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    How to Sponsor a Diversity Institute on Wheels
    How to Sponsor a Diversity Institute on Wheels
    How to Sponsor a Diversity Institute on Wheels
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    How to Sponsor a Diversity Institute on Wheels

    By Charles Taylor

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    The Diversity Institute on Wheels takes you into the heart of communities of color. If you come with an open mind, you'll leave with a filled heart! "This has literally been a transformative experience for me!"-Annette, Institute Participant Campuses hoping to improve relationships with their African, Latino, Asian, and Native American (ALANA) communities should consider sponsoring a Diversity Institute on Wheels in their cities. Think of the Diversity Institute as a moving classroom in which faculty, staff and administrators travel by bus to various ethnic neighborhoods and genuinely engage its opinion leaders. The Institute allows college personnel to spend a day in communities of color and hear first-hand an unfiltered accounting of key issues from community advocates, business owners, educators and cultural artists. Participants are provided a contemporary perspective on diversity and inclusion. But it's not your typical road trip. In fact it's unlike any bus tour that most faculty and staff have ever been on. Participants are enthralled from the moment they step on the bus. They are treated to creative bus activities, videos, music and lectures in between stops. "The institute takes people out of their elements and immerses them in a day of experience and exploration to introduce them to people and concepts they can build upon to promote multicultural change within their personal and professional lives." -Capital City Hues Newspaper This book will help you plan a successful Diversity Institute on Wheels. You'll find: • A complete agenda that you can use to set up your institute • Suggestions for community sites and organizations to visit • How to create a "wow" feeling among the participants all day long • How to prepare a bus route for your driver and time everything so it's seamless • A sample Master Script to ensure that everything goes off like clockwork. • Bus activities that build teamwork and enrich the overall experience for participants • How to make your opening and closing ceremony inspirational and unforgettable • Everything you need to make your institute a huge success If you're interested in sponsoring one of the most innovative human relations activities in the country, then all you need is this book! "The emotional impact of the day is simply profound!"-Rebecca , Institute Participant ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STEP ON THE BUS! HOW TO CREATE A DIVERSITY PLAN FOR YOUR INSTITUTION

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCharles Taylor
    Release dateMay 21, 2013
    ISBN9780935483666
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      How to Sponsor a Diversity Institute on Wheels - Charles Taylor

      Introduction

      Step on the Bus

      The changing demographics in the U.S. will impact institutions of higher learning in profound ways. It is already causing many campuses to rethink how they are currently relating to communities of color. Some are beginning to make overtures while others are wondering how to cope with the coming changes. As educators, we’ve got to help our students, staff and faculty understand that diversity benefits everyone.

      Campuses hoping to improve relationships with the African, Latino, Asian, and Native American (ALANA) communities in their cities should consider sponsoring a Diversity Institute on Wheels. The Institute allows college personnel to spend a day in communities of color and hear first-hand an unfiltered accounting of key issues from the perspective of community advocates, business owners, educators and cultural artists.

      True partnerships between racial minority neighborhoods and predominantly white campuses take time but an outreach program like a Diversity Institute on Wheels sends a powerful message that your institution values diversity. The Diversity Institute on Wheels is not a panacea, but it can be an important step in finding opportunities for your college to work with ALANA leaders and organizations in your community.

      Think of it as a moving classroom in which faculty, staff and administrators travel by bus to various ethnic neighborhoods and genuinely engage its opinion leaders. But it’s not your typical road trip. In fact it’s unlike any bus tour that most faculty and staff have ever been on. Participants are active from the moment they step on the bus.

      Benefits

      The Institute offers both short term and long term benefits ranging from developing new partnerships to receiving tips on how to relate to students of color. Faculty find out about places to take students on field trips that they’ve never been before and discover new multicultural resources.

      At the end of the day you may have valuable new contacts to help recruit students of color, faculty, and advisory board members. You may discover organizations that can help promote your academic and community service programs. ALANA leaders will have learned more about your institution and mission.

      There are also the intangibles--a heightened awareness of the value of recognizing cultural diversity and the opportunity for colleges to go into the ALANA community to listen and to learn so they can become more sensitive and responsive as an educational institution. Just imagine the respect your campus demonstrates by seeking ideas from leaders of color to help your school define and fulfill your college’s commitment to diversity.

      Reflection

      During the closing ceremony participants are asked to share what the institute meant to them. Don’t be surprised if this event elicits a roller coaster of emotions and opinions from attendees ranging from awesome to inspiring. Attendees often say they learned things about their community that they never knew before and were leaving the Institute with a major shift in their perspective. Many have called it an unforgettable multicultural experience.

      Whatever they call it, the institute reintroduces colleges to a vital part of their community and its culture, and provides a contemporary perspective on diversity and inclusion.

      If you truly want your school to be a partner to all groups who wish to participate in higher education, then you should consider sponsoring an institute. This booklet will help you plan a successful Diversity institute on Wheels. Best wishes for a transformative experience! - Charles Taylor, author

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      Film the Institute if possible and capture this unique experience for others on campus.

      What is a Diversity Institute on Wheels?

      A Diversity Institute on Wheels is a transportable seminar that allows educators to use the community as a classroom. Participants travel on a high-tech bus to designated places in ALANA (African, Latino, Asian and Native American) neighborhoods to engage with community leaders of color.

      Using Bus presenters, panel discussions, cultural performers, and community tours, participants are immersed into a day of unique cultural experiences and discovery that they can use to promote multicultural change within their personal and professional lives.

      The intent is to expose attendees to the rich expertise the ALANA community has to offer and allow them to learn about the needs that exist in the community. Because the Institute introduces participants to new contacts and new perspectives, it creates a rare opportunity for exciting and vital partnerships.

      Although the Institute provides plenty of time for serious discussion, it should also be enjoyable.

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