Karen suggested the Committee sponsor a Person of the Quarter discussion around these publications that is timed with Dees appearance and that materials be distributed and discussions occur via electronic discussion forums. Bruno will work with the Residence Hall Association and Associated Students to interest students in the video presentation. Kunle Ojikutu will contact Ferndale High School and the Ferndale Diversity Coalition regarding the video presentation. Pat Guild will request a copy of the video from SPLC for extension programs. T he first Celebration of Teaching event held in Spring 2000, focused on recruiting Western freshmen, sophomores and juniors into the teaching field.
Members support continuing the event, although perhaps on a biennial basis.
Future events should expand the target population to include community colleges, then high schools and middle schools. Bruno noted there is a drop in participation. He is working with Karen Copitas and others on ways to develop a more comprehensive transition program for students. In order to determine the effectiveness of WCE s student diversity efforts, input from former students is needed. It was resolved that the contextual meaning of diversity is critical to these and other diversity efforts, and will be discussed at length at the next Diversity Committee meeting.