Diversity Digest
NC State Now Provides Title IX Training
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity is pleased to announce NC State’s procurement of the Student Success™ Every Choice online bystander intervention program, an online training program available for all students, and Student Success™ Not Anymore online training program for all graduate students, faculty and staff.
Campus Diversity Conversation: Updates on Progress at NC State
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity invites the campus community to attend and participate in a "Campus Diversity Conversation: An Update on Diversity Initiatives at NC State" to be held on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in Stewart Theatre.
Bria Hicks Shows How to Start Strong
Zebria Hicks, who goes by Bria, is a first-year student in the life sciences program who is also interested in zoology. She was born and raised in Greensboro, but her family has been in Charlotte for the past couple of years. Austin Butler interviewed Bria for the Digest.
GLBT Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
The GLBT Center will host a guest lecture on the experiences of GLBT youth within the juvenile justice system. This lecture will examine how race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation and gender identity act as factors that increase the likelihood that youth will be funneled into the criminal justice system.
Community Centers Host Social Justice January
On Saturday, January 28, 2017, OIED's campus community centers (the GLBT Center, Women’s Center, Multicultural Student Affairs and African American Cultural Center) hosted the third annual Social Justice January. This year’s event was a day-long student activism workshop facilitated by two representatives from Training for Change...
Dr. Regina Gavin Williams and Diversity Initiatives in the College of Education
In this issue, the Digest interviews Dr. Regina Gavin Williams, director for student engagement and diversity coordinator in the College of Education.
You Are Invited… to a Live Museum
Each year, Witherspoon Student Center is transformed into a spectacular series of live characters who portray significant leaders, educators, entertainers and more from African American history and culture. The African American Cultural Center (AACC) and AYA Ambassadors are preparing for the 11th annual Blacks In Wax Live Museum...
Celebrate Black History Month at NC State
Multicultural Student Affairs and the Black History Month Planning Committee present Black History Month 2017, beginning with the keynote address, "Black Girl Magic: A Discussion on Identity, Representation and Black Womanhood" by local educator and blogger Kimberlee Postell.
Shailicia Gerald Shines as Student Leader
Shailicia Gerald, who goes by Shai, is a senior in computer engineering from St. Stephen, South Carolina. She is an Air Force ROTC student and served as an orientation leader during the summer to help freshman settle into their new college homes away from home. Austin Butler recently interviewed Shai for the Digest.
Next Women’s Center Book Club Selection is Brené Brown Bestseller
The Women's Center Book Club has selected its spring semester title. We will be reading The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown (Hazelden, 2010). The club will meet every Tuesday beginning on January 24, 2017. Books are provided.