CELEBRATING DIVERSITY THROUGH CAMPUS COLLABORATION

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CELEBRATING DIVERSITYTHROUGHCAMPUS COLLABORATION

• Kim Caltagirone
• Assistant Director, Activities Office Bookstore
• Thomas Jefferson University

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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Shrink the worlds population down to a village
of 100, keeping all existing human ratios
remaining the same, our world would look
something like this

• 57 Asians
• 21 Europeans
• 14 from the Western Hemisphere
• 8 Africans
• 52 Females
• 48 Males
• 70 Non-White
• 30 White
• 70 Non-Christians
• 30 Christians

• 89 Heterosexuals
• 11 Homosexuals
• 6 People would possess 59 of the entire worlds
  wealth, and all 6 would be from the United
  States.
• 80 would live in substandard housing
• 70 would be unable to read
• 50 would suffer from malnutrition
• 1 would be near death 1 would be near birth
• 1 (and ONLY 1) would have a college education
• 1 would own a computer

Scouting Web www.epilogsys.com/ScoutingWeb
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Where do you stand in that world . . . in the
majority or the minority?
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WHATISDIVERSITY?
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DIVERSITY IS . . .

• a reality created by individuals and groups from
  a broad spectrum of demographic and philosophical
  differences.
• each of us and all of us, individually and
  collectively.
• everything that makes each of us different.
• those things about all of us that are similar.
• what we can see and what we cannot see in each of
  us, at anytime, anywhere.
• reflected in the many ways each of us walk and
  talk, think and behave.

NC State University www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/univ_relat
ions/diversity/define.htm University of Kansas
Medical Center www2.kumc.edu/hr/diversity/didefin
ition.htm
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DIVERSITY INCLUDES

• Culture
• Gender
• Age
• Ethnicity
• Nationality
• Geography
• Lifestyle
• Education
• Income
• Health
• Physical Appearance

• Pigmentation
• Language
• Personality
• Beliefs
• Faith
• Interests
• Skills
• Professions
• Perceptions
• Experiences

University of Kansas Medical Center www2.kumc.edu/
hr/diversity/didefinition.htm.
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Diversity Awareness CelebrationsFALL
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER
Latin American Heritage Month Religious Freedom Week Day of Peace September 19 AIDS Awareness Month Disability Employment Awareness Month Diversity Awareness Month German-American Heritage Month Italian-American Heritage Month Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual History Month Polish-American Heritage Month Vegetarian Awareness Month Ally Week National Coming Out Day October 11 United Nations Day October 24 AIDS Awareness Month Native American Heritage Month Veterans Day November 11
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Diversity Awareness CelebrationsWINTER
DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY
National Human Rights Month World AIDS Day December 1 Human Rights Day December 8 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day World Religion Day January 15 African American History Month Ethnic Equality Month Race Relations Day February 14
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Diversity Awareness CelebrationsSPRING
MARCH APRIL MAY
Deaf History Month Gender Equality Month Greek-American Heritage Month Irish-American Heritage Month Womens History Month International Womens Day March 8 Jewish-American Heritage Month Earth Day April 22 Day of Silence April 26 Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Older Americans Month Holocaust Remembrance Day May 2 Cinco de Mayo May 5
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Diversity Awareness CelebrationsSUMMER
JUNE JULY AUGUST
Caribbean American Heritage Month Gay Lesbian Pride Month International Mens Month World Environment Day June 5 Race Unity Day June 11 Juneteenth June 19 Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act July 26 Womens Equality Day August 26
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WHAT DOES YOUR CAMPUSCELEBRATE?
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Thomas Jefferson UniversityDiversity Awareness
Celebrations

• Latin American Heritage Month September
• Disability Awareness Month
• LGBT History Month
• Native American Heritage Month
• International Education Week
• World AIDS Day
• Expressions of Asia
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Black Heritage Month
• Womens History Month
• Diversity Week International Day

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HOW IS YOUR CAMPUS CELEBRATING?
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Thomas Jefferson UniversityDiversity Awareness
Programming

• Keynote Speakers, Lecture Series and Seminars
• Student Experience Presentations
• Demonstrations Lessons
• Dance Craft Classes
• Cultural Evenings Social Events
• Film Showings
• Vendor Marketplace
• Specialty Cuisine
• Awareness Tables
• Tickets for Special Events, Performances and
  Museums

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WHO IS CELEBRATING?
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Thomas Jefferson UniversityDiversity Awareness
Programming Partners

• Center for Interprofessional Education
• Department of Nutrition Dietetics/Catering
• Department of Public Health
• Jefferson Medical Health Science Bookstore
• Jefferson Medical College Alumni Office
• Jefferson Medical College Office of Diversity
  Minority Affairs
• Kimmel Cancer Center
• Office of International Exchange Services
• Student Organizations
• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  Administration
• Thomas Jefferson University Activities Office

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CAMPUS COLLABORATIONequalsCOMPREHENSIVE
DIVERSITY PROGRAMMING