Stories From 2015
New Assistant Director Brittany Hunt
Brittany Danielle Hunt is the new assistant director of Native American Student Affairs in Multicultural Student Affairs. Her role is twofold: to create programming that will serve to support the academic, professional and social needs of Native American students and to educate the campus community about indigenous peoples and issues.
Does Social Media Support Diversity?
If you follow us on Twitter, you will notice a steady rise in the number of followers who get their OIED updates on that platform. In a short time, OIED has gained over 500 followers. OIED's Twitter account is deftly managed by O'Licia Parker-Smith, a second-year student in Communication who is also active in several campus organizations. See what O'Licia has to say about her observations on social media as it relates to diversity.
Valerie Ball, NCBI Team Member Since 2001
The Digest recently interviewed Valerie Ball, a staff member who has served on NC State's National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) campus affiliate team since 2001.
NC State Hosts Regional NCBI Train-the-Trainer Event
NC State hosted the 15th annual National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) – Carolina Coalition Train-the-Trainer Event this month. Thirty faculty, staff and students from The Citadel, Wofford University, University of Alaska at Anchorage and NC State University participated in this […]
GLBT Faculty and Staff Network Promotes Visibility and Community
Part of the mission of the NC State GLBT Center is to provide ongoing support for GLBT faculty and staff on campus. To fulfill that mission, the GLBT Center coordinates the GLBT Faculty and Staff Network in order to provide an opportunity for GLBT faculty and staff to connect and form community, to supply informal and formal feedback about campus climate, to support and mentor GLBT students, and to connect with prospective GLBT faculty and staff members.
Meet John Miller IV
You might think that John Miller has a "IV" after his name because there are four of him. But seriously, he is known for not just consistently attending a lot of extracurricular programs but taking a major role in many of them. While most students need to be encouraged to participate, John is a model of how to get involved and make a difference.
D.E.W. May be Over But Continue Your Diversity Education!
NC State's 6th annual Diversity Education Week came to a close on Friday after over thirty events, with nearly half of those events organized and hosted by student organizations. We asked some Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity staff members for their thoughts on the week and the impact it made on campus.
NC State Celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day
This year, students successfully brought Indigenous Peoples' Day to NC State, an historical first. Read student Karli Moore's account of how this celebration began and grew into a full day of programs held on Monday, October 12, 2015, culminating in the "1490 Who" panel sponsored by Native American Student Affairs.
Women’s Center’s Slutwalk Event Garners Support and Attendees
On October 1, 2015, approximately 250 NC State students united to protest victim blaming and slut shaming at the university's first ever large-scale SlutWalk. SlutWalk: A Walk to End Victim Blaming was organized by The Movement Peer Educators, a student organization composed of trained peer educators who facilitate workshops on issues of gender equity and social justice.
Shane Taylor Examines NC State’s Faculty Diversity
This week, the Digest interviewed Shane Taylor, a grad student currently interning in the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity's Diversity and Inclusion unit, working on the area of faculty diversity with assistant vice provost Marcia Gumpertz.