environment that is welcoming, inclusive and diverse Section
D: Create more robust communication channels to bring the world to the campus and the campus to the world Section
E: Endorse a campus-wide cultural competency training plan Section
F: Recruit and retain cross-culturally sophisticated faculty and staff
G: Recruit and retain a greater number of historically underrepresented, historically underserved and international students
H: Develop and support relationships with the community, alumni and other partners
Diversity Action Council- A president elected council made up of students, faculty and staff whose role is "to foster equity and social justice by guiding PSU programs, policies, and decision making so that the university works in conjunction with its diverse constituents."
Cultural Competency Training Series- where students, faculty, and staff "explore various diversity issues including race, sexuality, gender, disability and socioeconomic class."
Implicit Bias Lesson-
Intro: Project Implicit is a multi-university research collaboration which began in 1998. Professors from the University of Washington, University of Virginia, and Harvard confounded the project. Which not spans 20 countries as an international collaborative network including 20 countries. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about implicit social cognition. Which is ever present and may not ever be entirely eliminated but can be curbed if we are cognizant of our biases. The project also provides consulting , education, and training in the addressing these biases. The implicit bias test is designed to measure the strength of association between concepts or stereotypes. It provides a virtual laboratory, which introduces a new way in which researchers can collect data on the internet.
Today we will utilize our resources and take one of the implicit bias tests right now. We will then have a round able discussion about our results of the tests. How they made us feel. And whether or not we believe them to be accurate. After clicking on the link below you will follow simple instructions and be asked to associate words and characteristics with the i or e key. Your results are based off of speed of association between negative and positive words and the adjacent physical characteristics.
Implicit Bias Test
Purpose: To identify with our innate biases and be cognizant of them. In an attempt to better understand how diversity it crucial yet with diversity and differences we will have to overcome to biases that naturally accompany the differences.
Intro: Project Implicit is a multi-university research collaboration which began in 1998. Professors from the University of Washington, University of Virginia, and Harvard confounded the project. Which not spans 20 countries as an international collaborative network including 20 countries. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about implicit social cognition. Which is ever present and may not ever be entirely eliminated but can be curbed if we are cognizant of our biases. The project also provides consulting , education, and training in the addressing these biases. The implicit bias test is designed to measure the strength of association between concepts or stereotypes. It provides a virtual laboratory, which introduces a new way in which researchers can collect data on the internet.
Today we will utilize our resources and take one of the implicit bias tests right now. We will then have a round able discussion about our results of the tests. How they made us feel. And whether or not we believe them to be accurate. After clicking on the link below you will follow simple instructions and be asked to associate words and characteristics with the i or e key. Your results are based off of speed of association between negative and positive words and the adjacent physical characteristics.
Implicit Bias Test
Purpose: To identify with our innate biases and be cognizant of them. In an attempt to better understand how diversity it crucial yet with diversity and differences we will have to overcome to biases that naturally accompany the differences.
Diversity Lesson plan
- Introduction
- Definitions of Diversity
- Diversity Wheel
- Discussion on Diversity Wheel-Facilitated
- What identities are not willing to give up and why
- What identities are we willing to give up and why
- Harvard Implicit Tests
- Brief overview by Q on which tests to take and how much time we will have to take them
- Discussion on Harvard Implicit Tests-Facilitated
- Introduce Safe Space/ Brave Space Rules
- How did taking the test make everyone feel?
- What are our feelings about the accuracy of the test
- Do you agree with the results you got? Why do you think you got them?
- What larger societal narratives, attitudes, beliefs, and norms can we correlate to the implications of these tests
- Why is this important?
- (if there is a large abundance of time)
- After the Dark clip 1:30-1:33-total time 6 minutes minute-Introduce between me and Teresa if we still have a large abundance of time. Explain that diversity is important to make the world turn in obvious and unobvious ways. Explain quickly the premise, the set up, and the turn out and then play the two minute clip.
- Resources
- What PSU’s commitment to Diversity looks like
- Support groups, resources, and policies we have in place here to ensure that diversity is respected
- Back up prompts if we end up with extra time:
- Standing On The Other side activity-10 minutes
- Losses Exercise-15 minutes
- After the Dark clip 1:30 minute-Introduce between me and Teresa if we still have a large abundance of time. Explain that diversity is important to make the world turn in obvious and un-obvious ways. Explain quickly the premise, the set up, and the turn out and then play the two minute clip.