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Penn State Great Valley Diversity Action Council
The Diversity Action Council is charged with facilitating and shepherding diversity within the Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies. The DAC consists of faculty, staff, and students, and has a rich history of providing a variety of activities and critical information to all stakeholder groups concerning diversity within the Penn State Great Valley community.
Mission Statement of Diversity Action Council
We the faculty, staff, and students of the School of Graduate Professional Studies at Penn State Great Valley, are committed to being an example for the active exploration of, respect for, and support of the many dimensions of human differences and similarities. We will achieve this through the measurable quality of our diversity initiatives, the expertise and contributions of our diverse faculty, staff, and students, and our personal and professional growth and achievement.
Penn State Great Valley Diversity Leadership Academy
The Diversity Action Council at Penn State Great Valley has teamed up with the Diversity Leadership Academy to host the Diversity Leadership Academy at the Penn State Great Valley Location. (more...)
2007-2008 DAC Membership
Andrea Hornett (faculty co-chair)
Diane Wightman (staff co-chair)
| Norita Ahmad |
Carla Holway |
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Johanna Baitinger
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Alexia Hudson |
| Sean Casey |
Kathy Mingioni |
| Morris Chio |
Dorothy Ray |
| Jae Uk Chun |
Matthew Sarkees |
| Laura Doughty |
Michele Vitelli |
| Andrew Felo |
John Weaver |
| Susan Haldeman |
Charles Williams, III |
DAC Sponsored Events
In the fourteen years of its existence, the Diversity Action Council has sponsored over 50 events recognizing and celebrating the cultural, ethnic, religious, and gender diversity of our PSGV community. This has included workshops, lectures, cultural celebrations, conferences, nationally recognized guest speakers, career days, essay contests for local high schools, and music and art presentations. In addition, the DAC gives annual awards to staff, faculty members, and students who actively promote diversity, and has given travel funds to faculty and staff for trips to diversity conferences.
A few of the events sponsored by the DAC are documented below in news releases.
Tuskegee Airmen to commemorate MLK Jr. Day and Black History Month
February 13, 2008
See Jane Run... Out of the Classroom: Teaching the Difficult Child
November 14, 2007
2007 Black History Month Lecture
February 27, 2007
Entrepreneurship and Social Investment in the Inner City: Problems and Opportunities
November 15, 2006
Isms and Phobias: Experiencing Diversity
April 20, 2006
Leveraging Diversity
April 3, 2006
Straightforward: Mobilizing Heterosexual Support for Gay Rights
March 9, 2005
A Summit on Diversity in Corporate America
February 3, 2005
Invisible Minority Lecture
October 13, 2005
Delaware Valley Leading Corporations Launch Diversity Leadership Academy At Penn State Great Valley
August 23, 2004
Invisible Differences in the Workplace
April 15, 2004
Moving Diversity Leadership from Wishful Thinking to Organizational Reality.
March 24, 2004
Roosevelt Thomas Speaks for MLK Week
December 17, 2003
Getting Beyond Cultural Communication Barriers
November 3, 2003
Cultural Communication
October 21, 2003
Islam and 9/11
September 5, 2003
Tough Topics in the Workplace: Beyond Race and Gender
February 21, 2003
Diversity Symposium
January 8, 2003
Penn State Great Valley Celebrates Black History Month
February 7, 2001
Penn State Great Valley Celebrates MARTIN LUTHER KING Week Featuring Astronaut GUY BLUFORD
January 3, 2001
Minority Career Workshop
April 14, 2000
Penn State Great Valley Celebrates Black History Month
February 17, 2000
PSGV Celebrates Martin Luther King Week Featuring John Amos
January 3, 2000
PSGV Names Diversity Award Winners
September 27, 1999
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