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Diversity Statement
New Century College is an intentionally inclusive community that celebrates diversity and strives to have faculty, staff and students that reflect the diversity of our plural society. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, class, linguistic background, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or physical ability.
Diversity Committee Presents
Moments of Truth: Democratic Education
What is the role of higher education in promoting participatory democracy and social justice?
Featured Speaker: bell hooks
bell hooks is one of the most widely published black feminist scholars in the U.S. An outspoken cultural critic, educational theorist and professor of English, she is noted for her analyses of the politics of race, gender, class and culture. Her pseudonym, her great-grandmother's name, celebrates female legacies and is in lower case because "it is the substance of my books, not who is writing them, that is important."
To prepare for hooks’ visit, the Mason community is invited to read a chapter entitled “Democratic Education” from her book, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope. Copies are on reserve at the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (Enterprise 441), the Center for Teaching Excellence (JC 241), the Paul Robeson Room (JC 249 C) , and the Women’s Center (JC 240K).
Brought to you by the New Century College Diversity Committee in Partnership with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Programs (Bachelor of Individualized Study, Cultural Studies Program, Higher Education Program, Honors Program, Mason Topics, Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, New Century College), African-American Studies, Communication Department, Center for Teaching Excellence, Cultural Studies Graduate Student Association, Democracy Project, Multicultural Research and Resource Center, University Life and Women & Gender Studies
March 17, 2007
3:30-5:00 pm
Harris Theater
Reception and Conversation
5:00-6:00pm
SUB I, Patriot’s Lounge
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Diversity Matters Brown Bag Lunch Discussions
Bring your lunch and join the NCC community of students, faculty and staff for an informative and fun lunch break. It’s a great way to kick back and meet informally and to learn at the same time. Diversity Matters Brown Bag Lunch discussions happen every month during fall and spring semesters on the first Tuesday of each month from noon until 1 p.m. in the NCC Conference Room on the fourth floor of Enterprise Hall.
2007-2008 Brown Bag Lunch Schedule:
- November 6
- December 4
- February 5
- March 4
- April 1
- May 6
Diversity Committee:
The NCC Diversity Affairs Committee meets monthly on the second Friday at 12:00 p.m. in the NCC Conference Room on the fourth floor of Enterprise Hall.
The committee is open to all, and we welcome new members at the beginning of each semester.
Diversity Affairs Committee Members during 2006-2007 are:
- Matt Bruno * Co-Chair
- Heather Hare * Co-Chair
- Suzanne Scott
- Sarah Sweetman
- Rima Alshawkani
- Rachel Martin
- Candice Kelemen
- Haywood Watkins
- Brian Picone
- Whitney Gecker
- Andrew Wingfield
- Rachel Muth
- Leila Smith
- Rob Holder
Make sure your voice is heard. Join the committee during the monthly meetings and brown bag lunches. For more information email mbruno@gmu.edu.
Spring 2007 Diversity Committee Meeting Schedule:
Friday, November 9 |
12 p.m. NCC Conference Room |
Friday, December 14 |
12 p.m. NCC Conference Room |
Friday, February 8 |
12 p.m. NCC Conference Room |
Friday, April 11 |
12 p.m. NCC Conference Room |
Friday, May 9 |
12 p.m. NCC Conference Room |
Mission Statement:
The NCC Diversity Affairs Committee strives to accomplish the following goals:
To assist and encourage NCC in the recruitment of a diverse faculty and undergraduate student population;
To support the diversity of the NCC curriculum;
To provide information to NCC concerning diversity resources and events at George Mason University and in the local community.
The committee is charged with helping to create an environment where diversity is celebrated; where faculty, staff and students are reminded of the importance of diversity; and where we remind each other of the subtle and unconscious ways we all discriminate on the basis of race, class, linguistic background, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or physical ability.
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