Show to hold first ever Diversity Dinner J Timothy Janssen Campus Reporter Doctor Abio who organizes professional leadership and helps to oversee about 58 student clubs stationed throughout the many campuses of Salt Lake Community College is proud to a announce ounce the first-ever first diversity dinner scheduled to take place on Thursday Mar 4 The purpose of the diversity dinner is to bring people from different backgrounds that make up Salt Lake Community College to engage in a dialogue have dinner and just explore one another understand the different beliefs ideas people Dr says Although the dinner is free and andopen andopen andopen open to the public Dr says that its biggest target is the students of that They will be able to understand who they are and what makes up Salt Lake Community College The program of Diversity Exploration held on campus twice every semester and run runby runby runby by helps to explain its purpose in such a large and diverse community Its concept is to explore what diversity is says ays Dr While Dr may consider the college to be made up of the largest population of diverse people for fora a school he says that Were trying to celebrate the uniqueness of this institution The Arts and Cultural Events Committee at Salt alt Lake Lak Community College lends a helping hand by providing the funding and support needed to conduct this dinner while plays host to this two-hour two event Dr will coordinate and oversee the event however he willingly expresses his gratitude to Arts and Cultural Events Committee for making it happen They gave us the money in order to do this he says Give them credit also wants to extend thanks to the Multicultural Initiatives office as well as Leadership for taking the time to organize the event There are many aspects involved which make up the idea of diversity and not just race They range from cul cultural ral Diversity Continued on Diversity Dinner Continued from A Al 1 economic and even political aspects Because diversity is a passion great great passion of Dr he explains that stereotyping is a barrier that needs to be broken We want to promote these ideas by bringing these people together cr so they can engage and share with people that they dont don't even know in order to break such sucha a barrier Part of Dr job as leadership organizer is isto isto isto to better prepare students to expect the unexpected with respect to diversity because he understands how is uniquely built upon the cultures ideas and beliefs of the people We Ve want to get this information out to students faculty staff and the community in general he explains So they can come out share their ideas find a way that we can be beable beable beable able to make this campus a very safe and peaceful environment that students can come and feel like this is their home for them for their academic success The dinner scheduled for Mar 4 is set to take place from pm p.m. at ai atthe atthe the Taylorsville Redwood campus Registration forms are available at Multicultural Initiatives offices as aswell aswell aswell well as the Student Life and Leadership offices of Jordan Taylorsville Redwood and South City campuses Registration forms were due by Mar 2 encouraged students to attend Because we are the new generation n and we want to be able to share new ideas have beautiful life life says |