Initiative on Diversity and Inclusiveness
Georgetown University's President John J. DeGioia announced steps to foster respect for diversity and inclusiveness within the campus community at a student town hall meeting on April 20, 2009. Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Equity Rosemary Kilkenny and Provost Jim O’Donnell are the co-chairs of this initiative, which is composed of three working groups:
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Working Group on Academics: This working group will look at questions of how we can best and most appropriately facilitate crosscultural learning, dialogue and understanding in the classroom and through the curriculum.
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Working Group on Student Recruitment and Admissions: This working group will recommend ways to increase the number of underrepresented students at Georgetown. It will also recommend ways that the University can ensure that all applicants considering Georgetown understand that the university seeks students who will contribute to, learn from, and always respect the university's multicultural community.
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Working Group on Student Life: This working group will look at student life -- especially Georgetown's co-curricular approaches to preparing students to live and interact in a multicultural community. The working group will identify improvements that we can make in New Student Orientation, Residence Life programming, and leadership development and mentoring for student clubs, among other topics.
Upcoming Events:
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Initiative has continued their work throughout the Fall of 2009. Therefore, we invite you to a Community Dialogue where the various working groups will present the work that they have accomplished thus far as well as some of their potential recommendations. As we move forward as a community, come hear about the progress that has been made, the proposed recommendations that may affect you and share your own thoughts and opinions. The Community Dialogue will take place this Thursday, November 19th, in ICC Auditorium at 4:00 pm. Please come to hear about the work which has taken place this fall, listen to the working groups' plans for the spring semester, and share your own thoughts with us. We welcome your input in this important discussion for our campus community.