A Cultural Awareness week is scheduled for the first week in April this year. The International Students Association has coffees in the Faculty Dining Room from 4-6 p.m. each Friday, and many other events and groups are meeting across campus. Go to these events. Meet people you don't know. Learning, understanding and maybe even forming lasting relationships with people of different races are some of the many positive results of such experiences.
Students are some of the greatest resources for learning on campus.
Ignoring the opportunities we can take from our differences is foolish. Today, almost 37 years later, we are nearing the fulfillment of this dream. Yes, we still have a ways to go to ensure racial harmony, but strides are definitely being made. Our own university is a classic example. Not until 1962 were the first black students allowed to attend this university.