November 23, 2015

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Diverse faculty

Recruiting Diverse Faculty

You may be wondering what NC State is doing to increase diversity among the faculty. Recruiting diverse faculty, supporting the success of faculty from groups that are underrepresented or isolated in their disciplines, enhancing the climate for all faculty and celebrating the diversity in NC State’s community are all necessary to foster a vibrant and diverse faculty. Four NC State initiatives address the first element, recruiting diverse faculty.

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Women's Center Brings Youth to
NC State for Annual Campus Visit

Olivia Sandin is a sophomore in Social Work and Women's and Gender Studies at NC State. Last year, she was a mentor at the Women’s Center and this year is her first year as a part-time AmeriCorps member. Read her account of the annual Campus Visit Day, hosted jointly by the College of Education, Campus Recreation, SAY Living and Learning Village and Poe Library.

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Counseling Intern Donna Battle Comes to the AACC

Interns, both undergraduate and graduate, provide valuable service to the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity while gaining experience and training for their future work. This week, the Digest interviewed Donna Battle, currently a counseling intern in the African American Cultural Center.

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Donna Battle
Announcements
What would you do with up to $120,000 to make NC State more sustainable?

Now is the time to turn your idea into reality on campus. Proposals are now being accepted for grant funding from the Student Sustainability Fund. Projects can focus on sustainability-related outreach, education, improvements to campus and more. Applications are due by February 26, 2016.

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Students Can Now Take Asian-American Culture Course

FL 394, which will examine Asian-American culture and literature, will be offered at NC State for the first time next semester. This is the first course of its kind to be offered at NC State. Spaces are still available and students are encouraged to enroll.

The class uses music, novels, television, essays and short films to discuss the unique histories, cultural experiences and legacies of institutional discrimination experienced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Students will examine how these experiences and voices played a critical role in the emergence of Asian American Studies on college campuses and their role in the evolution of civil rights discourse in the United States. This is a World Literature course, fulfilling GEP GK and HUM credits. For more information, contact Dr. Nathanial Isaacson.

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Human Rights Day Observance and Coffee with the Chancellor to be Held in Talley on December 1

The 2015 NC State Human Rights Day observance will focus on the intersection of spirituality, faith and values and the protection and promotion of human rights. Through an exhibit anchored by a display of stories from the five largest world religions created by Professor of Design Marc Russo, along with displays contributed by individual campus organizations, a principal theme throughout is "caring for other people." Exhibit visitors are encouraged to experience the exhibit and share their reflections in the book provided in the space.

Please join us at the 2015 NC State Human Rights Day observance on December 1. 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the Talley Cultural Hearth on the first floor. Contact Dr. Deb Luckadoo, director of staff diversity with any questions about the event.

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Features
Asian/Asian American Community Potluck
Mon, November 23
12:00 p.m.
Student Health 2301
Monday Movies & Mingling
Mon, November 23
5:00-7:00 p.m.
GLBT Center Lounge
Talley 5230
Native American Heritage Month: Two Spirits Movie Viewing and Talking Circle
Mon, November 23
6:00-8:00 p.m.
SAS 1216
go.ncsu.edu/NAHM2015

GLBTCA Study Hours
Sunday, November 29
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Talley 5230
University Diversity Advisory Committee (UDAC) Meeting
Monday, November 30
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Talley 3222
Monday Movies & Mingling
Mon, November 30
5:00-7:00 p.m.
GLBT Center Lounge
Talley 5230
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (oSTEM) Meeting
Mon, November 30
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Talley 3223
Human Rights Day Observance and Coffee with the Chancellor
Tue, December 1
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Talley Cultural Hearth
GLBT Counseling Hours
Tue, December 1
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Talley 5230
Staff Diversity Advisory Board Meeting
Tue, December 1
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Avent Ferry 106
GLBT Community Alliance (GLBTCA) Meeting
Tue, December 1
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Talley 3285
All Welcome:
Kwanzaa Celebration
Wed, December 2
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Witherspoon Cinema
Please see the full OIED calendar for more events!