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The Grizzly, November 30, 2006, Kerri Landis, Marlena M. Mcmahon-Purk, Sarah Keck, Salia Zouande, Akasya Benge, Amber Adkins, Lane Taylor, Tracey Ferdinand, Erin Andrew, Corinne Liccketto, Kyle Fox, Alex Ernst, Matthew Pastor, Danielle Langdon Nov 2006

The Grizzly, November 30, 2006, Kerri Landis, Marlena M. Mcmahon-Purk, Sarah Keck, Salia Zouande, Akasya Benge, Amber Adkins, Lane Taylor, Tracey Ferdinand, Erin Andrew, Corinne Liccketto, Kyle Fox, Alex Ernst, Matthew Pastor, Danielle Langdon

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Alcohol Awareness on the Front Burner of the Ursinus Campus • Diversity Forum Held for Staff and Students • 2nd Annual Relay for Life Officially Kicked Off at Ursinus • Town Hall Discusses Incidents on Campus • An Oral Examination • UCDC Performs Superbly in Latest Show • People Seeing People: The Artwork of Seward Johnson • Highlights of the "Exposure Week" Events and Festivities • Opinions: The Meaning of Liberal Arts; Racism in Our World and Home • Ursinus 2006 Division III Field Hockey National Champions! • Swimming to Success


John Laband Lecture, Department Of History Sep 2006

John Laband Lecture, Department Of History

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Application to support The History Department's 2006-2007 Colloquium Series. Its annual series of talks is designed to support both the curricular and scholarly interests of undergraduates, graduates and faculty in History and to reach out to interested faculty and students in other disciplines at the University of Maine. This would be the first speaker the History Department has brought to campus (in our institutional memory) who has lectured on a topic of African history.


Diversity Leadership In Higher Education, Lisa Portugal Jul 2006

Diversity Leadership In Higher Education, Lisa Portugal

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

This paper will focus on issues relating to diversity leadership in higher education, the assessment of diversity leadership issues, and suggestions for successful diversity leadership initiatives. Higher education is in the process of creating more opportunities for a diverse faculty body and issues such as mentoring, building recruiting networks, and creating sponsorship programs are at the forefront of current discussions. Moreover, developing institutional strategic plans and initiatives are essential in the development of diversity leadership agendas. Additionally, issues relating to the distribution of power and participatory management are of particular interest to many institutions of higher education.


The Grizzly, April 27, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Sarah Keck, Dan Lamson, Alexis Witt, Lane Taylor, Megan Helzner, Katy Diana, Darron Harley, Casey Joy, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Alex Ernst, Dave Marcheskie, Matthew Pastor Apr 2006

The Grizzly, April 27, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Sarah Keck, Dan Lamson, Alexis Witt, Lane Taylor, Megan Helzner, Katy Diana, Darron Harley, Casey Joy, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Alex Ernst, Dave Marcheskie, Matthew Pastor

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Full Auditorium Discusses Solutions to Diversity Issues at Forum • A Senior Reflects on Her Ursinus Experience • Annual Student Art Show Opens • Crowding First Base • One Last Look Back • Students' Artwork Featured Permanently in Myrin Library • Exploring the "Nature" of Suburban Sprawl • Opinions: Unnecessary Police Watch; Organic Obsession • Year in Review, Dynasties and Disappointments


The Grizzly, April 20, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Alexis Witt, Marlena M. Mcmahon-Purk, Sarah Keck, Dan Lamson, Lane Taylor, Austin L. Duckett, Ashley Higgins, Alex Ernst, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Matthew Pastor, Dave Marcheskie Apr 2006

The Grizzly, April 20, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Alexis Witt, Marlena M. Mcmahon-Purk, Sarah Keck, Dan Lamson, Lane Taylor, Austin L. Duckett, Ashley Higgins, Alex Ernst, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Matthew Pastor, Dave Marcheskie

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Tour of Asia Adds Spice to Diversity Week • USGA Meeting Tackles Hate Crimes at Ursinus • Dr. Mel King Discusses the "Power of Love" • Pornography Pastime • 2006 Senior Giving Campaign • Opinions: Diversity Issues at Ursinus College: A Cry for Change; Drawing the Line: Moral Predicament of Abortion, Part III; Diversity Week: Tradition Continues • Bears Lose to Washington • Easter Massacre


Piecing Together The Diversity Puzzle, Rochelle Ripple, Jose' Villavicencio Jan 2006

Piecing Together The Diversity Puzzle, Rochelle Ripple, Jose' Villavicencio

Perspectives In Learning

Current literature focuses on the importance of listening to students’ voices and the insights they have on their experiences. According to Dewey (1916/1944), having interactions with other groups helps in the process of democratic growth because one is better able to understand other perspectives. Freire (1985) added another layer of richness to Dewey’s ideas about reflection and experience. He believed that people exist “in and with the world.” Fraser (1994) describes the need for different voices and different views in educating children in a public sphere of critical inquiry and multiple voices (different genders and people of all colors). In …