Cultural diversity is more than a buzz word.
Oklahoma has always been a diverse state with ethnic populations of Native Americans, African Americans, European Americans, and Latinos, the latter of whom are a growing presence in urban areas and the state's southern sections. Moreover, members of each group do not share all the same values and cultures. OCES faculty and staff need to look at these differences, understand them, and become more comfortable in reaching audiences different from themselves. Diversity is more than ethnic origin. It is also age, class, gender, physical and mental ability, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practice, and other differences.